Content updates

Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: Vol 35 Pt 2

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Pearson v Commonwealth [2024] HCA 46; (2024) 99 ALJR 110, under section 501 of the Migration Act 1958.

Two recent changes impacting on the availability of injunctions are likely to have significant impact for practitioners.

The first quarter of 2025 has seen the senior lawyer writers at Practical Law Australia continue to add new and noteworthy content across our practice areas, while also making significant updates to our existing content to address new developments in law and legal life.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Administrative Law 2.1 “Administrative Law System”; Criminal Offences 10.7 “Revenue and Currency Offences”; Intellectual Property 23.3 “Circuit Layouts”; Torts 33.6 “Strict Liability”

In this update for Victorian Courts, renowned Victorian barrister and distinguished academic, Gerard Nash provides new and updated commentary that covers: Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006, Commercial Arbitration Act 2011, Evidence Act 2008, Magistrates' Court Act...

In this update for Magistrates Court Practice, Dr. Andrew Cannon provides new commentary on recent judgments. In the chapter, The Stages of An Action, new commentary regarding minor civil actions includes: definition and objective of the rules, pre-action requirements, commencing a...

This new chapter by author Roger Quick is a continuation of Chapter 120: the Futures of the Law of Costs, which concludes that the profession’s future lies with Adaptive Professionals prepared to follow Adaptive Professional Practices.

The Chief Justice of New South Wales has reissued Practice Note SC EQ 03 – Commercial List and Technology and Construction List, with a commencement date of 3 March 2025.

In this update, Bev Schurr incorporates new material and updates existing commentary relating to Young offenders; Mental illness and cognitive impairment; Summary procedure in the Local Court; Pre-hearing procedures; Hearings; Sentencing; Appeals

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

The Thomson Reuters Corporations Legislation 2025 is now available with legislation consolidated to 1 January 2025. The expert authors have again augmented the annotations for key provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). This flagship publication is designed for use by legal...