High Court: May 2025
Precedent-setting cases on the in-house lawyer rule, injunctions by unlawful non-citizens and NSCOs for the not guilty by mental impairment.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
Chorley resurrected? High court finds employed solicitor rule applies to law firms
The question of whether law firms can recover costs for employed solicitors representing them has been settled, but several new questions abound.
By Matthew Lo and Sora Beebar - 2 min read
Native title: older and deeper than the Constitution
Commonwealth v Yunupingu has exploded native title doctrine. Understand the context and reasoning behind the watershed decision.
By Tony Denholder and William Simons - 2 min read
High Court: April 2025
Precedent-setting cases on fiduciary duties for successor trustees, equitable estoppel and judicial immunity.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
High Court: March 2025
Precedent-setting cases on the constitutional concept of punishment and the nature of property in the context of pooling orders for wound up entities. By TASMAN…
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
High Court: February 2025
Precedent-setting cases on the Federal Court’s appellate jurisdiction and ‘quotable purposes’ for luxury car tax applicability. By TASMAN ASH FLEMING.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
High Court: December 2024
Precedent-setting cases on churches’ vicarious liability for their priests in child abuse cases and legal incapacity. By VINCENT BARRY.
By Vincent Barry - 8 min read
High Court: October 2024
Precedent-setting cases on duties to avoid economic loss, expert evidence and standards of interlocutory appeals. By TASMAN ASH FLEMING.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
High Court: August 2024
The High Court considers criminal liability for bodies politic, the effect of parole on sentencing and foreign state immunity. BY TASMAN ASH FLEMING
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
High Court: July 2024
The High Court considers reliance-based damages for contract breaches and the primary production land tax exemption. BY DR MICHELLE SHARPE
By Dr Michelle Sharpe - 2 min read
High Court: May 2024
The High Court considers statutory construction and procedural fairness in the context of findings and reports by Victoria’s anti-corruption body. BY DR MICHELLE SHARPE
By Dr Michelle Sharpe - 2 min read