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The Corporations Amendment (Litigation Funding) Regulations 2020 (Regulations) were published on 23 July 2020. A copy of them and the Explanatory Statement is available here.

An intentional tort claim relates to intentional act or conduct and may include assault, battery and false imprisonment.

You don't have to do their work for them, but patience and plain-speaking will go a long way with unrepresented litigants.

We hear a lot about legal cases being argued in court and judgments being handed down. But why does a person appear in one court and not another? What do the various courts in NSW actually do?

A recent decision from the NSW Court of Appeal held that Article 9 of the relevant IATA Standard Group Handling Agreement (SGHA) was not a binding arbitration agreement within the meaning of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth). The decision is of importance to carriers and ground handlers operating under that wording, including in international aviation ground handling arrangements.

Scott Castledine considers recent litigious surprises in the UK and Australia and avoids answering this question.

In a predictable blow to those wanting to decrease the costs of international intellectual property litigation, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit delivered its long-awaited judgment in Voda v Cordis on 1 February 2007. By a 2:1 majority, the Court refused to allow a US Court to determine patent infringement in relation to corresponding Canadian, French, German and United Kingdom patents.

On 8 August 2006, a New South Wales court found that an administrator could not use his casting vote to pass resolutions for the approval of his own fees, being resolutions from which he stood to financially benefit.

While there is no blanket requirement that an employer must provide flexible work arrangements for employees returning from maternity leave under NSW law, "reasonable efforts" must be demonstrated.

There is considerable debate, however, as to whether the term of formulation patents is capable of being extended in Australia.

The Situation: Should liquidators be removed under section 90-15 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) in circumstances where they engaged in preappointment...

The next step will be to see whether an Australian plaintiff will succeed in recovering damages for "wasted time".

The Court held that the landowner failed to discharge its onus of proof with respect to any of its grounds of appeal.

The Federal Court of Australia has granted Apple, Inc (Apple) a temporary stay of proceedings brought against it by Fortnite developer Epic Games, Inc (Epic) in relation to alleged breaches...

In the case of In the matter of Pacific Plumbing Group Pty Limited (in liquidation) [2024] NSWSC 525, the Supreme Court of New South Wales provided helpful insight into what constitutes an unfair preference payment.

The fallout from the Lawyer X scandal continues with the Court of Appeal ordering a retrial for TM despite his earlier acquittal.

The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal has the power to order a straight acquittal – but a retrial is the more common course.