The winding route to reviewing climate-related administrative decisions
How have courts responded to climate-related administrative challenges and are there inherent constraints in running such cases?
By Anna Huggins and Ellen Hawkins - 1 min readHow have courts responded to climate-related administrative challenges and are there inherent constraints in running such cases?
By Anna Huggins and Ellen Hawkins - 1 min readOur committees discuss automated decision-making in government and recent national security legislation, amongst other things.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 2 min readThe High Court has recently considered whether a foreign State is immune in certain proceedings before Australian courts.
By Justin Hogan-Doran - 2 min readLawyers and passionate animal advocates attended the recent 2022 Animal Law Conference to discuss various topics including the current legislative framework and its limitations.
By Simon Brannigan, Leanne O'Reilly and Devina Verma - 3 min readHow have courts responded to climate-related administrative challenges and are there inherent constraints in running such cases?
By Anna Huggins and Ellen Hawkins - 1 min readNew climate reporting laws are likely to impact supply chains over time and require a holistic approach to ESG requirements.
By Barbara Vrettos - 2 min readThe Judiciary and Parliament continue to clash on the latter’s power to punish which is vested exclusively with the courts.
By Emily Hammond - 2 min readUsing algorithms to tailor prices to consumers is more common than you think, and presents various legal challenges.
By Dr Son Tan Nguyen - 2 min readIf passed, the Bill will impose an obligation for companies to ‘disrupt’ and ‘prevent’ scams, and give consumers a right to sue.
By Martyn Taylor, Helen Taylor, Rajaee Rouhani, Dietrich Marquardt and Alyssya Warty-Hasan - 2 min readIf passed, the Bill will impose an obligation for companies to ‘disrupt’ and ‘prevent’ scams, and give consumers a right to sue.
By Martyn Taylor, Helen Taylor, Rajaee Rouhani, Dietrich Marquardt and Alyssya Warty-Hasan - 2 min readThe modified equal access model includes new concepts like ‘unreasonable act or omission’ and ‘significant power advantage’.
By Cilla Robinson and Lauren Cooper - 2 min readExpedited lawmaking processes were used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NSW Ombudsman reports on the Government’s response and the importance of external oversight.
By Katherine Whitworth and David Wong - 2 min readUseful precedent on the degree of knowledge needed for drug supply offences and when an AVO cannot be revoked. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 1 min readUsing algorithms to tailor prices to consumers is more common than you think, and presents various legal challenges.
By Dr Son Tan Nguyen - 2 min readThe Federal Court considers a unique fact scenario which conjures pertinent questions of law, such as what makes a judgement final?
By Tim Maybury - 1 min readThe High Court held a promisor need not engage in conduct encouraging reliance on that promise for it to be enforceable by a court.
By Darryl Browne - 2 min readThe modified equal access model includes new concepts like ‘unreasonable act or omission’ and ‘significant power advantage’.
By Cilla Robinson and Lauren Cooper - 2 min readHow have courts responded to climate-related administrative challenges and are there inherent constraints in running such cases?
By Anna Huggins and Ellen Hawkins - 1 min readA recent NCAT decision applies the new ‘beneficial ownership’ provisions in the context of discretionary trust variation.
By Mira Brewster - 2 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 readDecisions addressing de facto relationship length, application of recent amendments and determining property value. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.
By Craig Nicol and Keleigh Robinson - 1 min readThe Act represents a significant overhaul of Australia’s aged care system and introduces critical person-centred reforms.
By Arthur Koumoukelis and Ha Nguyen - 1 min readDespite much advocacy, human rights legislation has eluded NSW. What would it take for it to get over the line?
By Simon Hendersen and Kathleen Beirne - 2 min readThe Judiciary and Parliament continue to clash on the latter’s power to punish which is vested exclusively with the courts.
By Emily Hammond - 2 min readAs the dust settles on this long-anticipated report, we look at the findings and what key stakeholders think about them.
By Andrew Gay, Lauren Davies and Damian Beaufils - 1 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 - 2 min readIn its first application of nascent tax laws, the Court considers what constitutes a contractual right and the new diverted profits tax.
By Hugh Paynter, Ryan Leslie and Graeme Cooper - 2 min readIndonesia’s national airline is found immune from winding up proceedings in Australia in an interesting split judgment by the High Court.
By Pravin Aathreya and Lucy Charleston - 2 min readAfter the Supreme Court’s practice note, find out the best practice for using generative AI in an ethical, compliant and effective way.
By Vicki McNamara - 2 min readHow NSW practitioners can navigate the public interest disclosure framework without incriminating themselves or their client.
By Olivia Dixon - 2 min readHow NSW practitioners can navigate the public interest disclosure framework without incriminating themselves or their client.
By Olivia Dixon - 2 min readNew research urges us to rethink what it means to be a duty lawyer and suggests this could address many issues in criminal justice.
By Ray Nickson and Alice Neikirk - 1 min readRecent Court of Appeal decision confirms that strict principles apply when determining whether a defendant’s conduct was negligent and whether the conduct caused the plaintiff’s…
By Rita Yousef - 2 min readWild v Meduri restores ‘words to the effect’ in NSW but remains at odds with federal standards for witness affidavits.
By Andrew Hack, Sonya Willis and Sylvia Fernandez - 2 min readNew national Digital ID laws will change the game for data holders and be in force by December. Are you ready?
By Simone Herbert-Lowe - 1 min readOverturning a decision in the NSWLEC, this decision has significant implications for public land acquisitions across the State.
By Alex Beale and Tom White - 2 min readGet around the main features of the Supreme Court Practice Note, including its prohibitions and the consequences of misuse.
By Elissa Baxter and Alex Haslam - 1 min readAfter a death, murky issues – like life insurance, residency and capital gains tax – can reveal themselves in surprising and costly ways.
By Jim Main - 1 min readUsing algorithms to tailor prices to consumers is more common than you think, and presents various legal challenges.
By Dr Son Tan Nguyen - 2 min readThe High Court held a promisor need not engage in conduct encouraging reliance on that promise for it to be enforceable by a court.
By Darryl Browne - 2 min readRecent District Court decision examines the primary duties of an organisation and PCBU pursuant to work health and safety legislation. Penalties will increase from 1…
By Michael Selinger and Chloe Hamer - 2 min read