Australia: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that Star Entertainment Group's former CEO and chief legal officer breached their statutory duties by failing to properly escalate critical anti-money laundering risks and misleading communications to the board, while dismissing claims against non-executive directors. This landmark decision establishes crucial precedents for executive accountability, information governance, and the indivisibility of duties for officers holding multiple roles, with implications extend

The High Court of Australia held that India had not waived sovereign immunity in respect of enforcement proceedings by ratifying the New York Convention...

The deceased, the accused and another man were all misusers of prescription medications, in particular OxyContin. This is a brand name of oxycodone, an opioid drug prescribed by doctors for pain relief and misused by some for recreational purposes. They would "mull up" the tablets (ie dissolve them in water in a spoon) and then inject the drug intravenously.

An explanation of the effect of the dispute resolution clause might have gone a considerable way in addressing whether the clause was unfair.

The perceived use of arbitration to frustrate (particularly) consumer and employment claims has been controversial in Canada and the US.

2026 has started positively in the world of estates with changes to processes in estates matters before the Supreme Court

In KGLNG E&P Pty Ltd v Santos Toga Pty Ltd [2025] QCA 114, the Queensland Court of Appeal determined that the appellants were contractually bound to pay amounts determined by an arbitral award...

Case regarding the duty of care that a school owes to its students.

The accepted practice can only be determined by reference to agreed or determined facts.