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]
Global healthcare provider acquires Australian pharmaceutical partner
The diversified healthcare services business Uniphar has worked with Baker McKenzie on the acquisition of the Asia-Pacific pharmaceutical supplier Orspec.
BIG LAW • Wed, 07 Sep 2022
Post-admission depression: A reflection
We have all heard about different kinds of depression, and coming from someone who has a double whammy diagnosis of anxiety AND depression (how fortunate!), I also ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 06 Sep 2022
Lawcadia launches in the UK
Australia-founded legal technology company Lawcadia has gone global, announcing today (7 September) that it is expanding into the United Kingdom.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 06 Sep 2022
3 senior lawyers to join DLA Piper in Perth
DLA Piper has appointed Owen Alcorn, Matthew Watkins and Neil Macdonald, amid what Australia managing partner Amber Matthews has called a competitive market in Perth.
BIG LAW • Tue, 06 Sep 2022
Perpetual advised on $2.5bn acquisition of Pendal
Global investment management company Pendal (ASX: PDL) has agreed to be acquired by investment fund and corporate trustee group Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT).
BIG LAW • Tue, 06 Sep 2022
Aurizon acquires One Rail Australia for $2.35bn
Aurizon’s $2.35 billion acquisition of One Rail Australia was financed by a syndicate of lenders represented by Gilbert + Tobin.
BIG LAW • Tue, 06 Sep 2022
In-house lawyers must ‘seize opportunities when they come’
There are numerous challenges on the horizon for in-house counsel, and as such, there are numerous steps they must take in order to ensure success, says the newly crowned ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 06 Sep 2022
RBA reveals September 2022 cash rate
The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised interest rates for four consecutive months. Find out – in this special announcement brought to you by Legal Home Loans – if rates ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 06 Sep 2022
Partners billing more post-pandemic
New research shows that not only are law firm partners bearing a markedly greater load in billable hours, but their job satisfaction is depleting as a result.
BIG LAW • Mon, 05 Sep 2022