April's here and so are fresh legal product releases from Smokeball! We've been busy behind the scenes fine-tuning matter types, updating forms, and rolling out a few brand-new tools to make your workday smoother. Here's what’s new:
✨ New Matter Types
Proposed Purchase – Conveyancing (NSW)
Thinking ahead? The Proposed Purchase matter type lets you start prepping for possible future transactions. Ideal for managing client interest before the dotted lines are signed.
🔧 Matter Type Enhancements
Debt Recovery – Litigation (All States)
Now with extra flexibility! You can now act on behalf of the Debtor (not just the Creditor), giving you a more rounded approach to handling debt disputes.
Personal Injury – All States
We’ve added a new Outcome Details layout across the board (excluding Criminal Injuries Compensation (WA) and VIC's COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme matter types).
Motor Vehicle Accident – Personal Injury (VIC)
This month we also released a new Quantum Details sub-layout located under each of the Claimant and Defendant cards.
🧾 Forms & Precedents: What’s New and Notable
Children’s Court Research – Child Protection (VIC)
Revisions span multiple chapters, including for the Family and Criminal Divisions.
Conveyancing (Federal)
The Discharge of Mortgage and Home Loan Closure Authority form has been updated.
Also, the Credit Union SA Request to Release Security is now a link replacing the old form—keeping it current and clickable.
Updated LRS Forms – Conveyancing (NSW)
- Form 04YA Application for Possessory Title
- Form 09W Application to Record Writ
Conveyancing (QLD)
Forms including Claim for First Home Vacant Land Concession and Notice for Reassessment have been updated.
Bail Forms – Criminal (NSW)
❌ Removed: Application for Review of Bail Conditions by Justice
✅ Added: Bail Application – Supreme Court of NSW
Estate Admin (ACT) & Planning (TAS)
ACT’s got a new form: Consent to Administration of Estate (Form 3.10).
TAS forms like the Lodgment Form and Registration Application have been updated.
SA Stat Dec – General (SA)
The Statutory Declaration – SA has been updated.
Immigration (Federal)
New and updated forms include:
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Application for an Australian Declaratory Visa (updated)
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Application – Migration Act, Notice of Proceeding, and Proposed Standard Orders (new)
Report Updates
The Statute of Limitations report in Smokeball has been updated with several enhancements, including the addition of a Matter Status Filter, save filter functionality, an included columns filter, and the Matter Number linking option.
Additionally, the Matter - Summary List report has been updated to include an included columns filter, matter number linking, and the ability to save filter settings.
That wraps up April’s legal content release! As always, if you’re using any of these updated or new features, let us know how they’re working for you—we’re always here to help you work smarter, not harder.
And if you’d like to check out the full list of this month’s Legal Product updates, you can find them here.
Stay tuned for more updates next month!
