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The latest issue of the Australian Law Journal (Volume 87 Part 11) contains the following material:
Articles
The equitable duties of company directors – Hon William Gummow AC
This article considers the equitable duties of company directors, including in light of the Bell litigation. Three matters in particular are examined. First, the distinction between directors’ fiduciary and other equitable duties is analysed, and the different types of accessorial liability that may attach in equity and pursuant to statute for breach of such duties outlined. Secondly, it is argued that equity should not fix criteria for accessorial liability for breach by directors of non-fiduciary duties that are more severe than those provided by statute. Finally, the availability of an award of compound interest, against both a director for breach of equitable duty and a third party accessory, is considered.
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The role of the “applicant†in native title disputes – Justice Darryl Rangiah and Justin Carter
Proceedings under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) are conducted, on behalf of the native title claim group, by authorised members of the claim group known as “the applicantâ€. This article considers the identification of “the applicant†for the purposes of the Act, and considers the nature and extent of the applicant’s authority to negotiate, and bind the claim group to, settlements of native title disputes. The principal opportunities for negotiation of disputes – mediation in connection with determination proceedings, the negotiation of indigenous land use agreements, and negotiations pursuant to the right to negotiate provisions – are considered. The authors particularly focus on how dysfunction in the claim group and the applicant can stymie the progress of native title disputes, and how legal representatives and opponents can respond to such difficulties.
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Are the High Court’s reasons for refusing special leave binding? – Oliver Jones
The status in precedent of the High Court’s reasons for refusing special leave has long been apparent. The reasons are not binding but instead offer guidance for lower courts. However, the author submits that, where they are seriously considered, and delivered by an appropriate number of Justices, the reasons can be binding. In other cases, the impact of the reasons will depend on how fully they explain the law. Still, the reasons cannot, as guidance, compel a court to depart from authority that is otherwise binding. The author argues that, to the extent that Western Export Services Inc v Jireh International Pty Ltd (2011) 86 ALJR 1 fell short of the foregoing, it should be discounted by lower courts.
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Section 53 of the Constitution: An overlooked reference to the constitutional people – Elisa Arcioni
Section 53 of the Constitution sets out the limitations on the power of the Senate with respect to financial legislation. There is ongoing disagreement as to what legislation is caught by the section. This article does not resolve that disagreement. Instead, it focuses on exploring the meaning of “the people†in the third paragraph of s 53. That paragraph states: “The Senate may not amend any proposed law so as to increase any proposed charge or burden on the people.†Those people are identified as the national people who receive representation in both Houses of Parliament.
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Sections
CURRENT ISSUES – Guest Editor: Angelina Gomez
- Judges on Facebook
- Judge only trials
- The right to silence: No more
- Dubai commerce agreement
- Western Australia joins “Model Law†jurisdictions
- Legal professional privilege
CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY – Editor: Peter Butt
- Vendor successful in recovering unpaid deposit
- Easements
ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME – Editor: Dr Damien J Cremean
- Cinque Ports jurisdiction
RECENT CASES – Guest Editor: Angelina Gomez
- Appeal against arbitration award
- When is a voyage charter party not a “sea carriage document�
- Constitutional law: The validity of the mineral resources rent tax
- Waiver of legal professional privilege by submissions?
- Entitlement to moneys paid into a solicitor’s trust account
- Charges on insurance moneys and the troublesome section 6
BOOK REVIEWS – Editor: Angelina Gomez
- Annotated Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) (2nd ed) by Dominic Villa
- Judicial Review of Administrative Action (5th ed) by Mark Aronson and Matthew Groves 793
- Disqualification for Bias by Professor John Tarrant
- Juries in the 21st Century by Jacqueline Horan
- Discrimination Law and Practice (4th ed) by Chris Ronalds and Elizabeth Raper
- Ong on Specific Performance by Professor Denis S K Ong
- Michael Kirby: Law, Love & Life by Daryl Dellora
For the pdf version of the table of contents, click here: LOLA – ALJ Vol 87 Pt 11 Contents or here: WAU – ALJ Vol 87 Pt 11 Contents.
