Journal of Judicial Administration update: October 2012

By journals.team on October 10, 2012

The October Part of the Journal of Judicial Administration includes the following articles: "Managing the paper: Taming the Leviathan" – Hon Justice Peter Vickery; "Reflections on ADR, judging and non-adversarial justice: Parallels and future developments" – Michael S King; "To dream the impossible dream? Therapeutic jurisprudence in mainstream courts" – Pauline Spencer; and "Antisocial personality disorder and therapeutic justice court programs" – Andrew Cannon, Rebekah Doley, Claire Ferguson and Nathan Brooks.

Online Currents update: October 2012

By journals.team on October 8, 2012

The latest Part of Online Currents contains the usual mix of fascinating articles and sections. Topics canvassed include android tablet e-reading apps, Pinterest and its impact on social media, library and information fellowships, sponsorship, awards and grants and online crafting communities. The list of sections includes Company News, Around the Blogs, Bookshelf and Journals, Databases and Aggregators, Web Watch, Conferences, Meetings and Seminars. Something for everyone!

Property Law Review update: October 2012

By journals.team on October 8, 2012

The latest Part of the Property Law Review includes four great articles on different aspects of property law. The first article comes from Michael Weir and Tina Hunter and discusses the structural conflict between the interests of landholders and titleholders in coal seam gas extraction. The second article is by Elizabeth Toomey and investigates the effect of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 (NZ) on the established Torrens principles of land ownership. Next is the article by Richard Wu and Mohd Yazid Bin Zul Kepli which considers the global implementation of title registration systems, focusing on common law countries such as Australia, England and the United States. Finally the article by Madeline Gleeson the importance of property law, human rights and development in Cambodia.

Building and Construction Law Journal update: October 2012

By journals.team on September 21, 2012

The fifth Part of Volume 28 of the Building and Construction Law Journal includes two interesting articles on different aspects of building and construction law in Australia. The first article is by David Trinder and asks the question: "Does constructive acceleration exist in Australian construction contracting in 2012?". The second article is by Deniz Tas and analyses difficult ground conditions and the rights of a contractor. There are also three Reports and a book review.

Criminal Law Journal update: October 2012

By journals.team on September 21, 2012

The October issue of the Criminal Law Journal includes articles on the proposed changes to the Commonwealth Code’s serious drug offences; the meaning of “dishonesty” in Australia, focusing on the influence of the controversial test invented by the English Court of Appeal in R v Ghosh and the significant differences in the legal rights to post-appeal reviews between the jurisdictions of Britain, Canada and Australia. There is also an editorial, a book review and a digest of criminal law cases.

Australian Law Journal update: October 2012

By journals.team on September 21, 2012

The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal publishes an article by Eugen Trombitas exploring the Qantas GST case concerning forfeited deposits and offering a NZ practitioner’s perspective; an article by Kerri Eagle and Christopher Ryan which considers the issues surrounding the patient who objects to necessary and possibly urgent treatment; and an article by Stewart Maiden discussing the importance of the centre of main interests in transaction planning. There is also a range of section notes covering such topics as driver disqualification, legal textbooks, compound interest, arbitration clauses, class actions, nuisance, corporations, plus much more.

Public Law Review update: September 2012

By journals.team on September 17, 2012

The latest Part of the Public Law Review includes articles on a wide range of topics, including the loss or impairment of native title; s 6(2)(b) of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic); what role international law should play in Australian constitutional interpretation; and the power of State parliaments to entrench legislation by enacting manner or form requirements. There are also two Comments, the first discussing executive power after Williams v Commonwealth and the second looks at the use of representative government to bypass representative government. There is also a Developments section.

Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice update: September 2012

By journals.team on September 17, 2012

The latest Part of the Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice publishes the following articles: "Federal court practice and changes in discovery" – Hon Justice Bruce Lander; "Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 79 – State law in federal jurisdiction" – Judge DJ McGill SC; "On proprietary trespass: The availability and application of hypothetical bargain damages" – Brian Mason; "Proportionality: A cultural revolution" – Trevor CW Farrow; and "The Czech Arbitration Court: Online forms of dispute resolution" – Tereza Bartoskova. There is also a Comments section discussing indefeasibility of title, private nuisance and unincorporated associations. Finally there is a review of Class Actions in Australia by Damian Grave, Ken Adams and Jason Betts. Not to be missed!

Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: September 2012

By journals.team on September 17, 2012

The first Part of Volume 23 of the AIPJ publishes the winner and runner up of the 2011 AIPJ essay competition. The winning article was written by Tyrone Berger and examines whether or not an anti-dilution remedy exists in s 120(3) of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) and whether such a remedy is desirable. The runner up was written by Robert (Bob) Vangenne JD and discusses directions for, and issues with, generic top-level domain expansion. Also included in this Part is an article by Clare Bradin in response to the Senate inquiry into the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010 and a Topic of Interest from David Brennan and Michael Fraser which puts forward copyright reform options to address the problem of missing or not locatable copyright owners.

Journal of Law and Medicine update: September 2012

By journals.team on September 14, 2012

This Part of JLM includes a wide range of articles and sections to choose from, for example the range includes misleading health service practitioner representations and health outcomes after whiplash, an argument that male circumcision does prevent HIV infection and ethical psychiatric research in Singapore, the legal status of the fetus in NSW and an argument for legalising voluntary physician- based euthanasia, legal capacity under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and open disclosure following medical error. Plus much, much more.