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Australian Law Journal update: Vol 91 Pt 6

By Journal Alerts on June 11, 2017

The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: “Creation of the Federal Court: A Reflection” – Hon Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE GBS; “Characterisation: Its place in Contractual Analysis and Related Enquiries” – James Allsop; “Gender Equality among Barristers before the High Court” – Daniel Reynolds and George Williams. This Part also includes the following sections: Current Issues; Around the Nation: Victoria; Environmental Law; Equity and Trusts; Family Law; Recent Cases; Books Received and Book Reviews.

Posted in Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged 40th anniversary of the Federal Court of Australia, ALJ, Angelina Gomez, appeals, Around the Nation: Victoria, barristers, Book reviews, books received, characterisation, common form grant, consumer law, contractual analysis, Conveyancing and Property Section Editors, Current issues, Daniel Reynolds, data retention laws, doctrine of penalties, enforcement of judgment debt, environmental law, equity and trusts, family law, FLIP Report, foreign judgments, gender equality, gender equality at Australian Bar, George Williams, Hon Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE GBS, injunctions restraining executive orders, James Allsop, Justice Clyde Croft, Justice François Kunc, Justice Mark Leeming, Justice Rachel Pepper, Melbourne University Law School, Michael Quinlan, misfeasance in public office, Muslim ban executive orders, Philip R Wood, procedure, Professor Brendan Edgeworth, Recent cases, Richard Ingleby, Robert Angyal SC, Ruth C A Higgins, s 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (RDA), services, The Fall of the Priests and the Rise of the Lawyers, time for assessing testamentary capacity, unconscionability | Leave a response

Australian Law Journal update: Vol 90 Pt 7

By Journal Alerts on September 22, 2016

The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains “Current Issues” by General Editor, the Hon Justice François Kunc. It contains the following articles: “Getting to Grips with Encroachments on Freedoms in Commonwealth Laws: The ALRC Freedoms Inquiry” – Rosalind Croucher; “Why are Decisions on Family Property so Inconsistent?” – Patrick Parkinson AM. This Part also includes the following sections: Conveyancing and Property; Overseas Law; Environmental Law; Recent Cases, Book Reviews and Obituary.

Posted in Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged Adjudication on the Gold Fields in New South Wales and Victoria in the 19th Century, ALJ, Angelina A Gomez, Attwells v Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Ltd (2016) 90 ALJR 572; [2016] HCA 16, Australian international commercial court, Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), Badench v Calvert (2016) 90 ALJR 610; [2016] HCA 18, Book reviews, cameras in the court, Colin Picker, consolidation of titles, contracts, Conveyancing and property, Corrie Goodhand, Current issues, directors' duties, doctrinal coherence, encroachments on freedoms in Commonwealth laws, environmental law, family property, Federal Court environmental decisions, Federal environment policy, Indigenous legal issues, Intentional Tort Litigation in Australia: Assault False Imprisonment Malicious Prosecution and Related Claims, John P Hamilton, juries, Justice François Kunc, Justice Rachel Pepper, land by the sea, land under the sea, legal aid, negligence, Obituary, Overseas law, Patrick Parkinson AM, Peter Butt, Peter O’Brien, Peter Sutherland, Pioneer Mortgage Services Pty Ltd v Columbus Capital Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 78, Recent cases, Robyn Creyke, Rosalind Croucher, Russell Scott AM, Ruth C A Higgins, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, Traditional Rights and Freedoms – Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws, UK Supreme Court, Veterans’ Entitlements and Military Compensation Law, women barristers, women solicitors | Leave a response

Australian Law Journal update: November 2015

By Journal Alerts on November 7, 2015

The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “Is access to justice a right or a service?” – Steven Rares; “Some judicial fallacies concerning entire agreement clauses” – I M Jackman; and “The ex ante approach to assessing materiality: To what extent are subsequent price movements relevant?” – Andrew Eastwood. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Around the Nation: Tasmania; Personalia; Around the Nation: Northern Territory, Corporations and Securities; Environmental Law; Recent Cases; and a Book Review: “Principles of Taxation Law 2015” by Kerrie Sadiq.

Posted in Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ), Update Summaries | Tagged "entire agreement" clauses, ALJ, Andrew Eastwood, Angelina Gomez, arbitration, Around the Nation: NT, Around the Nation: Tas, book review, Clare Langford, class action, coal seam gas, collateral contracts, commercial contract, compulsory easements, construction and interpretation, continuous disclosure and insider trading provisions in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), Conveyancing and property, Corporations and Securities, court fees, Current issues, destruction of unregistered leases, directors and indemnities, District Court appointment (NSW), electronic contracts, electronic signatures, email contracts, environmental law, environmental offences and penalties, estoppel, fishing and shark culling, Hon Dean Mildren AM RFD QC, Ian Jackman, IM Jackman, Justice Brigitte Markovic, Justice Rachel Pepper, Justice Robert McClelland, Justice Stephen Estcourt, Kerrie Sadiq, Lea Armstrong, Lighting by Design (Aust) Pty Ltd v Cannington Nominees Pty Ltd (2007) WASC 88, loss or damage from misstatement or omission in disclosure document, market reaction to subsequent disclosures, market-based causation, materiality on an ex ante basis, Michael Christie SC, misleading or deceptive conduct, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), parol evidence rule, patentable subject matter, Personalia, Peter Butt, Peter George Underwood AC, Principles of Taxation Law 2015, prisoners, Productivity Commission on Access to Justice Arrangements report, Re Shen [2015] NSWCATCD 49, Recent cases, retroactive validity of approvals (WA), Robert Baxt AO, Ruth Higgins, s 180 of the Property Law Act 1974 (Qld), s 28 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), s 88K of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), solitary confinement, specialist child sexual assault judges, Stellard Pty Ltd v North Queensland Fuel Pty Ltd [2015] QSC 119, Steven Rares, subsequent trading activity and price movements, unwilling landowners, windfarm, writing requirements | Leave a response

Australian Law Journal update: October 2015

By Journal Alerts on October 28, 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.

Posted in Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ), Update Summaries | Tagged Acting Justice Peter W Young AO, Admiralty and Maritime, ALJ, Anthony Dickey QC, Around the Nation: Vic, Australian arbitration regime, Australian Consumer Law review, book review, building defects, certificate of advice, Chief Justice Robert French AC, competition and consumer law, contract, Conveyancing and property, corporations law, cultural diversity, Current issues, David Clark, disclosure of shareholder email address, Dr Damien J Cremean, enforcing security, environmental law, environmental policy, equal justice, family law, Federal Court, financial agreement, fraud, Full Court, General Editor of ALJ, High Court, Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, human rights, Justice Clyde Croft, Justice Rachel Pepper, King Richard III, law reporting, Magna Carta, mortgagee's motive, Murphy inquiry, passing off, Peter Butt, Recent cases, reinterment, relief against forfeiture, reputation in England, rescission, right to liberty, Robert Baxt AO, role of court, salvage, Security Council, Simon Rice, social engineer, specialist courts, standing for injunction, standing under ADJR Act, State-wide mining assessment policy (NSW), terms contracts, trustee de son tort, United Nations report on North Korea, will construction | Leave a response

Australian Law Journal update: December 2014

By journals team on November 21, 2014

The last Part for Volume 88 of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: “The defaulting executor” – Hon Peter W Young AO QC; and “Equity’s obligation to perform: Efficient breach and the inadequacy of common law damages” – Samuel Kang and James Nguyen. Also in this Part are the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Family Law; Environmental Law; Personalia; Admiralty and Maritime; Overseas Law; Human Rights; Administrative Law; and Recent Cases.

Posted in Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ), Update Summaries | Tagged Acting Justice Peter W Young AO, administrative law, Admiralty and Maritime, ALJ, Anthony Dickey QC, Clare Langford, Colin Picker, common law damages, Conveyancing and property, Current issues, defaulting executor, Dr Damien J Cremean, efficient breach, environmental law, equity, family law, human rights, James Nguyen, Justice Duncan James Colquhoun Kerr Chev LH, Justice Gregory Howard Garde AO, Justice John Edward Griffiths, Justice Kathleen Farrell, Justice Melissa Perry, Justice Rachel Pepper, Justice Robert W Gotterson AO, Overseas law, Personalia, Peter Butt, Recent cases, Samuel Kang, Simon Rice | Leave a response

Australian Law Journal update: June 2014

By journals team on June 6, 2014

The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal publishes the following articles: “Foss v Harbottle: Alive and well in the public sector?” – Marco Bini; “Limiting the nature and scope of a beneficiary’s entitlement to receive trust information” – Elizabeth Bishop; and “The rise of the information barrier: Managing potential legal conflicts within commercial law firms” – Ian Dallen. Also in this Part are several section notes, including several brand new ones: Current Issues; Letter to the Editor; Conveyancing and Property; Around the Nation: Victoria; Constitutional Law; Crime and Evidence; Environmental Law; Competition and Consumer Law; Recent Cases; and Book Reviews

Posted in Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ), Update Summaries | Tagged Acting Justice Peter W Young AO, ALJ, Angelina Gomez, Anne Twomey, Around the Nation: Victoria, beneficiary entitlement, Book reviews, Civil Procedure Act, commerical law firms, competition and consumer law, constitutional law, contributory negligence, Conveyancing and property, court practice, Crime and Evidence, Current issues, Elizabeth Bishop, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, environmental law, Foss v Harbottle, Ian Dallen, information barrier, judicial review, Justice Clyde Croft, Justice Phillip Priest, Justice Rachel Pepper, legal conflicts, letter to the editor, Marco Bini, Peter Butt, Planning Bill 2013, prosecutors' duties, public sector, race discrimination, Recent cases, Robert Baxt AO, sea level rise, shark catch and kill policy, trust information, unconscionable conduct | Leave a response

New Environmental Law Section coming soon to The Australian Law Journal

By Rachael Lane on November 11, 2013

Thomson Reuters is pleased to announce the appointment of The Hon. Justice Rachel Pepper as the Section Editor for a brand new Environmental Law Section in The Australian Law Journal. As part of a reinvigoration program, a range of new Sections are being commissioned to ensure that subscribers are receiving a wide range of valuable and ...more

Posted in Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ), News & Insight | Tagged ALJ, environmental law, Land and Environment Court | Leave a response

Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: March 2013

By journals team on March 5, 2013

The latest Part of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal includes six interesting articles on different aspects of environmental and planning law, including public participation in planning, site contamination requirements, river and riparian ecosystems, Australia’s water law and policy, environmental dispute resolution in Queensland and the kangaroo industry. Something for everyone!

Posted in Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ), Update Summaries | Tagged Amelia Thorpe, Christopher D Ives, Dror Ben-Ami, Environment Protection Act 1993 (SA), environmental dispute resolution, environmental law, EPLJ, green bans, Indigenous Australians, kangaroo industry, Keely Boom, Mark Patrick Taylor, Matthew McDermott, NSW Office of Water, Paul Leadbeter, Peter J Davies, Planning and Environment Court, Poh-Ling Tan, public participation, Queensland, riparian ecosystems, river ecosystems, site contamination, Sue Jackson, water law | Leave a response

Local Government Law Journal update: July 2011

By journals team on August 16, 2011

The July 2011 issue of the Local Government Law Journal is the first for the new General Editors, John Mant and Mary-Lynne Taylor, and includes several interesting articles on a range of topics as well as a digest of cases. There are articles on water reform in Queensland, development assessment and approval processes in the ACT and the enforcement of environmental and planning laws in NSW, plus much more.

Posted in Local Government Law Journal (LGLJ), Update Summaries | Tagged Adam Koutsamanis, approval processes, corruption, development assessment, digest of cases, ecologically sustainable development, enforcement, Environmental Impact Assessment, environmental law, Hanna Jaireth, Hon Justice Brian J Preston, John Mant, LGLJ, Michael Walton, planning and development, water reform | Leave a response

Australian Business Law Review update: April 2011

By journals team on April 21, 2011

The April 2011 Issue of the Australian Business Law Review contains articles on a range of topics, including vicarious liability in the law of tort, corporate group structures and their legal status, whether or not a managed investment schemes or trusts can be “insolvent” and insurance coverage after natural disasters. There are also sections on Environmental Law and Contracts and Restitution.