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Right To Information: The Limit Does Exist

Case clarifies the limits of RTI access when tribunal orders and court procedures apply, providing important guidance for agencies, applicants and legal practitioners.

Australia Litigation

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Holding Redlich

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

Relevance, efficiency, and proportionality – the ambit of the duty to disclose

The obligation on parties to provide full and frank disclosure continues throughout the proceedings until the dispute has been resolved.

Australia Litigation

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Barry Nilsson

The Inquest Series: The ‘right to silence' in Coronial Inquests

How the privilege against self-incrimination is applied in coronial inquests across Australia.

Australia Litigation

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Barry Nilsson

Australian Courts Grapple With Generative AI In Court Proceedings

Australia Litigation

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Mills Oakley

Medibank Class Action: Navigating The Legal Privilege Maze

Australia Technology

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A&O Shearman

Overriding purpose – still the most significant discovery in NSW

Australia Litigation

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Kennedys

Understanding legal professional privilege for plaintiffs in NSW

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Protecting Confidentiality in Mediation: The Gazal v Setiawan and Topaloglu Case Study

Australia Litigation

HW

Holman Webb Lawyers

Documents produced for court: not to be used for other purposes

Australia Litigation

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HHG Legal Group

In what instance will an application to reopen a case to introduce further expert reports be refused?

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Effect of delayed efforts in sourcing experts

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Jarryd Hayne's successful appeal: The reasons for the result

Australia Litigation

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Federal Court rejects Optus' legal privilege claim over cyber-attack report: Observations & Lessons

Australia Litigation

PA

Piper Alderman

Employing Work And Holiday Makers Beyond Six Months | Staying Compliant

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Major Reforms To The Model Work Health And Safety Framework And Incident Notification Duties

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Talking Aussie Farming With Stephen Commadeur (Podcast)

Australia Real Estate

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FTI Consulting

Funds Update - 9 January 2026

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employment Relations Podcast #45 – Employment Law For The Time Poor… Live!

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Crypto platform relieved from liability following contraventions of the Corporations Act

Relying on competent legal advice is a significant, but not determinative, factor in the Court's assessment.

Australia Litigation

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Holding Redlich

What is the effect if two expert statements are almost identical?

When representing the same party, experts should be aware of similarities in content and expression in their opinions.

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Legal professional privilege and experts' reports – what's covered, what's not, and how difficult it can be to get it right

Exactly what is protected by LPP will vary depending on context.

Australia Litigation

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Bartier Perry

When may an expert be considered an advocate and no longer of assistance to the court?

Examples of acts by an expert witness that would constitute advocating for one of the parties.

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Waiver of legal professional privilege in regulatory investigations

Australia Litigation

HR

Holding Redlich

Justice Lee's judgment a reminder to the profession of the importance of the Harman undertaking in all areas of litigation

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Trial Judgment) [2024] FCA 369

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Case summary – Marijana Ljubicic v Heat and Control & Anor

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

When new evidence is not considered fresh

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Admissibility of expert evidence regarding controversial tweets

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Legal Professional Privilege and Confidence: Keep it secret! Keep it safe!

Australia Privacy

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

What is an Independent Medical Examination (IME) and what role does it play in your NSW personal injury claim?

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Case summary – Legal professional privilege - Ghorbanzadeh v Western Sydney Local Health District [2023] NSWSC 1330

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Pretext Calls in Sexual Assault Allegations

Australia Criminal

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Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Legal Professional Privilege and Confidence: Keep it secret! Keep it safe!

Documents or information will only be protected by privilege if they are also private and confidential.

Australia Privacy

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Bennett & Philp Lawyers

What is an Independent Medical Examination (IME) and what role does it play in your NSW personal injury claim?

What an IME entails, its purpose, the process, and its impact on your personal injury claim in NSW.

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Case summary – Legal professional privilege - Ghorbanzadeh v Western Sydney Local Health District [2023] NSWSC 1330

Written material by an expert in preparation for a verbal opinion may need to be disclosed in subsequent court proceedings.

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Pretext Calls in Sexual Assault Allegations

Conducting a ‘pretext' call has become common practice for police investigating sexual assault allegations in New South Wales. This involves police obtaining a warrant and organising a call between the complainant and the accused.

Australia Criminal

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Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

The difficulties facing plaintiffs in slip and fall claims: A case summary of Macari v Snack Brands Foods Pty Ltd (NSWSC)

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Vicarious liability and applying legal professional privilege (LPP) to council's workplace investigations

Councils and their legal practitioners can minimise exposure by establishing LPP over internal workplace investigations.

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

The right to silence across Australian jurisdictions

The right to silence across Australia exists under common law and has also been legislated in each State and Territory.

Australia Litigation

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

What if you do not agree with a single expert report in your family law matter?

A single expert report is written by an expert witness in relation to a particular issue in a family law matter.

Australia Family

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

The Right to Silence in New South Wales

In 2013, NSW enacted section 89A of the Evidence Act, which curtailed the right to silence in certain situations.

Australia Litigation

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Approval of a court-appointed receiver's remuneration: Sufficiency of evidence in support of the remuneration claim

Australia Insolvency

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

How an emoji can land you in court

Australia Litigation

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Stacks Law Firm

Should a party pay costs for expert evidence that was abandoned?

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Undermining expert evidence – taking shortcuts and being Facebook friends

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Can the handwritten notes of an expert be converted into a communication for the purpose of legal professional privilege?

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Constable Daniel Keneally found guilty of fabricating evidence

Australia Criminal

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Federal Court hands down a privilege lesson for cyber and critical incident responses

Australia Litigation

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Do I have to testify in court? Explaining witness competence and compellability in New South Wales

Australia Litigation

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Child sex offence evidence program in NSW expands

Australia Criminal

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Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

More on the Harman Obligation

Australia Litigation

HW

Holman Webb Lawyers

Police officer acquitted of fatally shooting teen must testify at coronial inquest

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Crime scene examinations: Police and lab bungles can lead to acquittal

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Assertions of embarrassment caused by duplicative expert evidence unfounded

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

ChatGPT and the future of expert witness reporting

Australia Litigation

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ExpertsDirect

Material facts: Why do criminal lawyers use some facts but not others?

Australia Litigation

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

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