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The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Update 338: Family Law 17.10 “Child Welfare”; Family Law 17.15 “Valuation of Property and Tax and Revenue Issues” Ch 11; Intellectual Property 23.5 “Plant Breeder’s Rights” Update 339: Bankruptcy 3.19 “Cross-border...

Thomson Reuters is pleased to advise that it has signed a licence agreement with Informit, the publisher of Informit AGIS Plus Text, to continue publishing and updating the Australian Legal Journals Index on Westlaw.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Update 336: Criminal Sentencing 12.12 "Sentencing of Children"; Real Property 28.10 "Licences"; Revenue Law 31.3 "Income from Property" Update 337: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders 1.8 "Indigenous Cultural and...

The twilight zone for SA Industrial Relations Court proceedings post-dissolution

Insight into sections 38, 46, 55, 57, 66, 69, 77, 91, 97, 98, 101, 108C, 128, 137, 140, 141, 160, 174 and 190 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to unfavourable witnesses, the drawing of inferences suggested by a party that failed to cross-examine a witness...

Insight into sections 13, 37, 42, 79, 97, 98, 146 and 165 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to the determination of competence at the time of the adduction of evidence, the giving of retrospective leave for leading questions, the two stage approach to disallow...

Westlaw AU will be taken offline for scheduled maintenance on Sunday, the 9th of September between 12am and 8am AEST.

This article explains three particular aspects of the Jackson Reforms; costs budgeting and costs management, the benefits of and objections to these and solutions advanced to deal with particular problems since 1 April 2013.

Insight into sections 32, 38, 69, 87, 90, 110, 122, 128, 136, 137 and 138 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to the use of documents to revive memory, leave to cross-examine, the authority to make admissions, the discretion to exclude admissions, adducing evidence...

New Chapter on Infringements and Fines in Victoria coming in August

Our FirstPoint writers summarise the significance of the High Court of Australia's decision on the David and Goliath defamation battle between Milorad Trkulja and Google LLC.

Evidentiary issues pertaining to assessing speed in motor vehicle accidents