Australian Law Journal update: January 2016
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “Magna Carta and the Executive” – James Spigelman; “Much ado about nothing: Why accepting an invitation did not make Dyson Heydon AC, QC appear biased” – Louise Floyd; and “The tyranny of small differences: Culpability gulf between subjective and objective tests for extended joint criminal enterprise in Australia” – Laura Stockdale. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Crime and Evidence; Corporations and Securities; Recent Cases; and a Book Review: “Residential Tenancies: Law and Practice – New South Wales” (6th ed) by Allan Anforth, Peter Christensen and Sophie Bentwood.
Australian Law Journal update: December 2015
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “The Governor-General is Australia’s head of state” – Sir David Smith KCVO, AO; “What do we learn from the Court of Appeal decision in Dion Investments and how can the finding be avoided?” – David K L Raphael; and “Mistaken consumer electronic payments: an Australian solution?” – R R Edwards. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Constitutional Law; Around the Nation: Western Australia; Personalia; Corporations and Securities; Admiralty and Maritime; Overseas Law; Recent Cases; a Book Review: “Clear & Concise – Become A Better Business Writer” by Susan McKerihan; and Answers to the Quiz.
Australian Law Journal update: October 2015
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “Equal justice and cultural diversity: The general meets the particular” – Chief Justice Robert French AC; “The United Nations report on North Korea and the Security Council: Interface of security and human rights” – Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG; and “Magna Carta in Australia 1803-2015: Law and myth” – David Clark. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Family Law, Around the Nation: Vic; Environmental Law; Human Rights; Competition and Consumer Law, Admiralty and Maritime; Recent Cases; and a Book Review.
Australian Law Journal update: August 2015
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “Faulty refinancing: Subrogation, Torrens and the PPSA” – Hon W M C Gummow AC and J G H Stumbles; and “Interpreting statutes and contracts: A distinction without a difference?” – Jacinta Dharmananda and Leon Firios. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Around the Nation: Qld; Crime and Evidence; Personalia; Overseas Law; Around the Nation: NT; Admiralty and Maritime; Corporations and Securities; Recent Cases; Book Reviews; and an Obituary for John Toohey.
Australian Law Journal update: June 2015
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes an article by Hon James Spigelman AC QC which discusses the background, development and significance of the Magna Carta in the century after it was accepted by King John in June, 1215 and an article by Graeme S Clarke QC about misleading and deceptive conduct cases decided by the Supreme Court of Victoria. Also in this part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Around the Nation: Western Australia; Personalia; Equity and Trusts; Competition and Consumer Law; Recent Cases; and Book Reviews.
Australian Law Journal update: April 2015
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “Judicial ethics and judicial misbehaviour: Two sides of the one coin?” – Ronald Sackville AO QC; “Investor claims and the reach of proportionate liability” – Alister Abadee; and “Future representations and the grounds that may be relied on to establish reasonableness” – Andrew Eastwood. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Around the Nation: Queensland; Personalia (including entries for New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria); Corporations and Securities; Recent Cases; and Book Reviews.
Australian Law Journal update: March 2015
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “Discretion and the rule of law in the criminal justice system” – Justice M J Beazley AO and Myles Pulsford; “In defence of McCracken: A response to “Why do courts cut back on statutory remedies provided by parliament under corporate law”” – Nishad Kulkarni; “Recourse to contractual context reaffirmed” – Brent Michael and Derek Wong; and “The intoxication defence: Toward a better understanding of current doctrine and reform” – Kenneth J Arenson. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Recent Cases; and Book Reviews.
Australian Law Journal update: February 2015
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “What are accumulations and why they remain important” – David K L Raphael; “Possession of land: Missteps in the control analysis – Part 2” – Chris Boge; and “Restitution sans rescission: Exposing the myth of a fallacy” – Daniel Morris. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Personalia; and Recent Cases.