The Australian Government has released the exposure draft of the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026, setting out the second tranche of proposed reforms to Australia's privacy laws.
A recent NSW Supreme Court ruling emphasises that proving breach alone is insufficient in medical negligence proceedings without compelling expert evidence on causation. The decision provides important guidance on counterfactual analysis in delayed diagnosis claims.
Family Provision Applications continue to rise across Australia as increasing estate values, cost of living pressures and blended family dynamics drive more inheritance disputes. Recent NSW decisions highlight a growing judicial focus on evidence, proportionality, dependency and testamentary freedom.
Victoria's security of payment reforms has now been operating for five months, revealing important changes in how payment disputes are managed. In the first article of our series, we examine the growing importance of payment schedules, project administration and the expansion of claims that may now be pursued through adjudication.
The first five months of Victoria's revised security of payment regime have highlighted emerging risks and dispute trends. In the final instalment of this series, we examine performance security disputes, unfair time bar provisions and the growing importance of early dispute identification and escalation.
A local government's decision to refuse the demolition of an 1860s character dwelling is overturned after finding that the construction of an adjacent dwelling will result in a loss of the meaningful contribution to the character of the street.
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