Updates & Alerts

The Cases Team, who create content for Firstpoint on Westlaw, are very proud of the way our Australian Digest classification scheme is designed to be agile and responsive to changes in the legal landscape. Citizenship & Migration is one of our most frequently augmented titles.

We are pleased to confirm with you details of the upcoming Westlaw release scheduled for the 27th of June at 10pm (AEST).

Changes to the Westlaw ANZ login screen

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Contracts: Specific 8.9 “Electronic Contracts”; Intellectual Property 23.1 “Copyright” (Chs 4–6); Wills and Estate Administration 36.1 “Wills”

Insight into sections 20, 41, 55, 62, 81, 87, 117, 125 and 137 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to the Weissensteiner inference, the change to the wording of s 41 of the Victorian Evidence Act regarding improper questions, evidence of post-offence conduct being...

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Labour Law 26.4 “Awards and Workplace Agreements”; Real Property 28.1 “Principles of Real Property”; Real Property 28.12 “Retirement Villages”

Robson's Annotated Corporations Legislation - revisions to annotations to Chapter 9 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) with particular reference to Ancient Order of Foresters in Victoria Friendly Society Ltd v Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd (2018) 92 ALJR 918; [2018] HCA 43

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Business Organisations 4.8 "Non-corporate Organisations"; Human Rights 21.8 "Families and Education"; Intellectual Property 23.6 "Confidential Information"

Insight into sections 10, 38, 55, 59, 81, 87, 90, 97, 98, 101, 108A, 114, 125, 130, 136, 137, 138, 141 and 165 of the Uniform Evidence Acts with particular reference to the preservation of parliamentary privilege, the exceptions for admissions and related representations to the...

We have been undertaking a refresh of all case records to improve the case research experience and performance on Westlaw.

The February 2019 Westlaw AU release is now live!

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Criminal Offences 10.2 "Assault and Related Offences"; Equity 15.8 "Injunctions"; Real Property 28.6 "Rule against Perpetuities"