Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation. You can email Jerome at: [email protected]
Lawyers charged and ‘intolerable’ litigation: What’s hot in law this week (19-23 Jan)
Ahead of the Australia Day long weekend, there have been some extraordinary criminal matters involving legal professionals. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 23 Jan 2026
Qld motorists going it alone in CTP claims are losing out
Injured motorists who don’t have legal representation continue to receive just a fraction of the rehabilitation and damages that are paid to motorists who have lawyered ...
SME LAW • Thu, 22 Jan 2026
McCullough Robertson celebrates centenary of service
East coast-based firm McCullough Robertson is celebrating 100 years in operation.
BIG LAW • Wed, 21 Jan 2026
Law schools, legal education, and the future of the profession
In 2026, for the first time, Australian law schools will graduate students whose entire degrees were undertaken in the shadow of ChatGPT. It is difficult to overstate the ...
CAREERS • Tue, 20 Jan 2026
Thomson Reuters launches Trust in AI Alliance
To advance the development of trustworthy, agentic AI systems, global content and technology company Thomson Reuters has launched a new alliance, which it says will ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 20 Jan 2026
More than 1 in 2 Aussie law firms have clear AI policies in place
New research from Agile Market Intelligence has revealed an interesting disparity in AI adoption and integration practices across firms.
BIG LAW • Tue, 20 Jan 2026
Generational dynamics in law firms
You say “potato”, I say “potato”: The question for the profession is not who is right, but whether we are willing to update how we grow people in organisational systems ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 19 Jan 2026
Dentons hires Perth-based workplace relations partner
Global law firm Dentons’ employment and safety practice has gone national, with the appointment of a Perth-based partner.
BIG LAW • Sun, 18 Jan 2026
A ‘clearly inadequate’ costs application, and a failure to regain the right to practise: What’s hot in law this week (12–16 Jan)
The year 2026 is now in full swing, with numerous notable court proceedings and some high-profile appointments having been made. Here is your weekly round-up of the ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 16 Jan 2026