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]
Keypoint Law expands into Perth
Emerging BigLaw firm Keypoint Law, which operates a consultancy model and is celebrating its 10-year anniversary Down Under, has launched in the west with a consulting ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 08 May 2024
Let’s end some wars
Like most real wars, the war on drugs is totally counterproductive. Yet, it’s also unique in its idiocy, writes Dr Matt Bach.
POLITICS • Wed, 08 May 2024
Clifford Chance names 2 new partners, 4 new counsel in Australia
Global law firm Clifford Chance has promoted lawyers to its partnership and counsel level, with six Australians being elevated to more senior positions.
BIG LAW • Wed, 08 May 2024
IPH moves to acquire QANTM
IPH Limited has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire QANTM Intellectual Property Limited, with what the former calls a “significant premium” on that being offered ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 07 May 2024
Legal employers need to keep an eye on non-compete developments
If Australia follows the lead of the United States and bans almost all non-compete clauses, there will be “far-reaching” implications – and law firms and in-house teams ...
POLITICS • Tue, 07 May 2024
Sparke Helmore continues to add partners to its projects and government commercial team
National law firm Sparke Helmore has added two more to its projects and government commercial practice group, bringing the number of new partners to that team to three in ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 07 May 2024
The issues in GenAI and machine learning contracts
Generative artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) systems present contracting challenges that are not always seen in traditional IT contracts, writes Belyndy ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 07 May 2024
Leading expeditions to the polar regions makes me a better in-house lawyer
For nearly 15 years, David Sinclair has been leading expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. Such experiences – seemingly a world away from corporate legal life – have ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 07 May 2024
Law tech market will reach US$50bn by 2027. In Australia, the ‘arms race is on’
New and emerging technologies are set to fundamentally change how legal organisations do business, with the market for such products and services predicted to be worth ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 06 May 2024