Jerome Doraisamy

Ferrier Hodgson advised on proposed merger with KPMG

Forensic accounting and IT firm Ferrier Hodgson has been advised on its plan to join forces with global professional services firm KPMG.

BIG LAW • Thu, 21 Mar 2019

Financial planning businesses advised on Megaport capital raise

RBC Capital Markets and Morgans Corporate Limited have been advised on a fully underwritten $50 million institutional placement by Megaport and a secondary $10m sell-down ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 21 Mar 2019

New judges appointed to Family Court and Federal Circuit Court

Attorney-General Christian Porter has announced that both the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia will have one new judicial officer.

THE BAR • Thu, 21 Mar 2019

Nearly three in 10 firms now have fixed pricing

Twenty-nine per cent of law firms now report having fixed pricing structures for their clients but such approaches make it harder to ascertain how those firms are ...

SME LAW • Thu, 21 Mar 2019

How young lawyers can aspire to early partnership

Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, two Millennials – one partner, one practice leader – who achieved their positions at early ages discuss how they put themselves on the path to ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 20 Mar 2019

Global firm appoints marriage equality campaigner as new head of inclusion

Global law firm Clifford Chance has appointed a head of inclusion, who is to be responsible for “tackling the full spectrum” of inclusion and diversity issues.

BIG LAW • Wed, 20 Mar 2019

NSW politics must address ‘manifestly inadequate’ CTP scheme

The compulsory third party system in NSW requires an urgent review, and political parties must address this flawed scheme before next week’s state election, according to ...

THE BAR • Tue, 19 Mar 2019

Quinn Emanuel launches post-banking RC class action against IOOF

Business litigation and arbitration firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has announced it will file a class action against wealth management company IOOF Holdings ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 19 Mar 2019

Better relationships between the bar and legal counsel: The in-house perspective

Interactions between corporate counsel and barristers have been fairly limited, but there are a number of ways that this can be rectified, remarks one in-house lawyer.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 19 Mar 2019