New South Wales

The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: “250 Years of the Crown in Australia: From James Cook to the Palace Papers (1770–2020)” – The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG; “The Crown in Australia: From James Cook To Charles III, Another Perspective” – Geoffrey Robertson AO QC; and “A Response to Geoffrey Robertson QC” – The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG. This Part also includes the following sections: Current Issues: “The Palace Papers – 1975 Revisited and a Future Australian Republic?”; “The Curated Page Continues”; and “The Curated Page”; Environmental Law: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia; Class Actions: “Time For Some ‘Rough Justice’ – Federal Court Makes Common Fund Orders at Settlement Stage in Two Class Actions”; Personalia: New South Wales: Justice Kate Williams and Appointment of Senior Counsel; South Australia: Justice Christopher Bleby; and Victoria: Justice Lisa Nichols, Justice Jim Delany, Justice Kathryn Stynes and Appointment of Senior Counsel; Recent Cases: Criminal Law – Sentence – Where Appellant Suffered from Severe Personality Disorder – Where Causal Connection between Personality Disorder and Offending – Whether R v Verdins (2007) 16 VR 269 Principles Applicable – Whether Statements in Director of Public Prosecutions (Vic) v O’Neill (2015) 47 VR 395 Should No Longer Be Followed; and Obituary: Mr Bruno Cappelletti OAM.