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Concerns about undue influence and mental capacity feature large in wills and estates practice. Here to unpack the practical red flags, interview techniques, and drafting-stage safeguards is Linda Hart, College lecturer, Principal at Solace Legal, Accredited Specialist (Wills & Estates), and a TEP. Linda outlines how to identify capacity concerns early, manage family pressure in the room, and build a defensible process that protects both client and practitioner if the estate is later contested.
Concerns about undue influence and mental capacity feature large in wills and estates practice. Here to unpack the practical red flags, interview techniques, and drafting-stage safeguards is Linda Hart, College lecturer, Principal at Solace Legal, Accredited Specialist (Wills & Estates), and a TEP. Linda outlines how to identify capacity concerns early, manage family pressure in the room, and build a defensible process that protects both client and practitioner if the estate is later contested.
The NSW Government has introduced the Fair Trading and Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2026, and for practitioners working in property, strata and construction law, the implications are significant. The Bill modernises property laws, strengthens regulatory powers across the building and conveyancing sectors, and clarifies the legislative framework for Decennial Liability Insurance.
The NSW Government has introduced the Fair Trading and Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2026, and for practitioners working in property, strata and construction law, the implications are significant. The Bill modernises property laws, strengthens regulatory powers across the building and conveyancing sectors, and clarifies the legislative framework for Decennial Liability Insurance.
This year's NAIDOC Week theme, "50 Years of Deadly," celebrates five decades of First Nations achievement, resistance, and leadership. For Aboriginal community-controlled legal services, it also marks 50 years of building something remarkable from the ground up.
This year's NAIDOC Week theme, "50 Years of Deadly," celebrates five decades of First Nations achievement, resistance, and leadership. For Aboriginal community-controlled legal services, it also marks 50 years of building something remarkable from the ground up.
The 2026 Australian Legal Salary Survey is now open and we invite legal professional to take part. Every response strengthens the insights and helps build a clearer understanding of the issues that matter most to legal professionals.
The 2026 Australian Legal Salary Survey is now open and we invite legal professional to take part. Every response strengthens the insights and helps build a clearer understanding of the issues that matter most to legal professionals.
The ‘Best Practice: Family Law Tips by Registrars for Practitioners’ is a podcast series where judges and registrars from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia slip out from behind the bench to share practical insights observed from their unique view of family law across Australia
The ‘Best Practice: Family Law Tips by Registrars for Practitioners’ is a podcast series where judges and registrars from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia slip out from behind the bench to share practical insights observed from their unique view of family law across Australia
On 16 April 2026, Chief Justice Mortimer issued the Federal Court's new Generative AI Practice Note (GPN-AI), setting out clear guidelines on how the Court expects lawyers to interact with AI, what constitutes unacceptable use, and the baseline expectation that practitioners understand how these tools actually work.
On 16 April 2026, Chief Justice Mortimer issued the Federal Court's new Generative AI Practice Note (GPN-AI), setting out clear guidelines on how the Court expects lawyers to interact with AI, what constitutes unacceptable use, and the baseline expectation that practitioners understand how these tools actually work.
James Jung is President-Elect of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and Executive Director of International Strategy at the College of Law, he brings a practitioner's perspective on what international legal networks can offer — and why IPBA Sydney 2027 is an opportunity that may not come around again for another two decades.
James Jung is President-Elect of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and Executive Director of International Strategy at the College of Law, he brings a practitioner's perspective on what international legal networks can offer — and why IPBA Sydney 2027 is an opportunity that may not come around again for another two decades.
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