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]
Lawyers believe they should lead in a crisis
Communications professionals are too willing to disclose information in a crisis which may lead to liability or future litigation, new research says.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Jun 2020
What’s the cost of missed risk?
According to new research, there is a substantial opportunity cost when big businesses have to delay product launches due to missed risk.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Jun 2020
Becoming a cross-jurisdictional lawyer
While the future of Australia’s legal sector is, at present, uncertain, one thing is clear – the way legal professionals will work has changed drastically, writes Matthew ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Jun 2020
McCabe Curwood expands out west
Mid-tier firm McCabe Curwood has teamed up with a Perth-based SME, thereby expanding its national operations into Western Australia.
SME LAW • Tue, 30 Jun 2020
Virtual hearings a win for BigLaw clients
Greater efficiency, lower costs and better client experience are all indicators that the rapid pace of change in the legal profession is to the benefit of those whom ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Jun 2020
Digital literacy key to client service delivery
The new partner-in-charge of KWM’s Perth office is on a mission to deliver efficiencies and improved client outcomes through innovative applications of legal tech.
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Jun 2020
Closed hearings for Collaery diminish faith in justice system, says LCA
The invoking of national security interests in the case against Bernard Collaery shows that current laws tilt the balance too far away from the rights of accused persons, ...
POLITICS • Mon, 29 Jun 2020
Knee-jerk reactions in family law matters rarely, if ever, a good thing
The behaviour of separated parents during COVID-19 is going to feature heavily in looming family law proceedings, say two practitioners.
SME LAW • Mon, 29 Jun 2020
Magistrate arrested and charged with multiple offences
The Independent Commissioner Against Corruption in South Australia has arrested and charged a magistrate over alleged offences involving a government-issued vehicle.
THE BAR • Mon, 29 Jun 2020