New South Wales underwent three waves of significant reform to its strata laws throughout 2025. Unpacking these sweeping changes is strata lawyer and principal Anna Minassian. Anna explains the key details around the three waves of reforms, how they aim to enhance accountability and consumer confidence across the strata sector, and offers practical guidance for legal practitioners navigating these significant updates.

During National Children's Week, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia launched two groundbreaking initiatives aimed at placing children at the heart of family law processes. We spoke to family lawyer and College of Law adjunct lecturer Kathryn Kearley, to guide us through these important changes.

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The NSW Supreme Court's new Protocol Relating to Costs and Costs Capping in Probate Proceedings (‘Protocol’), effective 21 July 2025, represents a notable shift in estate litigation. It upends a long-held assumption: that should you be involved in estate litigation as an executor, you could expect an unqualified order of costs. We spoke to Josephine Pignataro, Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law and Partner at HWL Ebsworth, to unpack these changes.

In the era of late-night Tinder swipes and situationship TikToks, Australia’s family law courts are playing referee in disputes where the label of “de facto” is anything but straightforward. To explore how the Family Law Act and recent cases determine whether you’re de facto, is Kathryn Kearley, College of Law lecturer, family law specialist, and our regular Family Law contributor.

How do we break the productivity addiction cycle? How do we find the focus to do meaningful work well and not cram our days full with too many things to do? To explore this, we spoke to Donna McGeorge, a productivity expert and author of Red Brick Thinking - a bold new call to simplify work by removing what no longer adds value.

What is it really like to be a Wills and Estates lawyer? We spoke to Phillip Briffa, an award-winning Wills and estates lawyer, about what his daily workload looks like. Along with some of the more memorable requests that he receives daily.