Go fish? How to successfully apply for preliminary discovery
Preliminary discovery is little understood and rarely used. Andrew Bulley provides guidance on how to avoid a ‘fishing expedition’.
Preliminary discovery is little understood and rarely used. Andrew Bulley provides guidance on how to avoid a ‘fishing expedition’.
The Federal Court has ruled that legal professional privilege will not always be reliable for protecting third-party reports.
The new provisions are designed to help children give their best evidence and implement an alternative trial format, creating novel challenges for trial lawyers.
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the Federal Court of Australia. By DAN STAR QC.
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.
The Federal Court of Australia is implementing its National Court Framework (‘NCF’) reforms. A key component of the reforms is a review of the Court’s…
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.
A certificate of service from an overseas authority, which is in a form different from that contemplated by the UCPR, might be a sufficient basis…
Retainers between solicitors and clients may be brought to an end by either party for a variety of reasons. By MICHELLE CASTLE and ANDREW BAILEY.
Principals and solicitors with ‘designated responsibility’ also have statutory obligations to exercise ‘reasonable supervision’ over their staff and the legal services provided by the firm….
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.