Brendan Walker-Munro

Criminal Law Journal update: Vol 43 Pt 5
The latest Part of the Criminal Law Journal includes the following articles: “A Case for Systemic Design in Criminal Law Techno-Regulation” – Brendan Walker-Munro; “Vulnerable Witnesses and Victoria’s Intermediary Pilot Program” – Natalia Antolak-Saper and Hannah MacPherson; and “The New Northern Territory ICAC: Better Corruption Offences, but Prevented by a Lack of Prevention” – Neil Samuel Hope, Dane Bryce Weber and Maija-Ilona Wilhelmiina Pekkanen. Also in this Part is an Editorial on a new right of appeal as a response to wrongful convictions; Sentencing Review 2018-2019; and a Digest of Criminal Law Cases.
Australian Law Journal update: Vol 92 Pt 11
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: “Sir Frederick Jordan’s Non-Appointment to the High Court and his ‘Queer Views About Federalism'” – The Hon Keith Mason AC QC; “Genocide: The Static Expansion to Include the Crime of Forced Expulsion” – Elizabeth R Plajzer; and “Tostee, Criminal Causation and Provocation in Domestic Violence: A Novel Position” – Brendan Walker-Munro. This Part also includes the following sections: Current Issues; Letter to the Editor; Conveyancing and Property; Around the Nation: Victoria; Class Actions; Competition and Consumer Law; Corporations and Securities; Recent Cases; and Books Received.
Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 26 Pt 1
The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Online Scams and Spam – Legal Measures to Stem the Rising Tide” – Adrian Coorey; “The Sound of One Hand Shaking Itself: Inchoate Cartel Conduct under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010” – Brendan Walker-Munro; and “Mobile Infrastructure Regulation in Australia: Is Light-Touch Regulation Appropriate?” – Angela Flannery; and the following sections: Access to Services; Consumer Protection; Telecommunications; Case Notes; Snapshots; Energy Etchings; Report from India; and Report from Latin America.
The Queensland Lawyer update: Vol 36 Pt 4
The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following content: “Criminal Liability for Deaths in the Workplace: A Case against ‘Industrial Manslaughter’ in Queensland” – Brendan Walker-Munro; and the following Sections: Conveyancing and Property Law; Criminal Law; Health and Guardianship Law; and Industrial Law. There is also a Report on the the following case: Szucs v Queensland Police Service [2015] QDC 190.
Journal of Law and Medicine update: Vol 24 Pt 2
The latest Part of the Journal of Law and Medicine includes an Editorial: “The Right to Sue for Non-Communication or Delay in the Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases” – Ian Freckelton QC; and the following sections: Legal Issues: “‘My [Electronic] Health Record'” – Cui Bono (For Whose Benefit)? – Danuta Mendelson and Gabrielle Wolf; “The Foundations of the Comparison Forensic Sciences: Report of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology” – Stephen Cordner, David Ranson and Richard Bassed; Bioethical Issues: “Error and Accountability in a No-Fault System: Maintaining Professionalism” – Rebecca Babcock and Grant Gillett; and Medical Law Reporter: “Seeding Australian Regulation of Genomics in the Cloud” – Elizabeth Abbott and Thomas Faunce.
Also in this Part are the following articles: “Is Australia Well Equipped to Deal with Future Clinical Trials?” – Lisa Eckstein and Don Chalmers; “Is There a Role for Law in Medical Practice When Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment? Empirical Findings on Attitudes of Doctors” – Lindy Willmott, Ben White, Malcolm Parker, Colleen Cartwright and Gail Williams; “The Knowledge and Practice of Doctors in Relation to the Law That Governs Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment from Adults Who Lack Capacity” – Ben White, Lindy Willmott, Colleen Cartwright, Malcolm Parker and Gail Williams; “Decision-Making Capacity and its Relationship to a Legally Valid Consent: Ethical, Legal and Professional Context” – Scott Lamont, Cameron Stewart and Mary Chiarella; “Balancing Self-Tracking and Surveillance: Legal, Ethical and Technological Issues in Using Smartphones to Monitor Communication in People with Health Conditions” – Jacki Liddle, Mark Burdon, David Ireland, Adrian Carter, Christina Knuepffer, Nastassja Milevskiy, Simon McBride, Helen Chenery and Wayne Hall; “Primum Non Nocere: A More Proactive Workplace Drug Testing Regime for Australian Medical Practitioners?” – Claire Leyden-Duval; “‘Dealing with the Drink’: A Case for Reviewing Gradual Regulation of Teenagers’ Access to Alcohol” – Brendan Walker-Munro; “Red Bull: Does It Give You Wings or Cardiac Disturbances? Modifying the Law Regarding Energy Drinks in Australia” – Marilyn Bromberg and Justine Howard; “Zolpidem, Complex Sleep-Related Behaviour and Volition” – Marilyn McMahon; “Judicial Recognition of PTSD in Crime Victims: A Review of How Much Credence Australian Courts Give to Crime-Induced PTSD” – Paul McGorrery; “Collision or Collusion? Homicides Staged as Car Accidents” – Claire Ferguson; and “Name Suppression Practices of New Zealand’s Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal 2004-2014” – Kate Diesfeld, Lois J Surgenor, Michael Ip and Kate Kersey. There is also a review of the book “Lecretia’s Choice: A Story of Love, Death and the Law” by Matt Vickers – reviewed by Ian Freckelton QC.