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 need to stop undercharging
Too many practitioners and firms are overly generous with their billing and fee structures. This needs to change, argues one professional.
BIG LAW • Sun, 09 May 2021
Australia’s ‘largest sustainability linked loan’ completed
Property fund ISPT had been advised on a restructured bank facility for its flagship fund, in what the advising law firm has called the largest sustainability linked loan ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 09 May 2021
Talking differently about grief
Lawyers will inevitably face grief in their careers. Talking about it is something they cannot shy away from, writes Juliana Warner.
BIG LAW • Sun, 09 May 2021
Hall & Wilcox welcomes 2 new partners
National firm Hall & Wilcox has appointed two experienced partners to their national planning environment and compensation teams.
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 May 2021
Santos advised on US$390m sale
Global law firm Allens has advised Australian energy company Santos on Darwin LNG and Bayu-Undan sale.
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 May 2021
Slater and Gordon investigating class action into IVF add-ons
Plaintiff firm Slater and Gordon is investigating the possibility of commencing a class action on behalf of women who have been sold ineffective add-on therapies while ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 May 2021
Leading with humour and compassion
Business is about how people feel. For one director, leadership means making her staff realise that “what doesn’t kill you makes you funny”.
SME LAW • Thu, 06 May 2021
‘Justice is delivered when the system validates a person’s experiences’
Having personally experienced Family Court proceedings, Ghania Dib understands how critical it is to empathise with and validate a client’s experiences.
SME LAW • Thu, 06 May 2021
Submissions open for 2021 Partner of the Year Awards
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Commonwealth Bank of Australia are delighted to announce that submissions are now open for this year’s Partner of the Year Awards
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 May 2021