Rush Defamation Case and the Federal Court Legislation and Case Law

Few civil cases have prompted a nationwide media circus quite like Geoffrey Rush’s 2018 defamation claim against Nationwide News. With accusations of inappropriate behaviour against one of Australia’s most recognizable…

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Safe Access Zone Laws: a Burden on Implied Freedom of Political Communication? Research and Know-How

Unlike the United States, Australia has no equivalent to the First Amendment right of free speech. Instead, Australians have an implied right of freedom of political communication arising from the…

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2018 Australia: State of the Legal Market [Report] Business Management

The Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor® are pleased to present this report setting out the dominant trends impacting the legal market in 2018 and the key issues…

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The Challenges of Executing Deeds in the Digital Age [Infographic] Research and Know-How

Thomson Reuters recently presented a webinar on the valid execution of deeds and documents: E-Signed – and Sealed? Executing Deeds in the Digital Age. Tim Perry, Head of Corporate and…

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Ledgers are Forever: How Blockchain Could Solve Several of Real Estate’s Perennial Problems Innovation and Disruption in Law

Arguably, blockchain is to 2018 what the iPhone was to 2007. Sexy, revolutionary, and soon to be such a common part of everyday life that it barely rates a mention.…

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Why Blockchain Real Estate May be Closer Than You Think Research and Know-How

You can’t swing a church bell in South Australia without striking mention of Sir Robert Torrens. Blockchain real estate might not be in a South Australian practitioner’s lexicon just yet,…

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