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]
Clayton Utz promotes 68
National firm Clayton Utz has elevated 65 lawyers to special counsel and senior associate as well as three in its forensic and technology services team, effective 1 July ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 17 Jul 2019
The time is right for a judicial bullying policy in Queensland
The Sunshine State must keep up with the progress being made in other states and territories by enacting parameters through which conduct by members of the judiciary can ...
THE BAR • Tue, 16 Jul 2019
Staff demand in private practice ‘remains high across all tiers’
New research suggests that legal candidates — particularly those with five or more years of PAE — are still high in practice areas across the board, with boutique ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 16 Jul 2019
Queensland lawyer charged with breaching bail
A solicitor was arrested earlier this afternoon and charged with breaching the conditions of his bail, as part of the ongoing Operation Stockade investigation into ...
SME LAW • Tue, 16 Jul 2019
Issues and challenges for company secretaries this coming year
Company secretaries must be “the eyes” of the business when navigating cultural and regulatory hurdles in order to ensure the ongoing success of their respective ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 16 Jul 2019
Lessons from GDPR fines issued thus far
Regulators across Europe are interested not just in the activities of the larger players, but also the hows and whys of certain data breaches, says one partner.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 16 Jul 2019
In-house market needs ‘strong, experienced’ lawyers for regulation and compliance
New research suggests that businesses looking to increase their permanent staff in the legal department require practitioners who can help respond to the “intensifying” ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 16 Jul 2019
Deutsche Bank GC re-joins HSF
A global financial services regulation expert, who worked at Deutsche Bank for 17 years, including service as general counsel, has returned to Herbert Smith Freehills, in ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 16 Jul 2019
Libra — a lawyer’s guide to blockchain: Part three
Practitioners should review Facebook’s Libra project and understand and appreciate why it matters for them, writes Michael Bacina.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 16 Jul 2019