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
The agreement will allow Japanese customers direct access to services provided by Australian entities in the legal, financial and telecommunications sectors. By DEANNA CONSTABLE, TIM…
By Deanna Constable, Tim Griffiths and Reiteke Grosser - 1 min read
Where stop bullying orders operate to outlaw any interaction, it is difficult to see how that working relationship can ever be “normal”. By AMBER SHARP.
By Amber Sharp - 1 min read
The NSW Law Reform Commission has reviewed and reported on bail reform. The recommendations form the basis of many of the changes brought about by…
By John Hatzistergos - 2 min read
A water access licence allows for the licence and water allocation to be bought, sold, subdivided, consolidated and changed. BY JULIANNA KNEEBONE and DUNCAN BRAKELL.
By Julianna Kneebone and Duncan Brakell - 1 min read
If the starting point for a designer is another designer’s work, it is a large hurdle for the defendant to prove there has not been…
By Jonathan Feder and Savannah Hardingham - 2 min read
Improving labour productivity requires a long-term and multi-faceted strategy, as well as certainty of purpose. By ROWAN KELLY.
By Rowan Kelly - 1 min read
Shareholder activist hedge funds have over $90 billion globally – funds that need to be “put to work”. By DAVID FRIEDLANDER.
By David Friedlander - 1 min read
Removal of third party merits appeals to the Land and Environment Court has been the goal of mining and gas industries. Recourse to an independent,…
By Sue Higginson - 1 min read
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 2 min read
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By THOMAS HURLEY.
By Thomas Hurley - 1 min read