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
Elder law & succession: February 2022
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
By Darryl Browne - 11 min read
Mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations: recent challenges to Public Health Orders
The latest advice from the Law Society’s Employment Law Committee regarding recent challenges to Public Health Orders.
By The Law Society's Employment Law Committee - 7 min read
‘Hot law’: Law Society briefing paper identifies trends in climate change litigation
The Law Society of NSW Briefing Paper brings you up to speed with the latest trends, cases and future direction of climate change litigation.
By Andrew Small - 1 min read
Climate of Change in the Courtrooms
An expert analysis of recent cases in climate change litigation and what we can expect in 2022.
By Dr Laura Schuijers - 2 min read
General Freedom of Speech? Not an academic question
The High Court decision of Ridd v James Cook University and implications for intellectual freedom.
By Jack de Flamingh and Alice Johnson - 2 min read
Evaluating witnesses in an online court
Evaluating witnesses and managing sources of bias in an Online Court.
By Michael Legg and Dr Eryn Newman - 3 min read
Cultural Diversity Guidance for the legal profession
The Law Society’s Cultural Diversity Guidance outlines steps legal practices can take steps to implement cultural diversity and why it makes good business sense.
By Iona Luke - 1 min read
Pitfalls in the Legal Profession Uniform Law costs assessment regime – Part 2
Part two of a two-part article analysing pitfalls in the Legal Profession Uniform Law regime for costs assessment.
By Christopher Bevan - 2 min read
In the public interest? The new defence in NSW defamation law
Guidance from the UK on how the new public interest defence may be interpreted by NSW courts.
By David Helvadjian - 2 min read
Mental illness as a basis to rescind a contract for the sale of land
Taking a closer look at mental illness as a basis to rescind a contract for the sale of land.
By Anneka Frayne and Talitha Fishburn - 4 min read