High Court provides guidance on class action waiver clauses
Recent High Court decision has confirmed that a class action waiver clause in the Ruby Princess class action was an unfair term under the ACL.
Understanding coercive control: Recent Family Law jurisprudence
Reforms criminalising coercive control are expected to commence mid-2024.
Evolving limitations on the power to make by-laws in strata and community title schemes
Recent Court of Appeal decision examines the limitations on the power of strata schemes to create by-laws and provides helpful guidance on interpretation of by-laws.
A new positive duty framework
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released its highly anticipated suite of guidance material to assist organisations understand their responsibilities and their legal obligations.
Inconsistent statutory objectives and the Migration Act: Time for a rethink
There is inconsistency in the application of statutory objectives and administrative decision makers administering the Migration Act should be bound by the same legislative objectives.
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: October 2023
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
Federal Court: October 2023
Reporting and analysis of the latest key Federal Court judgments. By PARISA HART and DENES BLAZER.
Criminal law: October 2023
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Elder law & succession: October 2023
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
The NACC is here (but its greatest hits are yet to come)
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has jurisdiction to investigate ‘serious’ or ‘systemic’ corrupt conduct and has a range of information gathering, investigation and enforcement powers.
High Court takes ‘gross’ approach to calculating the benefit of corporate offending
The High Court recently examined the ‘maximum’ penalty for corporate offending under the Criminal Code and the penalty is not the cost of doing business.