Merger reform 101: what’s changing and why it matters
With Australia’s new merger regime mere months away, make sure you understand how its key features and pitfalls will affect your practice.
By Jacqueline Downes - 2 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
‘What’s the passcode?’: why iPhone access now belongs in your estate planning brief
Smartphones hold more than texts and notes—they may contain your client’s final and enforceable testamentary wishes.
By Mary-Ann de Mestre - 2 min read
No slice for solicitors: High Court draws the line on CFOs
What courts can authorise—and what state law still forbids—when it comes to funding representative proceedings.
By Ross Foreman - 1 min read
Annualised salaries and set-off clauses: lessons from FWO v Woolworths
The key aspects of this landmark decision and what it means for practitioners and clients in the space.
By Paul Moorhouse - 2 min read
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: October 2025
Our committees discuss the net zero transition, non-compete clauses, landlord offences for illicit tobacco sales and much more.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 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
Federal Court: October 2025
The Court discusses striking out the ACCC’s novel pleadings against Meta and constructive trusts over copyright in illegal abattoir video.
By Denes Blazer and Paris Hart - 12 min read
Family law: October 2025
The courts discuss procedural fairness, gifts and third parties in the context of property contributions, and anti-suit injunctions.
By Craig Nicol and Keleigh Robinson - 1 min read
Criminal law: October 2025
Important cases on objective and subjective features of offending when sentencing and discounts for cooperating with authorities.
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min read
Elder law & succession: October 2025
Key rulings on family provision, hotchpot, rectification, superannuation and law reform in England and Wales.
By Darryl Browne - 2 min read