Instead, parties seemed to have their eyes on COP30, to be held next year in Brazil, where the submission by each party to the Paris Agreement of revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) is ...

The Victorian Government has indicated support for major amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) ( SOP Act) which will contribute to increased national ...

ASIC will hold AFSL and ACL holders to account for failing to adequately protect customers from scams and to assist them once the scam has occurred.

On 11 December 2024, the High Court handed down its judgment in Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi [2024] HCA 47, bringing the long-running damages dispute between the Commonwealth and Sanofi to an ...

The recent decision in Waller v Barrett is significant because the Court determined that the Australian common law should now recognise a cause of action for serious invasions of privacy, which could ...

Since 2016, it’s been clear from Federal Court decisions that external documents that cover disciplinary procedures can be incorporated into employment contracts. The High Court has endorsed this, ...

Confirms that the taking of “reasonable care” by a statutory authority is not, in and of itself, sufficient for an authority to avoid liability in nuisance, in circumstances where the interference ...

In September 2024, the WA State Government loosened the ban on onshore gas exports. The Policy now requires that onshore gas projects reserve 80% (rather than 100%) of production for WA domestic use ...

The Honourable Wayne Martin AC KC was Chief Justice of Western Australia between 2006 and his retirement from the bench in July 2018. Prior to his appointment he practised at the Western Australian ...

The Cyber Security Act reflects the Commonwealth Government’s commitment to strengthen Australia’s cyber security foundations, scale cyber security maturity across the economy and introduce broader ...