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When workplace material causes psychiatric injury: Secretary Department of Communities and Justice v Soulos [2026] NSWCA 185

Published on 4 Nov 2026 by Bill Madden and Matilda Lynch

A recent NSW Court of Appeal decision highlights both the scope of an employer's duty to guard against reasonably foreseeable psychiatric injury and the importance of the way issues are framed and concessions made during litigation. The NSW Court of Appeal's decision in Secretary Department of Communities and Justice v Soulos [2026] NSWCA 185 provides an interesting example of the circumstances in which an employer may be liable for psychiatric injury suffered by an employee, even where the immediate trigger for that injury occurs outside the workplace.

The NSW Labor Government takes aim at dangerous and cowardly drivers with new Criminal Reforms

Published on 2 Nov 2026 by Michael Greene and Tim Concannon

On 13 October 2026, the Minns’ Labor Government introduced reforms in Parliament looking to make amendments to the Crimes Act 1900. The Crimes Amendment (Serious Road Crimes) Bill 2026 (“the Bill”), amongst other changes, is directed at dangerous drivers, drivers involved in “hit and run” accidents and bystanders intentionally recording or disseminating images of a road crash victim, while breaching the gap left by the existing sections of the Act that deal with road offences

Amendments to the Retail Leases Act

Published on 30 Oct 2026 by Anthony Herro

The New South Wales Legislative Council passed the Retail Leases Amendment (Review) Bill 2026 on 23 September 2026. The Bill has been introduced into the Legislative Council on 24 September 2026 and should shortly become law.