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
The High Court decides: when does a builder owe a subsequent owner a duty of care?
The High Court’s recent decision in Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 & Anor [2014] HCA 36 has curtailed the rights of apartment owners…
By Christopher Kerin and James Qian - 2 min read
National security reforms stage one: intelligence gathering and secrecy (part one)
The National Security Legislation Amendment Act (No 1) 2014 (Cth) allows ASIO officers operating under a single ‘computer access warrant’ to access data held on multiple computers…
By Professor George Williams and Keiran Hardy - 2 min read
Lawyers’ liability to non-clients: additional dimensions of liability in finance transactions
Lawyers can also incur liability where they have not been negligent and to persons who are not their clients. By GREG COUSTON and NATALIE POLOROTOFF.
By Greg Couston and Natalie Polorotoff - 2 min read
Workers compensation: the year to date
Workers compensation has been a high priority issue for the Law Society in 2014, which has seen us responding on behalf of practitioners to two…
By Ros Everett - 1 min read
Law Society advocacy: November 2014
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 - 1 min read
Family law: October 2014
Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By ROBERT GLADE-WRIGHT.
By Robert Glade-Wright - 2 min read
Wills and estates: October 2014
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By PAM SUTTOR.
By Pamela Suttor - 1 min read
The latest from the High Court: October 2014
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By THOMAS HURLEY.
By Thomas Hurley - 1 min read
Timor-Leste v Australia: privilege, security and international law
In the case of Timor-Leste v Australia the International Court of Justice ordered Australia to ensure the correspondence it seized between Timor-Leste and its legal advisers relating…
By Stephen Tully - 2 min read
Class actions: justice, funding and the next game changer
The desire to provide access to justice has resulted in what many have described as a “plaintiff-friendly” Federal Court class action regime in Australia. By…
By Ross McInness and Alexandra Kennedy-Breit - 3 min read