Contract Law

Practical Law Commercial has released two brand new resources: a legal update on the proposed reforms to the unfair contract terms regime introduced in Parliament on 9 February 2022 and a legislation tracker which monitors key developments in the proposed legislation.

Includes defamation on social media, proposed revisions to Model Defamation, authorising searches during flight, among other updates

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 1.3 “Native Title Law”; Business Organisations 4.1 “Company Formation”; Contracts: Specific 8.4 “Sale of Goods”; Criminal Procedure 11.5 “Committal Proceedings”...

Practical Law Commercial releases a new resource, Article, Exposure draft of proposed reforms to the unfair contract terms regime released.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Contract: General Principles 7.4 “Terms”; Criminal Law Principles 9.2 “Ancillary Liability”; Dispute Resolution 13.4 “Case Management”; Family Law 17.18 “Injunctions”; Government 19.1 “Constitutional Law”...

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new toolkit which provides an overview of the key resources available on Practical Law Commercial.

Practical Law has published a suite of eight new checklist guides to the current and developing laws and regulations in each Australian State and Territory that affect the valid execution and witnessing of a range of documents.

The May update of Commercial Damages is now live, with subscribers gaining access to new, updated and reviewed commentary on key legal practise areas in which awards of damages are contested.

The Damages title in FirstPoint has been recently reissued.

A major update to the Damages topic within the Key Number System has been published.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Contract: General Principles 7.8 “Discharge”; Criminal Sentencing 12.8 “Post-custodial Orders”; Dispute Resolution 13.3 “Expert Determination”; Dispute Resolution 13.5 “Mini-trial”; Family Law 17.5 “Domestic Violence...

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Communications 6.8 “Broadcasting”; Contract: General Principles 7.1 “Formation”; Contract: General Principles 7.3 “Parties”; Criminal Offences 10.1 “Homicide”; Criminal Offences 10.8 “Companies and Securities...