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]
How lawyers can advise victims of ‘cancel culture’
Cancel culture is a decade-old phenomenon that has seen many people and brands come under the weight of harsh criticism that explodes online and spreads widely
BIG LAW • Sun, 30 Oct 2022
Jagot J: ‘Essential faith we have in the law might be threatened’ if working conditions aren’t improved
Delivering introductory remarks at last week’s Minds Count Annual Lecture, the Honourable Jayne Jagot — Australia’s newest High Court judge — spoke about the “obligation ...
THE BAR • Sun, 30 Oct 2022
Section 92: A Halloween Horror
‘Tis the Halloween season when “darkness falls across the land/The midnight hour is close at hand …” (as Michael Jackson says.) So, it is timely to consider the ...
THE BAR • Sun, 30 Oct 2022
Brisbane Lions advised on $80m base relocation
National law firm HopgoodGanim, which has worked with the AFL club for over 20 years, has advised it on the relocation of its training and administration base.
BIG LAW • Sun, 30 Oct 2022
Australian Lamb Company sold in $400m acquisition
Leading lamb exporter Australian Lamb Company has been acquired by Minerva Foods Australia, adding to Minerva’s lamb processing portfolio within Australia.
BIG LAW • Sun, 30 Oct 2022
Clyde & Co appoints new Aussie managing partner
Global law firm Clyde & Co has named a new managing partner in Australia as it moves to continue its growth across the country.
BIG LAW • Fri, 28 Oct 2022
Senior lawyers ‘can’t dissociate or absolve ourselves’ from psychological risks, says former KWM head
Former King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) chief executive partner Berkeley Cox, and KWM solicitor Margaret Cai, delivered a joint keynote at the 2022 Minds Count Annual ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 27 Oct 2022
‘Unconscionable’ for Cth to let prosecution of lawyer-turned-whistleblower go ahead
The case against army-lawyer-turned-whistleblower David McBride is proceeding to trial.
POLITICS • Thu, 27 Oct 2022
‘Flexibility is not cost-free’, partners warn junior lawyers
Partners across the country are worried that the next generation of leaders in law will be at a disadvantage, as the mainstreaming of WFH arrangements means emerging ...
CAREERS • Wed, 26 Oct 2022