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]
Securing legal professional privilege after a cyber breach
Last year, Optus failed to keep a Deloitte report into a major data breach away from a class action applicant. Here, an award-winning general counsel outlines how ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 21 May 2024
McCullough Robertson partner to head up firm’s pro bono offering
East coast-based firm McCullough Robertson has named one of its senior partners as its new pro bono partner, as the practice heads towards its centenary.
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 May 2024
Former GC and firm director joins Keypoint as a consulting principal
Following its recent expansion into Perth, Keypoint Law has moved to bolster its corporate and commercial ranks in Melbourne.
BIG LAW • Mon, 20 May 2024
‘Pink tax’: Why is gender-based pricing discrimination legal?
The pink tax prevails in Australia due to the lack of laws and regulations preventing the mark-up of women’s products at a federal and state level, and surprisingly, ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 19 May 2024
Silk named as WA Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions
Justin Whalley SC has been appointed as the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions in Western Australia.
THE BAR • Thu, 16 May 2024
On the acquisition of customary title in PNG
Torres Strait Islanders live under two customary law systems – Papua New Guinea and Australia. They have more rights in Papua New Guinea, writes Nicholas Collier.
POLITICS • Thu, 16 May 2024
How emerging in-house lawyers can develop commercial know-how
Commercial skills take time to develop. Here, three award-winning and nominated young corporate lawyers reflect on the importance of broadening one’s professional ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 May 2024
How to tell firms what you need and like
Law departments that invest meaningful time in communicating processes, objectives, and outcomes with their external providers will “all see the upside”, argues one GC ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 May 2024
Striking the right balance when disclosing cyber events
Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge: an old children’s tale offers a useful lesson for disclosure of material cyber events (and the role that legal teams ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 May 2024