Business confidence is approaching lows not seen since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a survey by CCIWA, but the construction industry has a much improved outlook.
Global law firm Hogan Lovells has confirmed it will close its small Perth office after partner Matthew Johnson announced his move to competitor Allen & Overy.
Law firm Allen & Overy has recruited Matthew Johnson from the rapidly shrinking Perth office of Hogan Lovells, ahead of the planned retirement of A&O's top Perth partner Geoff Simpson.
More than $100 million is believed to be owed by ASX-delisted Vietnam Industrial Investments, as the Perth business which had previously boasted high profile directors is sent into liquidation.
The leaders of global accounting firm EY have decided to hold a vote on their planned split into stand-alone audit and consulting businesses, each with revenue of about $US20 billion.
DLA Piper's Perth office will recruit two new partners, including a special counsel from Gilbert + Tobin, amid what managing partner Amber Matthews has called a competitive market in town.
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.
WA businesses plan to lift their salary budgets by 24 per cent to compete for talent and respond to inflation, according to a survey by professional services recruiter Robert Half.
A national strategy is needed to address gender pay gap after little has progressed since the publication of the 'Filling the Pool' report, the Committee for Perth says.
After two decades of local ownership, Churchill Consulting is set to change hands and come under the ownership of global consultancy group Sia Partners.
The Law Society of WA has welcomed the commencement today of uniform law reforms, saying the changes will deliver benefits for both the profession and consumers.
Employers have been advised to prepare for major changes to the Fair Work Act that will affect their ability to engage casual staff and use labour hire companies.
Resources billionaire Gina Rinehart has been named Australia's wealthiest person for a third consecutive year, followed closely by fellow Western Australian and iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest.
Perth company Pit Crew Consulting has accused the state government of inappropriately using its in-depth labour market forecasting report and failing to pay for the material.
The newly appointed chair of Iluka Resources details how he handles his busy board portfolio. This feature includes our listing of Perth's busiest company directors.
As one of only a handful of aviation lawyers in town, Rebecca Johnston's latest gig has been helping ‘dream client' and VGW founder Laurence Escalante secure a Bombardier 7500.
New data has revealed more than half of WA's full-time mining and resources workforce is based in the Perth metro area, illustrating the dominance of the state's fly-in, fly-out workforce.
BHP contracts lead Sepideh Nicholson, who came to Australia as a refugee when she was a teenager, is calling on employers to create inclusive workplaces or risk losing diversity.
King & Wood Mallesons has formally announced the appointment of four experienced lawyers to the partnership, including projects specialist Peter Vaughan and M&A adviser Roger Davies.
More than a dozen law firm partners in Perth including Paul Evans, Paul Lingard and Spencer Flay are on the move in an extraordinary period of change for the sector.
Peter Wade has stepped down as Mineral Resources' non-executive chair after spending a decade in the role and 23 years overall with the WA iron ore play.
Barrenjoey Capital Partners has greatly bolstered both its local team and its national mining credentials by recruiting the head of Goldman Sachs' Perth office.
