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]
Proposed amendments to foreign influence introduced
The federal government has introduced into Parliament amendments to the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, with the intention of ensuring the scheme is “fully ...
POLITICS • Wed, 28 Nov 2018
WA Law Society elects new president
An adjunct law professor and barrister from John Toohey Chambers, who took silk in 2002, has ascended to the role of president of the Law Society of Western Australia.
THE BAR • Tue, 27 Nov 2018
Reflections on in-house changes post-banking royal commission
NAB chief legal and commercial counsel Sharon Cook says the nature of work in-house is changing for certain institutions, both internally and externally.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 27 Nov 2018
BigLaw firm nabs general counsel
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has re-hired a general counsel as partner in its Melbourne-based real estate team.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 27 Nov 2018
NSW sole practitioner guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct
A Sydney-based sole practitioner has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct for failing to comply with and assist a trust account investigator.
SME LAW • Mon, 26 Nov 2018
Mark Latham settles defamation case with Osman Faruqi
A settlement has been reached in the case of Osman Faruqi versus Mark Latham, with Mr Latham removing offensive statements made about Mr Faruqi and agreeing to pay him ...
POLITICS • Mon, 26 Nov 2018
National Integrity Commission inches closer to reality
A Private Members’ Bill introduced today to establish a National Integrity Commission, as well as a Greens motion, have just passed, bringing the reality of a federal ...
POLITICS • Mon, 26 Nov 2018
Governance ‘central’ to royal commission hearings
The banking royal commission has highlighted that boards and management need to work together differently in the future to restore trust, according to the head of ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 26 Nov 2018
Business and management skills urgently needed in legal education
It is time for the business of law – whether it is private, in-house, courts or legal aid – to be added to legal education, according to the College of Law.
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Nov 2018