Supervision is not optional: a cautionary tale
The meaning of ‘reasonable supervision’ and the limits of delegating responsibility to junior lawyers in practice.
By Glenda Carry - 1 min read
Class actions: justice, funding and the next game changer
The desire to provide access to justice has resulted in what many have described as a “plaintiff-friendly” Federal Court class action regime in Australia. By…
By Ross McInness and Alexandra Kennedy-Breit - 3 min read
Commenced: Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010
The difficulties in conducting litigation across the Tasman Sea have been significantly diminished by the introduction of new federal legislation. On 11 October 2013, the Trans-Tasman…
By Jon Prowse - 1 min read
Adequacy of judicial reasons: back to law school
Local Court decisions are appealable to the Supreme Court on the basis of failure to provide adequate reasons. For reasons to be adequate they must…
By Nick Hogan - 1 min read