Jerome Doraisamy

Combating ‘broification’, ‘Baby Reindeer’-like workplace conduct, and the entrenched gender pay gap

New mandatory equality and wellbeing barrister training proposed by the Australian Bar Association could help fight entrenched workplace issues at the Bar, writes Penny ...

THE BAR • Wed, 05 Mar 2025

Maurice Blackburn’s fight with employees over pay ramps up

Unionised lawyers and staff at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers will engage in industrial action, setting the stage for a major escalation in what has been a continued back and ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Mar 2025

Gender pay gap laws aren’t working, women say

New laws requiring big businesses to publish their gender pay gaps are not fixing the broader issues, according to a new report.

POLITICS • Tue, 04 Mar 2025

NAB extends lenders mortgage insurance waiver to lawyers

The National Australia Bank (NAB) has moved to waive the cost of lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) for more professionals, including legal practitioners, which one ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Mar 2025

New mental health laws: A risk or opportunity for law firms?

Failure to address psychosocial risks isn’t just an employee wellbeing issue; it’s a legal one that could carry significant penalties, writes Renee Thornton.

BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Mar 2025

JWS takes energy and resources partner from DLA Piper

National law firm Johnson Winter Slattery has bolstered its energy and resources team with the appointment from global rival DLA Piper for its Brisbane office.

BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Mar 2025

Start-ups ‘can’t succeed’ without good counsel, says Four Pillars Gin founder

Ahead of the Corporate Counsel Summit 2025, Stuart Gregor, co-founder at Four Pillars Gin, highlights the indispensable role of legal counsel in a start-up’s success, ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 Mar 2025

McCabes adds another team from HBA Legal, principal from PwC

Fast-growing BigLaw firm McCabes has expanded its employment, workplace health and safety practice with the appointment of a Brisbane-based principal and his team from ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Mar 2025

Former company secretary and legal adviser charged following ASIC investigation

Three former Irexchange executives, including a former company secretary and legal adviser, have today appeared in the Local Court of NSW, having been charged with ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 Mar 2025