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Sam Ricketson covers highlights from the May release of the Law of Intellectual Property: Copyright, Design and Confidential Information service: the review of the chapter on Original Literary, Dramatic, Musical and Artistic Works and a discussion of IP Australia's Australian...

John Robertson, Chair of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council and former District Court Judge, covers highlights from the May online release of the Queensland Sentencing Manual: the proper approach to s 159A(1) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld); discretionary serious...

The upcoming June Patent Law in Australia online service release covers discussions of the following cases: Commissioner of Patents (Cth) v Thaler [2022] FCAFC 62; H. Lundbeck A/S v Sandoz Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 4; Commissioner of Patents v Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd [2022] FCAFC 39 and...

Thirty years ago this coming Friday, 3 June 2022, a pivotal moment in Australian law occurred when the concept of “terra nullius” was overturned by the High Court in Mabo v Queensland (No 2).

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Thomson Reuters staff engagement on Sorry Day 2022 reinforces the work of the Global Indigenous Peoples Network.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Contract: General Principles 7.5 “Performance”; Criminal Sentencing 12.3 "Interpretation of Penalty Provisions”; Criminal Sentencing 12.6 "Financial Orders: Fines”; Environment and Natural Resources 14.5 “Environmental...

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In its first three sitting months of 2022 the High Court handed down 15 major decisions. Our team of ALJR reporters once again gives an overview.