High Court judgments: September 2026
CCDM Holdings LLC v India [2026] HCA 9 and In Hopper v Victoria [2026] HCA 11
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“Somebody get these beggars out of here!” – FCA grants extended site blocking orders to protect The Odyssey from online piracy
William Bevan considers new copyright precedent set by the Federal Court granting extended site blocking orders and urgent interlocutory relief in Universal City Studios Productions LLLP v Telstra Limited (No 2) [2026].
Risk alert: Escalation in cyber crime – call before you pay!
Law Mutual warns small practices of rising email fraud, urging robust cybersecurity, staff training and independent telephone verification before transferring funds.
Franchising law updates: The latest reforms, enforcement trends and case law
Steve Pynt and Isobel Millward consider several recent judgments in the Australian franchising sector including Bakers Delight v Fair Work Ombudsman [2025].
Federal Court judgments: June 2025
Practice and procedure - Statutory interpretation - Civil penalty.
High Court judgments: April 2025
Trustees - Equity - Courts.
High Court judgments: June 2025
Transfer of proceedings - Native title - Constitutional law.
Federal Court judgments: May 2025
Industrial law.
Family law case notes: June 2025
Children born by in vitro - Property - Divorce - Financial agreement.
Family law case notes: May 2025
Property and CGT - Variation of parenting orders - Property and superannuation trustee - Evidence.
Family law case notes: April 2025
Property - Business valuation - Family trusts - Commercial surrogacy - Reversal of care.
Corporate misconduct and the Systems Intentionality model
As artificial juristic persons, corporations can neither innately think nor act. Yet corporations are now rightly recognised as having the capacity to engage in serious civil and criminal misconduct.
The Australian Government’s response to the Modern Slavery Act review
On 2 December 2024, the Commonwealth Government published its long-awaited response to the review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) conducted by Professor John McMillan AO (the Review).
Ethics: Limits to following client instructions
Lawyers owe a duty to the administration of justice, which is paramount.
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