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]
The new-look legal department
The legal function is increasingly integral to the health and viability of any business or organisation, and corporate counsel across the country are actively working to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Oct 2020
‘One of the most enriching decisions I’ve ever made’
In 2018, Gregory Seeto took a leave of absence from his corporate role to go travelling. That time off made him the general counsel he is today.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Oct 2020
CLOs and investors perceive trust differently
New research shows that the impressions of chief legal officers on what will engender investor trust in an organisation vary significantly from what investors actually ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Oct 2020
Issues and opportunities for fintech legal teams
Legal departments in financial technology companies must ensure they are keeping up with a rapid pace of change – something that one GC says is hugely exciting.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Oct 2020
Dentons reappoints Australian chair and Australasian CEO
The Australian partnership at Dentons has reappointed its national chair and regional chief executive for a further two years.
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Oct 2020
LegalVision set to expand into NZ
One of Australia’s biggest NewLaw practices, LegalVision, is opening shop across the ditch as it looks to replicate its success internationally.
NEWLAW • Mon, 12 Oct 2020
Q&A with the new CEO of Maddocks
David Newman recently commenced his new role as chief executive of national law firm Maddocks. Here, he speaks with Lawyers Weekly about his plans for the firm and ...
SME LAW • Mon, 12 Oct 2020
Federal Court orders Channel Ten to pay indemnity costs over defamation clarification
Channel Ten has been ordered to publish a clarification more prominently, and to pay indemnity legal costs, after the network was found to have acted in bad faith.
SME LAW • Mon, 12 Oct 2020
Opportunity doesn’t knock until you build a door
For family lawyers, COVID-19 and ensuing lockdowns have presented myriad challenges. However, it has also given rise to opportunities that practitioners must grab with ...
SME LAW • Thu, 08 Oct 2020