In a case arising from legal costs under retainer agreements, Australia’s High Court rejected a client’s common law claim seeking restitution from a law firm, given that the repayment obligation ...
The Federal Court’s recent decision in the long-running Coles and Woolworths underpayment litigation has some clear warning ...
The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Rick Sarre is an office bearer in the Dunstan sub-branch of the SA Labor party. Sarah Moulds receives occasional funding ...
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What is the difference between Common and Civil Law?
"The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law." - Jeremy Bentham This quote is, to an extent, appropriate to both the common and the civil law system (known as continental law). However, ...
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