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]
Lawyers’ perceived honesty at lowest level in over 20 years
The number of Australians who think of lawyers as being highly ethical and honest has dropped to levels not seen since 1998, according to new research.
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 May 2021
‘We were planning 4 different Australian Opens’
Tennis Australia senior legal counsel Daniel Stuk details the extraordinary planning that went into ensuring the 2021 Australian Open was successful.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 May 2021
APAC one of the ‘fastest-growing regions for e-discovery and compliance’
Global legal and compliance technology company Relativity is continuing to expand its cloud capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region, noting the diversity of opportunity ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 May 2021
Litigation preparedness may be hampered by fear of rising business costs
Corporate counsel across the globe are cognisant of increasing risks of litigation to their business, but most are not taking steps to identify specific risks, for fear ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 03 May 2021
Global firm expands into Perth with team from rival
A global law firm has taken a team of 10 from another BigLaw practice and is set to open up its third office in Australia.
BIG LAW • Sun, 02 May 2021
Ashurst names 4 new Australian partners
International law firm Ashurst has appointed 14 new partners around the world, four of whom come from its Australian offices.
BIG LAW • Fri, 30 Apr 2021
A&O promotes Sydney lawyer to counsel
Global law firm Allen & Overy has promoted 39 lawyers to counsel, including one in Sydney. The firm’s newest counsel – 16 of whom are women – are spread across 15 ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Apr 2021
How the digital age is changing #auslaw
In a speech delivered last week, Law Society of NSW president Juliana Warner detailed what she sees as being the primary changes underway in Australia’s legal profession, ...
SME LAW • Thu, 29 Apr 2021
Listed firm’s acquisition of Aus practice formalised
An award-nominated national practice has confirmed to the ASX the formalisation of its acquisition of a longstanding firm with offices across NSW and in the ACT.
SME LAW • Thu, 29 Apr 2021