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ALJ : Focus on National Security

Uniform Civil (No 5) Amending Rules 2021

This update enables customers to research mutual recognition principles more thoroughly and efficiently within the Professions and Trades topic.

The Australian Legal Journals Index (ALJI) publication has been added to new Westlaw with coverage of over 400 Journals.

Liquidators seeking to recover unfair preference payments where a running account or a continuing business relationship exists, must now determine the preferential effect of mutual dealings from the start of the unfair preference avoidance period until liquidation.

An introduction to Justice Gleeson of the High Court of Australia.

An introduction to Justice Steward of the High Court of Australia.

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource for lawyers with key points to consider when implementing a data retention policy (also known as a records management policy or document retention policy) in Australia.

On 21 June 2021, the Ransomware Payments Bill 2021 was introduced into the federal House of Representatives. The Bill would introduce a mandatory reporting requirement for Commonwealth entities, all state and territory agencies, and specified private sector entities that make...

A list of cases set to be published soon in the specialist law reports.

Which significant cases are set to be published soon in these authorised law reports? Here’s a preview of those 2021 cases which include decisions by the High Court, Fair Work Commission, Industrial Relations Commission (NSW) and more.

On 1 July 2021, major reforms to the Uniform Defamation Laws commenced in Australia in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. In line with the agreement of the Council of the Attorneys-General to the Model Defamation...