Regulation

Why Qantas may be liable in Folau case

The drawing of an inference of a conflict between the views of a Rugby Australia sponsor and those of one of the...

05 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Solicitor charged over alleged commercial supply of ice

A New South Wales-based solicitor is one of three people who were today charged over an alleged commercial drug supply...

03 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Gold Coast solicitor struck off for taking $1m from client

A Queensland-based practitioner has been removed from the roll for multiple findings of professional misconduct,...

03 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

The Corporate Counsel Show: An update on GDPR, and what it means for your legal team

Tal Williams, partner at Holman Webb Lawyers, joins host Jerome Doraisamy in this week’s episode of The Corporate...

02 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

When can a partner be expelled for financial underperformance?

Post-EOFY, law firms are looking at who has delivered and who hasn’t, creating a reflective environment whereby...

03 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Leaders in law cannot ‘play small targets’ with sex harassment

Any person charged with a leadership role in Australia’s legal profession must be “restless and concerned” with...

03 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Businesses with Facebook pages ‘should be worried’

A recent NSW Supreme Court decision will widen the scope for defamation claims and will have a “chilling effect” on...

02 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

A-G: Priestley 11 still work

With the place of the traditional Priestley 11 coming under scrutiny in an age of tech advancement, the nation’s...

01 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Principal fined $7,500 for professional misconduct

A Sydney-based boutique principal has been reprimanded, fined and ordered to undertake a legal ethics course after...

28 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former partner convicted of drug offenses prohibited from practice until 2020

A Queensland-based lawyer, who was convicted of multiple drug offences, will not be granted a practising certificate...

27 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy