Jackson McDonald

SPECIAL REPORT: There has been a flurry of high-profile moves by senior lawyers in Perth as the sector readies for a pick-up from several quiet years.

There has been a big increase this year in the number of ASX-listed companies, primarily junior explorers in WA, forced to retract announcements.

SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australian companies were involved in 235 corporate finance deals worth $6.9 billion in the June quarter, with new advisory firms playing an increasing role, research by Business News has found.

Former governor and practising barrister Malcolm McCusker has been appointed chairman of Law Access, following the retirement of founding director Adam Ebell.

Law firm Jackson McDonald has launched a branded secondment service in response to growing demand from clients and lawyers for more flexible working arrangements.

The WA market is continuing to attract new providers of alternative legal services.

The Supreme Court has found prominent land developer and real estate agent Colin Heath breached his fiduciary duties in regard to his role in long-running land development ventures with the Godecke family.

SPECIAL REPORT: Corporate finance dealmakers in Perth worked on just more than 800 transactions last year worth $51 billion.

The ranking of Perth’s major law firms has changed substantially over the past two years.

The Supreme Court has dismissed a $25 million claim brought by local contractor AGC Industries against the developer of the Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.

Local Aboriginal leaders hope WA can match the success of the federal government’s indigenous procurement policy.

WA’s major theatre company has reported a sharp fall in box office sales for the fourth year in succession, along with a small operating surplus, with a big donation from Minderoo Foundation helping to bolster its financial position.

Law firm Jackson McDonald has announced a raft of leadership changes, including a new chair, board members and partners, along with new branding as it seeks to refresh its market profile.

There has been a significant re-ranking of law firms in Perth over the past year, while the sector is also adapting to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.

Perth law firms say flexible working arrangements will be more common after their experience of the past two months.

The Supreme Court has delivered a tactical win to the widow of the late Len Buckeridge as she fights his sons over the carve-up of the magnate’s estate.

Steedman Stagg Lawyers, Kennedy Vinciullo and Gaffney & Palermo Lawyers are new names in Perth’s legal fraternity while a fourth, Mason Ledger, has been radically restructured.

A Supreme Court judge has signalled a crackdown on ‘backdoor’ appeals against arbitration rulings, saying they were the last refuge of the desperate and should be met with a punitive costs sanction.

There has been some notable progress for women in law, but they have come off a low base.

Perth entrepreneurs and their teams are getting ready for this year’s Plus Eight Accelerator.

Canva has become the world’s most valuable private software company after a $US200 million capital raising; its Perth-raised founders have pledged their stake for social good.

Iron ore miner Karara Mining has had a big win in its multi-million dollar dispute with DM Civil after a Supreme Court judge delivered a withering critique of the contractor’s legal strategy.

In our latest edition, Business News asked six women about their careers, the greatest challenges they have faced and their proudest moments.

A former partner at major Perth law firm Jackson McDonald is suing all 14 of its board members over allegations she was prematurely booted and stripped of her entitlements.

A fintech and a sports science hopeful are among six startups to receive a combined $500,000 in the latest Plus Eight Accelerator program.

Exit entitlement deadlines are among the greatest areas of contention for the state government’s retirement village reform plans, a Property Council event heard this morning.

Leaders from some of Perth’s major professional services firms have seen big changes in their working lives over three decades.

The green energy transition is seen as one of the largest opportunities for WA law firms, with two mid-tier players leading the way.

Global law firm K&L Gates has poached two top partners from independent firm Jackson McDonald in a coup that aims to boost its real estate and corporate practice offerings.