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]
Solicitor fined, reprimanded $10k for ‘gross overcharging’
A Brisbane-based sole practitioner has been found guilty of professional misconduct, reprimanded and fined for overcharging a client in excess of $160,000.
SME LAW • Sun, 22 Sep 2019
How to terminate an employee without it turning nasty
Recent unfair dismissal cases have offered lessons to employers as to how best to go about terminating workers, argues one partner.
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Sep 2019
Flexible working may not effectively address unpaid hours worked by women
Being able to work flexibly is a hugely attractive proposition for many lawyers. But, for women – who still work infinitely more unpaid hours than men – it may not be a ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Sep 2019
Holistic change needed to fix ‘broken’ family law system
Change cannot occur unless there is a national discussion about the issues facing family law, the Law Council of Australia has argued, pledging support for the newly ...
SME LAW • Sun, 22 Sep 2019
Human rights lawyers stand with climate strike students
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights has backed schoolchildren across the country who took the day off last Friday to protest inaction on climate change, saying all ...
POLITICS • Sun, 22 Sep 2019
Can lawyers use drones to deliver court documents?
Drones are becoming more and more prominent in everyday society, providing invaluable assistance for agribusinesses through to personal use. But, with commercial drone ...
PODCAST • Fri, 20 Sep 2019
Experimentation the best way for barristers to embrace digital
Barristers have already begun embracing digital “to an acceptable extent”, and a bit more trial and error will see those practitioners through in a constantly evolving ...
THE BAR • Thu, 19 Sep 2019
Neuroscience will increasingly influence criminal law
We need to keep an eye on neuroscience, and its implications for the rule of law, argues Law Society of NSW president Elizabeth Espinosa.
SME LAW • Thu, 19 Sep 2019
Victoria to invest more to address ‘national emergency’ of family violence
The Andrews government in Victoria has announced it will provide more funding to a centre for survivors of family violence in the same week the Morrison government ...
POLITICS • Thu, 19 Sep 2019