Jerome Doraisamy

A refresher for company directors on current workplace laws

Recent legislative changes made to Australian workplace regulations have reshaped the expectations for company directors and organisational leadership, writes Nich Burch

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 17 Dec 2024

Danny Gilbert appointed to RBA governance board

The chair and co-founder of one of Australia’s biggest law firms has been appointed by Treasurer Jim Chalmers to a five-year term on the new governance board for the ...

POLITICS • Mon, 16 Dec 2024

KWM adds 6 partners, a strategic counsel, and 12 lawyers from Corrs

Global law firm King & Wood Mallesons has swelled its employment relations and safety practice significantly, with the appointment of 19 professionals, including six ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Dec 2024

HWL Ebsworth promotes 43

National law firm HWL Ebsworth is finishing the year with dozens of promotions, elevating 43 lawyers to more senior roles.

BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Dec 2024

A landmark workers’ rights verdict, an alleged hack, and a fatal hit-and-run: What’s hot in law this week (9–13 Dec)

This past week, an Adelaide lawyer was found guilty of a fatal hit-and-run, the High Court overturned a century-old precedent, and a ransomware gang claimed to have ...

BIG LAW • Fri, 13 Dec 2024

Top 20 podcast episodes in 2024

This year, almost 200 episodes were released under the Lawyers Weekly banner – a network that has had more than 2.25 million downloads worldwide since its inception in ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Dec 2024

Corporate Counsel Summit launches for 2025

Lawyers Weekly, alongside principal partner Lawyers on Demand (LOD) and Consilio, is pleased to announce the launch of its seventh Corporate Counsel Summit.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 12 Dec 2024

Sexual harassment class actions filed against BHP, Rio Tinto

Offensive language and behaviour, pranks, and pregnancy discrimination are all featured in proceedings filed against mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto, with a class action ...

THE BAR • Wed, 11 Dec 2024

New Qld law ‘an international embarrassment’ for Australia, says children’s commissioner

According to the National Children’s Commissioner, the Sunshine State’s controversial Making Queensland Safer Bill has a “flagrant disregard” for the human rights of ...

POLITICS • Wed, 11 Dec 2024