When 22 of a departing financial adviser's 57 clients asked to follow him to a competitor, his former employer sought an urgent injunction to stop him. In Perpetual Limited v Maglis [2025] QSC 71, Bowskill CJ refused that relief, delivering a difficult decision for employers relying on broad non-solicitation restraints in the professional services sector.

If you have raised concerns about misconduct within your organisation—or are considering doing so—you may be wondering what legal protections exist for you as a whistleblower. The recent Federal Court decision in Australian Securities and Investments Commission v TerraCom Ltd (No 3) [2025] FCA 1017 offers important reassurance.

A timely reminder that, once a company is wound up, the default position shifts sharply: the proof of debt process is ordinarily the correct forum, and the Court will only grant leave to continue proceedings where there is a good reason to depart from that regime.

We provide a brief overview of the new cause of action for serious invasions of privacy introduced in Schedule 2 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Schedule). The statutory tort commenced in June 2025 and creates a right for individuals to seek relief where their privacy has been invaded, either through an intrusion upon their seclusion or through the misuse of information about them.