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Market Intelligence Mock

Explore practice area trends, emerging clusters, and skill adjacency across the Australian legal market.

+2.4%

Commercial / Contract

Stable

+10.9%

Competition / Regulatory

Growing

+11.1%

Environment & Planning

Growing

+1.6%

Tax Law

Stable

+12.7%

Intellectual Property

Growing

Practice Area Decisions Over 5 Years

Commercial / Contract

14,310decisions in 2024

+11.4% over 5 years

Federal CourtSupreme Court NSWVictorian Supreme Court

Competition / Regulatory

3,560decisions in 2024

+52.1% over 5 years

Federal CourtFull Federal CourtHigh Court

Environment & Planning

4,790decisions in 2024

+49.2% over 5 years

Significant growth driven by climate change litigation and renewable energy project approvals

Land and Environment Court NSWVCATFederal Court

Tax Law

4,490decisions in 2024

+9.0% over 5 years

Administrative Appeals TribunalFederal CourtFull Federal Court

Intellectual Property

2,830decisions in 2024

+51.3% over 5 years

Strong growth driven by technology, AI and pharmaceutical litigation

Federal CourtFull Federal CourtHigh Court

Immigration

6,980decisions in 2024

+36.3% over 5 years

Administrative Appeals TribunalFederal Circuit CourtFederal Court

Criminal Law

20,110decisions in 2024

+6.4% over 5 years

District CourtsSupreme CourtsCourts of Criminal Appeal

Employment Law

8,520decisions in 2024

+25.7% over 5 years

Fair Work CommissionFederal Circuit CourtFederal Court

Family Law

7,260decisions in 2024

-8.0% over 5 years

Court reforms and increased use of mediation have reduced formal litigation rates

Family CourtFederal Circuit Court

Mining

1,320decisions in 2024

+48.3% over 5 years

Supreme Court WAQueensland Supreme CourtFederal Court

Last updated: 2024