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
Recent audit and compliance action highlights how technical missteps in family trust structures can trigger severe and unexpected tax outcomes.
By Alex Whitney and Annika Lawrie - 3 min read
An examination of when solicitors should advise against proceeding and the consequences if that advice comes too late.
By Stephanie Barclay and Natalie Sullivan - 1 min read
Our Committees discuss AI in legal proceedings, major planning reforms, identity protections for children, supported decision‑making and more.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 1 min read
Recent decisions addressed judicial disqualification for apprehended bias and the constitutional limits of monitoring and curfew conditions on bridging visas.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
Recent Full Court decisions considered indemnity costs and set‑off principles in public law litigation, and how courts assess allegedly unreasonable transactions involving directors.
By Talitha Fishburn and Jennifer Mee - 15 min read
Current family law cases discussed indemnity costs, valuation of a minority interest, what constitutes a ‘significant change in circumstances’ and more.
By Craig Nicol and Keleigh Robinson - 1 min read
The latest NSWCCA decisions consider limits on prosecutorial cross‑examination and sentencing procedures formerly described as suspended sentences.
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min read
The latest cases deal with intestacy distributions involving multiple spouses, freezing orders, rectification of defective certificates and informal wills.
By Darryl Browne - 1 min read
Recent cases demonstrating how AFCA re‑weighs evidence, wishes and dependency with less formal fact-finding processes.
By Darryl Browne - 1 min read
How the ‘permitted general situation’ exception was applied using the framework of suitability, alternatives and proportionality.
By Sarah Sacher - 2 min read