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]
Contingency fees, scrapped convictions, and new SCs: What’s hot in law this week (11–15 Aug)
This past week, as Lawyers Weekly hosted the 25th annual Australian Law Awards, the RBA cut the cash rate, and the High Court issued a handful of significant judgments
BIG LAW • Fri, 15 Aug 2025
Lessons from the High Court’s decision in Commissioner of Taxation v PepsiCo
The High Court of Australia has ruled in favour of PepsiCo, dismissing six appeals brought forward by the Commissioner of Taxation. Here, taxation partners unpack the ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 14 Aug 2025
Winners unveiled for Australian Law Awards 2025
Lawyers Weekly has announced more than 30 winners in this year’s Australian Law Awards.
BIG LAW • Thu, 14 Aug 2025
Innovation divide: Why small law needs its own playbook for AI adoption
BigLaw is resourced but slow. Small law is agile but under-equipped. To bridge the innovation divide, small firms must follow a different playbook, writes Talya ...
SME LAW • Thu, 14 Aug 2025
Women in Law Forum 2025 launches
Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the launch of this year’s Women in Law Forum.
BIG LAW • Wed, 13 Aug 2025
Legal teams struggle to fully leverage technology: Gartner
While legal departments are adopting technology and achieving some results, they are not fully capitalising on the potential benefits of their technology investments, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 13 Aug 2025
Wotton Kearney names new chair
International law firm Wotton Kearney has appointed the former managing partner of King & Wood Mallesons in Australia, and former global legal services leader at PwC, ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 12 Aug 2025
PEXA seeks to recover $14m in interoperability costs
The future of competition in e-conveyancing is being thrown into further doubt, as PEXA reveals it is seeking to recover interoperability costs totalling $14 million.
SME LAW • Tue, 12 Aug 2025
Class action investigation launched into Genea data breach
Major Australian IVF provider Genea is currently under investigation by leading class action law firm Phi Finney McDonald after it suffered a data breach earlier this ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 12 Aug 2025