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
National security reforms stage three: metadata (part three)
The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014 (Cth) would establish a mandatory data retention regime requiring communications service providers to retain metadata…
By Keiran Hardy and Professor George Williams - 2 min read
Law Society advocacy: February 2015
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
By The Law Society Policy and Practice Department - 2 min read
Essential update on swimming pool compliance
New sale and leasing swimming pool requirements commence on 29 April 2015. By MAGED JEBILE.
By Maged Jebeile - 2 min read
Drugs in sport and international law
Legislation giving effect to international agreements is interpreted according to orthodox principles of statutory construction. By STEPHEN TULLY.
By Stephen Tully - 1 min read
Contractual construction ambiguity abandoned (again)?
At present, the weight of recent authority in the NSW Court of Appeal (and the Full Federal Court) suggests that ambiguity is not necessary before the court…
By Ross Foreman - 1 min read
What to do with the family farm? Family provisions claims by grandchildren
The Court of Appeal has stated the principles applying to family provision claims by grandchildren. Plaintiffs who are not the spouse or child of the…
By Christopher Lawrence - 2 min read
Finding a way through the mental health minefield: the new criminal trial bench book entry
People experiencing major mental illness while facing serious criminal charges are extremely vulnerable. By ANINA JOHNSON.
By Anina Johnson - 1 min read
Ademption traps for conveyancers
Ensure your conveyancing staff are alert to the issue of ademption of specific gifts. By FELICITY WARDHAUGH.
By Felicity Wardhaugh - 1 min read
Tweets, texts, forged emails and changing web pages: the admissibility of electronic evidence (part one)
There is rarely a civil case in which an email, text, Facebook entry or webpage snapshot doesn’t feature, yet electronic evidence is often tendered without…
By Julie Soars and Carmel Lee - 3 min read
Family law: December 2014
Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By ROBERT GLADE-WRIGHT.
By Robert Glade-Wright and Zoë Durand - 1 min read