Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. 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]
HopgoodGanim appoints new resources and energy partner
HopgoodGanim Lawyers, which has offices in Brisbane and Perth, has hired a Perth-based partner for its resources and energy practice.
BIG LAW • Tue, 12 Dec 2023
An analysis of reforms to the Family Law Act
Recent updates to the Family Law Act 1975 will have a substantive impact on the legal profession, writes Dr Noam Peleg, in collaboration with Unisearch.
POLITICS • Mon, 11 Dec 2023
G+T special counsel joins Squire Patton Boggs as a partner
Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs has appointed a new partner for its Australia-based financial services team, who comes across from fellow BigLaw practice Gilbert + ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 Dec 2023
A law student’s perspective on intersectional inclusion in the profession
Intersectionality in the law informs how the wider, diverse Australian community interacts with the legal system. Despite the fact that the archetype of the “typical law ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 Dec 2023
Hicksons promotes 4
After promoting 10 lawyers to more senior roles earlier this year, NSW-based firm Hicksons has undertaken another promotion round, with three being elevated to senior ...
SME LAW • Sun, 10 Dec 2023
Ongoing debate about workplaces and more market moves: What’s hot in law this week (4–8 Dec)
As big-name partners and teams continue to move between Australia’s largest firms, conversation continues about what the working environment will look like for lawyers in ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 08 Dec 2023
IAG GC to depart role immediately for alleged behavioural matters
Insurance Australia Group has parted ways with its group general counsel, with the ASX-listed company stating its top lawyer’s behaviour had “fallen short” of its ethics ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 07 Dec 2023
Meridian adds 2 Clyde & Co partners as new principals
National firm Meridian has continued its extraordinary growth in 2023 with the addition of another two principals to its insurance practice, who come across from global ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Dec 2023
The future for lawyers (there still is one!)
There are multiple futures of law – not just one. A diverse and inclusive society demands this, and rightly so, writes Paul Ippolito.
SME LAW • Thu, 07 Dec 2023