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Navigating Redundancy – Scope & Considerations | Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd v Bartley [2025] HCA 29

Author Rosa Evans
Published 14 January 2026

In times of economic distress or changes in a business’ needs, employers make positions within their organisation redundant, as long as it falls within... 

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“First come, first served” VS “You snooze, you lose”: How a Missed Caveat and Procrastination Cost a Lender Priority | KKJA Investments Pty Ltd v Yan Shi [2025] VSC 583

Author Havva Nur Celik, Mohammed Ali
Published 17 December 2025

In September 2025, the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down a decision that should ring the alarm bells of every private lender, mortgage broker,... 

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Seminal decision on extending time limit in defamation: civil penalties just as serious as criminal charges

Author Havva Nur Celik
Published 17 December 2025

Brand Partners recently succeeded in an application for the extension of the limitation period to commence an action in defamation at the Federal Court... 

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Up in Smoke? What You Need to Know About Victoria’s New Tobacco Laws

Author Kubra Zeynep Gungor, Tammie Moorhouse
Published 2 July 2025

From 1 July 2025, tobacco retailers and wholesalers must be licensed to sell tobacco products in Victoria (see Part 3AA Tobacco Act 1987). Read... 

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Who would have thought –High Court’s cost decision prevails

Author Crystal Wang, Havva Nur Celik
Published 30 June 2025

After 6 years of proceedings at the Federal Court of Australia, on 20 May 2025, the Honourable Justice O’Bryan delivered his judgment on the... 

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Trust and Transparency: Why Lawyers Shouldn’t Profit from the Wills They Draft

Author Jeremy Brand
Published 22 April 2025

Clients may ask their trusted lawyer to draft their will, and act as an executor. That lawyer or the lawyer’s family member may also... 

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