High Court: July 2026
The High Court clarifies foreign state immunity in arbitral award enforcement and finds Victoria’s political donation laws constitutionally invalid.
High Court: August 2025
Precedent-setting cases on when Victorian courts can set aside child abuse settlements and a controversial notice to class action members.
Context, the Crown and circularity: recent statutory interpretation developments
The High Court has signalled some subtle shifts in the well-established principles of statutory interpretation. How will they impact your practice?
High Court: June 2025
Precedent-setting cases on group costs orders as a rationale for transferring proceedings, native title extinguishment and unlawful detention.
High Court: May 2025
Precedent-setting cases on the in-house lawyer rule, injunctions by unlawful non-citizens and NSCOs for the not guilty by mental impairment.
No honour among trustees but what remedies are available?
A divided High Court has handed down a controversial decision that touches on fundamental principles in trust law and creates practical issues.
Chorley resurrected? High court finds employed solicitor rule applies to law firms
The question of whether law firms can recover costs for employed solicitors representing them has been settled, but several new questions abound.
Native title: older and deeper than the Constitution
Commonwealth v Yunupingu has exploded native title doctrine. Understand the context and reasoning behind the watershed decision.
High Court: April 2025
Precedent-setting cases on fiduciary duties for successor trustees, equitable estoppel and judicial immunity.
Landmark High Court ruling confirms increased exposure for employers
Damages for psychiatric injuries arising from a breach of an employment contract are now available and policies can be incorporated into contracts.
High Court: March 2025
Precedent-setting cases on the constitutional concept of punishment and the nature of property in the context of pooling orders for wound up entities. By TASMAN…