30 Jan 2020 Insurance The NSW Supreme Court Decides in Jones v Murrumbidgee Irrigation Ltd: The admissibility of ... Expert evidence must expressly comply with Schedule 7 to the UCPR and prove more probative than prejudicial to pass the threshold of admissibility.
29 Jan 2020 Transport and logistics Part X on the chopping Block (Exemption)? Ocean liner shipping industry participants should take advantage of the window for submissions to the ACCC and prepare for a significant shift in the exemptions landscape in 2020 and beyond.
29 Jan 2020 Property Construction Will reforms address the current confidence crisis affecting the NSW building and construction ... The NSW Government has released draft legislation designed to strengthen accountability of building practitioners and to improve the quality and compliance of design and documentation within the NSW building industry
24 Jan 2020 Insurance Corporate and commercial Religious institutions and NSW's changing child protection landscape Following recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in its Final Report, the State Government of NSW has streamlined the mandatory reporting and reportable conduct schemes
23 Jan 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment The bushfire crisis and its implications for NSW planning and environment laws The recent bushfire crisis is likely to serve as an existential moment for law and policy makers across a range of legal areas.
20 Jan 2020 Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Artificial intelligence and the rise of online dispute resolution As digitisation of legal services evolves, litigants will need to adapt
16 Jan 2020 Corporate and commercial ATO finalises its position on trust split arrangements Capital gains tax consequences of trust split arrangements partly clarified but more clarity required.
15 Jan 2020 Transport and logistics Compensation for injuries in air travel denied Two decisions of Australian courts in late 2019 demonstrate once again the need for claimants to be able to establish that a compensable "accident" took place.
19 Dec 2019 Banking and finance Insurance Regulatory issues in Insurance, a year in review 2019 has been a milestone year for the regulation of insurance.
18 Dec 2019 Planning, infrastructure and environment The year in review - A look at NSW planning and environment law in 2019 Our anthem for 2019 describing the state of planning and environmental law in NSW arises from the Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court's palinode in Roads and Maritime Services v United Petroleum Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 41 ...