Jerome Doraisamy

New laws will give mental health victims a greater say

From this week, victims of forensic patients will be allowed to make submissions in Mental Health Review Tribunal proceedings, outlining the impact a forensic patient’s ...

POLITICS • Tue, 05 Feb 2019

ABA welcomes Dreyfus’ calls for increased legal aid funding

The Australian Bar Association has expressed its support for shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus QC’s “commitment to increasing the commonwealth’s contribution to legal ...

POLITICS • Tue, 05 Feb 2019

KWM adds 2 partners in Perth

Global firm King & Wood Mallesons has bolstered its real estate and dispute resolution teams with the appointment of two new partners in its Perth office.

BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Feb 2019

Qld government urged to pass Bill of Rights

Following a recommendation from the Queensland Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee to pass the proposed Queensland Bill of Rights, Australian Lawyers Alliance ...

POLITICS • Tue, 05 Feb 2019

Chief ethics officers are needed post-banking royal commission

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has been a “wake-up call the industry needs”, and appointing chief ...

POLITICS • Mon, 04 Feb 2019

Federal Court’s jurisdiction to expand on corporate criminality post-RC

The Morrison Government has committed to an expansion of the Federal Court’s jurisdiction in relation to “criminal corporate crime”, it has noted in its response to the ...

POLITICS • Mon, 04 Feb 2019

Labor to make it easier for whistleblowers to come forward

Following the submission of the final report from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, the federal Labor ...

POLITICS • Mon, 04 Feb 2019

Payment solution company advised on IPO

An Israeli-incorporated global payment installment solution company Splitit Payments Ltd has been advised on its initial public offering on the Australian Stock Exchange

BIG LAW • Sun, 03 Feb 2019

Podcast: How do courts balance religious beliefs against the best interests of a child?

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Swaab senior associate Monique Robb about how family courts will respond when religious ...

PODCAST • Fri, 01 Feb 2019