In class actions, only the group members who have directly entered into agreements with funders are contractually required to pay the funder if the class action succeeds, despite the entire pool of ...

At its core, the Soul Patts–Brickworks merger is a case study in using simple corporate law tools to solve a complex problem. Diversified investment house, Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. (Soul ...

The new social impact and community benefit amendments proposed to Queensland's planning framework by the Planning (Social Impact and Community Benefit) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 have ...

ASIC has invited industry feedback through its consultation process, with submissions due by 5 September 2025. If you are an AFS licensee seeking to provide feedback, please reach out to us as we can ...

Global accountability for climate harm: The ICJ ruled that all nations, regardless of their participation in climate treaties, have a legal duty under international law to prevent significant harm to ...

Tax and foreign investment rules at both the Federal and State level are being amended to make it easier for foreign and domestic capital to invest in Australian Build to Rent developments. Build to ...

The statistics are in – and it's sobering news for those who want to be heard by the highest court in the land. "So… what are our chances of winning in the High Court?" It's a question we often get ...

The future of the public interest defence The introduction of the public interest defence was designed in large part to remedy the historical failure of the existing defences to protect legitimate and ...

The test for whether a term is unfair is not so clear that contract drafters can have absolute confidence that they can prevent an automatic renewal clause from falling foul of the unfair contract ...

Clearly, there is a subtle, but significant, difference between the second and third approaches set out in the table above. For the former approach, that of Justices Crennan and Bell, the inquiry as ...