The home of news, views and analysis for the WA legal profession

Practice updates

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

Case notes

Court rebukes judicial conduct in child neglect case

July 14, 2026

Nicholas Hodgkinson summarises why the Court of Appeal ordered a retrial in Courtney (A Pseudonym) v WA [2026].

Legal updates·News

The Law Library: An untapped asset for every WA lawyer

July 13, 2026

The Law Library's little-known email research service provides affordable access to cases, legislation and commentary for RRR (and all WA) practitioners writes Isobel Millward, Juris Doctor student at UWA.

July 9, 2026

Flexible work refusals under the microscope

Join Giacomo Giorgi and Anisha Dias as they do a deep dive into recent decisions relating to flexible work requests.

July 8, 2026

Case note: When effective control makes trusts property under s 79 of the Act

Keleigh Robinson and Craig Nichol from the Family Law Book summarise Caldwell [2026].

Case notes

A watershed ruling on Crown and riparian rights to water

Emeritus Professor Alex Gardner and Juris Doctor student Melanie Fraser consider the Court of Appeals decision in Crossley v English [2025].

July 7, 2026

Legal updates·Practice updates

Honestly, why can’t I trust you?

Gad Coffie, Dr Brett Davies and Dr Sue Kee consider the growth of AI hallucinations in relation to recent cases around the world.

July 6, 2026

Case notes

When an agreement isn’t an agreement: ALDI’s BOOT battle

Simon Rogers considers a Full Court decision in which ALDI took on enterprise bargaining and flexibility.

July 2, 2026

Case notes

Case note: Australian proceedings not a vehicle for foreign litigation

Keleigh Robinson and Craig Nichol from the Family Law Book summarise Peng & Zhang [2026] FedCFamC1A 83.

July 1, 2026

Legal updates·Opinion

Ethical dilemmAI: Three challenges lawyers can no longer ignore

Marianne Rose considers how AI is reshaping legal practice, including demanding lawyers rethink productivity, strengthen critical thinking and lead ethical governance before technology outpaces regulation.

June 30, 2026

Legal updates

Climate change snapshot: Law Council of Australia updates

The Law Council of Australia has released its Climate Change Snapshot writes Isobel Millward, Juris Doctor student at UWA.

June 29, 2026

Case notes

The sting of silence: Prosecutorial comment and the right to a fair trial

Nicholas Hodgkinson considers why the Court of Appeal held that the prosecutor breached s 8(1)(c) of the Evidence Act 1906 (WA) in KHB v The State of Western Australia [2026].

June 25, 2026