Family law: September 2025
The courts grapple with the relevance of past violence, consequences of non-disclosure and consideration of family violence in contributions assessment.
Family law: August 2025
The family courts discuss the parentage of a child born by in vitro fertilisation, binding financial agreements without independent legal advice, and more.
An evolution in practice: the profession in 2025
Three outstanding lawyers. A combined 91 years of experience. Tucked inside a sun-drenched Wollongong studio, the Journal asks for their thoughts on an ever-shifting profession.
Profile: Lorelle Longbottom
Lorelle Longbottom almost became a medical scientist but was inspired to pursue a career in law because she had a desire to help people.
Global shifts, local impacts: recent cases on gender dysphoria
Recent Australian cases reveal the legal and clinical complexities of hormone treatment for young people amid global policy shifts and contested expert evidence.
Family law: July 2025
The family courts discuss capital gains tax deductions, the finality of parenting orders, procedural fairness and false testimony in property adjustment proceedings.
Impact of technology on legal practice: a family law perspective
Susan Warda, parter at Mills Oakley, will be joining a panel discussion with esteemed family law experts at the 2025 Specialist Accreditation Conference to discuss…
Codification and companion animals: important elements of the family law reforms
Pets, power and property: how Australia’s family law overhaul redefines fairness in separation and the consequences of family violence.
Family law: June 2025
Decisions on business valuation, seeking unpaid entitlements from third parties, parenting orders and commercial surrogacy, and parental fixation on gender affirmation.
Family law: May 2025
Decisions addressing expert report use, exclusion of convictions evidence, receiving advice from your own practice and declining to make orders by consent.
The Family Court could better protect Indigenous women and children, but there are barriers in the way
The family law system is crucial for protecting women and children nationwide. But First Nations families may be missing out.