Law Report

The High Court has found that it is not possible to find the Catholic Church 'vicariously liable' for the actions of molesting priests because they are not legally speaking employees. And Victorian drivers with medicinal cannabis in their system will no longer automatically lose their licence.

What does Donald Trump's election victory mean for his legal problems? And the case of a daughter who sued her father for sharing their private conversations. 

What's it like to have the responsibility to decide if a serious violent offender should be released from prison and allowed back into the community?

Two unfair dismissal cases highlight a changing workplace.  A Philippines based legal assistant has just won the right to bring an unfair dismissal case against her former employer. And the case of the stevedore with a medicinal cannabis prescription.

In his first media interview, Administrative Review Tribunal President Justice Emilios Kyrou outlines some of his new powers. They include the ability to order the publication of low level, routine decisions, which may reveal systemic bureaucratic failures such as the Robodebt disaster.

How should the law respond to the risks and benefits of Artificial Intelligence?

How do tenancy tribunals balance the competing needs of tenants and landlords? And why is Victoria - from a tenants' perspective - ahead of the pack? 

To what extent should employers be able to restrict employees from expressing their views and opinions in public?

Mexico is set to become the first country in the world to allow voters to elect every one of its 7,000 judges.

What happens when serious juror misconduct jeopardises a trial? And how can jurors be protected from outside pressures?