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]
‘No clear lessons’ for corporate employers from Folau settlement
Wednesday’s settlement between Rugby Australia and former star player Israel Folau – the details for which remain undisclosed – leaves a lot of unanswered questions from ...
SME LAW • Thu, 05 Dec 2019
Marque Lawyers promotes SA to partner
Giselle Finnane has been promoted by Marque Lawyers to its partnership ranks, bringing the number of female partners in line with the men.
SME LAW • Thu, 05 Dec 2019
Atlas Arteria advised on $1.35bn equity raise
Infrastructure development company Atlas Arteria has been advised on a $1.35bn raise and increase to its European motorway stake.
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Dec 2019
‘Wide-ranging implications’ expected after High Court decision on class actions
Yesterday’s judgment from the High Court of Australia could have a significant impact for all stakeholders involved in class actions across the country.
BIG LAW • Wed, 04 Dec 2019
v2food advised on $35m funding round
Plant-based meat producer v2food has been advised on a $35 million Series A funding round, which its law firm has called “the largest in the growing plant-based meat ...
NEWLAW • Wed, 04 Dec 2019
How can legal workplaces be more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities?
There are numerous, practical ways that the legal profession can ensure that those with living disabilities are better accommodated for.
BIG LAW • Wed, 04 Dec 2019
JWS hires real estate consultant
National firm Johnson Winter & Slattery has appointed a strategic planning and logistics investment expert as a consultant for the firm’s Sydney office.
SME LAW • Wed, 04 Dec 2019
A positive step for access to justice
The High Court of Australia has refused leave in El Ali v Royal & Ors; Zreika v Royal & Ors [2019], thereby leaving undisturbed the unanimous decision of the Full ...
THE BAR • Wed, 04 Dec 2019
Are smartphones hijacking lawyers’ thinking?
New research shows that three in four Australians think that technology and smartphones are creating a more distracted society, including in the workplace.
BIG LAW • Wed, 04 Dec 2019