precedent

The costs of construction: Changes to Calderbank offers in the Qld construction sector

For over half a century, the Calderbank offer has served the canny lawyer as a critical strategic tool in civil...

17 September 2025

By Nick Collier

High Court ruling marks historic win for severely injured workers

In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Australia has unanimously sided with a Queensland man devastated by negligent...

04 September 2025

By Grace Robbie

Will a progressive High Court modernise the Sharman v Evans principles?

An end to institutionalisation? A recent Queensland case provides a unique opportunity for the court to adjust the test...

08 July 2025

By Travis Schultz

ABL takes on 50-year-old tax precedent

Mid-tier firm Arnold Bloch Leibler is involved in a significant legal challenge aimed at overturning a longstanding tax...

27 June 2025

By Grace Robbie

High Court rules that ‘sham’ terminations can cause psychiatric injury, overturning century-old law

A precedent set by a 1909 English case has been overturned by the High Court of Australia in a landmark workers’...

11 December 2024

By Kace O'Neill