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]
CBP hires 2 insurance lawyers
National firm Colin Biggers & Paisley have added two new insurance lawyers for its Melbourne office.
SME LAW • Wed, 05 Dec 2018
12 BD things you must do before Christmas
In anticipation of the so-called Silly Season, lawyers and legal institutions must ensure they tick certain boxes before packing up for the summer break, according to a ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
Indigenous voice to Parliament must be ‘constitutional priority’: ALA
Enshrining a voice in Federal Parliament for the First Australians must now occur, in light of a parliamentary report supporting constitutional recognition, according to ...
POLITICS • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
33 appointed to AAT
The federal government has named 33 new part-time appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
THE BAR • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
TabCorp appoints new general counsel
Australian wagering, gaming and Keno operations company Tabcorp Holdings has hired a new general counsel, who will commence in the role in March of next year.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
Encryption access laws cannot be rushed or politicised
The Law Council of Australia has argued that Federal Parliament must not rush consideration of “complex and unprecedented” encryption access laws, warning of the very ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Legal institutions and lawyers react to new royal commission
The Australian legal profession is having its say on Victoria’s newly-announced royal commission into the management of police informants, following the raising of ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
New royal commission announced in wake of questions about barrister informant
The Andrews government has announced it will establish a royal commission to independently inquire into Victoria Police’s recruitment and management of one of its ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Why law students will benefit from getting involved
Rolling up one’s sleeves as a student and doing advocacy work leads to a more holistic and well-rounded legal educational experience, argues the winner of the Women in ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Dec 2018