Oceania: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

When an accident occurs on public or private property in New South Wales, understanding your legal rights and taking immediate action can be crucial to any future compensation claim. This guide outlines the essential steps to protect your interests, from documenting the incident scene to preserving critical evidence that may determine whether you can successfully prove negligence and recover damages.

The Queensland Court of Appeal examines whether a solicitor's equitable lien attaches to costs orders at the time they are made, determining priority rights over monies recovered through receivership proceedings. The decision clarifies the scope and enforcement of solicitors' liens in insolvency contexts.

Psychometric testing has become an increasingly common component of personal injury claims involving psychological injuries. This standardized assessment method uses structured questions...

The Federal Court of Australia has clarified the powers of liquidators appointed to registered foreign companies operating in Australia, determining that directors' powers are suspended upon liquidator...

This monthly roundup examines three significant NSW court decisions from July 2026 that demonstrate how courts are increasingly scrutinizing the enforcement of Security of Payment Act judgments, particularly when builders face financial difficulties or disputes involve residential construction. The cases reveal evolving judicial approaches to freezing orders, stays of enforcement, and the strict compliance requirements that can make or break a SOP Act claim.

The Queensland Court of Appeal examines whether a solicitor's equitable lien attaches to costs orders at the time they are made, determining priority rights over monies recovered through receivership proceedings. The decision clarifies the scope and enforcement of solicitors' liens in insolvency contexts.

When an accident occurs on public or private property in New South Wales, understanding your legal rights and taking immediate action can be crucial to any future compensation claim. This guide outlines the essential steps to protect your interests, from documenting the incident scene to preserving critical evidence that may determine whether you can successfully prove negligence and recover damages.

Many parents worry about what will happen to their hard-earned assets after they die. Some worry, in particular, that one of their children may challenge their will and unravel the careful plans they have made. One approach (but fairly extreme strategy), is to restructure assets during their lifetime, transferring property or control of family trusts to a trusted child so that there is less in the estate for anyone to fight over. But can those lifetime transfers themselves be unwound later, on the basis that the parent was taken advantage of?

Generative AI can be a valuable tool in legal practice, but using public AI platforms with confidential or privileged information can create significant risks. We examine two recent overseas decisions and what they may mean for Australian businesses, insurers and lawyers when it comes to preserving legal professional privilege and maintaining confidentiality.

Recent Australian Public Service census data reveals a growing trend in flexible work arrangements, supported by new enterprise agreement provisions. Two landmark Fair Work Commission decisions in Naden and Westpac now provide critical guidance on how employers must handle flexible work requests, highlighting the mandatory requirements and potential consequences of non-compliance that could result in orders granting employee requests even when business grounds exist for refusal.

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 case provides clear confirmation of the principles applied in determining whether a duty of care exists and establishing negligence.