Australia unveils new 68-firm government super-panel
The Australian Government has slashed its legal panel to 68 firms, with Clifford Chance (CC) emerging as the only UK adviser with an Australian presence not included on the line-up. The panel - known as the legal services multi-use list (LSMUL) - is the first time national government agencies have been required to use the streamlined roster for legal services purchasing, with the aim driving cost efficiencies...
June 01, 2012 at 10:36 AM
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The Australian Government has slashed its legal panel to 68 firms, with Clifford Chance (CC) emerging as the only UK adviser with an Australian presence not included on the line-up.
The panel – known as the legal services multi-use list (LSMUL) – is the first time national government agencies have been required to use the streamlined roster for legal services purchasing, with the aim of driving cost efficiencies. The new panel – which cuts the number of approved advisers from 152 – was announced today (1 June).
Firms will provide advice in four broad categories: corporate and commercial; dispute resolution and litigation; government and administrative law; and all other legal services. DLA Piper is the only UK firm to appear on all four lists, with Norton Rose Australia signed up to three of the four.
Government agencies without prior panel arrangements are required to use the LSMUL as of today, while those with existing panels will be expected to transition by 1 June 2013.
The shake-up comes after the Blunn Krieger and Gruen reports into Commonwealth legal services purchasing, which led to a number of reforms aimed at improving the management and delivery of legal services across the jurisdiction.
Such centralised buying of legal services is relatively rare globally, though the UK Government uses a broadly comparable model, which handles a significant amount of Whitehall's legal spending.
Australian Government LSMUL full list
Government and administrative law
1. Allens Arthur Robinson
2. Ashurst
3. Australian Government Solicitor
4. Baker & McKenzie
5. Bartier Perry
6. Clayton Utz
7. Corrs Chambers Westgarth
8. Curwoods Lawyers
9. DibbsBarker
10. DibbsBarker Canberra
11. DLA Piper
12. Eakin McCaffery Cox
13. Freehills
14. Gadens Lawyers Melbourne
15. Gilbert + Tobin
16. Harmers Workplace Laywers
17. Henry Davis York
18. Hicksons
19. Holding Redlich
20. Hunt & Hunt
21. HWL Ebsworth
22. Jackson McDonald
23. Johnson Winter & Slattery
24. King & Wood Mallesons
25. Lander & Rogers
26. Maddocks
27. McInnes Wilson Lawyers Pty Ltd
28. Meridian Lawyers Limited
29. Middletons
30. Minter Ellison
31. Moray & Agnew Lawyers
32. Norton Rose Australia
33. Proximity Advisory Services Pty Ltd t/as Proximity Legal
34. Russel Kennedy
35. Sparke Helmore
36. Thomsons Lawyers
37. TressCox Lawyers
38. Williams Love & Nicol Lawyers
Corporate and commercial law
1. Aitken Partners
2. Allen & Overy
3. Allens Arthur Robinson
4. Ashurst
5. Australian Government Solicitor
6. Baker & McKenzie
7. Banki Haddock Fiora
8. Bartier Perry
9. Bennet & Philp Lawyers
10. Brown Wright Stein Lawyers
11. Corrs Chambers Westgarth
12. Clayton Utz
13. Craddock Murray Neumann
14. Cridlands MB
15. Curwoods Lawyers
16. Dibbs Barker
17. Dibbs Barker Canberra
18. DLA Piper
19. DLAW Pty Ltd as Trustee for the DL Trust t/as Doyles Construction Lawyers
20. Eakin McCaffery Cox
21. Forgan Lawyers t/as Hunt & Hunt
22. Fox Tucker Lawyers
23. Francis Abourizk Lightowlers
24. Freehills
25. Gadens Lawyers Brisbane
26. Gadens Lawyers Melbourne
27. Gilbert & Tobin
28. Griffith Hack
29. Henry Davis York
30. Hicksons
31. Holding Redlich
32. Hunt & Hunt
33. HWL Ebsworth
34. Hynes Lawyers
35. Jackson McDonald
36. Johnson Winter & Slattery
37. Kennedys (Australasia) Pty Ltd t/as Kennedys
38. King & Wood Mallesons
39. Lander & Rogers
40. LLSJ Pty Ltd t/as Lawson Smith
41. Maddocks
42. McInnes Wilson Lawyers
43. Middletons
44. Minter Ellison Lawyers
45. Moray & Agnew
46. MSP Legal
47. Norton Rose Australia
48. O'Loughlins Lawyers
49. Proximity Advisory Services Pty Ltd t/as Proximity Legal
50. Russell Kennedy Pty
51. Sage Legal Services
52. Simpsons Solicitors Pty Ltd
53. Sparke Helmore
54. SRB Legal
55. TressCox Lawyers
56. Williams Love & Nicol Lawyers
Dispute resolution and litigation
1. Aitken Partners Pty Ltd
2. Allens Arthur Robinson
3. Ally Group Pty Ltd t/as Allygroup
4. Ashurst
5. Australian Government Solicitor
6. Baker & McKenzie
7. Banki Haddock Fiora
8. Bartier Perry
9. Bennett & Philp Lawyers
10. Clayton Utz
11. Corrs Chambers Westgarth
12. Craddock Murray Neumann
13. Curwoods Lawyers
14. Dibbs Barker
15. Dibbs Barker Canberra
16. DLA Piper
17. DLAW Pty Ltd as Trustee for the DL Trust t/as Doyles Construction Lawyers
18. Eakin McCaffery Cox
19. Forgan Laywers t/as Hunt & Hunt
20. Fox Tucker Lawyers
21. Freehills
22. Gadens Laywers Brisbane
23. Gadens Lawyers Melbourne
24. Gilbert + Tobin
25. Griffith Hack
26. Harmers Workplace Lawyers
27. Henry Davis York
28. Herbert Geer
29. Hicksons
30. Holding Redlich
31. Hunt & Hunt
32. HWL Ebsworth
33. Hynes Lawyers
34. Jackson McDonald
35. Johnson Winter & Slattery
36. Kelly Hazell Quill Pty Ltd t/as Kelly Hazell Quill Lawyers
37. Kennedys
38. King & Wood Mallesons
39. Lander & Rogers
40. Littles Lawyers Pty Ltd t/as Littles Lawyers
41. LLSJ Pty Ltd t/as Lawson Smith
42. Lobban McNally Lawyers
43. Maddocks
44. Maurice Blackburn
45. McInnes Wilson Lawyers
46. Meridian Lawyers Limited
47. Meyer Vandenberg Lawyers
48. Middletons
49. Minter Ellison Lawyers
50. Moray & Agnew Lawyers
51. MSP Legal Pty Ltd t/as MSP Legal
52. Norton Rose Australia
53. O'Loughlins Lawyers
54. Proximity Advisory Services Pty Ltd t/as Proximity Legal
55. Russel Kennedy Pty Ltd
56. Sparke Helmore
57. SRB Legal
58. Thomsons Lawyers
59. TressCox Lawyers
60. Williams Love & Nicol
All other legal services
1. Ashurst
2. Australian Government Solicitor
3. Clayton Utz
4. DLA Piper
5. Hunt & Hunt
6. HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
7. Kennedys (Australasia) Pty Ltd t/as Kennedys
8. Lander & Rogers
9. Minter Ellison
10. Sparke Helmore
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