A directions hearing is a short court appearance where a judge or registrar outlines steps needed to resolve the dispute.

This article focuses on the retail leasing amendments considered to be of most significance to tenants and landlords.

Discusses a dispute concerning whether or not a property vendor was entitled to cancel a contract of sale & keep the purchaser's deposit. Who won?

The service station claimed compensation for the losses attributable to the disturbance and relocation.

The legal rights of people injured in motor vehicle accidents are further undermined by the NSW new green slip changes.

After two years of living together in a domestic relationship, you are considered in family law to be a de facto couple.

Interesting personal injury case involving an employee who worked in 2 jurisdictions. Which law applies?

The High Court ruled on how the law applies to a sperm donor who wants to be considered the legal father of the child.

You have little chance of getting out of a court penalty for speeding because your in-car technology proved to be sadly unreliable.

The ACCC warns that scammers are getting better and better at hacking into travel websites to divert holiday bookings.

Over half of those with a mental illness looking for work believe they were rejected because of a mental health problem.

Legal action can be taken against employers who don't pay minimum wages and against those who illegally exploit workers.

The case was significant in that there is no set formula in the Family Court to be used to divide property in a divorce.

A binding death nomination tells the super fund trustee how a death benefit is to be distributed on a member's death.

Unfair contract terms protections have been extended under new legislation to include standard insurance contracts.

The question for determination was whether under the Commonwealth Patents Act an AI system could be an inventor.

It's a great defect in our law that the Compensation to Relatives Act doesn't have any provision for bereavement damages.

The government has refused to release draft legislation, keeping the material private until ready for public release.

A taxpayer is liable for the interest charges on their tax bill despite a letter from the ATO stating the opposite.

Company directors can be held personally liable for their firm’s unpaid PAYG taxes and unpaid compulsory superannuation.