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]
AMP: Clayton Utz report has been mischaracterised
Embattled financial services company AMP has hit back at implications that the report conducted for it by national firm Clayton Utz was anything but independent, ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Jul 2018
Don’t criminalise ‘honest belief’ in sexual consent: NSW Bar
The NSW Bar Association has argued, in a submission to the state government, that a person should not be convicted of sexual assault if he or she honestly believes there ...
POLITICS • Mon, 23 Jul 2018
Why new lawyers are particularly suited to NewLaw
Lawyers Weekly spoke with three of the founders of ANIKA Legal about why NewLaw, and its disruptive nature, may be a happy marriage for graduates coming through the ranks
NEWLAW • Sun, 22 Jul 2018
Do lawyers have ‘agility anxiety’?
With physical workspaces undergoing revamps across the board, three global firms have offered insights into whether “agility anxiety” has had a profound impact on their ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Jul 2018
Podcast: Where to next with mental health advocacy in law?
On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by two board members of Minds Count — formerly the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation — Australian ...
PODCAST • Fri, 20 Jul 2018
Former Integrity Commission CEO loses appeal against suspension, quits law
A prolonged legal battle in Tasmania appears to have come to a close, with a prominent practitioner losing an appeal against the suspension of her practising certificate
SME LAW • Thu, 19 Jul 2018
Brisbane solicitor struck off roll
A sole practitioner in Newstead, Queensland has been found guilty of four counts of professional misconduct and removed from the local roll.
SME LAW • Wed, 18 Jul 2018
Misconduct case hinges on mental health of solicitor
A Brisbane-based solicitor’s ability to hold a practicing certificate, following professional misconduct significantly caused by his ill health, has been decided.
SME LAW • Wed, 18 Jul 2018
HSF responds to fake emails scam
Global firm Herbert Smith Freehills has issued a response to notices that emails had been sent to organisations falsely claiming to be from the UK-based arm of the firm
BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Jul 2018