Updates & Alerts

Which significant cases are set to be published soon in these authorised law reports? Here’s a preview of those 2021 cases which include decisions by the High Court, Fair Work Commission, Industrial Relations Commission (NSW) and more.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Civil Procedure 5.10 “Limitation of Actions”; Criminal Sentencing 12.1 “Purposes of Sentencing”; Environment and Natural Resources 14.7 “Biodiversity” Chs 1–3; Health and Guardianship 20.1 “Health Rights and...

New Bankruptcy Regulations have commenced on 1 April 2021.

Do you need Intellectual Property precedents in your practice?

What is the RBA's collaborative project exploring the potential use and implications of a wholesale form of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) using distributed ledger technology (DLT) all about?

Australian Law Journal update: Vol 95 Pt 6; Company and Securities Law Journal Special Issue: Financial Services Laws – Understanding the Devil in the Detail (Vol 38 Pt 5); Insolvency Law Journal update: Vol 29 Pt 1

Devilish complexity is impeding the effectiveness of Australian financial services laws and regulations. Illuminating it is the Australian Law Reform Commission’s first step in a longer-term review.

Practical Law Commercial Real Estate and Practical Law Corporate Transactions have recently teamed up to create a video to share their top ten practical tips to help you excel in your next legal due diligence exercise for a buyer of an asset or business.

Dr Ian Freckelton AO QC and Professor Anne Twomey AO appointed Officers of the Order of Australia

A brief overview of the Mental Heath and Cognitive Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) and the changes and similarities to the previous the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990.