
Special issue on COVID-19 published in the Journal of Law and Medicine
Thomson Reuters is pleased to publish a special issue of the Journal of Law and Medicine on issues relating to COVID-19. It incorporates international perspectives, including from Brazil, Canada, Russia and New Zealand, as well as from Australia. The Journal carries an important multi-disciplinary review (by Mendelson et al) of issues arising from the use ...more

Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice Update: Vol 30 Pt 2
The latest Part of the Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice includes the following articles: “Shutting the Courts Out: Developing Consumer Credit Law in the Shadow of Alternative Dispute Resolution and the New Australian Financial Complaints Authority” – Nicola Howell; “ASIC v Citigroup Revisited: Are Agents in Syndicated Debt Facilities Fiduciaries?” – Nuncio D’Angelo; “A Singular Loyalty: Superannuation after the Hayne Royal Commission” – Pamela Hanrahan; and “Receivables Financing: A Comparative Study of s 81 of the PPSA and Other Legislative Overrides to Anti-Assignment Clauses” – William Kim. Also in this Part are the following Sections: Banking Law and Banking Practice; Securities and Mortgages; and Canada.
Australian Law Journal update: Vol 91 Pt 12
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “Paciocco in the High Court: Penalties and Late Payment Fees” – J G H Stumbles; and “Australian Rules: A Survey of the High Court of Australia on Construction Law 1965-2016” – Professor John Sharkey AM. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Letters to the Editor; Conveyancing and Property; Personalia: Commonwealth, New South Wales and Queensland; Admiralty and Maritime; and Recent Cases.
Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice Update: Vol 28 Pt 3
The latest Part of the Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice includes the following articles: “Collateral Undamaged: Conforming Financial Collateral Laws in a Global Marketplace” – Max Allan; “Microfinance in Australia: Is the Law Doing Enough to Address Financial Exclusion?” – Francisco Widjojo; “The BEAR Necessities: What Jurisdictional Considerations will Australia’s Version of the UK’s ‘Senior Managers and Certification Regime’ Need to Accommodate?” – Andrew Eastwood and James Emmerig; and “The Taxing Challenge of Digital Currency” – Joel Emery and Miranda Stewart. Also in this Part are the following sections: Banking Law and Banking Practice; Insolvency Law and Management; Securities and Mortgages; Canada; Tokyo; and United Kingdom and Europe.
The Tort Law Review update: July 2016
The latest Part of the Tort Law Review includes the following articles: “Vulnerability, tort and economic loss: Protection via contract” – Meghan De Pinto-Smith; “The uncertain scope of malicious prosecution: Insights from Canada” – Michael Marin; and “The price of a four-legged friend: Non-economic damage award in Australian pet litigation” – Alexandra Whittaker and Megan Vine.
Criminal Law Journal update: June 2016
The latest Part of the Criminal Law Journal includes the following articles: “Proving that an organisation is a ‘criminal’ organisation: R v Cluse, experiential occupational evidence and the rule against hearsay” – The Hon Justice Martin Hinton; “‘Pin the tail on the donkey’: The role of ‘role’ in sentencing for large commercial drug offences in New South Wales” – Isaac Morrison; and “Post-sentence continued detention of high-risk terrorist offenders in Australia” – Charisse Smith and Mark Nolan. Also in this Part is an Editorial on the determination regarding legal aid assistance in R v Bayley [2013] VSC 313 (Jill Meagher case); Book Review: “The Safest Shield: Lectures, Speeches and Essays – by Lord Igor Judge – reviewed by The Hon Justice Gilles Renaud; and a Digest of Criminal Law Cases.
Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice update: June 2015
The latest Part of the Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice includes the following articles: “Agricultural security interests under the PPSA” – Matthew Broderick and Nick Humzy-Hancock; and “It might be yours there but it’s not down here: Issues arising under the PPSA in cross-border transactions” – Stephanie Derrington. Also in this Part are the following sections: Banking Law and Banking Practice; Commercial and Finance Law; Wealth Management; Insolvency Law and Management; Recent Publications; Tokyo; United Kingdom and Europe; and Canada.
Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice update: December 2014
The latest Part of the Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice includes the following articles: “Applicable law in letters of credit transactions” – Hang Yen Low and Keith Uff; “Why the Australian finance industry should pay closer attention to chattel paper” – Nicholas Mirzai and Paul Richter; and “Pacific injustice and instability: Bank account closures of Australian money transfer operators” – Ken C Ooi and Ross P Buckley. Also in this Part are the following sections: Banking Law and Banking Practice; Tax and Stamp Duty; Commercial and Finance Law; Insolvency Law and Management; Recent Publications; Tokyo; and Canada. There is also a Q&A with the General Editor of JBFLP Gregory Burton SC about the 25th anniversary of the Journal and a Forum response about Australian policymakers and crowdfunding.
Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: March 2014
The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal includes the following articles: “Fairness and balance: Lessons from Canada for the proposed Australian law of fair use” – Melissa de Zwart; “Authorisation as accessorial liability: The overlooked role of knowledge” – Joachim Dietrich; and “Trade marks for the design and layout of retail premises” – Ben McEniery. Also included in this Part is a book review from David Brennan of “Code Wars – 10 Years of P2P Software Litigation” by Rebecca Giblin.