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]
Laws governing corporates are ‘are uniquely and unnecessarily complex’: ALRC
The Australian Law Reform Commission has unveiled “significant complexity” in Commonwealth legislation regulating corporations and financial services in a report tabled ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Nov 2021
Litigators cannot be ‘one-trick ponies’
In a “new era of corporate responsibility”, the lines between class action litigation and regulatory investigations and litigation will start to blur, meaning that ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Nov 2021
Ashurst adds partner from NRF
BigLaw firm Ashurst has bolstered its restructuring and special situations practice group with the appointment of a partner from global rival Norton Rose Fulbright.
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Nov 2021
Solicitor-General reappointed for 5-year term
Attorney-General Michaelia Cash has reappointed Dr Stephen Donaghue QC as the Solicitor-General of Australia.
POLITICS • Mon, 29 Nov 2021
HSF partner appointed ACCC commissioner
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has appointed a partner from a global law firm as its new commissioner for a term of five years.
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Nov 2021
2022: The year of WFH compensation claims?
In a world of virtual meetings, telecommuting and flexibility, employers need to appreciate that there has been a significant shift in the location of WHS risks – and a ...
SME LAW • Sun, 28 Nov 2021
Annature, LegalVision team up for e-signing solution
NewLaw firm LegalVision has partnered with Australian-owned electronic signature, ID verification and payment solution Annature to deliver an e-signing solution for ...
NEWLAW • Thu, 25 Nov 2021
The ‘right to disconnect’ for lawyers
Does increased uptake of remote and flexible working arrangements create a scenario in which legal employers should be prevented from contacting lawyers outside of ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 24 Nov 2021
Drafting better corporate policies to protect staff from violence
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Here, Lawyers Weekly explores why better protections for employees against domestic and family ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 24 Nov 2021