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The Queensland Lawyer update: Vol 36 Pt 4

By Journal Alerts on March 31, 2017

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.

Posted in Journals, Queensland Lawyer, The (Qld Lawyer), Update Summaries | Tagged Andrew West, best interests of the child, Brendan Walker-Munro, caveats, circumstances of aggravation, Conveyancing and Property Law, criminal law, criminal liability, Director Clinical Services Child and Adolescent Health Services v Kiszko (2016) 312 FLR 319; [2016] FCWA 75, Dr Bill Dixon, Dr Kristy Richardson, Dr Malcolm Smith, Editorial, Health and Guardianship Law, Industrial Law, industrial manslaughter, Judge Michael Jarrett, parental refusal of treatment, Pere v Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service [2017] QDC 2, Qld Lawyer, Szucs v Queensland Police Service [2015] QDC 190, Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld), workplace assault, workplace death | Leave a response

The Queensland Lawyer update: Vol 36 Pt 3

By Journal Alerts on January 12, 2017

The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following content: “‘Hogan Orders’: Interim property settlement for litigation funding” – Justin Thomas; and the following Sections: Conveyancing and Property law; Criminal law; Industrial Law; and Book Reviews. There is also a Report on the the following case: Sutton v Tang [2015] QDC 191.

Posted in Journals, Queensland Lawyer, The (Qld Lawyer), Update Summaries | Tagged "Hogan orders", agreement for lease, Andrew West, Archer v Simon Transport Pty Ltd [2016] QCA 168, Australian Anti-Discrimination Law (2nd ed), Book reviews, case report, Conveyancing and Property Law, criminal law, David Rolph, Defamation Law, Dominique Allen, Dr Bill Dixon, Dr Kristy Richardson, Elinor Buys, Federal Circuit Court Judge Michael Jarrett, In the Marriage of Hogan (1986) 10 Fam LR 681, Industrial Law, interim property settlement, Judge Michael Jarrett, Judge Michael Shanahan DCJ, Justin Thomas, Land Contracts in Queensland (4th ed), litigation funding, Marissa Carroll, Neil Rees, OXS Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2016] NSWCA 120, particulars of offence, Qld Lawyer, R v Baden-Clay (2016) 90 ALJR 1013; [2016] HCA 35, Sarah Kingston, Sentencing Advisory Council, sentencing ranges, Sharon Christensen, Simon Rice, Stephen Jones, Sutton v Tang [2015] QDC 191, William Dixon, William Duncan, William Siganto | Leave a response

Presumption of Innocence and Wrongful Conviction in Australia

By Shannon Kelly on October 18, 2016

The presumption of innocence is as old as law itself. When Lord Blackstone postulated that it is “better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer”, his Lordship was drawing on a long and distinguished line of legal jurisprudence including Genesis, the Code of Hammurabi and the Codex Justinianus. To protect against wrongful convictions, the criminal ...more

Posted in Criminal Law Journal (Crim LJ), Journals, News & Insight | Tagged Anthony Gray, Benjamin Tomasi, Chief Justice Robert French, Crim LJ, criminal law, Current issues, High Court, Hon Justice Susan Kiefel AC, human rights, Mark Finnane, Recent cases, Sir William Henry Bundey | Leave a response

The Queensland Lawyer update: Vol 36 Pt 2

By Journal Alerts on September 14, 2016

The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following content: “Farewell Speech” – Judge Sarah Bradley; and the following sections: Commercial law; Conveyancing and Property law; Criminal law; and Book reviews. There are also Reports on the the following cases: Schmidt-Weichert v White [2015] QDC 14; Richardson v Queensland [2015] QDC 30.

Posted in Journals, Queensland Lawyer, The (Qld Lawyer), Update Summaries | Tagged A Hemming, A M West, Alexander Sloan, Book reviews, car park easement, Clive Turner, Coles v Dormer (No 2) [2016] QSC 28, Coles v Dormer [2015] QSC 224, Commercial Law, Conveyancing and Property Law, Corporate Information and the Law (2nd ed), court security, criminal law, criminal procedure, Daniel Roe, farewell speech, house plans, Hugh Hadgraft, infringement of copyright, J Coggins, John Levingston, Judge Sarah Bradley, K Braun, Kris Byrne, Leif Gamertsfelder, Michael O’Brien, Natasha Purvis, P Evans, Peter Sutherland, Qld Lawyer, Report, Richardson v Queensland [2015] QDC 30, Robin Creyke, Schmidt-Weichert v White [2015] QDC 14, T Davie, T Earls, test for dishonesty, The Law of Tribunals – Annotated Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, Understanding Construction Law, Veterans’ Entitlements and Military Compensation Law (3rd ed) | Leave a response

Congratulations and welcome to Sarah McNaughton SC, newly appointed CDPP

By Shannon Kelly on August 9, 2016

Thomson Reuters is pleased to welcome Sarah McNaughton SC, newly appointed Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, to the Editorial Board of the Criminal Law Journal. Sarah holds a Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, and joined the New South Wales Bar in 1996. She was appointed senior counsel in 2011 and, prior to her appointment as CDPP, was ...more

Posted in Criminal Law Journal (Crim LJ), Journals, News & Insight | Tagged Appointments, CDPP, Crim LJ, criminal law, Editorial Board, Justice Robert Bromwich, Sarah McNaughton SC | Leave a response

Criminal law expert joins Criminal Law Journal

By Shannon Kelly on July 5, 2016

We are pleased to announce two new additions to the Criminal Law Journal team. Beginning with Issue 40(3) of the Journal, we warmly welcome criminal law expert Professor Luke McNamara as the State Editor for New South Wales and Christoph Liedermann as the Section Editor for the Digest of Criminal Law Cases. Professor Luke McNamara is a professor of law at the University of New ...more

Posted in Criminal Law Journal (Crim LJ), Journals, News & Insight | Tagged Christoph Liedermann, Crim LJ, criminal law, Digest of criminal law cases, Dr Lorana Bartels, Dr Luke McNamara, Editorial, Section Editor | Leave a response

The Queensland Lawyer update: Vol 36 Pt 1

By Journal Alerts on June 7, 2016

The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following article: “Changes in property transactions: Out with PAMDA, in with e-conveyancing” – Jessica Beckman; and the following sections: Administrative law; Conveyncing and Property law, Criminal law; Health and Guardianship law; and Book reviews. There is also a Report on the the following case: Hickey v Bender [2015] QDC 8.

Posted in Journals, Queensland Lawyer, The (Qld Lawyer), Update Summaries | Tagged Administrative Appeals Tribunal (4th ed), administrative law, Advocacy in Practice (6th ed), Alexandra Bose, AM West, Andrew Quinn, Andrew West, anonymity for donor-conceived children, anonymity for donors, Australian Insolvency Law Cases and Materials, Bill Lane, Book reviews, Catherine Elena Carew QC, Chloe Cameron, Conveyancing and Property Law, criminal law, David Robert Kent QC, District Court Judge Michael Shanahan, District Court of Queensland, DNA Evidence in the Australian Legal System, Domestic Violence Bench Book, Dr Bill Dixon, Dr Malcolm Smith, e-conveyancing, Editorial, Eleanor Dickens, Erin Kelly, Family Court of Australia, Federal Circuit Court Judge Michael Jarrett, Health and Guardianship Law, Hickey v Bender, Hon Brian William Ambros QC, Hon David Ross Hall, ICAC, Jack Cranstoun scholarships, Jessica Beckman, Judge Michael Shanahan DCJ, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v WZARH (2015) 90 ALJR 25; [2015] HCA 40, Natalie Byrne, National legal assistance funding campaign, operating an unprofitable business, PAMDA, procedural fairness, property transactions, Qld Lawyer, R v Murdoch: The Falconio Case, Registry committals, Report, revealing criminal history, Sentinel Countrywide Retail Ltd v PC Emerald (Qld) Pty Ltd [2015] QSC 348, Thomas O'Brien, Tristan Pagliano, Victoria | Leave a response

Criminal Law Journal 2016 Board Meeting

By Shannon Kelly on March 29, 2016

The 2016 meeting of the Criminal Law Journal Editorial Board was held on 22 March at Government House, Tasmania. Thomson Reuters and the Board are both grateful to Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AM, Governor of Tasmania, for hosting the event. This year marks the Journal’s 40th year in publication. The Journal was first published in 1977 and over ...more

Posted in Criminal Law Journal (Crim LJ), Journals, News & Insight | Tagged Board Meeting, Crim LJ, criminal law, Current issues, Editorial Board, Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AM, Her Excellency the Governor, Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, journals, Professor Mirko Bagaric, Stephen Odgers SC, Tasmania | Leave a response

The Queensland Lawyer update: December 2015

By Journal Alerts on January 21, 2016

The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following article: “Provisions of the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld) should be amended to allow the purpose of the Act to be fulfilled” – Glenn Wood JD; “Admission to legal practice in Queensland – cases and processes” – Francesca Bartlett and Linda Haller; and the following sections: Commercial law; Criminal law; Industrial law; and Book reviews. There is also a Report on the the following case: Cunningham v Gapes [2015] QDC 5.

Posted in Journals, Queensland Lawyer, The (Qld Lawyer), Update Summaries | Tagged Andrew Quinn, Andrew West, Archer v Simon Transport Pty Ltd [2015] QDC 263, Bernard Cairns, Book reviews, Commercial Law, criminal law, Cunningham v Gapes [2015] QDC 5, Damien Cremean, Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld), District Court Judge Michael Shanahan DCJ, domestic violence offences, DPSOA, Dr Clive Turner, Dr Kristy Richardson, Editorial, Estate Planning: A Practical Guide for Estate and Financial Service Professionals, Federal Circuit Court Judge Michael Jarrett, Freedom of Information: What You Need to Know, Glenn Wood JD, Industrial Law, Legal Profession Admission Board, Luke Walker, Lupker v Shine Lawyers Pty Ltd [2015] QSC 278, Mary Keyes, Michael John Perkins, Natalia Kamusinski, Nikki Parker, no win no fee, parole, Patrick Nevard, Principles of Civil Procedure in Queensland, Private International Law in Australia, Qld Lawyer, R v Smith [2015] 1 Qd R 323, Reid Mortensen, Report, Richard Garnett, RM Merkin, Robert Monahan, solicitor’s possessory lien, Sutton on Insurance Law, WIB Enright, Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) | Leave a response

The Queensland Lawyer update: October 2015

By Journal Alerts on October 28, 2015

The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following article: “Workplace law issues raised by commercialised dentistry: Some tips and traps lawyers advising dentists should think about” – Louise Floyd; and the following sections: Administrative law; Conveyancing and property law; Criminal law; Industrial law; and Book reviews. There is also a Report on the the following case: Radich v Kenway.