Civil Law

By Caitlin Holloway

20.09.23

How harmful are your words?

On 16 June 2023, I appeared before the ACT Supreme Court (instructed by my colleague Phoebe Logan) in relation to an application to determine whether a Plaintiff had suffered serious harm in defamation…

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Civil Law  .  Law Updates

By Hannah Donnellan

30.08.23

A binding contract – yes or no?

You may have heard of the recent decision in the Court of King’s Bench in Canada which declared that a thumbs up emoji can serve for the purpose of a signature of a…

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News  .  Civil Law

By Stefan Russell-Uren

26.07.23

Peter Van Onselen breached non-disparagement agreement with Network Ten

When an employment relationship ends, good advocacy usually results in prompt settlement of any competing claims. This is because employment disputes are typically conducted in no-cost jurisdictions, and the costs of litigation quickly…

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Civil Law

By Juliet Grundy

18.04.23

Should AI Generated Work be Subject to Copyright Law?

In recent times, Artificial Intelligence, or ‘AI’, has entered the public consciousness and is being employed for mainstream use in a significant way. Tools like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion can be used to…

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Civil Law

By Stefan Russell-Uren

28.03.23

Indigenous voice to parliament

In around 2015, Malcom Turnbull and Bill Shorten appointed a Referendum Council, tasked with working out a way to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution. The Council was comprised by 16 people from…

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Civil Law

By Phoebe Logan

29.04.22

The ACCC takes Uber to Court

On 26 April 2022, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“the ACCC”) commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against rideshare company Uber, for breaching Australian Consumer Law. Uber is facing a…

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Civil Law

By Phoebe Tulk

07.03.22

Work(not)Safe in the ACT

On the 28th of February 2022, Better Building Holdings Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to a charge laid against the company in 2020 in relation to the death of carpenter Mr Thomas Magi. Mr…

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Civil Law  .  News

By Erin Taylor

07.12.21

Do not eat the poisonous donut

Like most people, I love a little sweet treat. That said, my appetite for sweet treats has been somewhat stifled (perhaps thankfully now that it’s warmed up and the winter clothes are in…

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Civil Law

By Phoebe Tulk

19.11.21

Defamation of Terrance Flowers in Cleo Smith Case

You receive a distraught call from your relative. A national news network has named you on their Facebook page, with a reach of over 1 million followers, as the man alleged to have…

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Civil Law

By Alexis Currier

12.11.21

Rust film set tragedy – a reminder about work health safety

One of Hollywood’s biggest stories over the past few weeks has been surrounding the tragedy that occurred on the movie set of “Rust”, an upcoming feature film starring Alec Baldwin. For those who…

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