ASIC v Bekier: red flags, risk and directors’ duties
A stark warning on ignored warning signs, silence and personal exposure for executives, lawyers and boards.
By Ben Sewell - 2 min read
Federal Court: April 2026
The Court draws the line between factual error, legal unreasonableness and appellate intervention in judicial review.
By Hugo Wilesmith and Michael Morgan - 8 min read
Family law: April 2026
Recent authority discussing the nuances of parenting risk, property restraint, wastage and international children.
By Craig Nicol and Keleigh Robinson - 1 min read
Criminal law: April 2026
Must judges still rank seriousness on a notional scale? How should moral culpability be assessed? And what must be explained when these questions are raised?
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min read
Elder law & succession: April 2026
Influential decisions highlighting how flexibility, discretion and restraint define contemporary estates practice.
By Darryl Browne - 1 min read
The reasoning and implications behind the US Supreme Court’s landmark tariff ruling
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 and Dr Catherine Gascoigne - 2 min read
Death benefit dilemmas: formal and essential validity and effectiveness
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
Double operation of contractual terms and accepting discharge without waiving breach
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
The new standard form contract for sale and purchase of land: everything you need to know
An expert breakdown of the amendments to NSW’s standard form contract, and the case law and legislation that has led to it.
By Tony Cahill and Diane Skapinker - 1 min read
Back on track: High Court clarifies test for private nuisance in light rail case
When does ordinary construction become unlawful interference? The High Court’s return to Bamford offers a sharper rule for practitioners confronting nuisance claims.
By Lucas Shipway - 1 min read
Increased institutional exposure: High Court imposes non-delegable duty of care on religious institution
The judgment marks a pivotal expansion of institutional accountability, clarifying when non‑delegable duties arise and how foreseeability operates in child abuse cases.
By Christien Corns, Sam Rappensberg and David Knibbs - 2 min read