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New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Bryant v Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd (2023) 97 ALJR 86; [2023] HCA 2, under Pt 5.7B and sections 588FA, 588FE of the Corporations Act...

In the June online release of the Queensland Sentencing Manual, John Robertson, Chair of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council and former District Court Judge, discusses key cases R v HCL [2023] QCA 68 and R v Stiller [2023] QCA 51 as well as the commencement of the Strengthening...

Acting NSW Magistrate and author Beverley Schurr covers highlights from the June online release of Criminal Procedure (NSW).

The June Patent Law in Australia online service release covers discussions of the following cases: Nufarm Australia Ltd v Advanta Seeds Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 109; Calix Ltd v Grenof Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 378; Re Diogenes Ltd [2023] APO 5; Uon Pty Ltd v Berkshire Renewable Energy Pty Ltd...

The Consultative Council of Australasian Law Reporting launched a new video, highlighting the importance and value of authorised reports.

Thomson Reuters supports this endeavour to encourage all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation and to learn more about Indigenous cultures, achievements, and our shared histories.

Matthew Goode summarises an important decision recently reported in the criminal reports: Beame v Commissioner of Police (NSW)

Non-compliance with Australia’s AML/CTF regime can be costly. One only needs to refer to the recently reported Crown and AUSTRAC’s jointly filed submissions with the Federal Court of Australia, proposing a $450 million penalty over Crown’s breaches of the AML/CTF Act, to get a sense...

A look at the last two months’ High Court decisions by ALJR Editors John Carroll and Colleen Tognetti

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Business Organisations 4.9 “Financial Services Regulation”; Civil Procedure 5.1 “Initiating Process, Service and Appearance”; Contracts: Specific 8.6 “Guarantees”; Criminal Offences 10.10 “Public Order”; Criminal...

Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: Vol 33 Pt 3 - Special Issue IP After AI Part 2

In response to the two-staged approach to the costs assessment mechanisms recommended by the Supreme Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria’s Report on Litigious Costs (the Report), the Courts published a welcome Consultation Paper (the Paper) on the Stage 1 Implementation...