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]
Law students demand end to workplace bullying and harassment
The “systemic culture” of workplace bullying and harassment needs to be “urgently addressed”, argues the Australian Law Students’ Association.
BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Jul 2019
Indian pharma company advised on $394m sale of its Australian business
Indian-listed pharmaceuticals company Strides Pharma Science has been advised on the $394 million sale of its entire Australian business to Arrotex.
BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Jul 2019
A-G cannot proceed with ‘fundamentally flawed’ family courts bills
Australian families “deserve much better” than the bills for structural reform to the family law system that have been presented to the parliament, argues Tim Game SC
POLITICS • Sun, 21 Jul 2019
Recapping the inaugural Corporate Counsel Summit
For the first time, Lawyers Weekly hosted a summit for in-house lawyers, bringing together local and global in-house powerhouses for a range of sessions and panel ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Sun, 21 Jul 2019
Women who take stands against misconduct will ‘be seen as leadership material’
The culture of silence is broken, and female lawyers who stand up for their rights and those of others will be viewed favourably in an evolving legal environment, argues ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 18 Jul 2019
Laws stripping dual nationals of citizenship must be repealed
The federal government should repeal laws that strip Australian dual nationals of their citizenship and place them at an unacceptable risk of statelessness, family ...
POLITICS • Thu, 18 Jul 2019
Why engaging a divorce coach is so important for family lawyers
Given the extreme stress placed on practitioners in the family law space, having a divorce or conflict coach on hand to help the client navigate traumatic processes can ...
SME LAW • Thu, 18 Jul 2019
How being hit by a car caused one lawyer to rethink her whole life
At the age of 27, Kate Cliff was struck by a taxi travelling at 60km/hr, causing spinal damage and requiring months of rehabilitation. That accident set her on a ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 17 Jul 2019
Queensland lawyer fined $30,000
A Queensland-based practitioner has been reprimanded and ordered to pay a penalty of $30,000 for professional misconduct.
SME LAW • Wed, 17 Jul 2019