Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Colin Biggers Paisley partner, Paul O'Halloran. Jerome and Paul discuss some of the major current issues pertaining to IR law in Australia, how the looming federal election may change the landscape, the influence of IR law on businesses in 2019, and how recent events – such as the Banking Royal Commission can and have impact...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Keypoint Law CEO, Warren Kalinko. Jerome and Warren discuss pathways to success for those traversing a "non-traditional" career in law, new and exciting opportunities in "challenger" firms, and the importance of "rehumanising" the legal profession.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Gilbert + Tobin tax partner, Muhunthan Kanagaratnam. Recorded just over 12 hours after Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivered the Coalition Government's economic blueprint in the House of Representatives, Jerome and Muhunthan unpack the proposals that will impact upon lawyers and the legal profession, particularly tax changes f...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Griffith Hack associate, Dr Stefan Paterson. Intellectual property and patenting in space is a litigious space that will soon be getting far more attention. But what is also clear, when one examines space law more closely, is that questions around who owns what extends much further into cross-border disputes, mining rights a...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Marque Lawyers managing partner, Michael Bradley . Australia's defamation laws are an ongoing source of debate in professional and political circles, particularly in light of our lack of constitutionally-enshrined protections for free speech. The recent emergence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have done more than bring...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Auckland-based legal researcher and #MeToo activist, Zoe Lawton. In recent years, Zoe has been a leading voice in calling out sexual harassment in New Zealand's legal profession and has helped facilitate other victims of such misconduct come forward. This conversation touches on what the Australian legal profession can learn...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome welcomes back Swaab partner, Michael Byrnes. Jerome and Michael discuss the WHS issues that law firms across the board need to be aware of when it comes to idiosyncratic issues affecting younger lawyers in the workplace, particularly the impacts of fatigue, sustained stress, bullying and exploitative interactions with clients.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Herbert Smith Freehills partner, Jason Betts. Earlier this year, the Australian Law Reform Commission submitted its report on class action proceedings to federal parliament. Titled, " Integrity, Fairness and Efficiency - Class Action Proceedings and Third-Party Litigation Funders ", the report considered whether and to what...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Australian Bar Association president Jennifer Batrouney QC.  Despite impressions that legal counsel can't or shouldn't brief barristers on any given matters, there are significant benefits to doing so, argues Ms Batrouney, as she outlines the strategies those in-house can employ when it comes to collaboration with those fro...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Grace Ormsby is joined by Human Rights Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, Edward Santow, and the executive director of emerging markets at LexisNexis Pacific, Myfanwy Wallwork, about the landmark inquiry looking into the status of rights and freedoms in a new technological world.  With artificial intelligence, social media and big da...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Smarter Drafter CEO Adam Long about the advent of legal technology and its influence over the modern legal environment.  Technology has evolved – and continues to evolve – at such a breakneck speed, that the question is no longer how tech advancements can fit into methods of legal practice. Instead, the question for law firms...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Swaab senior associate Monique Robb about how family courts will respond when religious disagreements get in the way of determining parental arrangements.  Family law legislation dictates that a Court's paramount consideration should be the best interests of a child, and there are numerous factors that a court will take into...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Piper Alderman partners Michael Bacina and Andrea Beatty about the place of cryptocurrency in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing. The advent of new technologies and a myriad social media platforms have made our social, cultural and professional lives exponentially easier, but such products and services have...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy speaks with the principal of Melbourne-based mid-tier firm McDonald Murholme, Andrew Jewell. Even in the modern world of Tinder, Bumble, eHarmony and many dating sites, finding someone in the workplace remains relatively common. While on a social and personal level it may make sense to match with someone with whom you share certain inter...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Will Magee is joined by Jesse Smith, director of operations at Sky Discovery. Will and Jesse caught up at The Hilton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois at last year's Relativity Fest, where they discussed Sky's progress in the Aussie e-discovery space. The pair also take listeners through the opportunities available for legal professionals who are intereste...

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy rounds up his editorial colleagues – editor Emma Ryan and journalist Grace Ormsby – for a discussion on the year that was and the year that will be.  2018 has seen a multitude of issues across the Australian legal profession, and 2019 promises to give rise to many more conversations about how those in law will operate and practic...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy speaks with the new president of the Australian Bar Association, Jennifer Batrouney QC.    With the First 100 Years of Women in Law celebrations completed, stauncher positions being taken on social justice issues, and continuing evolutions in legal practice, there is much to do and talk about for those at the Bar. This conversation explo...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Will Magee and Emma Ryan are joined by icourts founder and CEO Rebecca Grant, icourts director Relativity and consulting practice Matt Lam, and Relativity Asia Pacific team lead Stuart Hall.    This episode was recorded remotely at Relativity's mega-conference, Relativity Fest, held in Chicago, Illinois. In this episode, Rebecca and Matt take listeners t...

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, brought to you by Commonwealth Bank, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by a panel of prominent guests to discuss the strategies Australian law firms are employing to keep pace – both with their clients and also their competitors – across the board. This conversation responds to the findings of the 2018 CommBank Legal Market Pulse Report, which focused o...

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, brought to you by UniSearch, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by a panel of prominent guests to discuss how best to engage an expert. With the rate of litigious matters on the rise, it is increasingly important that practitioners be aware not only of their duties in engaging a relevant expert, the most effective ways to instruct that expert, get an opi...

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show recorded in Chicago, Illinois at Relativity's mega-conference, Relativity Fest, Will Magee and Emma Ryan are joined by Relativity vice president of international Steve Couling and Relativity Asia Pacific team lead Stuart Hall. Join us as we take you behind the scenes of the annual event connecting the international e-discovery community - and hear...

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC, MP the chair of Transparency International Australia, Fiona McLeod SC. This episode was recorded remotely at the recent Australian Bar Association/NSW Bar Association conference in Sydney and fleshes out why the Labor Party believes we need a federal anti-corruption body, what...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Coca-Cola Amatil legal counsel and The Learned Crew founder, Jessie Porteus. The landscape of legal education is rapidly changing, what with technological advancement, modern methods of service delivery and new and exciting vocational opportunities on the horizon. Determining how to proceed through the academic journey requi...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Rice Mediations director Anne-Marie Rice. Anne-Marie went viral on social media this past fortnight for delivering a speech in which she offered a rousing call to arms for women and men across the profession to challenge the inherently masculine nature of day-to-day legal practice and ensure that practice moving forward can...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Piper Alderman partners Tim Lange and Ted Williams. Many of us understand whistleblowing in the context of Wikileaks and other such political matters, but in the professional realm, amendments are on the cards for new and more effective protections for whistleblowers in Australia, which – according to our guests – can hopefu...