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Commercial Litigation Lawyers Sydney

This article will discuss the importance of a commercial litigation lawyer in Sydney, the types of disputes we handle, and how to choose the right legal representation.

Australia Litigation

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JB Solicitors

Warning! Arbitration Ahead

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

Australia Litigation

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Holding Redlich

Case Note: Grech V Dakota Homes Pty Ltd (Building And Property) [2025] VCAT 944

This decision reinforces the high evidentiary threshold required to establish defective building work under the DBCA.

Australia Litigation

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PCL Lawyers

Pleadings and particulars in Queensland – Complete Guide

Explains how pleadings & particulars operate in Queensland civil litigation & why they are central to the proper conduct of a case.

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

One Common Law, One Standard: Significant Damages Award In Historic Queensland Abuse Case

Australia Litigation

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Barry Nilsson

Claim farming banned in South Australia – legislation update

Australia Litigation

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Gilchrist Connell

Right To Information: The Limit Does Exist

Australia Litigation

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Holding Redlich

Full Court Press: Preliminary Discovery And Arbitration Agreements In A Basketball Showdown

Australia Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Promissory Estoppel: "One day all this will be yours..." - Which case won?

Australia Commercial

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Stacks Law Firm

Contingent loss and limitation periods: High Court clarification in solicitors' negligence claims

Australia Litigation

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Gilchrist Connell

What can I do if an NDIS participant has damaged an SIL house?

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Washed Away - Negligence Or Nuisance?

Australia Litigation

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Barry Nilsson

Beyond The School Gates: When Is A School Liable In Negligence For Bullying & Student Assault?

Australia Litigation

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Carroll & O'Dea

Filmalter v Swenson: the Queensland approach to the peer professional opinion defence

Australia Litigation

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Carroll & O'Dea

Employment law changes you should know about in 2026

Australia Employment

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Jewell Hancock

Employing Work And Holiday Makers Beyond Six Months | Staying Compliant

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Insights into purchasing creditor claims in an Insolvency process with Mitch Taylor

Australia Insolvency

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Cathro & Partners

ASIC's Key Issues Outlook for 2026

Australia Finance

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Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Essential ESG: Episode 26 – Insights From The 2025 UN Forum On Business And Human Rights

Australia Environment

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Adjudicator Discretion and Legal Error: Builtcom Constructions v VSD

Whilst not fatal to a determination, it is wrong as a matter of law to strictly apply the Cardno test.

Australia Litigation

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Piper Alderman

Navigating the complexities of self-represented litigants in South Australia

Managing self-represented litigants requires ethical care, clear strategy, and smart use of court rules to resolve matters efficiently.

Australia Litigation

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Gilchrist Connell

Latest developments: Hannah Thomas arrest probe escalates

NSW Police escalates probe into Hannah Thomas' arrest after footage shows officer punch; internal affairs and LECC now involved.

Australia Criminal

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Couple Imprisoned For Contempt After Breaching Supreme Court Order

Recent defamation and contempt of court case discussed.

Australia Litigation

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Tribunal wrestles with "extraordinary" difference in expert views

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

The Inquest Series: Giving evidence at a Coronial Inquest – trips and traps

Australia Litigation

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Barry Nilsson

Widely accepted practice in medicine allows for more than one solution to a health issue

Australia Litigation

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Barry Nilsson

Without prejudice save as to costs

Australia Litigation

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Unified Lawyers

What Is a Vexatious Litigant?

Australia Litigation

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Unified Lawyers

What is an offer of compromise?

Australia Litigation

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Unified Lawyers

Undefended Hearing in the Family Court

Australia Litigation

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Unified Lawyers

A cautionary tale from the Technology and Construction List

Australia Litigation

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Bartier Perry

What is a Creditor's Statutory Demand?

Australia Commercial

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Stonegate Legal

Top five tips for court cross-examination in family law disputes

Australia Litigation

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Cooper Grace Ward

Undefended Hearing in the Family Court

What an undefended hearing is, how it occurs, what the consequences might be, and the critical steps you can take if you're facing one.

Australia Litigation

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Unified Lawyers

A cautionary tale from the Technology and Construction List

Recent case highlights the risks of mismanaged litigation - indecision, inconsistent forensic strategy & delayed communication.

Australia Litigation

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Bartier Perry

What is a Creditor's Statutory Demand?

Discusses the powerful legal tool that allows creditors to demand payment of a debt from a company formally.

Australia Commercial

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Stonegate Legal

Top five tips for court cross-examination in family law disputes

Top five tips to compellingly present your evidence while in the witness box.

Australia Litigation

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Cooper Grace Ward

When the system fails: legal and policy implications of the Monash IVF embryo mix-up

Australia Litigation

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Carroll & O'Dea

Medical expert's opinion valid, even if facts or assumptions relied on do not exactly match those proven at trial

Validity of medical expert's opinion challenged in recent case.

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Court declines to rule out expert evidence at early stage of high-stakes lending case

Federal Court held that an interlocutory objection to admissibility of an expert report in its entirety, failed.

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Prior written reports no assurance an expert is qualified

An expert who had previously written reports & presented evidence in various courts was still found to have "doubtful qualifications".

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Top Civil Cases of 2024: Key Precedents That Shaped Australian Law

Here's a closer look at some of the most significant cases that left their mark.

Australia Litigation

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Understanding Constructive and Resulting Trusts: Key Differences and Legal Implications

Australia Litigation

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McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Your Guide To Understanding Burden of Proof in Civil Cases

Australia Litigation

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JB Solicitors

Australia | Five key lessons from the High Court's decision in the Commonwealth damages case

Australia Litigation

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Spruson & Ferguson

Expert evidence and privilege in Australian courts – a cross-jurisdictional insight

Australia Litigation

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Piper Alderman

NSW Statement of Claim: A Basic Guide

Australia Litigation

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JB Solicitors

Being the only expert does not free expert evidence from scrutiny

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

The WayForward: the admissibility of ‘WayBack Machine' evidence

Australia Litigation

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McCabes

Case Summary: RC v The Salvation Army (Western Australia) Property Trust [2024] HCA 43

Australia Litigation

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Carroll & O'Dea

Is your affidavit logically, grammatically and ethically wrong? Part 3: Recent decisions challenge Kane's Hire

Australia Litigation

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Bartier Perry

Administrative Review Tribunal: A change that merits discussion

Australia Litigation

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Holding Redlich

Case Summary: Health Care Corporation Pty Ltd t/as Wollongong Private Hospital v Cleary (No 2) [2024] NSWCA 94 – the implications of Offers of Compromise & Calderbank offers

Australia Litigation

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Carroll & O'Dea

The implied undertaking: Implications for Government entities

Australia Litigation

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Holding Redlich

Effect of belated acknowledgment of the Expert Witness Code of Conduct

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Expert red flags: why one expert would be preferred over another

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Your rights when suing NSW Police for misconduct

Australia Litigation

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

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