Legal Practices Update, 1987 - 1994, Legal Practices Update Pty Ltd, was published approximately monthly for ten years and usually contained a twelve page summary and commentary on changes and proposed changes relating to common areas of legal practice. Recent Court decisions and legislative developments were emphasised in every issue. The founders, co-authors and co-producers were John V Gooley and John Carvan. The publication was offered on a subscription basis and was designed for legal practitioners. Among the topics regularly covered were developments in the following fields of legal practice:
- Bankruptcy
- Civil Liability
- Commercial Law
- Contracts
- Conveyancing
- Corporations
- Criminal Law
- Family Law
- Industrial Law
- Law Reform
- Litigation
- Licensing
- Local Government
- Practice Notes
- Probate
In 1995, the publication was taken over and then produced by the Law Book Company Limited.