An opening for the Palace Letters; No dismissal in respect of The Dismissal
The High Court opens the door in the Palace Letters saga.
By Talitha Fishburn - 6 min readThe High Court opens the door in the Palace Letters saga.
By Talitha Fishburn - 6 min readThe Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 6 min readBenefits of the Singapore Convention to Australians resolving international commercial disputes.
By Wilson Chan and Evatt Styles - 6 min readAn overview of the latest developments in NSW animal protection laws.
By Giulia Prosperi-Porta and Rishika Pai - 6 min readA practical guide to the new practice rules that will apply when the dual regulation of immigration law practice ends in March.
By Frances Moffitt - 6 min readThe election has been called for 21 May. But suppose it wasn’t. We consider a hypothetical situation where a Prime Minister sought to unconstitutionally govern…
By Dane Luo - 11 min readA closer look at the recent High Court decision emphasising the importance of precise pleading of counterfactuals.
By Cynthia Cochrane and David Harris - 7 min readSmall businesses should review general security clauses in their standard contracts to avoid findings of unfair, void or unenforceable contracts.
By Richard Winter - 4 min readAnalysis of the CPP’s discontinuance of its prosecution of ANZ Banking, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank AG for alleged cartel conduct.
By Lucy Lester - 10 min readRewind 2021: need-to-know developments in the law of costs
By Michelle Castle and Andrew Bailey - 6 min readIn parenting disputes regarding whether to vaccinate a child against Covid-19, a primary consideration is whether the decision will be in the child’s best interest.
By Amy Power and Madeleine Causbrook - 6 min readAnalysis of the CPP’s discontinuance of its prosecution of ANZ Banking, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank AG for alleged cartel conduct.
By Lucy Lester - 10 min readAustralian Financial Services Licence holders face significant pecuniary penalties if found to be in breach of cybersecurity risk management obligations under s 912A Corporations Act.
By Talitha Fishburn - 5 min readGuidance from the UK on how the new public interest defence may be interpreted by NSW courts.
By David Helvadjian - 6 min readTwo unrelated cases of Stanford v Stanford illustrate the intersection of family, succession and arguably elder law in a blended family context.
By Richard McCullagh - 7 min readAn enterprise is not a ‘genuine new enterprise’ simply because it is new to an employer.
By Jack de Flamingh and Lukas Powling - 5 min readThe Law Society of NSW Briefing Paper brings you up to speed with the latest trends, cases and future direction of climate change litigation.
By Andrew Small - 8 min readHigh Court confirms knowing participant in a breach of fiduciary duty is liable to account for any benefit gained as a result. By KATE BOYD.
By Kate Boyd - 6 min readLet the Law Society’s ethics lawyers guide you through the ethical mind field of legal practice
By Paul Monaghan and Linden Barnes - 2 min readThe High Court held the objective conduct of the parties needs to be examined when determining whether a de facto relationship has broken down.
By Jaimi-Lee Gardiner - 6 min readTaking a closer look at mental illness as a basis to rescind a contract for the sale of land.
By Anneka Frayne and Talitha Fishburn - 6 min readChanges to the Sex Discrimination Act have had implications for the recently amended Rule 42 of the Conduct Rules.
By Penny Thew - 5 min readThe significance of long-awaited reforms, bringing an end to dual regulation of immigration law practice.
By Joanne Kinslor - 6 min readAn exploration of how a black letter application of the Bail Act can command fairer outcomes for First Nations people.
By The Hon. Justice Lucy McCallum and Erica Timmins - 11 min readA look at the insurance landscape as COVID-19 business interruption cases begin to mount in the courts.
By John Van de Poll and Stephanie Carter - 6 min readIn a worldwide, ground-breaking decision of the Federal Court, it was determined that inventors of patentable inventions do not need to be human.
By Natalie P. Stoianoff - 9 min readWhile Russia’s military operation in Ukraine is almost universally condemned as an unlawful act of aggression, it raises an unusual number of international law issues.
By Dr Alison Pert - 14 min readThe Federal Court’s much‑anticipated judgment in the dispute between the Commissioner of Taxation and PricewaterhouseCoopers regarding legal professional privilege.
By Joanne Shepard and Vincci Chan - 6 min readGuidance from the UK on how the new public interest defence may be interpreted by NSW courts.
By David Helvadjian - 6 min readArthur Kopsias APM examines the new laws giving law enforcement and security agencies greater powers to access your encrypted data.
By Arthur Kopsias - 9 min readThree men are presently before Australian courts charged with revealing information about the inner-workings of government agencies or the conduct of our armed forces. Such…
By Kieran Pender - 14 min readThe Injury Compensation Committee of the Law Society was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Geraldine Daley AM on 30 April 2022.
By Tim Concannon - 2 min readThe Federal Court’s much‑anticipated judgment in the dispute between the Commissioner of Taxation and PricewaterhouseCoopers regarding legal professional privilege.
By Joanne Shepard and Vincci Chan - 6 min readIn the first COVID-related privacy case in NSW, a sensible result should not be misunderstood: privacy protections still apply.
By Anna Johnston - 6 min readSmall businesses should review general security clauses in their standard contracts to avoid findings of unfair, void or unenforceable contracts.
By Richard Winter - 4 min readAs practitioners incorporate the use of social media into their practices, they need to consider the limitations and risks of social media.
By Elissa Baxter and Nitesh Patel - 4 min readBeware of trusts and hidden tax stings.
By Amanda Tully and Jim Main - 3 min readAs practitioners incorporate the use of social media into their practices, they need to consider the limitations and risks of social media.
By Elissa Baxter and Nitesh Patel - 4 min readA person cannot be compelled to accept a gift of property against their will. A rejection of an inheritance is commonly called a ‘disclaimer’.
By Jennifer Vuu - 8 min readCovid-19 has had a significant impact on the NSW workers compensation scheme and not just in claims by workers who contracted the disease.
By Marilyn Cassidy - 8 min read