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An overview of a medical negligence claim in Tasmania and steps to take if you suspect you have a claim.

This decision considered six major issues relating to compensation for extinguishment or impairment of native title.

Insurers operating across different States need to consider the different methodologies for calculating future losses.

The six hour per week "intensity requirement" contained in s 15(3)(a) of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (the CLA) is a continuing one. A plaintiff can only recover damages for gratuitous care for periods where it can be established that the services were provided (or are to be provided) for at least six hours per week.

If you hold a registered design under the old design registration system, a recent Australian High Court decision indicates that you may be entitled to greater protection than previously thought.

The Full Federal Court (FFC) has dismissed an appeal by the Australian Patent Office (APO) against a Federal Court decision that US patents revealed in a novelty search did not satisfy the "ascertain" requirement for inventive step, and so could not be used to invalidate an Australian patent for obviousness.

In the recent decision of Samsung C&T Corporation v Duro Felguera Australia Pty Ltd, the Supreme Court of Western Australia declined to make a declaration as to the effect of an arbitration agreement.

On 6 August 2025 the High Court of Australia (High Court) unanimously held that at the time of settlement or judgment in a class action, the Federal Court of Australia (Federal Court)...

Lawyers may be directed by courts to pay the other party's costs.

This appeal decision indicates that courts in Victoria will take a strict approach to awarding damages for defamation.

This case has large implications - it was a class action, and the plaintiff won damages for disappointment and distress.

Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom continues to generate interesting court judgments, this time from Melbourne, Australia, where aggrieved investors have brought a "class action" suit against Multiplex.

The Court of Appeal will overturn a trial judge's decision where the judge's reasoning is contradictory.

The grounds for successfully challenging a CARS Assessment on the basis of jurisdictional error are extremely limited.

In a recent social media defamation case, the NSW District Court awarded the plaintiff a permanent injunction.

The end of 2019 saw three medical negligence judgments handed down by the Supreme Courts of New South Wales and Victoria, and the Western Australian Court of Appeal.

The Victorian government has indicated that it accepts most of the VCEC's recommendations for reforms to the Wrongs Act.