1. Home
  2. Update Summaries

Update Summaries

Building and Construction Law Journal update: February 2014

By journals.team on February 11, 2014

The latest Part of the Building and Construction Law Journal includes the following: "Time bars after Andrews v ANZ" – Andrew P Downie; "Building bridges in the classroom: A view from the academy" – Matthew Bell, Dr Paula Gerber and Dr Phil Evans; Topic of Interest: "Best endeavours and reasonable endeavours: Is there any material difference?" – Elisabeth Moran and Cameron Ross; and Report: CH2M Hill v New South Wales.

Posted In:  Building and Construction Law Journal (BCL)  Tagged:   Andrew P Downie   Andrews v ANZ   BCL   best endeavors   Cameron Ross   CH2M Hill v New South Wales   construction consultants   construction law teaching   Dr Paula Gerber   Dr Phil Evans   Elisabeth Moran   Matthew Bell   reasonable endeavours   Reports   specialist practice   time-bar 

Journal of Judicial Administration update: February 2014

By journals.team on February 11, 2014

The latest Part of the Journal of Judicial Administration publishes the following articles: "Trying serious offences by judge alone: Towards an understanding of its impact on judicial administration in Australia" – Fiona Hanlon; "Courting justice beyond the cityscape: Access to justice and the rural, regional and remote magistrates’ courts" – Bridget Harris, Lucinda Jordan and Lydia Phillips; "Affordable costs in civil litigation" – Dr Andrew J Cannon AM; and "Summoned by social media: Why Australian courts should have social media accounts" – Marilyn Krawitz.

Posted In:  Journal of Judicial Administration (JJA)  Tagged:   access to justice   affordable costs   Bridget Harris   civil litigation   Dr Andrew J Cannon AM   JJAm Fiona Hanlon   judge-only trials   judicial administration   Lucinda Jordan   Lydia Phillips   magistrates' courts   Marilyn Krawitz   serious offences   social media 

Australian Business Law Review update: February 2014

By journals.team on February 11, 2014

The latest Part of ABLR includes the following articles: "In-house counsel advising on foreign law: Is it privileged?" – Dan Butler; "Queensland shale gas – a rocky road ahead for the new kid on the block?" – Michael Walton; "Insurance and trust: Lessons from the Christchurch Cathedral" – Julie-Anne Tarr and Myles McGregor-Lowndes; and "National competition policy: Coming of age" – Professor Frederick G Hilmer AO. There is also an Editorial and a Competition Law and Market Regulation section.

Posted In:  Australian Business Law Review (ABLR)  Tagged:   ABLR   Christchurch Cathedral   Competition law and market regulation   Dan Butler   foreign law   in-house counsel   insurance   Julie-Anne Tarr   Michael Walton   Myles McGregor-Lowndes   national competition policy   Professor Frederick G Hilmer AO   Queensland   Robert Baxt AO   shale gas   Stephen Corones   trust 

Criminal Law Journal update: February 2014

By journals.team on February 11, 2014

The first Part of the Criminal Law Journal for 2014 includes the following articles: "The High Court on crime in 2013: Analysis and jurisprudence" – Stephen Odgers; "The Thomas Kelly case: Why a “one punch” law is not the answer" – Dr Julia Quilter; and "Retrospective on Ridgeway: Governing principles of controlled operations" – Brendon Murphy. There is also an Editorial by General Editor Mirko Bagaric about the need to increase to penalties for "king hit" killings and wider implications for the sentencing system, a digest of criminal law cases and a Phillips' Brief section.

Posted In:  Criminal Law Journal (Crim LJ)  Tagged:   "one punch" law   Brendon Murphy   controlled operations   Crim LJ   Digest of criminal law cases   Dr Julia Quilter   High Court   Hilton bombing   jurisprudence   Kate O'Donnell   Phillips' Brief   Ridgeway   Simon Bronitt   Stephen Odgers   Thomas Kelly 

Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: January 2014

By journals.team on December 20, 2013

The first part of Volume 31 of the EPLJ includes the following articles: "How do environmental conservation laws interact with environmental aspects of water laws?" – Michael Bennett and Alex Gardner; "Biodiversity offsets: Practice and promise" – Martin Fallding; "Legal frameworks for unique ecosystems – how can the EPBC Act offsets policy address the impact of development on seagrass?" – Justine Bell, Megan I Saunders, Catherine E Lovelock and Hugh P Possingham; "Participation from the deep freeze: “Chilling” by SLAPP suits" – Judith A Preston; and "The disappearance of ecologically sustainable development within Australia’s mining law framework" – Stephanie Venuti.

Posted In:  Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ)  Tagged:   Alex Gardner   biodiversity offsets   Catherine E Lovelock   conservation laws   ecologically sustainable development   EPBC Act   EPLJ   Hugh P Possingham   Judith A Preston   Justine Bell   legal frameworks   Martin Fallding   Megan I Saunders   Michael Bennett   mining law   seagrass   SLAPP suits   Stephanie Venuti   unique ecosystems 

Australian Journal of Administrative Law update: December 2013

By journals.team on December 20, 2013

The December 2013 issue of the Australian Journal of Administrative Law includes the following articles: "Free to claim asylum? Australia’s protection of refugee women" – Bernice Carrick; "The hidden influences that limit governmental independence: Controlling the Ombudsman’s apparent independence" – Brogan Elliot; "Plaintiff M47/2012: Not just “a case about a regulation”" – Hannah M Martin. There is also a case note and a book review.

Posted In:  Australian Journal of Administrative Law (AJ Admin L)  Tagged:   AJ Admin L   asylum   Book reviews   Brogan Elliot   casenotes   governmental independence   Hannah M Martin   Matthew Groves   Ombudsman   Plaintiff M47 v Director General of Security   Plaintiff M79/2012 v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship   Rebecca Heath   refugee protection   regulation 

Family Law Review update: December 2013

By journals.team on December 20, 2013

The latest Part of Family Law Review includes the following articles: "The “grave risk” or “intolerable situation” defence in cases of domestic violence under the Hague Child Abduction Convention: When will risk to a parent amount to risk to a child?" – Suzanne Christie; and "A study of outcomes post-return to Australia under the Hague Child Abduction Convention for abducting primary-carer mothers and their children" – Danielle Bozin- Odhiambo. Also included in this Part are the following sections: Professional Insights; Child Support Update; Family Dispute Resolution; and Recent Cases.

Posted In:  Family Law Review (Fam L Rev)  Tagged:   Child Support Update   Danielle Bozin-Odhiambo   domestic violence   Fam L Rev   Family Dispute Resolution   Hague Child Abduction Convention   primary carer   Professional Insights   Recent cases   risk   Suzanne Christie 
×Close