High Court: March 2026
Precedent-setting rulings clarify the limits of Commonwealth acquisition powers and confirm statutory regimes can wholly exclude common law restitutionary claims.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
New approaches to expert evidence: the High Court on counterintuitive evidence
BQ v The King demonstrates an expanding scope for counterintuitive evidence and clarifies how expert context guides juries without straying into vouching.
By Dr Ian Freckelton AO KC - 2 min read
High Court: December 2025
Precedent-setting rulings on cultural heritage forfeiture and whether surveillance evidence legislation is unconstitutional.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
New approaches in expert evidence: the High Court on transparency
Lang v The Queen discusses how expert evidence must be transparent, reasoned and grounded in proven expertise—not mere assertion.
By Dr Ian Freckelton AO KC - 1 min read
High Court: November 2025
Rulings on Crown land use, tribunal jurisdiction and electoral authorisation—refining statutory interpretation and constitutional boundaries.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
High Court expands FWC’s remit to survey redeployment counterfactuals
The FWC can now scrutinise business models, outsourcing and risk appetite when judging redeployment feasibility.
By Jack de Flamingh and Johanna Rusden - 2 min read
High Court: October 2025
Precedent-setting cases on the grounds of criminal appeal and revocation of special leave to appeal to the High Court.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
High Court: September 2025
Precedent-setting cases on how to value improved land and whether placing the CFMEU into administration burdened the freedom of political communication.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
High Court: August 2025
Precedent-setting cases on when Victorian courts can set aside child abuse settlements and a controversial notice to class action members.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
Context, the Crown and circularity: recent statutory interpretation developments
The High Court has signalled some subtle shifts in the well-established principles of statutory interpretation. How will they impact your practice?
By Dr Jacinta Dharmananda - 1 min read
High Court: July 2025
Precedent-setting cases on evidence in appeals, what constitutes having ‘the nature of an understanding’ and First Nations’ connection to land and water.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read