
Journal of Law and Medicine update: Vol 27 Pt 2
This issue of the Journal of Law and Medicine includes the following articles: “Concussion, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Sport in a Legal Setting” – David Thorpe; “Truth-telling or Not: A Dilemma for Health Care Providers Regarding Disclosure of Cancer in China” – Ting Yao, Ted Metzler and Betty Gorrell; “Abortion Decriminalisation in New South Wales: An Analysis of the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019 (NSW)” – Anna Walsh and Tiana Legge; “Terms of Engagement: Transfer of Biological Materials for Research in Australia” – Tess Whitton, Jane Nielsen and Dianne Nicol; “The Donor-Linking Practices of Australian Fertility Clinics” – Fiona Kelly, Deborah Dempsey and Charlotte Frew; “Parentage, Surrogacy and the Perplexing State of Australian Law: A Missed Opportunity” – Ronli Sifris and Adiva Sifris; “Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Type 2 Diabetes and Factual Causation in Negligence” – Zac Smithers and Jay Sanderson; “Community Knowledge of Law on End-of-life Decision-making: An Australian Telephone Survey” – Cheryl Tilse, Jill Wilson, Ben White, Lindy Willmott, Deborah Lawson, Jeffrey Dunn, Joanne F. Aitken, Angela Pearce and Michele Ferguson; “Australian Policies on “Futile” or “Non-beneficial” Treatment at the End of Life: A Qualitative Content Analysis” – Eliana Close, Malcolm Parker, Lindy Willmott, Ben White and Andrew Crowden; “Justice Is Blind but Expert Witnesses in Medical Imaging Are All Seeing: The Potential For “Blind Reads” to Mitigate Bias in Expert Evidence” – Nicole Woodrow; “Medical Experts and Evaluations of the Standard of Care in Medical Litigation – Strengths, Weaknesses and Potential Improvements – Anne-Maree Kelly; and “The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse – The Western Australian Response” – Robert Guthrie and Amy Dickerson.
Also in this Part are the following sections: Editorial: “Tourette’s disorder and the Criminal Law” – Ian Freckelton QC; Legal Issues: “Medical Panels in Victoria, Australia and Alberta, Canada: Answering Medical Questions – Determining Matters of Fact and Law?” – Carol Newlands; Medical Issues: “Neglect in Aged Care – A Role for the Justice System?” – Joseph Ibrahim and David Ranson; Public Health Law Issues: “Warning Labels about Alcohol Consumption and Pregnancy: Moving from Industry Self-regulation to Law” – Paula O’Brien; Genomic Law Issues: “Gene Editing Clinical Trials Could Slip through Australian Regulatory Cracks” – Lisa Eckstein and Dianne Nicol; Health Law Reporter: “Methamphetamine-induced Psychosis and Mental Impairment: A Challenge from New Zealand” – Ian Freckelton QC; Obituary: Louis Waller (1935–2019); and Book Review: “Impostress: The Dishonest Adventures of Sara Wilson”.
The Queensland Lawyer update: Vol 38 Pt 1
The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following content: “Priority Notices In, Settlement Notices Out” – William Dixon; “Of Mantraps and Spring Guns: Section 327 of the Criminal Code (Qld) in the 21st Century” – Xavier Goffinet, Harriet Lomas, James Meehan, Alexander Moore and Andreas Schloenhardt; and the following Sections: Criminal Law: “Re-Opening A Guilty Plea” – A M West; Industrial Law: “Breach of Duty of Care: Failure to Establish a Safe System of Work” – Dr Kristy Richardson; and Book Reviews. There is also a Report on the the following case: Johnston v Safaris CC.
The Queensland Lawyer update: Vol 37 Pt 2
The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following content: “Public Roads in Queensland: Where Statute and the Common Law Intersect – Part 2” – Chris Boge; and the following Sections: Conveyancing and Property Law: “Body Corporate Caretaker Disputes” – Gavin Handran and Maxwell Walker; Criminal Law: “Covert Frustration of the Right to Silence” – Andrew West; Industrial Law: “Workplace Health and Safety v Z Group Pty Ltd [2017] QMC 12” – Dr Kristy Richardson; and Book Reviews. There is also a Report on the the following case: Glasson v Toll Holdings Ltd (Procedure, Workers’ Compensation).
The Queensland Lawyer update: Vol 37 Pt 1
The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following content: “Public Roads in Queensland: Where Statute and the Common Law Intersect – Part 1” – Chris Boge; and the following Sections: Commercial Law: “The Liability of an Insurer to Indemnify a Builder for Defective Workmanship: Bigby v Kondra [2017] QSC 37” – Dr Clive Turner; Conveyancing and Property Law: “A Trip to the Beach: A Matter of Right or Trespass?” – Chris Boge; Criminal Law: “Murder by Negligence – a Hard Case Makes Bad Law?” – Andrew M West; Industrial Law: “Towards a Harmonised Approach to Penalties: Williamson v VH & MG Imports Pty Ltd (2017) 264 IR 103; [2017] QDC 56” – Dr Kristy Richardson; and Book Reviews. There is also a Report on the the following case: Gabeen Services Pty Ltd v Neverfail Bottled Water Co Pty Ltd [2015] QDC 212.
Australian Law Journal update: Vol 91 Pt 7
The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains speeches presented at the ALJ’s 90th Anniversary celebrations in the Banco Court of the NSW Supreme Court; a welcome to the co-editors of the “Conveyancing and Property Section” upon the retirement of Emeritus Professor Peter Butt; and a look back at the beginnings of the Journal, as covered by the press and media outlets of the day, in a fascinating piece by the Hon Justice Reginald Barrett. This Part contains the following articles: “The in personam exception to Torrens indefeasibility” – Hon William Gummow AC; “Artificial Intelligence in the courts, legal academia and legal practice” – Lyria Bennett Moses; “Taking advantage of advances in technology to enhance the rule of law” – Robert Size. It also includes the following sections: Current Issues; Letters to the Editor; Conveyancing and Property; International Focus; Competition and Consumer Law; Recent Cases; Book Reviews and Obituary.
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.
The Queensland Lawyer update: Vol 38 Pt 3
The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following content: “Management Rights Agreements for Body Corporates in Queensland: Must They Expire, or May They Be “Topped Up” Indefinitely?” – Neil Samuel Hope, Dane Bryce Weber and Maija-Ilona Wilhelmiina Pekkanen; “Amendments to the Small Business Capital Gains Concessions” – Francesco Maconi; and the following Sections: Editorial; Commercial Law: “Assessment of Damages for Loss of Use of a Non-profit Earning Chattel on Breach of a Contract for the Sale of Goods: Rider v Pix [2019] QCA 182” – Clive Turner; Conveyancing and Property Law: “Musical Chairs and Good Faith Limitations upon Contractual Notice” – Dr Bill Dixon; Criminal Law: “Climate Mayhem” – A M West; Industrial Law: “Foreseeability of Risk: Deans v Maryborough Christian Education Foundation Ltd” – Kristy Richardson; and Book Reviews.