NEWS & RESOURCES

A recent NSW Court of Appeal decision explains when improperly or illegally obtained evidence may still be admitted—and why parties should avoid unauthorised self-help.

Buying a home in NSW? Understand the five-day cooling-off period, the 0.25% cost of withdrawing, auction exceptions and section 66W certificates.

Electronic signatures are often legally effective in NSW, but businesses must still address authority, contractual requirements and special execution formalities.

On 25 November 2022, the District Court Amendment Act 2022 No72 was assented to. Changes were made (effecting sections 4 and 44 of the District Court Act 1973 (NSW)) which amongst other things, increased the monetary limit from $750,000 (for matters that would normally fall under the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court of NSW) to $1,250,000. Lawyers need to be aware of this amendment, as starting a claim in the Supreme Court's Common Law Division could have costly repe

A common problem has always been that when someone pays something for someone else, does the money have to be repaid. The simple answer is...it depends. It depends on whether there was an agreement between both parties. It also depends on the relationship between them. Generally speaking, if there is no agreement documented or otherwise provable, the whole issue can sometimes come down to the relationship between the people involved. At law, there is what's known as the "p