Jerome Doraisamy

LCA should oversee accreditation for solicitors in class action law, says ALRC

Specialist accreditation – developed and overseen by the Law Council of Australia – for solicitors in class action law and practice for the identification and management ...

POLITICS • Mon, 28 Jan 2019

NZ’s ‘justice system is broken’

In a speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council, New Zealand’s Justice Minister conceded that the nation has to address serious challenges posed by its justice ...

POLITICS • Mon, 28 Jan 2019

‘Overreach’: NSW politicians rebuff One Nation transgender proposal

The NSW Attorney-General and shadow attorney-general have both dismissed a policy proposal from Mark Latham to ban transgender self-identification.

POLITICS • Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Podcast: Blockchain’s role in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Piper Alderman partners Michael Bacina and Andrea Beatty about the place of cryptocurrency in ...

PODCAST • Fri, 25 Jan 2019

Lawyers say NSW government should support pill testing

Legal advocates are pushing the Berejiklian government to implement trials for testing of illicit drugs at music festivals, saying criminal and law enforcement responses ...

POLITICS • Thu, 24 Jan 2019

‘Only winners of proposed class action will be lawyers and litigation funds’

Australian hospitality giant Merivale has called a potential class action against it for alleged underpayment of staff “speculative”, while national firm Adero says it ...

SME LAW • Thu, 24 Jan 2019

Macpherson Kelley expands in Brisbane, hires new Sydney principal

Mid-tier national firm Macpherson Kelley has boosted its ranks in Brisbane with the hiring of four new lawyers, including two special counsel, and has added a new ...

SME LAW • Thu, 24 Jan 2019

WA lawyer to be struck off, ordered to pay over $50,000

A West Australian-based sole practitioner, who was last year found guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct, has been recommended for ...

SME LAW • Thu, 24 Jan 2019

Clive Palmer dispute versus WA gives lessons for international arbitrators

Mining tycoon Clive Palmer’s newest legal battle – in which he is threatening to use a treaty with New Zealand to sue Australia for $45 billion in damages in response to ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 23 Jan 2019