The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has released its decision in the ‘Lacrosse’ building combustible cladding fire claim. What are the lessons for building owners, developers and construction professionals?

The scope of the ‘without prejudice’ privilege is an issue that can cause consternation amongst the most experienced lawyers.

A new decision of the Court of Appeal has clarified the assessment rules under Queensland’s planning legislation for ‘code assessable’ development.

The Report of the first national review of Australia’s model Work Health and Safety laws was released on 25 February 2019. It makes 34 recommendations for reform, including the introduction of an industrial manslaughter offence.

In the recent decision of In the matter of Bias Boating Pty Limited (receivers and managers appointed) (in liquidation) [2019] NSWSC 47, Black J ordered costs against a number of defendants on a preliminary question of insolvency even though they did

How have the NSW and other governments responded to the recent Opal Tower structural problems, the Lacrosse Tower fire and similar issues – and what regulatory and other changes are needed?

The release of the 4th edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles benefits from the charged atmosphere surrounding the recently-concluded Royal Commission into misconduct in the banking, finance and superannuation industry.

A number of clients have asked us about the implications of the recent NSW Land and Environment Court decision in Gloucester Resources Limited v Minister for Planning [2019] NSWLEC 7, (where Gloucester Resources Limited’s (GRL) appeal against the Pla