Over the last 10 years or so the Family Court of WA (FCWA) and the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) have had to deal with an increasing number of property settlement and maintenance claims and applications for guardianship and administration involving couples who are still married or in a de facto relationship but no longer live together because of failing health, old age, mental health or substance abuse issues.

Andrew Davies examines the tensions that can arise between administrative tribunals and family courts in incapacity matters.

On 7 October 2021 the High Court of Australia handed down an important decision on the issue of apprehension of judicial bias.