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Lavan Legal has announced a new partner, Jessica Patterson. She has been with Lavan since the year 1993 and is now the new partner in the Events and Hospitality division of the firm.

East Africa Resources has become the 36th Perth-based company to announce a backdoor listing deal in the past 18 months, with plans to exit uranium exploration and acquire local security services business Threat Protect Australia.

Ninety-three per cent of the 260 liquor licence applications made in Western Australia since July 2007 have been approved, despite widespread industry condemnation over the amount of consideration

A proposed venue is offering punters the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a F1 racing simulator, while another aims to give patrons the chance to electronically emulate world darts champion Phil ‘The Power' Taylor, as Perth's small bar scene gets increasingly diverse.

Lavan Legal has appointed Framy Browne as lead partner of its newly established family law practice.

Law firms Clifford Chance and Lavan Legal have announced new appointments, with Paul Vinci taking the helm as managing partner and Jon Carson as senior partner of Clifford's Perth office.

The ASX-listed parent company of law firm Rockwell Olivier has been placed in administration, opening up the possibility of its partners buying back the business.

Lavan Legal has named two new partners, with the appointments of Tamara Heng as partner in property services and Greg Nairn in construction and infrastructure.

Perth's top sporting clubs are angling for control of corporate facilities and advertising at the new Perth Stadium.

Getting people away from their televisions and into stadiums is the biggest challenge facing the state's top sporting teams, but Western Australia's strict legislative requirements, especially arou

Charmaine Tsang has been appointed as a partner at Perth law firm Lavan Legal.

Obtaining a small bar liquor licence has become increasingly complicated and prompted some players to abandon plans to open new venues.

SPECIAL REPORT: Law firms are having to adapt as more businesses build in-house legal teams and squeeze billing rates.

Lavan Legal has appointed Daniel Kirk as corporate services partner and Gavin Rakoczy as senior associate in reconstruction, recovery and insolvency.

An independent committee may have taken more than a year to review the Liquor Control Act and recommended 141 changes, but industry participants are skeptical over whether it will herald any business benefits.

Lavan Legal has appointed Bronwyn Davies as a corporate partner specialising in mining and resources.Ms Davies was previously a senior consultant at Jackson McDonald.

Liquor licence applications for central-Perth venues are being approved at a record rate despite continuing resistance from the police service and health department.

Tony ChongPartner Lavan Legal

New faces at CCI

Prominent Perth lawyer Leigh Warnick has announced plans to join the independent Bar, bringing to an end his 18-month foray with local firm Lavan Legal.

Nine international and interstate law firms have entered the WA market in the past two-and-a-half years and more are likely to follow. The industry is still debating what it really means.

Perth law firms Lavan Legal and Maxim Litigation Consultants have announced plans to merge in April, creating by far the largest litigation practice in the state.

THERE is no doubt that, when it comes to global players seeking a position in Perth, the lawyers have grabbed the headlines.

Law firms Jackson McDonald and McKenzie Moncrieff will merge to create a 32-partner firm with more than 120 professional staff, cementing it as the second biggest law firm in Western Australia.

THE size of Western Australia's legal practices has fluctuated only mildly during the past 12 months despite the sector's changing dynamics as a result of the economic slowdown.

LEGAL firms are amending their staff management and recruitment plans in light of the economic downturn with confirmation that the true worth of a practice can be found in the quality of its legal professionals.

Three substantial commercial law firms have been established in Perth in the past year and each has adopted a fundamentally different strategy and business model.