High Court: May 2026
Recent decisions addressed judicial disqualification for apprehended bias and the constitutional limits of monitoring and curfew conditions on bridging visas.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min readRecent decisions addressed judicial disqualification for apprehended bias and the constitutional limits of monitoring and curfew conditions on bridging visas.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min readPrecedent-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 readJudicial scepticism, fractured reasoning and shifting tests marked 2025, leaving the implied freedom’s coherence and future direction in question.
By Dr Jemimah Roberts and Dr Shireen Morris - 1 min readPrecedent-setting cases on churches’ vicarious liability for their priests in child abuse cases and legal incapacity. By VINCENT BARRY.
By Vincent Barry - 8 min readPrecedent-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 readThe 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 readThe 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 readThe 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 readReporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. BY DR MICHELLE SHARPE
By Dr Michelle Sharpe - 2 min readReporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. BY DR MICHELLE SHARPE
By Dr Michelle Sharpe - 2 min readReporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. BY DR MICHELLE SHARPE
By Dr Michelle Sharpe - 2 min readThe High Court in Alexander v Minister for Home Affairs found that certain provisions in citizenship-stripping laws were partially invalid.
By Sangeetha Pillai - 2 min readExpert analysis of Clive Palmer’s High Court challenge to Western Australia’s border closures in response to coronavirus.
By Dr David Tomkins - 4 min read