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In a much anticipated judgment, the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW has delivered good news for insolvency practitioners concerning their remuneration.

if the insurer has determined that your injuries are minor, there are avenues that may have this decision overturned.

A judgment or award is only worthwhile if obtained or can be enforced in a jurisdiction where a respondent has assets.

The adjudication process enshrined in Security of Payment legislation in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia seeks a trade off between speed and efficiency.

The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia has established the National Redress Scheme in response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

In this episode of Inside IR, Rohan Doyle and Mitchell Brennan use the recent Full Federal Court decision in AMWU v Opal Packaging Australia (May 2026) to explore the real-world implications of complexity...

The District Court has recently clarified the application of changes to the District Court Rules 2005 to actions that are ‘inactive’ under the former case management regime.

The NSW Court of Appeal’s decision in Tsakirios v State of New South Wales is an important recent authority on the tort of misfeasance in public office. While the appeal was ultimately dismissed, the Court provided significant guidance on the nature and limits of the tort.

This finding has the potential to apply to all Lord Campbell's Act type statutory dependency claims in Queensland.

The decision in Rose v Manno Kingsway Pty Ltd (2025) 116 NSWLR 598; [2025] NSWCA 23(Bell CJ, Mitchelmore and Adamson JJA) has confirmed that although the advance...

The student lost the legal case alleging discrimination when sitting for the HSC exam and was ordered to pay costs.

In a decision of the NSW Supreme Court given on 26 November 2020, the Court has found that the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has no jurisdiction to determine a dispute against an AFSL holder.

SA Supreme Court increases exemplary damages to James Hardie victim who contracted terminal mesothelioma.

In the recent case of Von Reisner v Commonwealth (No 2) [2009] FCAFC 172, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia affirmed the principles in relation to a self-represented litigant’s entitlement to costs.

Victims of revenge porn may have a means of obtaining financial redress for the humiliation and distress they experience.

The applicant sought leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the decision to refuse the development application.

The clawback of incentives and their enforceability remains a live issue with the courts treating clawback clauses as a penalty in certain circumstances.