Analysis

Australian firms will continue to join forces with firms in the United States in a bid for higher partner profits and in response to client demand for a one-firm, multi-location service, an expert has predicted.

A financial licensing expert has predicted that cryptocurrency firm Block Earner will have to produce the legal advice that saw it avoid a penalty at first instance, after the High Court found last week that it needed a financial services licence. 

Legislation introduced in Victoria that would require companies to allow employees to work from home two days a week -- and to cover the reasonable costs of the arrangement -- would give employees in the same workforce different rights, according to a legal expert.

A judge's public shaming of colleagues for delays in judgment delivery was an "extraordinary intervention" that risked undermining confidence in the judiciary, an expert warns, as the federal Attorney-General says a judicial commission remains under consideration.

With two historic court wins for shareholders, 2026 is shaping up to be a momentous year for securities class actions, with lawyers expecting a resurgence of cases and a renewed eagerness for the negotiating table.

Vexatious recusal applications by self-represented litigants are on the rise, according to the peak body for judicial officers in Australia, and they increasingly involve “unwarranted intrusions” into judges' personal lives that would not be allowed in any other workplace.

A landmark case over the expansion of Mach Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine will go to the High Court next week, marking the first time the court considers whether planning authorities have to consider the local climate impacts of fossil fuel projects.

Renewable energy projects are moving away from rigid, long-term tolling agreements towards more flexible financing structures, according to an Ashurst partner, with lenders warming to new mechanisms like virtual tolling agreements. 

New federal fuel cost pass-through laws are expected to generate uncertainty in the construction industry, according to partners in Corrs Chambers Westgarth's leading construction practice group, who say the reforms may apply more widely than anticipated. 

A recent decision from the International Court of Justice on states' climate change obligations is likely to spark disputes on directors' climate obligations and more greenwashing claims, a new report from the recently appointed solicitor general has found.