Updates & Alerts

Practical Law Commercial has released two brand new resources: a legal update on the proposed reforms to the unfair contract terms regime introduced in Parliament on 9 February 2022 and a legislation tracker which monitors key developments in the proposed legislation.

Shareholders, litigation funders and class actions promoters are set to benefit from the long-awaited High Court decision in litigation involving the former mining company Arrium Ltd.

Practical Law Commercial has released a brand new resource, Legal update: Sportsbet to pay $3.7 million in penalties and refunds for alleged contraventions of the Spam Act.

Thomson Reuters is delighted to announce that the highly esteemed Dr. Elisabeth Peden SC is the new editor for the extensively revised Australian Law of Contract, previously Heydon on Contract.

On 23 January 2022, the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) (OSA 2021) and the Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2021 (Cth) ) (OSTPCAA 2021) commenced. The new legislation introduces wide-ranging and significant reforms to Australia’s online safety.

Alternative Dispute Resolution of Costs Disputes is the latest chapter to be updated in Quick on Costs. It will assist the reader in the distinction between the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in a substantive litigious dispute and in costs disputes.

Exploring how more than 800 legal professionals perceive technology amid the pandemic, the release of the Tech and the Law 2022 Report by Practical Law Australia In-house reveals the connection between talent and technology, and the trends that are shaping client service delivery.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new resource by Mo Zain Ajaz, founder of Lex 360, providing tips for in-house lawyers to consider when drafting a business case for new technology investment.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published six new resources by Mo Zain Ajaz, founder of Lex 360, which focus on legal department operations - from creating a robust demand management framework to identifying and embedding technology in the legal function.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new toolkit to guide Australian in-house lawyers through Practical Law's global resources most relevant to cross-border legal work in an in-house environment.

Australian Law Journal update: Vol 96 Pt 1 and Local Government Law Journal update: Vol 23 Pt 4

British-based polluters won’t escape accountability behind the corporate veil, declares the UK Supreme Court in two recent decisions.