Law Report

When OpenAI agents gained unauthorised access to the Medicare data portal, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was extremely concerned about the privacy breach. But are there any legal consequences? Could OpenAI be prosecuted for the hack? Could it be liable in a civil action?
As this technology develops at breakneck speed, we discuss what guardrails are necessary to keep people and data safe in the age of AI and social media.

Concerns over privacy breaches linked to smart glasses are seeing authorities around Australia move to restrict where they can be used.
Western Australia has announced a complete ban in public schools, which takes effect next month.
Local councils are also taking action, with the City of Randwick in Sydney investigating whether it can prohibit smart glasses at public beaches.
And the Federal Government is considering restriction in Commonwealth workplaces.
But how effective is regulation at this level and do we need a different type of legal response?
Also in this episode: if you don't pay your gambling debts to an unlicensed bookie, can they take you to court to recover the money?

The Victorian government has pledged to implement a raft of reforms around domestic and family violence if it is re-elected in November.
One promise is to introduce a new manslaughter offence in cases where a person is found to have taken their own life due to family violence.
So, is it currently possible to convict a person of murder or manslaughter if they goad or encourage their partner to die by suicide?
This has happened in Britain and the United States.
And right now, Adelaide woman Jacinta Ann Drust is facing charges of murder and unlawful killing over the death of her boyfriend Antonio Cavaiuolo.
Ms Drust has pleaded not guilty to the charges. She denies the allegations and is entitled to the presumption of innocence.

A Sydney computing academic made headlines when he won a landmark case at the Fair Work Commission by relying entirely on artificial intelligence.
The Law Report explores concerns over the rapid rise in the use of AI by self-represented litigants in employment law disputes.

An elderly man goes into respite care and meets a nurse he's never known before. 
Within days she's bought him a will kit and had a document drawn up that leaves everything to her. 
He dies weeks later. Was that his clear settled wish, or something else entirely? Proving the difference is where it gets hard. And messy.
When it comes to wills, how big an issue are fraud and undue influence? And what sorts of questions arise over how a will is made?
Melbourne lawyer and elder financial abuse specialist James Dimond takes us inside these disputes, from a will signed by pressured witnesses to a father who cut out his son after his daughter convinced him her brother was a dangerous criminal, and the legal idea courts call "poisoning of the mind".
The Law Report's special series Over My Dead Body explores what happens when wills go wrong.
A reminder, this conversation does not represent or replace legal advice.