Case law

Recent cases in the High Court of Australia (and what’s coming up).

Insight into sections 13, 18, 44, 46, 55, 59, 65, 66, 90, 97, 101, 125, 128A, 131, 164 and the Dictionary of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to competence and the lack of capacity, compellability in relation to spousal communications, evidence of a representation...

Judicial Commentary on Migration Act Legislative or Administrative Improvement

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 1.6 “Civil Justice Issues”; Communications 6.3 “Injurious Falsehood”; Family Law 17.11 “Child Support”; Professional Liability 27.3 “Legal Practitioners”; Revenue Law 31...

Links to primary law including cases and legislation have undergone a refresh on Practical Law Australia

Insight into sections 13, 18, 78, 81, 97, 101, 110, 125, 128A and 137 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to competence and the lack of capacity, the right to object to being compelled to give evidence, the exception with regards to lay opinions, the exceptions to...

Insight into sections 46, 59, 71, 79, 90, 118, 122, 125, 138, 146 and 161 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to the exclusion of hearsay evidence, electronic communications being admissible as hearsay evidence, opinions based on specialised knowledge, the...