The Family Court and Federal Circuit Court are no longer accepting cheque or money order payments as of 1 March, 2017.

Federal and State Courts have procedures to minimise face-to-face contact, including remote hearings wherever possible.

Asking some simple questions can help you understand how to comply with a subpoena.

This article discusses ten key factors in favour of TAR, that have been usefully set out in a recent English judgment.

Very useful tips and tricks on how to make the litigation process as pleasant, and as affordable as possible.

Podcast explaining medical negligence, beyond an unfortunate adverse patient outcome that is unrelated to doctor competency.

The NSW Court of Appeal found that there was no evidence that Woolworths' system of cleaning could have been improved.

Practitioners should allocate sufficient time and take all steps necessary to ensure that matters are ready to proceed.

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.

The newsletter explores dispute resolution, estoppel, telecommunications security and corruption in public procurement.

Maritime salvage principles are used to ensure insolvency practitioners are paid properly incurred litigation costs.

Judicial orders to hear expert evidence concurrently are not new.

The Expert Report examines decisions of the NSW LEC and changes to local government, planning and environmental laws.

At a recent Queensland Conference, Managing Partner, Travis Schultz, presented a review of 2020 public liability cases.

In a recent post on our Arbitration Notes blog, Andrew Cannon, Antony Crockett, Chad Catterwell, James Allsop, Imogen Kenny and Joy Rao consider the Federal Court of Australia decision in CCDM Holdings...

On Friday, the Supreme Court of New South Wales approved a joint leapfrog application in the combined ICA/AFCA BI Test Case.

This paper considers challenges to jurisdiction arising from a claim that there is no valid arbitration agreement.

Magistrates in Queensland have the power to dismiss charges for defendants of unsound mind or unfit for trial.

The advent of social media has meant that people suddenly find they have potentially been defamed by an anonymous review.

The government will establish a one stop shop for disputes involving workers compensation and CTP claims in NSW.