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
Declaring dividends: lessons from Dick Smith
Declaring dividends and other lessons for company directors from Dick Smith Holdings.
By Ross Foreman, Kate Boyd and Jerome Entwisle - 2 min read
Treating Doctor Reports: retrospective mental capacity cases
The importance of contemporaneous medical evidence and treating doctor opinion in mental capacity cases.
By Hayley Bennett and Alisa Green - 2 min read
Balancing Legal Project Management with lawyers’ professional obligations
Legal Project Management can support as well as challenge legal professional values and rules of conduct.
By Justine Rogers and Professor Peter Dombkins - 2 min read
Working with clients with disability: improving experiences in the justice system
Insights and practical tips for working with clients with disability & engaging with the Royal Commission.
By Oliver Moore - 2 min read
What junior solicitors wish you knew about privilege reviews
What junior solicitors wish you knew about privilege reviews.
By Harry Stratton - 2 min read
Defamation law and the new serious harm test
The new NSW serious harms test is identical to that in the UK, so could their case law be instructive here?
By David Helvadjian - 2 min read
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: September 2021
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 - 9 min read
High Court: September 2021
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By DR MICHELLE SHARPE.
By Dr Michelle Sharpe - 5 min read
Federal Court: September 2021
Reporting and analysis of the latest key Federal Court judgments. By ANTHONY LO SURDO SC and DR DAVID J TOWNSEND.
By Anthony Lo Surdo SC and Dr David J. Townsend - 3 min read
Criminal law: September 2021
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 4 min read