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Practice updates

The latest in case law, legal analysis, law reform and more.

Legal updates·Opinion

Less jail, better justice? Lessons from the UK’s new sentencing Act

April 14, 2026

Isobel Millward, Juris Doctor student at UWA, considers UK sentencing reforms from an Australian context.

Case notes

Can a solicitor charge for more than 24 billable hours of work in a single day?

April 2, 2026

Stephen Conwell discusses a recent decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

April 2, 2026

Family law case notes: April 2026

Property - children - property

April 1, 2026

Understanding Standing Orders: the operating system of the Legislative Assembly

Sergeant-at-Arms/Clerk Assistant (Procedure) Thomas Moorhead delves into the details of Standing Orders.

Case notes·Practice updates

High Court judgments: April 2026

Constitutional - costs.

April 1, 2026

Case notes·Practice updates

Federal Court judgments: April 2026

Jurisdictional error.

April 1, 2026

Case notes·Practice updates

High Court judgments: February 2026

Contract - migration.

April 1, 2026

Case notes·Practice updates

Federal Court judgments: February 2026

Application for preliminary discovery - civil penalty.

April 1, 2026

Practice updates·Risk management

Cybercrime targeting lawyers and conveyancers on the rise

Another major cyber fraud involving a solicitor in Western Australia has raised alarm bells.

March 31, 2026

Case notes·Practice updates

Federal Court judgments: December 2025

Private international law - civil penalty - administrative law.

March 30, 2026

Case notes·Practice updates

High Court judgments: December 2025

Statutory construction - criminal law.

March 30, 2026

Case notes·Practice updates

AI use and the risk of waiving legal professional privilege

Anthony Dique and Snehal Patel consider the recent English Upper Tribunal decision regarding the use of AI in the profession.

March 23, 2026

Case notes·Practice updates

Mind over misconduct: the exhausted practitioner and the Board’s failed crusade

Read why the Court of Appeal ordered the Legal Practice Board to pay practitioner costs in this case note.

March 12, 2026

Case notes·Practice updates

Landmark native title compensation and Wittenoom claim spotlight legacy of mining on Country

Recent developments in native title including an Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry.

March 10, 2026

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Practice updates

Less jail, better justice? Lessons from the UK’s new sentencing Act

Can a solicitor charge for more than 24 billable hours of work in a single day?

Family law case notes: April 2026

Understanding Standing Orders: the operating system of the Legislative Assembly

High Court judgments: April 2026

Federal Court judgments: April 2026

High Court judgments: February 2026

Federal Court judgments: February 2026

Cybercrime targeting lawyers and conveyancers on the rise

Federal Court judgments: December 2025

High Court judgments: December 2025

AI use and the risk of waiving legal professional privilege

Mind over misconduct: the exhausted practitioner and the Board’s failed crusade

Landmark native title compensation and Wittenoom claim spotlight legacy of mining on Country

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