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]
WA to join Legal Profession Uniform Law Scheme
The Attorney-General of Western Australia, John Quigley MLA, has announced that the western state will adopt the Legal Profession Uniform Law, moving the nation one step ...
POLITICS • Sun, 03 Mar 2019
3 common money mistakes lawyers make
Many lawyers don’t know where to start when it comes to managing their money, writes Glen Hare.
SME LAW • Sun, 03 Mar 2019
Podcast: The ALRC Class Actions report, from a defendant’s perspective
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Herbert Smith Freehills partner, Jason Betts.
PODCAST • Fri, 01 Mar 2019
Qld lawyers respond to passing of Human Rights Act
Member associations and advocacy groups have welcomed the looming Human Rights Act in Queensland, after the bill for its enactment passed the state’s parliament on ...
POLITICS • Thu, 28 Feb 2019
New Local Courts in Northern Rivers, Hunter regions will ‘relieve pressure’
The appointment of new NSW Local Court Circuits in Grafton, in the Northern Rivers and Muswellbrook, in the Hunter region, will relieve pressure and assist in reducing ...
THE BAR • Thu, 28 Feb 2019
Pell’s barrister offers apology for court comments
In a public statement, Robert Richter QC – who is representing Cardinal George Pell in criminal proceedings in Victorian County Court – apologised for a “terrible choice ...
THE BAR • Thu, 28 Feb 2019
Family lawyer fined, reprimanded for misappropriation of trust monies
A Sydney-based family law practitioner has been reprimanded, fined $10,000, and ordered to successfully complete a Practice Management – Sole Practitioners Course within ...
SME LAW • Thu, 28 Feb 2019
Does the Pell trial demonstrate that suppression orders are futile?
In today’s landscape, there exist real questions as to whether suppression orders should continue to be made, argues a Sydney-based managing partner.
POLITICS • Wed, 27 Feb 2019
New initiative to support victims and witnesses of crime
In response to the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the federal government has announced a new internet ...
POLITICS • Wed, 27 Feb 2019