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A discussion of Wardle v Agricultural and Rural Finance Pty Ltd; Agricultural and Rural Finance Pty Ltd v Brakatselos.

This week’s TGIF considers the recent decision of the Queensland Supreme Court in White Rook Pty Ltd v White Horizon Pty Ltd (No 2) [2026] QSC 86 where the Court applied proportionality principles and reduced a court-appointed receiver’s remuneration by 15%.

The interpretation of this High Court case in relation to legal practices and in-house solicitors may need to be tested.

This assessment of damages was one of the highest awards granted by Australian courts for historical sexual abuse.

The NSWCAT Appeal Panel looked at the extent of the Tribunal's power to make a money order on a renewal application.

The High Court examines entitlements to claim by relatives of Parkes Shire Council officer killed in helicopter crash.

This one’s succinct but very important for those interested in the interplay between IP strategy and government regulatory control or pharmaceuticals in the USA.

The Federal Court of Australia has held that United States company Valve Corporation, through its online gaming platform, engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct and made false or misleading representations to Australian consumers.

On 5 November 2025, the High Court of Australia handed down judgment in Shao v Crown Global Capital Pty Ltd [2025] HCA 43, allowing an appeal from a decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal...

While the claims of each class arose from the same basic set of facts, there were several key differences between the classes.

The new Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Act) has been proclaimed and applies to all criminal proceedings commenced after 1 January 2010. This e-alert is the first of a series of e-alerts designed to assist you with preparing your proceedings in the Magistrates' Court and complying with the Act.

Practical tips for commencing statutory prosecutions by way of complaint and summons in the Magistrates Court of Queensland.

Australia has experienced many high-profile cases of innocent people being imprisoned for a crime they did not commit.

A claim of medical negligence may succeed only after a medical practitioner acts negligently and that has caused loss.

The Supreme Court of Victoria has authorised the Royal Children’s Hospital to administer a stem cell transplant to increase the likelihood of survival for a 15-year-old girl against the objections of both the child and her mother.

Just as the Commonwealth Government has implemented phase one of its revamp of the Legal Services Directions 2005, the NSW Government has introduced its own model litigant policy.

The State of Western Australia and the Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation have both filed appeals against a landmark Federal Court decision awarding $150 million in compensation for cultural loss caused by mining operations in the Pilbara region. This unprecedented case marks the first judicial determination of native title compensation for future acts and the largest cultural loss award in Australian history, establishing critical precedents for how compensation is assessed when native title rights