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
Delayed diagnosis leaves families unprepared for legal decisions, highlighting the need for structured guidance on planning, supports and capacity.
By Professor Nola Ries and Associate Professor Fiona Kumfor - 1 min read
The latest cases underscore that settlement advice remains outside the immunity, but pleadings and evidence preparation often fall squarely within it.
By Natalie Polorotoff and Lucy Williams - 2 min read
A simple conveyance unravels after a trust structure is missed, revealing how section 18(3) and Revenue Ruling DUT010v2 can trap unwary practitioners.
By Michaela Schmidt - 1 min read
Our Committees discuss the definition of a ‘terrorist act’, the Native Title Act 1993, our youth justice and incarceration system, client legal privilege and more.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 1 min read
New High Court rulings clarify contractual waiver and abuse‑of‑process principles, and reaffirm the limits of the implied freedom in visa refusals.
By Tasman Ash Fleming - 1 min read
A whistleblowing bid forced the Court to examine the tension between litigation‑imposed confidentiality and public interest disclosure protections.
By Vincci Chan - 5 min read
From void financial agreements to anti‑suit disputes and unusual separation facts, recent judgments illustrate the breadth of issues shaping family law.
By Craig Nicol and Keleigh Robinson - 1 min read
Recent judgments address ambiguities in proving ‘immediately before or after’ harm and correct misconceptions about how totality applies to fine‑based sentences.
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min read
Key rulings highlight elder abuse risks, statutory will complexities, appropriation powers and judicial willingness to impose personal costs or contempt findings.
By Darryl Browne - 2 min read
BQ v The King demonstrates an expanding scope for counterintuitive evidence and clarifies how expert context guides juries without straying into vouching.
By Dr Ian Freckelton AO KC - 2 min read