Jerome Doraisamy

More legal professionals implicated, Lawyer X to appear before RC

The Victorian police informants royal commission kicked off this morning with a directions hearing, at which both the commissioner and counsel assisting made opening ...

POLITICS • Fri, 15 Feb 2019

‘Revenge porn’ now outlawed in Queensland

People convicted of sharing revenge porn images could face up to three years’ imprisonment, following the passage of new laws from the Queensland state government on ...

POLITICS • Thu, 14 Feb 2019

High Court extends prohibition on disclosure of Lawyer X’s name

The High Court has further extended the prohibition of disclosure, by publication or other means, of the identity of the Melbourne-based barrister at the centre of the ...

POLITICS • Thu, 14 Feb 2019

Overcoming stigma of flexible working for men can reap benefits

While there is still a way to go in challenging the notion that men must be the ones to work the traditional full-time schedule and not work flexibly, one family lawyer ...

SME LAW • Thu, 14 Feb 2019

Valentine’s Day not a ‘free pass’ for inappropriate workplace behaviour

The annual Christian celebration of love and romance should not be seen as an opportunity to act with impunity around one’s colleagues. As always, the spectre of sexual ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 13 Feb 2019

Trial judges should not voice opinions to juries on disputes of fact: High Court

Obiter dicta from the High Court of Australia yesterday made clear that trial judges should avoid commenting on or advising how disputed questions of fact should be ...

THE BAR • Wed, 13 Feb 2019

National Integrity Commission must uphold separation of powers

If a Federal Judicial Commission to investigate alleged judicial misconduct is not separated from the federal government’s proposed National Integrity Commission, there ...

POLITICS • Wed, 13 Feb 2019

Law firms need ‘40/40/20’ gender admission and promotion targets

New metrics for gender parity at the top end of law firms need to be set, in order to address underrepresentation of women in senior roles, argues a women’s legal ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 12 Feb 2019

Losing client data ‘can destroy reputation and trust’

In the wake of findings that the legal sector is the second-most breached sector in Australia, the COO of a cloud-based email management company has reminded the legal ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 12 Feb 2019