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How does stamp duty affect property transactions involving contracts for sale of land, options to purchase land or leases? Find out more in Practical Law’s new practice note.

Recent decisions of the High Court of Australia, brought to you by our ALJR editors John Carroll and Colleen Tognetti

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Administrative Law 2.4 “Judicial Review of Administrative Action: Reviewable Decisions, Conduct and Powers and General Grounds”; Administrative Law 2.6 “Remedies in Judicial Review”; Communications 6.4 “Consumer...

The Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal (ADRJ) recently appointed new Editorial Board Members since the sad passing of Ruth Charlton, an important figure in dispute resolution and in the journal’s evolution.

Victor Kline looks at an important decision recently reported in the authorised FCRs: Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs v McQueen

Sam Ricketson covers highlights from the March release of the Law of Intellectual Property: Copyright, Design and Confidential Information service

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on SDCV v Director-General of Security (2022) 96 ALJR 1002; [2022] HCA 32 under Chapter III of the Constitution.

On 16 February 2023, the Australian Attorney-General's Department released the highly anticipated Privacy Act Review Report (PARR), the next step in the Australian Government's comprehensive review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act Review). The PARR makes 116 proposals for...

The reforms to the unfair contract terms regime, including the introduction of significant penalties, commence on 9 November 2023. Be prepared and ensure your contracts are compliant with our new checklist.

What is build to rent? Check out Practical Law's new practice notices to get up to speed on build to rent projects in Australia, their key investment considerations and the main funding models.

Barristers from New Chambers latest new contributors to Robson’s Annotated Corporations Legislation

Practical Law Banking and Finance has launched a new Securitisation and structured finance topic which provides a suite of up-to-date resources on this important financial market.