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The latest issue of the Australian Law Journal (Volume 89 Part 5) contains the following material:
CURRENT ISSUES – Guest Editor: Ruth Higgins
- Magna Carta turns 800
- Legal aid funding
- Polls and wires
- Diversifying legal culture
- Harper and its likely effects
- Plainly contagious
- Continuity and change
CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY – Editor: Peter Butt
- Fraud, joint tenancies and the torrens system: Cassegrain v Cassegrain
- Another case of the fraudulent “all-moneys†mortgage
- Split deposits and penalties
- Bootstrap caveats: Agreements to lodge caveats
PERSONALIA – Editor: Clare Langford
Commonwealth
- Hon Susan Maree Crennan AC QC
New South Wales:Update
- Justice Robert Beech-Jones
- Justice Geoffrey Bellew
- Justice Richard Button
- Justice Stephen Campbell
- Justice Geoff Charles Lindsay
- Justice James Stevenson
Western Australia
- Justice Jeremy Clyde Curthoys
FAMILY LAW – Editor: Anthony Dickey QC
- The implication of Hoffman
- Relevance of the filial relationship in adult maintenance cases
HUMAN RIGHTS – Editor: Simon Rice
- Cobaw update
- The Racial Discrimination Act at 40
RECENT CASES – Guest Editor: Ruth Higgins
- Contract: Implied duty of good faith
- Corporations: Continuous disclosure – Causation and loss
- Corporations: Insolvency – Extension of time
- Tort: Concurrent wrongdoer
Articles
The United States and the Australian Constitution: Influence of US Constitutional model on development and interpretation of the Australian Constitution – Kathleen Morris and James Allsop AO
Over the past two centuries the United States’ Constitution has played an important role in inspiring and shaping the content and development of Australian constitutional law. This article explores the extent of that influence by considering the key discussions of the Australian constitutional framers, undertaking a brief comparison of the text of the two Constitutions, and reviewing the High Court’s approach to the use of American precedents over the past century.
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Reassessment of Robert Menzies’ contribution in the Engineers Case – Gerard Carney
The recent discovery of Sir Robert Menzies’ handwritten notes made for and during his appearance as counsel in the Engineers’ Case in 1920 provides a unique insight into the six days of that hearing, of which no transcript exists. They also allow a reassessment of his role as a young 25-year-old barrister, opposed by a formidable line-up of counsel representing the States. This article attempts to piece together the line of argument each day, as well as something of the atmosphere in the High Court and the personalities of the other counsel.
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BOOK REVIEWS – Editor: Angelina Gomez
- Sir Charles Lilley, Premier and Chief Justice of Queensland, by J M Bennett
For the pdf version of the table of contents, click here:Â ALJ Vol 89 No 5 Contents.
