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High Court judgments: October 2026

October 9, 2026

Chaplin v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2026] HCA 22 and Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd [2026] HCA 21 and Cullen v New South Wales [2026] HCA 19

Practice updates·Risk management

Risk alert: AI and increasing risk factors for legal practitioners

October 8, 2026

Jehan-Philippe Wood and Johnathan Edgelow discuss how AI adoption is increasing among Australian legal practitioners, but inadequate supervision, verification and governance create significant professional, ethical and regulatory risks.

October 5, 2026

The Singleton decision: High Court quashes NT water licence in landmark Indigenous rights decision

Gwynette Govardhan examines the Singleton Station, NT groundwater license decision in the recent High Court ruling.

October 2, 2026

Simplified initial client due diligence (ICDD): An excellent opportunity to reduce client friction

Fiona Halsey explains how to reduce client friction, compliance costs and staff burdens using simplified ICDD under AML CTF rules.

Case notes

Cold case, new evidence: Court admits victim’s Family Court affidavit in landmark hearsay ruling

Nicholas Hodgkinson summarises a ruling confirming deceased witnesses' affidavits may be admissible under WA's new Evidence Act 2025 in WA v Reddington [No 4] [2026].

August 4, 2026

Case notes

Case note: Trust funds, leave entitlements and the property pool – Full Court draws the line

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

August 3, 2026

Case notes

High Court reinforces exemplary damages against governments for systemic misconduct

Nicholas Hodgkinson and Thomas O'Keefe consider why the High Court confirmed governments can face exemplary damages in Austral v Northern Territory of Australia [2026].

July 31, 2026

Case notes

$150 million for cultural loss: Yindjibarndi compensation ruling rewrites native title history

Isobel Millward, Juris Doctor student at UWA, and Greg McIntyre review Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2026].

July 30, 2026

Legal updates

Assessing the WA Government’s response to Native Title and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Reform

Gwynette Govardhan examines the WA Government's response to the Kelly Review.

July 29, 2026

Case notes·Legal updates

The troubled rollout of WA’s Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023

Joel Trigg discusses why Western Australia’s new Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 face tax complications, administrative failures and controversial reforms undermining injured workers’ rights.

July 28, 2026

Case notes

Case note: Litigation funding orders must be supported by evidence

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

July 27, 2026

Legal updates

When a client expresses thoughts of self-harm

Mental health resources and hotlines are available for both legal professionals themselves and their clients.

July 23, 2026

Case notes

Case note: Into the hot tub

Keleigh Robinson and Craig Nichol from the Family Law Book summarise Ashdown & Markin (No.2) [2026].

July 22, 2026

Opinion·Practice updates

New AML laws and the “suspicious” client: must the retainer end?

Barrister Nilan Ekanayake questions what effect the requirement to make suspicious matter reports under new AML laws will have in practice.

July 21, 2026

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Practice updates - Page 3

High Court judgments: October 2026

Risk alert: AI and increasing risk factors for legal practitioners

The Singleton decision: High Court quashes NT water licence in landmark Indigenous rights decision

Simplified initial client due diligence (ICDD): An excellent opportunity to reduce client friction

Cold case, new evidence: Court admits victim’s Family Court affidavit in landmark hearsay ruling

Case note: Trust funds, leave entitlements and the property pool – Full Court draws the line

High Court reinforces exemplary damages against governments for systemic misconduct

$150 million for cultural loss: Yindjibarndi compensation ruling rewrites native title history

Assessing the WA Government’s response to Native Title and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Reform

The troubled rollout of WA’s Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023

Case note: Litigation funding orders must be supported by evidence

When a client expresses thoughts of self-harm

Case note: Into the hot tub

New AML laws and the “suspicious” client: must the retainer end?

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