Posted by Archie Courage, founder of Legal Futures Associate FormEvo
I have spent much of my working life thinking about something most people would probably prefer not to think about at all: legal
Startling rule changes have been proposed for Australia’s .au domain, potentially making it much tougher and more expensive to register names to monetize or resell. If implemented, the proposed new rule “effectively limits a registrant to registering a domain name
Margaret Chalik, who died on 20 July 2021, aged 85, survived by her two adult sons, Gregory Chalik (the plaintiff) and Igor (now known as Isaac) Chalik ( the defendant), the deceased’s husband having predeceased her in 1995.
At the
Secretary Department of Communities and Justice v Soulos [2026] NSWCA 185 (Link to Caselaw)
On appeal from Soulos v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (Family and Community Service) [2025] NSWDC 548.
This may be a somewhat fragile precedent,
Bridget J. Crawford (Pace University School of Law) recently published Freedom, Fairness, and Family: U.S. Perspectives on Aotearoa New Zealand’s Law Reform and Comparative Succession Law, 2026. Provided below is the Abstract:
This Essay offers a comparative and pedagogical
A consultation draft has been published outlining a number of major reforms to the Australian privacy framework. If implemented in its current form, the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026 (Amendment Bill) would significantly reshape how Australian businesses collect,
When parents cannot agree about arrangements for their children, the central question for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is not what either parent wants. It is what arrangements are in the best interests of the child.
This
Jenkins v National Disability Insurance Agency [2026] FCA 1307 (Link to AUSTLII).
With thanks to Anna Sundararajan for drawing attention to this decision where the Federal Court was called upon to consider the powers of the NDIA to recover
The Full Federal Court of Australia has handed down its appeal decision in Aldi Foods Pty Limited v Hampden Holdings I.P. Pty Limited [2026] FCAFC 103 which provides guidance regarding the application of copyright infringement principles to the packaging of
