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]
‘I decided to go for it’: Why I launched a new firm in Darwin
Territory born and raised, Michelle Duggan sees main opportunities ahead in the Darwin family law market and is thrilled to be striking out on her own.
SME LAW • Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Clifford Chance equity partner profits up 10%, exceed £2m
Global law firm Clifford Chance has released its financial year 2022 results, with the profit generated per equity partner in excess of £2 million (or approximately $3
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 Jul 2022
Who are you calling ‘bitch’?
I’ve watched continuous discussion about gender equality in various aspects of life; work, education, sport, remuneration, and representation. While I am an ally and ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 Jul 2022
Barrister’s clerk files Fair Work claim against former employer
A Melbourne-based clerking service is facing an application from a former clerk, alleging that it terminated her employment despite having workplace rights to adjustments ...
THE BAR • Tue, 19 Jul 2022
New funding service aims to ‘remove uncertainty’ for litigants
Litigation, Mark Paton muses, “turns people’s lives upside down from both a financial and personal perspective”. Juel Litigation Finance, he says, intends to address ...
SME LAW • Tue, 19 Jul 2022
Legal teams need to go ‘beyond’ on ESG front
As the business moves into the post-pandemic market, legal departments will need to be cognisant of how it deals with the underlying environment, social, and governance ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 19 Jul 2022
Positivity critical to compliance success
It is becoming increasingly clear that positivity is an essential element of success in imbibing the importance of compliance company-wide, says the compliance manager of ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 19 Jul 2022
Failure to address cyber security could cause ‘foul of regulatory obligations’, warns ASIC
The corporate regulator has issued a warning to company directors that failure to address cyber security could see them fall short of their regulatory obligations.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 19 Jul 2022
Former GC appointed co-chair for Tasmanian Child Safe Governance Review
A senior legal counsel-turned-adjunct-professor and consulting principal has been appointed as the co-chair of a review into the Launceston General Hospital and Human ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 19 Jul 2022