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]
KWM names 13 new partners in Australia
International law firm King & Wood Mallesons has promoted 13 lawyers to the partnership, marking the firm’s largest number of partner promotions in recent years.
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Jun 2022
NSW firm offers 4-day week option
An award-winning, female-founded firm – which has eight offices across NSW – is giving senior lawyers the option of reducing their schedules to four days per week, with ...
SME LAW • Mon, 20 Jun 2022
Practitioners ‘working so hard’ to adapt to FCFCOA changes
While practitioners are seeing benefits to the merged Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, there are also ongoing challenges that they are struggling with.
SME LAW • Mon, 20 Jun 2022
MicroTau IP completes seed fundraising round
Microstructure printing company MicroTau IP has been advised on a boost to its seed fundraising by Addisons.
SME LAW • Mon, 20 Jun 2022
Piper Alderman promotes 21
National law firm Piper Alderman has elevated 21 professionals across the country, including three to special counsel, eight to senior associate, eight to associate and ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 20 Jun 2022
‘This is a significant judgment a long time in the making’
Litigation funders and plaintiff firms alike have welcomed a decision from the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia, finding that litigation funding arrangements ...
THE BAR • Sun, 19 Jun 2022
Lawyers ‘have a duty’ to better support CLCs
Eidan Havas recently made a sizeable donation to the Toongabbie Legal Centre – and is now encouraging other lawyers to make similar investments in legal aid across the ...
SME LAW • Sun, 19 Jun 2022
NSW lawyers push A-G to retain COVID-era court measures
A survey of almost 1,500 practitioners in NSW, who “overwhelmingly” support retaining numerous pandemic-inspired measures, has been presented to the state’s ...
THE BAR • Thu, 16 Jun 2022
ACCC flags competition concerns with Dye & Durham’s proposed acquisition of Link
Given Link Administration Holdings’ almost 43 per cent ownership stake in PEXA, the competition regulator has raised concerns with the acquisition of Link by Dye & ...
SME LAW • Thu, 16 Jun 2022