Fair Work Act will soon provide a ‘right to disconnect’
The right to disconnect has received media attention as the trend of work extending into personal life is seen as an increasingly important issue.
By Paul Moorhouse - 2 min read
Changes to Supreme Court bail procedures
Legal practitioners are required to sign a Notice of Readiness to Proceed and provide undertakings that certain steps have been taken to ensure that the…
By Alanna Van der Veen - 2 min read
Executors: when duty and personal interests conflict
An examination of the key authorities demonstrates that the Court places great weight on a testator’s appointment of an executor and trustee and will not…
By Peter Baltins - 2 min read
Uniform Law transitional exemption – government & corporate lawyers
The Legal Profession Uniform Law does not contain an exemption equivalent to that provided under the repealed Legal Profession Act 2004. By GLENDA CARRY.
By Glenda Carry - 2 min read
Civil penalties: everything old is new again
A court considering a civil penalty is therefore permitted to take into account submissions on agreed penalties or, in the case of a contested penalty…
By Anthony Lo Surdo SC and Conor Bannan - 2 min read
Eyewitness accuracy: the misinformation effect
The misinformation effect occurs when an eyewitness subsequently reads or hears information about the witnessed event that is inaccurate and unwittingly incorporates it into his…
By Anuja Ng - 2 min read
Social media and your practice: playing it smart
Lawyers should be careful to ensure that their social media usage does not breach their professional obligations. By LUCY WILLIAMS and JULIA CLEMENTE.
By Lucy Williams and Julia Clemente - 2 min read
IP rights v public health: international challenges to plain packaging laws
A State’s right to regulate to protect public health can clash with the intellectual property rights held by corporations over their tobacco products. By STEPHEN…
By Stephen Tully - 1 min read
Small business and unfair contract terms: changes on the horizon
The Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business And Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2015 extends the notion of unfair standard form (or standard terms) contracts to non-consumer…
By Jonathan Casson - 3 min read
The scope of releases: a case study
Settlement agreements are a familiar form of document routinely used by lawyers to enable clients to resolve disputes. By PAUL MARTIN.
By Paul Martin - 1 min read
Police detention of people who appear mentally ill or mentally disturbed
Whether a person appears to a police officer to be mentally ill or disturbed is assessed purely on the subjective belief of that officer at…
By Ben Fogarty - 2 min read