Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy

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Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). 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] 


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Holding Redlich promotes 3 to partner

National law firm Holding Redlich has elevated three lawyers to its partnership.

BIG LAW • Mon, 11 Nov 2024

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1 in 4 businesses doesn’t monitor effectiveness of workplace misconduct policies

New data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) offers a blueprint for employer action to prevent sexual harassment.

POLITICS • Mon, 11 Nov 2024

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HSF names new people chief, Ashurst names new BD chief

BigLaw firms Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst have appointed a new global chief people officer and a new chief business development officer, respectively.

BIG LAW • Mon, 11 Nov 2024

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Can lawyers be too client-centric?

Being “client-centric” has almost become a cliché in the way firms describe themselves. However, some leading thinkers in the legal field see the ability of lawyers to ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 10 Nov 2024

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Unfair contract terms are ‘fiendishly difficult’

New unfair contract term laws introduced by the federal government that have been in place for just over 12 months now are causing “a raft of issues”.

BIG LAW • Sun, 10 Nov 2024

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Strike-offs and a rate hold: What’s hot in law this week (4–8 Nov)

This week, the Reserve Bank – as was expected – held the cash rate at current levels, and in the courts, we saw numerous practitioners struck from the roll

BIG LAW • Fri, 08 Nov 2024

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Cap big 4 partnerships at 400, inquiry recommends

The parliamentary inquiry into consulting firms has urged the government to limit accounting partnerships to 400 partners, as is the case for legal partnerships.

POLITICS • Thu, 07 Nov 2024

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Property lawyers have a duty to advise on contamination risks, despite lack of guidance

While a duty to advise a client on the risks surrounding contaminated land is not explicitly articulated, lawyers in NSW owe a duty to their clients to warn them of the ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Nov 2024

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Winners unveiled for Australian AI Awards 2024

Momentum Media has announced 26 winners across 10 individual and 15 group categories for its brand-new Australian AI Awards.

BIG LAW • Wed, 06 Nov 2024

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