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
Important cases on trust administration, disputed estate entitlements, succession agreements and the recovery of misapplied estate assets.
By Craig Birtles - 1 min read
When known risks don’t reach the Board, the consequences for in‑house counsel and the company come into clearer focus.
By Michael Legg - 2 min read
How presumptions, suspicious circumstances and evidentiary burdens shape challenges to wills in practice.
By Darryl Browne - 2 min read
Recent cases involving generative AI misuse reveal risks in everyday practice, particularly where supervisors lack visibility over how work is produced and verified.
By Dr Felicity Bell and Vishwa Shah - 2 min read
Ahead of the 30 June deadline, insurers lag behind regulation, Pafburn limits apportionment, and recent cases show how insolvency and insurance constrain cross-claims.
By John Georgas, Laura Reisz and Jonathan Newby - 1 min read
Expanded statutory protections may shield the Government from liability for loss it knowingly causes, raising questions about the limits of ‘good faith’.
By Ballanda Sack and Marlon Shou - 1 min read
The meaning of ‘reasonable supervision’ and the limits of delegating responsibility to junior lawyers in practice.
By Glenda Carry - 1 min read
Incentives for conservation and restoration on private land through a new national biodiversity market.
By Sarah Brugler, Benjamin J. Richardson and James Fitzsimons - 1 min read
A cautionary example illustrating how contingent obligations can quickly become costly tax exposures.
By Michaela Schmidt - 1 min read
The Committees considered updates to online hearing principles and sentencing law reform, including proposed limits on good character evidence and the preservation of judicial discretion.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 1 min read