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]
Beyond COVID-19: Leveraging technology to accelerate economic recovery
Almost all economists would agree that every economic downturn from the Great Depression of the 1930s to the global financial crisis of 2008 had something in common: ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 19 Apr 2020
Another global firm freezes pay rises, cuts pay for partners
A global law firm with an Australian presence has put in place measures to steer the business through the global coronavirus pandemic.
BIG LAW • Fri, 17 Apr 2020
BigLaw firm cuts partner draws by 20%, asks staff to move to 80% work and pay
An international law firm is reducing partner drawings and has asked employees to adopt an 80 per cent work pattern and equivalent remuneration reduction, among other new ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 16 Apr 2020
Court ruling on Colette demonstrative of judicial discretion in voluntary administration process
The Federal Court ruled earlier this week in favour of the administrators of fashion retailer Colette by Colette Hayman to provide personal liability relief with respect ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 16 Apr 2020
Greater appetite needed to challenge government procurement decisions
Government procurement is big business, and with so many contracts up for grabs, there is more scrutiny over the procurement process than ever before, writes Emily Murphy
SME LAW • Thu, 16 Apr 2020
Press freedom still under threat despite High Court decision
The AFP raid on journalist Annika Smethurst may have been ruled unlawful, but there remain concerns about the ongoing vulnerability of public interest journalism, say ...
POLITICS • Thu, 16 Apr 2020
Find silver linings in COVID-19 in order to flourish
Identifying professional opportunities presented by the coronavirus pandemic will be fundamental in helping legal businesses move forward.
SME LAW • Thu, 16 Apr 2020
Witnessing documents and COVID-19: A legal conundrum
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic is causing headaches for lawyers who need to manage the process of executing documents that require a witness.
SME LAW • Thu, 16 Apr 2020
Will the pandemic bring humanity back to the law?
COVID-19 has given rise to greater kindness, compassion and empathy in legal circles, which we cannot allow to slip away once we return to normal life, writes Clarissa ...
SME LAW • Thu, 16 Apr 2020