Jerome Doraisamy

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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]

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Law professor named UN special rapporteur

A professor from Sydney-based Macquarie Law School has been appointed the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to development.

CAREERS • Thu, 06 Apr 2023

Lessons from the ‘mercy killing’ of the AAT

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal is set to be abolished. While such bodies are “critical” to Australia’s legal system, they are also open to consequential political ...

POLITICS • Wed, 05 Apr 2023

The duty of lawyers to inform and be informed on the proposed constitutional Voice to Parliament

As lawyers, we should not shy away from the difficult discussions to be had in the months to come. We should accept the duty to self-inform and inform, and we should ...

POLITICS • Wed, 05 Apr 2023

Keypoint adds 4th consulting principal in 2 months

Emerging BigLaw firm Keypoint Law has hit 20 consulting principals in its litigation team, with the appointment of a new commercial litigation professional in Sydney.

BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Apr 2023

District Court judge named as new Qld Supreme Court justice

Judge Catherine Muir is set to become a Supreme Court justice in Queensland and will join the court’s trial division.

THE BAR • Wed, 05 Apr 2023

Pinsent Masons promotes 2 to partner in Australia

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has elevated 25 lawyers to its partnership, including two in its Australian offices.

BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Apr 2023

‘Way too early’ to talk about interest rate cuts, says Lowe

Speaking at the National Press Club, Reserve Bank governor Dr Philip Lowe poured cool water on any narrative of rate reductions, flagging that the central bank’s ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Apr 2023

NRF adds 4th partner within a month

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed its second new corporate M&A partner in the past month — the fourth to join its partnership in recent weeks and ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Apr 2023

Son, be a lawyer

I am retiring after 42 years of legal practice. Here are some hopefully helpful words to impart upon my younger colleagues, writes Mark O’Connor.

SME LAW • Tue, 04 Apr 2023

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