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]
Kurri Kurri Aluminium Smelter site sold
Renewable energy business Norsk Hydro ASA has been advised on the sale of its 2,000 hectare Aluminium Smelter site in Kurri Kurri, NSW.
BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Oct 2018
Turning targets into quotas may be necessary for equality at the bar
The bar is not currently attracting its fair share of the best and brightest lawyers, and thus a change in direction on the question of gender could be needed, according ...
POLITICS • Tue, 02 Oct 2018
How can blockchain help drive sustainable energy?
Much has been said about blockchain technology upending legal services, but it also has the potential to help combat climate change, according to a law academic.
NEWLAW • Tue, 02 Oct 2018
Laundry and dry-cleaning business sold for almost $300m
A Melbourne-based commercial laundry and dry-cleaning business has sold its entire issued share capital to a private equity firm for close to $300 million.
SME LAW • Tue, 02 Oct 2018
Being passionate about a business makes in-house life easier
Being motivated by the subject matter of the business you work for and feeling emotionally attached to the work can help make in-house lawyers better at their jobs, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Oct 2018
How have legal department operations roles evolved?
It is “truly shocking” how much the legal operations function has grown since 2008, according to results from the Law Department Operations Survey.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Oct 2018
Director Identification Number regime must include company secretaries
Governance Institute is arguing that the federal government’s planned DIN identifier, providing a complete view of a director’s companies to deter illegal phoenix ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Oct 2018
Australia has become a human rights backwater
The litmus test for human rights in Australia is how it treats the most disadvantaged within the community, and on this measure, Australia has become a backwater, ...
POLITICS • Mon, 01 Oct 2018
New civil litigation laws welcome, says ALA
Australian Lawyers Alliance has welcomed the new civil litigation laws in NSW, which intend to remove barriers that have previously prevented survivors of child sexual ...
POLITICS • Mon, 01 Oct 2018