Jerome Doraisamy

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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]

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What law departments can expect to see in 2023

With the new year fast approaching, here are some predictions for what may be coming for in-house legal teams, writes Mark Dodd.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Dec 2022

HSF names new executive partner for Australia and Asia

Following Andrew Pike’s recent decision to step down from the role, global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed a new executive partner for its Australian and ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Dec 2022

Maurice Blackburn promotes 56

National plaintiff firm Maurice Blackburn has elevated 10 lawyers to principal, six to special counsel, 14 to senior associate, and 26 to associate, with women making up ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Dec 2022

ASIC launches Federal Court proceedings against 11 The Star executives, including former GC

The corporate regulator has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against 11 current and former directors and officers of The Star ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 12 Dec 2022

Treasurer: Decision on RBA board to come mid-2023

The make-up of the bank and the governor’s tenure will be decided after the government receives its review, Jim Chalmers has said.

POLITICS • Mon, 12 Dec 2022

‘Something so exciting should not feel so daunting’

Whilst BigLaw firms across Australia’s legal profession have made significant strides in better supporting parents through child rearing, it can be more difficult for ...

THE BAR • Mon, 12 Dec 2022

NSW appoints 2 new Supreme Court judges, 2 new District Court judges, 4 new magistrates

NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman has made numerous judicial appointments in the past few days, across various benches in the state.

THE BAR • Mon, 12 Dec 2022

Justice Philip McMurdo to step down from Qld Supreme Court

His Honour Philip McMurdo is set to retire in 2023 from the Supreme Court of Queensland, with the state’s A-G lauding his “visible legacy”.

THE BAR • Mon, 12 Dec 2022

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Is consulting now ‘the 3rd career path for lawyers’?

Inflation may be influencing lawyers’ decisions to work more from home, but such economic pressure is just one in a range of factors leading such professionals to ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 08 Dec 2022

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