Westlaw Australia

The Laws of Australia (TLA) has expanded its content with a new Government Subtitle, 19.8 “Military Law”, written by Professor Dale Stephens CSM FAAL and Professor Matthew Stubbs.

Extensive reforms of significance to media and internet businesses have been proposed in the Privacy Act Review Report released in February 2023 (the 2023 Privacy Report). Submissions on the proposals in the report closed on 31 March 2023 and the reform process is likely to continue...

The ANZ Indigenous Committee shares the latest information and resources available on New Westlaw in the lead up to the vote.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Administrative Law 2.7 “Other Forms of Review and Appeal”; Communications 6.6 “Telecommunications”; Criminal Sentencing 12.7 “Custodial Orders”; Evidence 16.2 “Proof in Civil Cases”; Government 19.8 “Military Law”; Real...

The August Patent Law in Australia online service release covers discussions of the following cases: ToolGen Inc v Fisher (No 2) [2023] FCA 794; Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd v SARB Management Group Pty Ltd (t/as Database Consultants Australia) (No 8) [2023] FCA 182; Commonwealth...

Victor Kline summarises an important decision recently reported in the FLRs: Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT) v Lehrmann (No 6).

The latest six-monthly updates on ASIC enforcement and regulatory developments

John Carroll and Colleen Tognetti continue our popular review of recent High Court decisions

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Criminal Procedure 11.7 “Trial Procedure”; Criminal Procedure 11.8 “Appeals”; Criminal Sentencing 12.5 “Non-custodial Orders”; Criminal Sentencing 12.11 “Inter-jurisdictional Enforcement”; Finance, Banking and...

Forthcoming conference on Enduring Courts in Changing Times Conference 8-10 September 2023.

The Government has released its response to the Council of Financial Regulator's (CFR) advice on potential policy responses to de banking, supporting the majority of the proposals from the CFR’s joint report published in October 2022.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Civil Procedure 5.3 “Discovery and Interrogatories”; Civil Procedure 5.8 “Equity Proceedings”; Criminal Law Principles 9.4 “Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters”; Criminal Procedure 11.3 “Bail”...