Australia’s rapidly expanding hate laws raise concerns about subjectivity, constitutional limits and the challenges of enforcement across jurisdictions.
By Professor Emerita Anne Twomey - 2 min read
The instinct to draft detailed force majeure clauses may be leaving parties with fewer remedies when contracts are tested by new forms of disruption.
By Mark Lazarus - 2 min read
New AML/CTF requirements do more than change client onboarding processes — they trigger privacy obligations many law practices have never faced.
By Simone Herbert-Lowe - 2 min read
A simple guide on how to identify, protect and reclaim assets before they become ownerless under Australian law.
By Hayder Shkara - 1 min read
Our various committees discuss legal issues, including use of AI in the Federal Court, the controversial Workers Compensation Amendment Bill 2025, and more.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 1 min read
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
The Federal Court unpacks its discretion to allow testimony by audio-visual link, accepting the vulnerability of a US federal government employee as a reason.
By Joanne Shepard SC - 4 min read
The family courts discuss the parentage of a child born by in vitro fertilisation, binding financial agreements without independent legal advice, and more.
By Craig Nicol and Keleigh Robinson - 1 min read
Criminal cases on reasonable service of tendency notices and whether one procured by the accused need not be ‘innocent’ before principal is found guilty.
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min read
Key elder law rulings on notional estates, family provision costs, powers of attorney, executorship and production of wills.
By Darryl Browne - 2 min read
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
Recent Australian cases reveal the legal and clinical complexities of hormone treatment for young people amid global policy shifts and contested expert evidence.
By Dr Felicity Bell - 2 min read
A recent Federal Court decision examines the situations giving rise to testamentary offsets, key cases and other similar equitable principles.
By Darryl Browne - 2 min read