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
Wills and estates: September 2014
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
By Darryl Browne - 2 min read
The latest from the Federal Court: September 2014
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the Federal Court of Australia. By THOMAS HURLEY.
By Thomas Hurley - 1 min read
Law Society advocacy: September 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
Two years of blameless pedestrian accidents
The decision of the NSW Court of Appeal in Axiak v Ingram [2012] NSWCA 311, effectively created a no fault scheme for pedestrians involved in motor vehicle…
By Ian Jones - 2 min read
US Supreme Court affirms the “fraud on the market” theory
No shareholder class action in Australia has resulted in a final judgment, as a result of which there is uncertainty about what needs to be…
By Ross Foreman - 2 min read
On the quiet: open justice and suppression orders
Controversial suppression orders recently made by the Victorian Supreme Court raise important questions about the value Australian courts place on open justice. By BRUCE MCCLINTOCK…
By Bruce McClintock SC and Matthew J. Lewis - 2 min read
Sexual harassment case: the full Federal Court rejects almost 30 years of case law on general damages
In a ground-breaking decision significantly increasing the risks associated with sexual harassment claims, the Full Federal Court, in Richardson v Oracle Corporation Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC…
By Bridgette Regener - 2 min read
Privilege lost: preservation of privilege, practice pointers
A client’s legal professional privilege can be destroyed and lost relatively easily (often inadvertently) by that client’s own conduct, or the conduct of their lawyers….
By Greg Couston and Lucy Williams - 1 min read
Protecting software in the digital age
Obtaining evidence of end-user copyright infringement is the major challenge of the digital age, as there is no point of sale where evidence can be…
By Grant Hansen - 2 min read
Indigenous recognition: completing our constitution
The Australian Constitution does not currently mention Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. A referendum is required to correct this injustice and complete our Constitution….
By Bob Wright - 1 min read