The High Court’s decision in Workpac Pty Ltd v Robert Rossato has far-reaching implications for casual workers. The Court unanimously decided that a long-term casual worker was not entitled to leave and backpay, overturning the decision of the FCA. eresources.hcourt.gov.au/downloadPdf/20…

The High Court has handed down judgment in a criminal law matter relating to the meaning of ‘recklessness’ in section 17 of the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic). The majority of the Court found the VSCA reached the correct conclusion. eresources.hcourt.gov.au/downloadPdf/20…

The NSW Supreme Court has heard argument in challenges to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination directions given to works such as police officers and healthcare workers. Awaiting the judgment with great interest. abc.net.au/news/2021-09-0…

Upcoming virtual CPD: Insolvency Update. 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Thursday 23 September 2021. Presented by Michelle Painter SC, Jack Hynes, Thomas Bagley and Michael Swanson. To register your interest, please email [email protected]

From across the pond, judgment describing why HRH Prince Philip’s will should not be made available for public inspection has been handed down in the Family Division of the English and Welsh High Court. bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

Vanuatu has approached the ICJ for an advisory opinion in respect of a right to be protected from the effects of climate change. abc.net.au/news/2021-09-2…

Upcoming virtual CPD Masterclass: Head in the Clouds: Paperless Litigation Post COVID-19 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Wednesday 20 October 2021. Presented by Phillip Lonergan. Chaired by Michelle Painter. To register your interest, please email [email protected]

Open justice favoured in the prosecution against Bernard Collaery, lawyer of ‘Witness K’, by the ACT Court of Appeal. The Court emphasised this was important to deter political prosecutions and to permit the public to better assess the case as a whole. courts.act.gov.au/__data/assets/…

Chief Justice Bathurst will be retiring in March 2022. 9 Selborne Chambers note his Honour’s 11 years of distinguished service in the position and offer the Chief Justice best wishes as he moves into retirement.

9 Selborne Chambers welcomes and supports the President of the Australian Bar Association’s message that there is no place for sexual harassment at the Bar, and the new measures to support better practice into the future. nswbar.asn.au/the-bar-associ…

Latest Court of Appeal decisions of interest bulletin includes: NSWCA on insurance contracts, costs of dismissed proceedings, self-represented solicitors, proprietary estoppel and negligence; SASCFC on promissory estoppel; SGCA on freedom of speech. See: bit.ly/2TlnwKU

Owing to a bilateral treaty between Australia and the UK, a High Court challenge to the rate of taxation imposed on a British ‘backpacker’ – which was more onerous than that imposed on Australians in the same circumstances – has succeeded. eresources.hcourt.gov.au/downloadPdf/20…

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s recent Enderby Memorial Lecture provided for an engaging discussion on contemporary race discrimination in Australia. youtube.com/watch?v=qkUdiA…

Thankful that Electronic Transactions Amendment (Remote Witnessing) Bill 2021 (NSW) proposes to make permanent the temporary provisions which allowed for the remote witnessing of legal documentation throughout the pandemic. lsj.com.au/articles/video…

The fruits of WA’s unique pro bono scheme - 13,000 hours, or more than $4.8 million, in free legal support - provide a compelling argument for the introduction of a similar scheme in NSW. mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/…

#CallingAllBarristers! If you were in Queens Square this afternoon, you may have noticed an unusually large number of barristers floating around. The NSW Bar Association had organised for a photographic record to be taken for their 86th Anniversary, and what a turn out it was!