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]
Hicksons relocates its Newcastle office
East coast-based-firm Hicksons has relocated its Newcastle office to the state-of-the-art Darby Plaza.
SME LAW • Thu, 16 Jun 2022
Wotton + Kearney sells minority stake to Straight Bat
International law firm Wotton + Kearney has entered into a partnership with private equity firm Straight Bat, in which the latter will take a 30 per cent stake in the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 15 Jun 2022
‘I feel and see the micro and macro aggressions in my workplace every day’: Report
A new report from Women’s Legal Service Victoria shows a shockingly high number of people suffering discrimination, bullying and harassment based on ethnicity, race, ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 15 Jun 2022
Listed IP firm expands into Singapore
QANTM Intellectual Property (ASX: QIP) has expanded its intellectual property services into Singapore and has consolidated some of its business operations.
BIG LAW • Wed, 15 Jun 2022
Spacer Technologies acquires Where I Park
Addisons has advised Spacer Technologies (Spacer) on its acquisition of Where I Park in another peer-to-peer platform deal.
SME LAW • Wed, 15 Jun 2022
FCW Lawyers promotes 3 to senior associate
FCW Lawyers has promoted Ashley Cheng, Kendra Harrison and Nina Hoang to the role of senior associate.
SME LAW • Wed, 15 Jun 2022
HSF CEO elected to International Chamber of Commerce executive board
The chief executive of global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, Justin D’Agostino, was earlier this week confirmed for a three-year term on the executive board of the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 14 Jun 2022
Allens solicitor to avoid disciplinary proceedings despite ‘substantiated’ sexual harassment allegations
Although it agreed there was “sufficient evidence” that a senior associate at global law firm Allens sexually harassed a second-year lawyer, the Legal Services Commission ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 14 Jun 2022
NSW and ACT must follow Tasmania’s lead in raising the age of criminal responsibility
The Tasmanian government has made the decision to cease the incarceration of children under the age of 14 in a move that has been welcomed by the Aboriginal Legal Service ...
POLITICS • Tue, 14 Jun 2022