31 March 2026

What Shinohara Changes Everything A landmark appellate ruling reshapes how courts treat dissipated and disposed-of assets in Australian family property proceedings Glance Every generation or so, an appellate court delivers a judgment that does not merely resolve the dispute before it: it changes the law for every dispute that follows. Shinohara & Shinohara [2025] FedCFamC1A …

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A falling branch, an unguarded drop zone and a $70,000 fine – what this sentencing decision tells arborists, tree surgeons and WHS practitioners about the cost of a missing spotter SafeWork NSW v General Forest Tree Surgeon WHS case – the case at a glance On a November morning in Elderslie, NSW, a falling branch …

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