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Bullying has been estimated to cost Australian industry in excess of $3 billion per year and, for its victims, can have significant psychological and emotional costs.

With an entrepreneurial plaintiff, weight may be given to the increased vicissitudes of life given the risks of business.

Costs in litigation can be as complicated as the substantive dispute.

Two recent US cases have considered whether communications involving AI tools are protected by attorney–client privilege or the work product doctrine.

The recent Federal Court decision in Southernwood v Brambles Limited (No 3) [2026] FCA 418 reflects an increasingly forensic judicial and exacting judicial approach to the review of boardroom forecasting and disclosure decisions.

On 10 November 2020, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia overturned orders made by Justice Lee which required the litigation funder to provide security for costs in two class actions...

Courts and tribunals appear willing to consider more substantial awards for noneconomic loss in discrimination cases.

On 3 May 2019, the Queensland Court of Appeal allowed an appeal and overturned a conviction that was ordered by the Maroochydore District Court

The "Seretide" war reached the Full Court of the Federal Court in Australia this month. The central issue in the case involved the question of whether two flyers sent to some 14,000 general practitioners in Australia and two advertisements published in "Australian Doctor" magazine relating to Glaxo's "Seretide" combination inhaler were misleading and deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive in contravention of the Australian Trade Practices Act.

Medical negligence is when a medical professional or medical institution breaches their duty of care to their patient.

A Queensland Supreme Court ruling reveals a critical gap in PPSA security arrangements: even first-ranking security over 'after-acquired property' may not capture future property or expectancies. The decision in Kirk v Moreton Resources Limited demonstrates how relying exclusively on statutory definitions can leave secured creditors vulnerable when competing against assignments of future benefits, particularly in insolvency scenarios.

The plaintiff, Mr Berryman, was a self-employed carpenter who suffered an injury at work on 7 July 2009 when a large rock crushed his foot.

Earlier today (23 May 2007), a unanimous Australian High Court handed down the long-awaited decision in the Lockwood v Doric patent dispute. For those who aren’t patent lawyers - the decision means that it is now harder to invalidate patents in Australia as an often relied upon attack (the ‘Threshold Test’) has been all-but removed, and the requirements for proving obviousness are now more difficult.

Copyright infringers may be liable for damages for lost profits and reputational loss and maybe even conversion damages.

Justices Gilmour, Foster and Beach were required to rule on an interlocutory application in class action proceedings filed by the respondent, Treasury Wine Estates.

In July 2014, in Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (No 3), Ferguson JA of the Supreme Court of Victoria found there was a serious risk of a conflict of interest.

Outlines the process in NSW of appealing to higher courts, as well as electing to have traffic offences heard in court.