Oliver Gilmour recognised as a finalist for the...

Committed to investing in the growth of our people, Hicksons Lawyers is proud to share that Associate Oliver Gilmourhas been recognised as a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards for 2025 in the Employment and Workplace Relations, Health and Safety category.

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The Aged Care Act: A New Age for Older Australians

The Aged Care Bill 2024 (Cth) passed Parliament on 25 November 2024 with bipartisan support. The Act, to come into force on 1 July 2025, forms the centrepiece of the government’s response to the 148 recommendations contained in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Safety and Quality’s Final Report.  

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Capital Brief: Disconnect Discord

The Right to Disconnect law came into effect in August inevitably brought questions to the legal industry, particularly the implications on law firms.

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Update: NSW Court of Appeal endorses Justice Jackman’s criticism of the use of direct speech in affidavit evidence

Update: NSW Court of Appeal endorses Justice Jackman’s criticism of the use of direct speech in affidavit evidence

Following our recent blog on Kane’s Hire Pty Ltd v Anderson Aviation Australia Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 381, the New South Wales Court of Appeal recently considered Justice Jackman’s criticism of the use of direct speech in affidavit evidence in Gan v Xie [2023] NSWCA 163. 
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Recent criticism by the Federal Court: Use of direct speech in affidavit evidence

Recent criticism by the Federal Court: Use of direct speech in affidavit evidence

In the recent matter of Kane’s Hire Pty Ltd v Anderson Aviation Australia Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 381, Justice Jackman criticised the current standard practice of recording conversations in affidavit evidence. In his judgement, Justice Jackman challenged the recording of conversations as direct speech in affidavit evidence, when the witness may 'only recall the ‘gist’ of a conversation, stating that the practice is ‘logically, ethically and grammatically wrong’.

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