Website Terms Of Use

Last Updated: 10 June 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) set out the conditions on which you may access and use our website (the “Site”), and form a legally binding agreement between you, as a user of the Site, and Porters Lawyers (referred to in these Terms as “we”, “us” or “our”).

Because these Terms create legal rights and obligations, please take the time to read them carefully. If anything is unclear, contact us using the details on our website before continuing to use the Site.

By accessing or continuing to use the Site, you confirm that you have had a reasonable opportunity to read and understand these Terms and you agree to be bound by them. If you do not accept these Terms in full, you must stop using the Site.

  1. Permission to use the Site

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide and non-transferable licence to access and use the Site in accordance with these Terms.

Subject to these Terms, you may browse the Site (including any incidental copying that necessarily occurs as part of normal viewing) and print a single copy of any individual page for your own personal, non-commercial reference.

You must not upload, post or otherwise contribute any content to the Site:

  1. Unless you hold all of the rights, licences, permissions and consents necessary to do so;

  2. That would cause you or us to breach any applicable law, regulation, professional rule, code of conduct or other legal obligation;

  3. That is, or could reasonably be considered to be, obscene, indecent, offensive, pornographic, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, disparaging, seditious, blasphemous, capable of inciting racial or other hatred, discriminatory, in breach of confidence or in breach of privacy;

  4. That could bring us, our practice, our clients or the Site into disrepute; or

  5. That infringes the intellectual property, moral or other rights of any person.

  6. The Site may contain hyperlinks to other websites as well as content contributed by people other than us. We do not endorse, sponsor, verify or approve any such user-contributed content or the content of any third-party website to which we link.

You acknowledge and accept that:

7. We retain full editorial control over the Site and may modify, suspend or discontinue the Site (or any feature of it) at any time, in our sole discretion; and

8. The Site is not provided on a continuous or uninterrupted basis and may be unavailable from time to time, including during scheduled or emergency maintenance.

2. Intellectual property

  1. Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights to you. You acknowledge and agree that we (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in the Site, including all copyright in the text, graphics, design, layout and other content of the Site.

  2. By submitting, posting or otherwise contributing any content to the Site, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, non-exclusive and transferable licence to use that content in any way we see fit (including, without limitation, by storing, reproducing, modifying, adapting, communicating or otherwise dealing with the content), and to authorise others to do the same.

  3. You consent to all acts or omissions by us (and our authorised licensees) that would otherwise infringe any of your moral rights in any contributed content. Where any third party holds moral rights in content you contribute, you must obtain an equivalent consent from that third party.

  4. The licence and consents in clauses 2.2 and 2.3 survive the termination of these Terms.

  5. You represent and warrant that you have the right to grant the licences and consents described in clauses 2.2 and 2.3.

3. Your representations and warranties

You represent and warrant to us that:

  1. You have the legal capacity to enter into, and be bound by, these Terms; and

  2. Your use of the Site complies in all respects with clause 1.3.

4. Information only - not legal advice

  1. The content on the Site is provided as a general summary and overview of matters that may be of interest. It is not intended to be a comprehensive treatment of any topic and does not constitute legal advice. You should always obtain professional legal advice tailored to your particular circumstances before acting, or refraining from acting, on any information available on the Site.

  2. While we make reasonable efforts to keep the content of the Site current, the Site may contain delays, omissions or errors that affect the accuracy or currency of the information. Some content that was correct at the time of publication may no longer reflect the current state of the law or industry practice.

  3. Your use of the Site, and your receipt of any information through it, is not intended to create - and does not create - a solicitor-client relationship between you and Porters Lawyers. A solicitor-client relationship is formed only when we formally accept your instructions in writing pursuant to a costs agreement or engagement letter.

5. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees about the availability, suitability, continuity, reliability, accuracy, currency or security of the Site. We will not be liable where the Site (or any content made available through it) is incomplete, corrupted, inaccurate, out-of-date or incorrect, or where the Site or any service made available through it is unavailable for any reason, whether directly or indirectly as a result of:

  1. The unavailability, interruption, delay, failure or fault of any telecommunications service;

  2. The negligent, malicious or wilful acts or omissions of any third party;

  3. Maintenance, upgrades or repairs carried out by us or any third-party service provider in connection with the Site;

  4. Any event or circumstance beyond our reasonable control; or

  5. Any service provided by a third party ceasing, being withdrawn or otherwise becoming unavailable.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees that the Site is free of viruses, malware or any other defect or error that could affect your software, systems or devices. You should maintain your own security software and back-up arrangements.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all liability for loss of data, loss of profits, loss of business or business opportunity, and for any consequential, indirect, incidental or special damages, however caused.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all representations, warranties and terms (whether express or implied) other than those expressly set out in these Terms.

These Terms must be read subject to any legislation that prohibits or restricts the exclusion, restriction or modification of any implied warranty, condition, guarantee or other obligation owed to you. Where such legislation applies, our liability is, to the extent permitted, limited at our option to:

6. Supplying the relevant services again; or

7. Paying the cost of having those services supplied again.

6. Online security

  1. We cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to or via the Site. Any information you transmit through the Site is sent at your own risk. We recommend that you do not transmit confidential information to us through the Site unless you accept the risk that the information may be lost, corrupted or accessed by an unauthorised third party in transit.

  2. We cannot guarantee that your use of the Site will be free from interference or damage, including damage caused by viruses, malicious code or any other form of interference. You are responsible for putting in place your own protections against such risks.

7. Privacy

These Terms incorporate, and should be read together with, our Privacy Policy.

Any personal information that you submit through the Site will be handled by us in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

8. Unsolicited electronic messages

The publication of any email address on the Site does not constitute consent to receive unsolicited commercial electronic messages or any other form of unsolicited communication.

9. Termination

These Terms terminate automatically if we cease to operate the Site for any reason.

We may also terminate these Terms (and your right to access the Site) immediately, with or without notice to you, if you breach these Terms in any way.

10. General

  1. We may amend the content of the Site, or these Terms, at any time. Your continued use of the Site after any such amendment will be taken as your acceptance of the updated content and amended Terms.

  2. You must not assign, novate, sub-licence or otherwise deal with any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent.

  3. If any provision of these Terms is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it must be read down or severed to the extent necessary without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.

  4. Each party must, at its own expense, do everything reasonably necessary to give full effect to these Terms and the transactions contemplated by them.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Australian Capital Territory, and each party submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Australian Capital Territory and the courts entitled to hear appeals from them.