By Lawyers are pleased to announce the publication of a new personal injury guide: Personal injury - Acting for the defendant.

Recent amendments to immigration legislation have resulted in visa changes from 1 July 2021.

The By Lawyers Criminal Law Guide has been reviewed and updated to ensure that the commentaries and precedents are in line with current law and practice. The extensive review takes a practical approach, drawing on our considerable experience to cover all aspects of procedure, with a focus on practical tips that will help practitioners to run a criminal matter to completion confidently. Commentary and new precedents dealing with the following areas have been included: The victim surcharge and Cuthbertson, R. v [2020] EWCA Crim 1883; The professional users access scheme; Family proceedings disclosure; The effects of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules 2021; Cautions, community resolutions and triage; and Perjury. We invite you to explore this updated publication and to consider the wealth of assistance the Criminal Law Guide offers.

Franchising laws across Australia have been amended. Franchising Code of Conduct The Franchising Code of Conduct is a mandatory industry cod

A statutory regime creating community titles has been introduced in WA. The Community Titles Act 2018 commenced in full on 30 June 2021.

New offences apply for the combined offence of drink and drug driving in Western Australia from 1 July 2021. There are also increased penalt

The By Lawyers Defamation and protecting reputation guide has been substantially reviewed and updated. This review is related to the current

1 July updates are a big focus for By Lawyers. This is because many Commonwealth and state legislative instruments provide for the scheduled

There is a new category of traffic offence in NSW of combined drink and drug driving. The Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Drink and

Following the government announcements that breathing spaces are being extended for business tenants and companies, the Dealing with legal issues during COVID-19 publication has been updated.

New commentary and a link to the VIC County Court Family Property List practice note has been added to the By Lawyers Family Provision Claim

As part of By Lawyers continual commitment to enhancement, the By Lawyers Wills publications in each state now feature more automated wills,

From 1 July 2021, some of the COVID signing provisions applicable in Queensland during the pandemic will cease.

Following user feedback we have published two new drafted commercial leases which are available on the Commercial Lease - Acting for Landlord matter plan. In addition to the Law Society standard leases, we now have a new commercial lease drafted in By Lawyers plain English style. The Commercial lease - Optimised presentation is formatted to present matter-specific information in the initial pages of the document, with the boiler-plate clauses which need no amendment in the following pages. A new Commercial lease - Standard presentation is also available. The commentary has also been updated with a discussion of the reasons why the optimised style is more useful for clients and practitioners - not least because all the amendments take place within the first few pages of the lease. Both styles contain all the lease considerations that are usually required. We also have increased the number of optional clauses available to insert into these leases where relevant including: Landlord’s conditions of consent to underletting clause Landlord’s conditions of consent to assignment clause Landlord's break clause Tenant's break clause Parking space clause We invite you to explore these new documents. Comments and feedback are always welcomed.

A precedent Damages-based Agreement has been added to the Debt Recovery guide along with a new letter to the client and enclosure explaining the purpose of a damages-based agreement. The commentary has also been enhanced with some relevant discussion. We invite you to explore this updated publication. Comments and feedback are always welcomed.