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.
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.
Family law: April 2025
Decisions addressing parenting applications involving artificial conception, non-disclosure of assets and apprehended bias.
Can unbundled legal services rescue family law disputes?
In a jurisdiction awash in self-represented litigants, this different approach to legal practice might be key to enhancing access to justice.
Family law: March 2025
Decisions addressing the definition of family violence, variation of parental orders, de facto property adjustment and subpoena objections. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.
Family law: February 2025
Decisions addressing de facto relationship length, application of recent amendments and determining property value. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.