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Warning! Arbitration Ahead
The perceived use of arbitration to frustrate (particularly) consumer and employment claims has been controversial in Canada and the US.
Holding Redlich
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Case Note: Grech V Dakota Homes Pty Ltd (Building And Property) [2025] VCAT 944
This decision reinforces the high evidentiary threshold required to establish defective building work under the DBCA.
PCL Lawyers
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Pleadings and particulars in Queensland – Complete Guide
Explains how pleadings & particulars operate in Queensland civil litigation & why they are central to the proper conduct of a case.
Stonegate Legal
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One Common Law, One Standard: Significant Damages Award In Historic Queensland Abuse Case
The decision reinforces that there is but one common law of Australia.
Barry Nilsson
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Claim farming banned in South Australia – legislation update
Gilchrist Connell
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Right To Information: The Limit Does Exist
Holding Redlich
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Full Court Press: Preliminary Discovery And Arbitration Agreements In A Basketball Showdown
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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Promissory Estoppel: "One day all this will be yours..." - Which case won?
Stacks Law Firm
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Contingent loss and limitation periods: High Court clarification in solicitors' negligence claims
Gilchrist Connell
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What can I do if an NDIS participant has damaged an SIL house?
LegalVision
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Washed Away - Negligence Or Nuisance?
Barry Nilsson
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Beyond The School Gates: When Is A School Liable In Negligence For Bullying & Student Assault?
Carroll & O'Dea
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Filmalter v Swenson: the Queensland approach to the peer professional opinion defence
Carroll & O'Dea
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Adjudicator Discretion and Legal Error: Builtcom Constructions v VSD
Piper Alderman
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ESSENTIAL ESG SPECIAL EDITION - Responsible AI Governance: Emerging Legal Risks And Regulatory Trends
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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Employing Work And Holiday Makers Beyond Six Months | Staying Compliant
Interstaff Immigration Agency
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Podcast: SMSFs With CGW – What Is Happening With Division 296 Tax? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)
Cooper Grace Ward
Curated
New English Requirements For Visas
Interstaff Immigration Agency
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Major Reforms To The Model Work Health And Safety Framework And Incident Notification Duties
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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Navigating the complexities of self-represented litigants in South Australia
Managing self-represented litigants requires ethical care, clear strategy, and smart use of court rules to resolve matters efficiently.
Gilchrist Connell
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Latest developments: Hannah Thomas arrest probe escalates
NSW Police escalates probe into Hannah Thomas' arrest after footage shows officer punch; internal affairs and LECC now involved.
O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors
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Couple Imprisoned For Contempt After Breaching Supreme Court Order
Recent defamation and contempt of court case discussed.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
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Tribunal wrestles with "extraordinary" difference in expert views
Key takeaways from recent case where experts held different views.
ExpertsDirect
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The Inquest Series: Giving evidence at a Coronial Inquest – trips and traps
Barry Nilsson
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Widely accepted practice in medicine allows for more than one solution to a health issue
Barry Nilsson
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Without prejudice save as to costs
Unified Lawyers
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What Is a Vexatious Litigant?
Unified Lawyers
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What is an offer of compromise?
Unified Lawyers
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Undefended Hearing in the Family Court
Unified Lawyers
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A cautionary tale from the Technology and Construction List
Bartier Perry
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What is a Creditor's Statutory Demand?
Stonegate Legal
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Top five tips for court cross-examination in family law disputes
Cooper Grace Ward
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When the system fails: legal and policy implications of the Monash IVF embryo mix-up
Carroll & O'Dea
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A cautionary tale from the Technology and Construction List
Recent case highlights the risks of mismanaged litigation - indecision, inconsistent forensic strategy & delayed communication.
Bartier Perry
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What is a Creditor's Statutory Demand?
Discusses the powerful legal tool that allows creditors to demand payment of a debt from a company formally.
Stonegate Legal
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Top five tips for court cross-examination in family law disputes
Top five tips to compellingly present your evidence while in the witness box.
Cooper Grace Ward
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When the system fails: legal and policy implications of the Monash IVF embryo mix-up
The enormous responsibility borne by fertility clinics and the potentially devastating consequences when protocols fail.
Carroll & O'Dea
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Oppressive conduct claims in the Supreme Court of Victoria: A guide for company leaders
Holding Redlich
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Court declines to rule out expert evidence at early stage of high-stakes lending case
Federal Court held that an interlocutory objection to admissibility of an expert report in its entirety, failed.
ExpertsDirect
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Prior written reports no assurance an expert is qualified
An expert who had previously written reports & presented evidence in various courts was still found to have "doubtful qualifications".
ExpertsDirect
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Top Civil Cases of 2024: Key Precedents That Shaped Australian Law
Here's a closer look at some of the most significant cases that left their mark.
O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors
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Understanding Constructive and Resulting Trusts: Key Differences and Legal Implications
Understanding the nuances between these two concepts is essential for anyone navigating property law or seeking remedies.
McCarthy Durie Lawyers
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Your Guide To Understanding Burden of Proof in Civil Cases
JB Solicitors
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Australia | Five key lessons from the High Court's decision in the Commonwealth damages case
Spruson & Ferguson
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Expert evidence and privilege in Australian courts – a cross-jurisdictional insight
Piper Alderman
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NSW Statement of Claim: A Basic Guide
JB Solicitors
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Being the only expert does not free expert evidence from scrutiny
ExpertsDirect
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The WayForward: the admissibility of ‘WayBack Machine' evidence
McCabes
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Case Summary: RC v The Salvation Army (Western Australia) Property Trust [2024] HCA 43
Carroll & O'Dea
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Is your affidavit logically, grammatically and ethically wrong? Part 3: Recent decisions challenge Kane's Hire
Bartier Perry
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Administrative Review Tribunal: A change that merits discussion
Holding Redlich
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Case Summary: Health Care Corporation Pty Ltd t/as Wollongong Private Hospital v Cleary (No 2) [2024] NSWCA 94 – the implications of Offers of Compromise & Calderbank offers
Carroll & O'Dea
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The implied undertaking: Implications for Government entities
Holding Redlich
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Effect of belated acknowledgment of the Expert Witness Code of Conduct
ExpertsDirect
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Expert red flags: why one expert would be preferred over another
ExpertsDirect
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Your rights when suing NSW Police for misconduct
O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors
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Balancing the scale - the weight of expert medical opinion
Bartier Perry