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Using a Client ID - Westlaw Australia (1:44 min)

This video shows how you can record the time taken and research activity for a matter using a Client ID.

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The Laws of Australia Search Issue

Technical Issues and Fault Notifications

Please be aware that we have identified a bug with The Laws of Australia category page.

When you search across the entire publication, the search will run perfectly. This is the sites default behaviour so you may not have noticed the issue. However if you specify topical chapters by...

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Practice Area Search Issue

Technical Issues and Fault Notifications

We recently released Practice Area category pages onto new Westlaw Australia. These pages provide users with the ability to run searches across content relevant to a specific area of law.

Unfortunately we have identified a bug with some of these Practice Area pages. When you search...

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The Laws of Australia Update 358

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The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU:



Bankruptcy 3.10 “Investigations”; Civil Procedure 5.9 “Appeals”; Communications 6.2 “Criminal Defamation”; Communications 6.7 “Radiocommunications”; Criminal Procedure 11.11 “Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime”...

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Journal Updates

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  Journals Talk

The following Journal update articles were posted originally in Journals Talk.

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British subject who entered Australia before Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 (Cth) commenced can be treated as an “alien”, rules High Court - Administrative Law Bulletin

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The High Court ruled today that a British subject who arrived in Australia in 1948 can be considered an alien within the meaning of s 51(xix) of the Constitution. Justice Nettle delivered the judgment in Chetcuti v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] HCA 42.

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By Andrew Palmer QC
Using Pay Per View - Westlaw Australia (2:10 min)

This video explains Pay Per View options in Westlaw Australia.

Pay Per View