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Your shareholders agreement was drafted to handle competitors, departing co-founders, and majority exits. It probably wasn’t drafted to handle family law. Here’s what business owners and co-founders need to know before that gap becomes a problem.

When a business is part of a property settlement, the valuation method chosen – and how competing expert opinions are resolved – directly shapes the outcome. This guide explains the three principal methodologies, the forensic accountant’s role, and the practical stakes.

Australia’s human trafficking laws are among the world’s most detailed. The gap between legislation and justice — just 24 convictions against nearly 500 identified victims over 15 years — reveals a system that is failing the people it exists to protect.

If your child attended a Sydney daycare and you’re watching the Operation Moonbi coverage anxiously, this is for you. Koffels explains what the investigation involves, what to do if the AFP makes contact, and where families can find support.

As the Matildas prepare to contest an AFC Cup final, their rise reflects more than sporting success. It signals a profound shift in the economics of modern sport. Yet while their commercial value has surged, the legal frameworks governing pay, ownership, and access remain tethered to an earlier era. The result is a growing misalignment between what the game has become and how it is regulated.

A wave of litigation against social media giants is beginning to reshape the legal landscape. In K.G.M. v Meta, a US jury accepted that platform design can give rise to liability, marking a significant shift with potential implications for Australian law.

How a criminal case differs from a civil compensation claim for historical abuse, including the standard of proof, who decides, and time limits.

Australia’s counter-terror laws have expanded steadily for more than two decades, each reform justified by the urgency of crisis. From the sweeping legal response to 9/11 to the aftermath of the Lindt Café siege, successive governments have built an increasingly preventative security framework. The legislative reaction to the December Bondi attack may represent a new stage in this trajectory. Measures framed as responses to extremism now reach beyond terrorism itself, regulating protest activity and political speech. Viewed through the lens of incrementalism, these developments raise complex questions.

NSW is on the cusp of reshaping one of the most influential rules in criminal trials – the use of good character evidence. The proposed reforms are poised to recalibrate how character evidence is deployed, signalling a shift in how NSW criminal law balanced faitness to the accused with the realities of institutional and sexual abuse cases.