Who, what, where with Charles Sweeney

You can make better decisions and save money in the long run, especially if you know how much lawyers can cost.

Article discusses the annual lectures that were created for the legal community to discuss depression & anxiety.

NSW SC Practice Note guides legal practitioners, offering new guidance for integrating generative AI tools such as ChatGPT into their legal practice.

This podcast discusses electronic signatures and their impact on daily legal practice and service delivery for clients.

Growing the future leaders of your law firm is much like growing a garden - take the time to do it right.

Coleman Greig Virtual Challenge raises over $100,000 for children with special needs and newborn care. You can still donate.

Discussion about Document Management Protocol - the rules governing how materials should be submitted. Law in Order can help.

Focuses on AI, productivity, stewardship, cybersecurity & record keeping & discuss what they mean for lawyers & the broader public sector.

Congratulations to Jessica Heaney who won the Sydney Criminal Lawyers Scholarship award.

Article contains link to a video where we get to know CGW partner, Belinda Winter.

Special counsel Mark Cowan shares his journey to Cooper Grace Ward after nearly two decades in property, planning and environment law, discussing what attracted him to the firm's collaborative culture. The conversation explores how planning and environment law has transformed into a dynamic field spanning urban development, renewables, infrastructure, agriculture and mining, while examining the persistent challenge of delivering infrastructure efficiently amid shifting government policies.

The Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal recently rejected an interlocutory application by an employer to dismiss a complaint where the employee had signed a deed of release that included a clause releasing the employer from any future claims.

In Bahadori -v- Permanent Mortgages Pty Ltd (2008) NSWCA 150 (26 June 2008) the New South Wales Court of Appeal decided that a signed business purpose declaration was ineffective under section 11(2) of the Consumer Credit Code where the declaration was obtained after the credit contract was entered into.

Cooper Grace Ward's latest podcast episode examines the new restrictions on SMSF borrowing for real estate purchases, clarifying widespread misconceptions about what constitutes a 'residential real estate ban.' Partners Scott Hay-Bartlem and Clinton Jackson, alongside senior associate Keeghan Silcock, break down the business real property test requirements and explain the critical transitional rules taking effect from August 2026.

Vanessa Thompson from Cooper Grace Ward's property, planning and environment team sits down with private client partner Scott Hay-Bartlem to share her professional journey and insights into the firm. The conversation explores the evolution of planning and environment law while offering a glimpse into balancing a legal career with family life.

Resource companies are failing to adequately compensate for the disruption to the business activities of the landowner.

As the decision shows, failure to consider context can result in errors in tariff classification.

The paper considered the elements that must be considered and balanced when dealing with superannuation death benefits.

On 26 October 2013, the Queensland Parliament passed the Directors' Liability Reform Amendment Act.

This episode examines a Magistrates Court workplace injury case where an executive housekeeper at Daydream Island Resort claimed shoulder damage from pulling a hotel room door shut against wind. The discussion explores how inconsistencies in the plaintiff's evidence—including an unreported 'Dirty Dancing' lift injury five months prior—influenced the court's assessment of causation and foreseeability in this personal injury claim.