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]
Climate change litigation has ‘real and personal importance for all Australians’: Robert French
The inherent issues and effects of climate change litigation are no longer simply matters of interest to lawyers — such litigation is significant to broader Australian ...
POLITICS • Wed, 12 Feb 2020
AMP set to face class action for allegedly ‘failing to provide objective financial advice’
Shine Lawyers is preparing to “imminently” file a class action against AMP Life Limited, AMP Financial Planning and two of its financial planning subsidiaries for ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Feb 2020
#auslaw responds to landmark High Court decision
By a 4-3 decision, the High Court of Australia has determined that Indigenous Australians cannot be considered “aliens” under the constitution. Here, Lawyers Weekly ...
POLITICS • Tue, 11 Feb 2020
30 Under 30 launched for 2020
Lawyers Weekly, together with principal partner Taylor Root, is thrilled to launch this year’s 30 Under 30 Awards.
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Feb 2020
How to stand out as a GC
While there will always be a need for reactive advice and “fire drilling”, general counsel should focus the majority of their attention on being proactive, argues one ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Feb 2020
‘We are in the age of the CLO’
According to new research from ACC, more and more chief legal officers are reporting directly to the CEO, highlighting the importance of such roles in corporate ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Feb 2020
Corporate Counsel Summit fast approaching
The second annual Corporate Counsel Summit – brought to you by Lawyers Weekly and LOD – is just over five weeks away.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Feb 2020
The myriad benefits of fixed pricing models
In a Lawyers Weekly exclusive, five NewLaw practitioners outline how modern pricing changes multiple aspects of a firm for the better.
NEWLAW • Mon, 10 Feb 2020
Existing protections for women lawyers under threat from new Religious Discrimination Bill
If the updated Religious Discrimination Bill is passed in its current form, clients and barristers could be free to say they prefer male solicitors to females based on ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 09 Feb 2020