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]
AMP advised on 3 components of ‘strategy reset’
King & Wood Mallesons has advised financial services giant AMP Limited on three “key components” of its company strategy reset.
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Aug 2019
JWS makes lateral partner hire from HSF
National firm Johnson Winter & Slattery has hired a corporate partner who spent the last 20 years at global firm Herbert Smith Freehills.
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Aug 2019
Gillian Triggs appointed to UN role
The former dean of law at the University of Sydney has landed the role of assistant secretary-general to serve as the assistant high commissioner for protection for the ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Aug 2019
HSF adds capability in China
Global firm Herbert Smith Freehills is adding local law capabilities for a joint operation in mainland China, following approval from the republic’s Bureau of Justice
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Aug 2019
Tech advancements and social media are advantages for young barristers
Going to the bar at a young age has its challenges, but the evolving legal marketplace presents opportunities for emerging counsel to shine, argues one barrister.
THE BAR • Mon, 12 Aug 2019
Leo Cussen hires new exec director
Melbourne-based legal education provider Leo Cussen Centre for Law has appointed a new executive director, who will commence in early October.
BIG LAW • Sun, 11 Aug 2019
WA principal struck off for misleading District Court
The sole principal of a West Australian-based firm has been removed from the roll of practitioners following findings of “extremely serious conduct”.
SME LAW • Fri, 09 Aug 2019
400,000 NAB customers may be eligible for consumer credit class action
Almost half a million Australians will today receive notice from the Federal Court advising of an “insurance rip-off” class action, in what the firm leading the class ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 09 Aug 2019
WA lawyer with ‘unsatisfactory attitude’ refused readmission to practice
The West Australian State Administrative Tribunal has found that a practitioner who was removed from the roll in 2013 for misleading a magistrate and for unprofessional ...
THE BAR • Thu, 08 Aug 2019