News and events

The traditional approach to whiplash-associated disorder is now being challenged by a more holistic assessment,
with implications for legal professionals, writes
Dr Lisa N Sharwood, in collaboration with Unisearch.

The need for tenancy law reforms is not just a response to changing rental dynamics, but a necessity, writes
Dr Chris Martin, in collaboration with Unisearch.

Here, we unpack the role of legislation in driving decarbonisation and the critical minerals economy in Australia and globally, write Dr Rahman Daiyan,
Dr Josh Leverett, and Muhammad Haider Ali Khan in collaboration with Unisearch.

Recent updates to the Family Law Act 1975 will have a substantive impact on the legal profession, writes
Dr Noam Peleg, in collaboration with Unisearch.

Australia’s looming and timely review of the Modern Slavery Act will have implications that will impact upon the legal profession as well as general consumer sentiment, writes Professor Justine Nolan, in collaboration with Unisearch.

Legal workplaces must be sure to optimise the “new world” hybrid model in a dynamic environment, write
Professor Karin Sanders and Dr Andrew Dhaenens, in collaboration with Unisearch.

Quantum computing isn’t necessarily an area that would appear to, at face value, have a significant effect on the law. It’s not: the implications are far more universal, with the capacity to revolutionise many industries, writes
Professor Andrea Morello. 

Whether expert evidence is “reliable”, “valid”, or just
“expert” is an important consideration, write
Emeritus Professor Brynn Hibbert AM and
Professor Gary Edmond, in conjunction with Unisearch.

We are currently seeing an increase in expectation and momentum of regulatory co-designs across the legal profession, as the model supports broader sustainability, inclusive and social awareness principles that are rapidly becoming the benchmark, writes Dr Rob Nicholls, in collaboration with Unisearch.

The imminent introduction of a digital Australian dollar will significantly affect the market. Find out what a retail e-AUD would mean for lawyers and other stakeholders,
write Professor Heng Wang and Professor Deborah Healey, in collaboration with Unisearch.

Regardless of a firm’s choice of data sharing techniques, said businesses will have to get ahead of the game if they are to better serve clients and navigate evolving regulatory and security requirements, writes Unisearch.

To first understand how climate change impacts the law, it’s prudent to understand its fundamental principles, write Professor Andrew Pitman and Professor Katrin Meissner.

Sexual harassment in the workplace remains in the spotlight as, while universally acknowledged within industry and society as unacceptable, it’s still remarkably prevalent, write Professor Jan Breckenridge and Unisearch.

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on workplace mental health and it’s becoming increasingly apparent that a seismic shift is required to address the current, emerging and ongoing challenges that experts anticipate will last for decades, writes Barbara Kougellis.