The preliminary information for the Commonwealth Law Reports is available below. This includes the title pages and tables as printed in the Bound Volumes. The title pages list all the contributors to the authorised reports which include the Editors, Reporters and Judges of the High...

In this update, Bev Schurr incorporates new material and updates existing commentary relating to Arrest; Charging; Bail; Detention and questioning (NSW); Detention and questioning (Cth) – Non-terrorism charges; Sentencing; Search warrants (Cth); Pre-arrest and post-arrest directions...

Two recent judgments of the High Court of Australia have significantly clarified interpretation of provisions in Chapter 5 (External administration) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The April 2023 update of Robson’s Annotated Corporations Legislation includes revised annotations to...

How does stamp duty affect property transactions involving contracts for sale of land, options to purchase land or leases? Find out more in Practical Law’s new practice note.

A virtual live panel discussion with the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG (he/him) and Sam Jenkins (he/him), a 2023 Pinnacle scholar, to mark and celebrate ANZ Pride season, including Sydney World Pride 2023.

Recent decisions of the High Court of Australia, brought to you by our ALJR editors John Carroll and Colleen Tognetti.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw:



Administrative Law 2.4 “Judicial Review of Administrative Action: Reviewable Decisions, Conduct and Powers and General Grounds”; Administrative Law 2.6 “Remedies in Judicial Review”; Communications 6.4 “Consumer...

Eric Heenan SC has been appointed as the new Editor of the Western Australian Reports. Mr Heenan is taking over the role from Sam Vandongen SC who was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in November 2022.

The Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal (ADRJ) recently appointed new Editorial Board Members since the sad passing of Ruth Charlton, an important figure in dispute resolution and in the journal’s evolution. 

Barrister Victor Kline, Editor of the Federal Court Reports and a Senior Reporter, looks at an important decision that has been reported in the FCRs: Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs v McQueen (2022) 292 FCR 595. The Full Court (Mortimer, Banks-Smith and...