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The latest issue of the Australian Law Journal (Volume 93 Part 11) contains the following material:

CURRENT ISSUES – Editor: Justice François Kunc

  • Commonwealth Religious Freedom Legislation
  • South Australian Court of Appeal
  • A New Practical Legal Training Program
  • W(h)ither Law Reporting?
  • Law Reporting in New South Wales: Reflections on a Half-Century
  • The Curated Page

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY – Editors: Robert Angyal SC and Brendan Edgeworth

  • In Personam Rights and Indefeasibility under the Torrens System
  • Equitable Easements – A Tasmanian Story with a National Message
  • Unregistered Leases and the Torrens System: Ideal Business Centres v Violin Holdings

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – Editor: Anne Twomey

  • The Justiciability of Prorogation

AROUND THE NATION: WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Editor: Justice Kenneth Martin

  • Jeffery v Western Australia [2018] WASCA 219: Sexual Assault Convictions Quashed on the Basis of Untenable Defence Case Theory
  • Western Australia v Cunningham (No 3) [2018] WASCA 207: The Statutory and Tortious Liability of the State for the Misconduct of Police Officers

PERSONALIA – Editor: Emily Vale

Commonwealth

  • Justice Darren Jackson
  • Justice Michael O’Bryan
  • Justice Angus Stewart

New South Wales

  • Professor Simon Bronitt
  • Justice Mark Ierace

Queensland

  • Justice Thomas Bradley

Tasmania

  • Senior Counsel Appointments

Articles

Recognition in Keeping with the Constitution – The Hon Murray Gleeson AC

Court-referred Alternative Dispute Resolution and Judicial Education in Australia: Perspectives from the Bench – Nicky McWilliam, Jennifer Tridgell and Hannah Bell

Drawing upon a study examining the perspectives of 104 Australian judges (including magistrates), this article explores judges’ perceptions of their understanding and education of Court-Referred Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR). While CADR is increasingly recognised as part of a judge’s role, levels of formal alternative dispute resolution training are low in Australia. Nevertheless, judges frequently learn about CADR processes in other ways, particularly practical experience in their legal careers before and after their appointment to the Bench. Judicial perspectives on the level of understanding required and the relevance of CADR often vary depending on cultural and other factors, including court level and type of matters. These factors significantly influence judicial engagement with CADR and, consequently, their knowledge and experience of CADR. By listening to judicial perspectives on CADR education, whether its successes or shortfalls, the Australian judicial system can effectively shape CADR policy in the future.

Beware the Double-edged Sword: When Private Regulation (By-laws) Seeks to Limit Freehold Land Rights (Short-term Holiday Letting in Multi-owned Properties) – Melissa Pocock

The sharing economy and its impact on multi-owned properties (MOP) is an evolving area of law that directly affects multiple jurisdictions throughout Australia. The MOP sector is a growing industry and liveability for residential properties is fundamental. This article considers four key decisions: Byrne v Owners of Ceresa River Apartments Strata Plan 55597 (Ceresa), O’Connor (Senior) v Proprietors, Strata Plan No 51 (Pinnacle), Owners Corporation PS 501391P v Balcombe and Body Corporate for Hilton Park CTS 27490 v Colin Robertson (Hilton Park v Robertson). Each case dealt with limiting short-term letting of lots through the MOPs’ by-laws. This article considers the Member’s decision in distinguishing Ceresa and Pinnacle in Hilton Park v Robertson and contrasts the positions in New South Wales and Victoria resulting from the Fair Trading Amendment (Short-term Rental Accommodation) Act 2018 (NSW) and Owners Corporations Amendment (Shortstay Accommodation) Act 2018 (Vic), respectively.

BOOK REVIEW

  • UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, by Eckart J Brödermann

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