A seismic judgment finds Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ unlawful, highlighting his constitutional limits and foreshadowing future challenges in international trade law.
By Dr Jemimah Roberts - 2 min read
A review of recent AFCA decisions clarifying how trustees test nominations, identify dependants and exercise discretion when no effective nomination exists.
By Darryl Browne - 1 min read
When is repayment not really repayment? And can accepting money preserve a breach? Shao forces practitioners, and the courts, back to first principles.
By John Gooley - 2 min read
Token sales (also known as Initial Coin Offerings) offer a new form of fundraising which involves an exchange of fiat currency (US or Australian dollars…
By Michael Bacina and Sina Kassra - 2 min read
Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), unpaid employee entitlements can be recovered from the employer and, in appropriate cases, from a director or other…
By Paul Moorhouse - 2 min read
The Federal Government’s Bill to reverse the impact of the Full Federal Court’s decision in McGlade was passed on 14 June 2017. By LEONIE FLYNN,…
By Leonie Flynn, Nerida Cooley and Tony Denholder - 2 min read
Successful section 32 applications need a comprehensive treatment plan. By MARK WARREN.
By Mark Warren - 1 min read
The gap in access to justice for people seeking asylum has become substantial. By SIMON BRUCK and NICOLE D’SOUZA.
By Simon Bruck and Nicole D'Souza - 3 min read
There are real risks when acting as a director on the board of a client’s company. By ELISSA BAXTER.
By Elissa Baxter - 2 min read
New offences in NSW include intentionally recording and/or distributing an intimate image without consent, threatening to record and/or distribute an intimate image without consent and…
By Liz Snell - 1 min read
The adoption of smart contracts continues to grow, comprising a variety of contractual relationships partly automated by computer software and which run on blockchain technology….
By Michael Bacina and Katrine Narkiewicz - 2 min read
On April 2017, the Government announced a major skilled migration reform implementation process that would start immediately and conclude in March 2018 when the subclass…
By Peter Papadopoulos and Kathryn Viegas - 2 min read
The ALRC launched an enquiry into the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the criminal justice system. By MARIE-CLAIRE MUIR.
By Marie-Claire Muir - 2 min read