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]
Global firm sacks partner for ‘inappropriate behaviour’
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP has expelled a partner without compensation from its London office.
BIG LAW • Thu, 17 May 2018
SA Law Society slams Law Week as ‘inefficient use of resources’
Resources dedicated to community engagement can be better allocated across the course of the calendar year, rather than being pooled into a single week, according to the ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 17 May 2018
NRF adds senior government lawyer to its ranks
The global firm has appointed an experienced government advisor to its Canberra office.
BIG LAW • Thu, 17 May 2018
Future bright for international arbitration
New research from a global law firm paints a positive picture moving forward for the arbitration of cross-border disputes.
BIG LAW • Thu, 17 May 2018
Community-focused events a hit in WA Law Week
Law Week in the west has been “busy and engaging”, with the Law Society of Western Australia’s showcasing of access to justice resonating with the wider community
BIG LAW • Thu, 17 May 2018
Burnside calls Dutton’s new police powers ‘alarming’
Prominent barrister and human rights advocate Julian Burnside QC said that it will be a slippery slope “all the way to an Orwellian nightmare” if calls from the Home ...
POLITICS • Wed, 16 May 2018
LSC clarifies position following royal commission submission
The Office of the Legal Services Commissioner has responded to references to its disciplinary processes by the Financial Planning Association in a submission to the Royal ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 16 May 2018
More opportunities needed for lawyers with disabilities
Many Australians living with disabilities are still treated as second-class citizens, and the legal profession needs to do better in its facilitation of opportunities for ...
POLITICS • Wed, 16 May 2018
LCA welcomes proposal to repeal ASIO detention powers
The leading national legal advocacy group has given a strong endorsement to recommendations to scale back the scope of the national security agency’s powers.
POLITICS • Tue, 15 May 2018