The By Lawyers Companies guide now includes 6 new precedents to streamline company formation and administration – covering consent of occupier, share offers and applications, share-issue and dividend resolutions, and dividend payment policy.

New additions to By Lawyers property settlement guide gives practitioners confidence that the correspondence they're sending is accurate and appropriate, reducing the risk of error that could lead to delay or complaint, and helping firms manage property settlement matters efficiently and consistently.

Seven new precedents have been added to the By Lawyers Self Managed Superannuation Fund guide, giving practitioners ready-to-use trustee resolutions and correspondence for transferring real property to a member, acquiring assets from a member or related party, and paying death benefits, helping document these key decisions quickly and compliantly.

The prompts have been drafted and tested by experienced lawyers with a focus on delivering practical tools that help law firms work more efficiently while reducing risk. They are integrated into By Lawyers matter plans so practitioners can leverage AI in a structured and reliable way, while maintaining professional standards and best-practice processes.

Law firms that are reporting entities under the AML/CTF regime are also subject to the Privacy Act 1988. By Lawyers has added a Privacy Policy and a Privacy Collection Notice to the Practice Management guide to make compliance easy.

Recent amendments to the County Court Civil Procedure Rules in Victoria create a new definition of persons under a disability and provide for costs by agreement on discontinuance or withdrawal.