Legal News Sydney

March 16, 2022
Court Rules that Federal Environment Minister does not have a Duty of Care to Protect Children from Climate Change

Currently, Australians everywhere are experiencing the effects of climate change through catastrophic bushfires and extreme flooding. We are in the critical decade for climate action, and this window of opportunity to change...

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March 14, 2022
Getting a Divorce: The Essential Checklist

Collating Documents However daunting and tedious, collating documents is the best place to start to help with the rest of the divorce process. Lawyers will require you to provide your marriage and...

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March 9, 2022
Shedding Light on Domestic Violence Laws

International Women’s Day International Women’s Day yesterday has brought attention and awareness to respects for women’s rights and gender equality. Despite this, domestic violence continues to thrive, with Australian men murdering their...

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March 8, 2022
Do business interruption insurance policies cover businesses for COVID-19 related losses?

The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has recently handed down two appeal decisions that provide further guidance on business interruption insurance policies and whether they cover businesses for COVID-19...

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February 16, 2022
A Guide to Child Abduction Laws in Australia

What is child abduction? The law defines child abduction to be the unlawful removal of a child from their legal caretaker, even with the consent of the child. This means that the...

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February 16, 2022
High Court provides guidance on the legal difference between an employee and an independent contractor

Recently, the High Court of Australia delivered rulings for two cases that certainly refined the test for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. Previously, the Courts did...

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February 15, 2022
The Controversies of Geoffrey Edelsten's Final Will

Recently, businessman Geoffrey Edelsten left his only child just over $50,000 out of an estate worth over $1 million. Edelsten wanted to “limit the benefit” to his son as he was provided...

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February 1, 2022
Laws surrounding surrogacy in Australia

Following Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas' announcement for their surrogate baby, discussion surrounding surrogacy has been sparked. What is surrogacy? Surrogacy is the process where a woman agrees to carry a baby...

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January 25, 2022
Charlise Mutten's murder showing the significance of child abuse in Australia

Shocking revelations surrounding the tragic death of nine-year-old Charlise Mutten have arised in the media over the past week. Charlise was reported missing on Friday 14 January 2022, while spending her holidays...

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