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
Precedent-setting rulings clarify the limits of Commonwealth acquisition powers and confirm statutory regimes can wholly exclude common law restitutionary claims.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
Recent decisions discuss the Hearne v Street obligation and the strict expectations on independence, representation and procedural fairness in complex litigation.
By Dr David J. Townsend and Paris Hart - 12 min read
The courts clarify preliminary judicial comments, access to court documents, the reach of personal protection orders and the evidence needed for significant costs awards.
By Craig Nicol and Keleigh Robinson - 1 min read
When do facts undermine jurisdiction? And when does a plea deliver more than mere utility? These decisions give practitioners clearer guardrails on both fronts.
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min read
Discussion of key principles on relevance for disclosure, rebutting revocation presumptions, identifying testamentary intent, estoppel and family provision relief.
By Darryl Browne - 2 min read
Judicial scepticism, fractured reasoning and shifting tests marked 2025, leaving the implied freedom’s coherence and future direction in question.
By Dr Jemimah Roberts and Dr Shireen Morris - 1 min read
Rukhadze underscores the strictness of fiduciary accountability and signals little appetite for reform in either the UK or Australia.
By Theresa Power - 2 min read
The rise of conduct‑based disclaimers shows why executors must document communications carefully and why wills require explicit provisions.
By Mary-Ann de Mestre - 1 min read
Expert evidence, collateral information and practitioner insight together form the foundation of a defensible capacity assessment in civil proceedings.
By Alex Morrison - 2 min read
Sweeping amendments—new objects, new authorities and streamlined pathways—reorient the NSW planning system toward proportionality, productivity and housing.
By Anneliese Korber and Phoebe Saxon - 1 min read