1. Home
  2. Update Summaries

Update Summaries

Australian Law Journal update: Vol 99 Pt 10

By journalalerts on January 5, 2026

This Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: Civility – MG Hinton KC; and The Proper Purpose Rule: Preventing Law’s Intentional Abuse – Dr Jessica Hudson Sections include Current Issues with subheadings "The Australian Law Reform Commission Turns 50", "International Day for Judicial Well-being – 25 July", "Section Editor News", "The Dangers of Perfectionism, The Duty to End Perfectionism: Ethical, Cognitive, and Legal Implications of Lawyer Burnout" and "The Curated Page". Other sections include “Returning to Milirrpum v Nabalco over Half a Century On: Commonwealth v Yunupingu", Conveyancing; "The “Newcomer” Injunction in Wolverhampton: Equity’s Illegitimate Child?", Equity and Trusts; "The Search for Purpose", Statutory Interpretation; "An Interview with Chief Justice Gageler", The Legal Observer; a Book Review and a Personalia section.

Posted In:  Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ)  Tagged:   An Interview with Chief Justice Gageler   and Legal Implications of Lawyer Burnout   Angelina Gomez   Aryan Mohseni   book review   Brendan Edgeworth   Civility   Cognitive   Connor Crummey   conveyancing   Current issues   Dr Jessica Hudson   equity and trusts   International Day for Judicial Well-being – 25 July   John Basten KC   Justice François Kunc   Kate Galloway   Melissa Castan   MG Hinton KC   Michael Pelly   Personalia   Returning to Milirrpum v Nabalco over Half a Century On: Commonwealth v Yunupingu   Robert Angyal SC   Saskia O'Neill   Section Editor News   Statutory interpretation   The “Newcomer” Injunction in Wolverhampton: Equity’s Illegitimate Child?   The Australian Law Reform Commission Turns 50   The Curated Page   The Dangers of Perfectionism   The Duty to End Perfectionism: Ethical   The Legal Observer   The Principle of Legality – A Moral Theory   The Proper Purpose Rule: Preventing Law’s Intentional Abuse   The Search for Purpose 

Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 41 Pt 3

By journalalerts on November 25, 2025

*Please note that the links to the content in this Part will direct you to Westlaw AU. If you are using Checkpoint, the links can be found in the Check…

Posted In:  Company and Securities Law Journal (C&SLJ)  Tagged:   Addressing SME funding in Fiji   Adjourning company meetings sine die   Artificial intelligenct and super fund trusteeship   ASIC v Mercer Superannuation   Cary Di Lernia   class actions   continuous disclosure   Darsh Chauhan   Dr Gordon Walker   Edmund Finnane   greenwashing   Jade Hazan   M Scott Donald   Professor Juliette Overland   Reginald Barrett   The diffilculty of proving loss and company awareness in continuous disclosure class actions   Zonia Holdings Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd 

Local Government Law Journal update: Vol 25 Pt 4

By journalalerts on November 20, 2025

This Part of the Local Government Law Journal includes the following content: Social Impact Assessment: Treacherous Waters for Local Communities by Alison Ziller and Reforming s 36 of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) to Deliver Procedural Justice in Land Use Planning by Bethany Farah. The Local Government Planning and Law Guide Cases are provided by Lawrie Groom, Josh Walsh and Olivia Lennon and there is also a Digest of Cases.

Posted In:  Journals  Tagged:   Alison Ziller   Bethany Farah   Josh Walsh   Lawrie Groom   Olivia Lennon   Reforming s 36 of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) to Deliver Procedural Justice in Land Use Planning   Social Impact Assessment: Treacherous Waters for Local Communities 

Australian Journal of Administrative Law update: Vol 32 Pt 3

By journalalerts on November 18, 2025

The latest part of the Australian Journal of Administrative Law (AJ Admin L) includes the following articles: "Standing in Environmental Cases" – Justice Kristen Walker; "Prerogative Pardons and the Rule of Law" – Justice Sarah Pritchard; and "Character Cancellations and Refusals on Review: Does the Migration Act Hinder or Help the Purpose of the Administrative Review Tribunal?" – Jessica Schulman, William Berthelot, Sarah Akanda and Checker McCarthy. Also in this Part is the Editorial – "Fairness in Migration Decision-making and Its Review".

Posted In:  Australian Journal of Administrative Law (AJ Admin L)  Tagged:   Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1975 (Cth)   Administrative Review Tribunal   Checker McCarthy   Dr Greg Weeks   Dr Matthew Groves   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)   Fairness in Migration Decision-making   Forestry Corp of New South Wales v South East Forest Rescue Inc   Jessica Schulman   Justice Sarah Pritchard   Migration Act 1958 (Cth)   People who have their visas cancelled or refused under the character provisions   prerogative of mercy   prerogative or executive pardon in Australia   Prerogative Pardons   Sarah Akanda   standing in the environmental law context   the exercise of the pardon power in the United States   William Berthelot 

Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: Vol 41 Pt 5

By journalalerts on November 11, 2025

This Part of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ) includes the following articles: "The Problem with Plastic" – Sarah Mellowes; "ASIC v Green Lies: The Corporate Watchdog’s Greenwashing Crackdown as an Emerging Trend in Climate Litigation" – Yufei Wang; and "Greenwashing Accountability in Australian Law and Policy" – Claire Lawler.

Posted In:  Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ)  Tagged:   ASIC v Green Lies   Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)   Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth)   Claire Lawler   climate litigation in Australia   Dr Gerry Bates   greenwashing   greenwashing accountability in Australian law and policy   LGSS Pty Ltd   marine litter   Mercer Superannuation (Australia) Limited   microplastics   plastic pollution   Sarah Mellowes   Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd   Yufei Wang 

Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: Vol 36 Pt 1

By journalalerts on November 10, 2025

The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal includes the following articles: "Informed User and Familiar Person in Australian Design Law and Their Counterparts in European and US Law" by Yisheng R Chen, "The Growth of Knowledge Commons in Synthetic Biology: The OpenPlant Case" by Alison McLennan, Juan Diaz-Granados and Maria Gonzalez Valero, "Beyond Borders: The Lack of Extra-territorial Jurisdiction and the Unenforceability of Australian Copyright Offences against Online Infringement Activities as Cross-border Crimes" by Yuqian Shang. Also in this Part is the following section: Editorial.

Posted In:  Australian Intellectual Property Journal (AIPJ)  Tagged:   AIPJ   Alison McLennan   Australia   Australian copyright law   Australian Design Law   Australian Intellectual Property Journal   Australian IP   average user   Biotech   case law   Commons Based Innovation   Comparative Law   copyright law   Criminal Enforcement   Criminal Enforcement Against Online Copyright Crimes   Cross Border Crime   Cybercrime Policy   David Brennan   David J Brennan   David Lindsay   Design Law   Designs Act 2003   Designs Act 2003 (Cth)   designs patents   Dianne Nicol   Digital Piracy   Distinctiveness   Empirical Study   EU Design Law   European Design Law   Extra-territorial Jurisdiction   Familiar Person   Informed User   infringement   infringement of a design patent   innovation   innovation impediments   Innovation Policy   intellectual property   International Treaties   IPR   Juan Diaz-Granados   Jurisdictional Limits   Knowledge Commons   knowledge commons framework   Maria Gonzalez Valero   Multisteps Pty Ltd v Source & Sell Pty Ltd   Online Copyright Crimes   Online Infringement   Online Infringement Activities   Open Plant   Open Science   OpenPlant Case   Ordinary Designer   Ordinary Observer   Patent Policy   patent system   patenting in synthetic biology   qualitative research   quantitative research   Ryan Shang   sectoral expert   Sharing Initiatives   synthetic biology   synthetic biology scientific community   Unenforceability   Unenforceability of Australian Copyright Offences   US Design Law   US Design Patents   Yisheng Chen   Yisheng R Chen   Yuqian Shang 

Australian Tax Review update: Vol 54 Pt 3

By journalalerts on October 31, 2025

This Part of the Australian Tax Review (AT Rev) includes the following articles and sections: "EDITORIAL – Adapting to Transparency, Classification, and Digitalisation in Australian Tax Law" – General Editors: Dale Pinto and Kerrie Sadiq; "Public Country-by-Country Reporting in Australia in 2024: A Critical Analysis" – Jessica Wood; "Who Is an Employee? The Unfortunate Tax and Superannuation Legacy of a Transplanted Category" – Christina Allen and Richard Krever; and "What Are (Not) Tax Agent Services in an Evolving Digital Ecosystem? An Analysis of Crypto Data Aggregators" – Elizabeth Morton and Lisa Greig.

Posted In:  Australian Tax Review (AT Rev)  Tagged:   Christina Allen   crypto data aggregators   definition of an employee   Digitalisation in Australian Tax Law   distinguishing employees from contractors in income tax or superannuation law   Elizabeth Morton   European Union   incorporation of a tort law definition into income tax and superannuation law   Jessica Wood   Lisa Greig   OECD   Professor Dale Pinto   Professor Kerrie Sadiq   Public Country-by-Country (CBC) Reporting in Australia   Richard Krever   TASA Code of Professional Conduct   tax agent services (TAS)   Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) 

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 33 Pt 3

By journalalerts on October 28, 2025

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: Australia’s Tougher New Merger Law – Russell Miller AM; and The Dire Consequences of Wasteful Arrangements – Adrian Coorey. Also in this Part are the following sections: Editorial; Authorisations and Notifications: Queensland Rail Limited and Ors: Collective Procurement of Rail Profiling Services “On Track” Following ACCC Authorisation – Sally Eller; Defective Products: Ticking Clocks, Dodgy Lots, and a Ticking Time Bomb – THJ Cadd; Case Notes: Relevance of Post-supply Repairs in Assessing Damages – Salma Althifairy; Contempt of Court Proceedings – The Potential Sting in the Tail – Adrian Coorey; Consumer Concerns: Not Just Child’s Play: Tackling Manipulation in Kids’ Games – Marianne Campbell, Anna Haythorpe, Chandni Gupta, Brady Robards and Robbie Fordyce; Report from Africa: A Reflection on the Priority Sectors Identified by Competition Authorities in Africa – Lesley Morphet; Report from Latin America – Luis Omar Guerrero Rodríguez and Martin Michaus; and Benchmarks: Definitions and Terms.

Posted In:  Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL)  Tagged:   A Reflection on the Priority Sectors Identified by Competition Authorities in Africa   Adrian Coorey   Anna Haythorpe   Australia’s Tougher New Merger Law   Authorisations and notifications   Benchmarks   Brady Robards   case notes   Chandni Gupta   Christopher Hodgekiss SC   Consumer concerns   Contempt of Court Proceedings – The Potential Sting in the Tail   Defective Products   Definitions and Terms   Editorial   Lesley Morphet   Luis Omar Guerrero Rodriguez   Marianne Campbell   Martin Michaus   Not Just Child’s Play: Tackling Manipulation in Kids’ Games   Queensland Rail Limited and Ors: Collective Procurement of Rail Profiling Services “On Track” Following ACCC Authorisation   Relevance of Post-supply Repairs in Assessing Damages   Report from Africa   Report from Latin America   Robbie Fordyce   Rosannah Healy   Russell Miller AM   Sally Eller   Salma Althifairy   The Dire Consequences of Wasteful Arrangements   THJ Cadd   Ticking Clocks; Dodgy Lots; and a Ticking Time Bomb 

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 33 Pt 2

By journalalerts on October 28, 2025

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: The High Court Expounds on Systematic Unconscionable Conduct, Section 22 Factors and Accessorial Liability under the ACL – Adrian Coorey; A New Australian Retail Central Bank Digital Currency: Consumer Law Considerations – Nancy Michail; and A Timely Reappraisal of the Pattinson Principles on Penalty Analysis – Adrian Coorey. Also in this Part are the following sections: Editorial: Say it with flowers; Access to Services: Misuse of Market Power for Refusal to Provide Access – John Hedge; Enforcement and Remedies: Enhancing Transparency and Predictability in Agreed Penalties and Penalty Discounts in Australian Competition Law – Amy Glenister, Noa Zulman, Ian Reynolds and Richard Flitcroft; Case Note: Eco-nomic Harm: ASIC v Mercer and the Road Ahead for Civil Penalties in Greenwashing Cases – Alison McCook and Eloise Gluer; Tribunal tableaux the Australian Competition Tribunal: New Merger Approval Regime – Tim Luxton; Consumer Concerns: Price Gouging – Competition and Consumer Options for Reform – Chantal Encavey; Snapshots: Record Penalties and Ghost Flights – Lessons from ACCC v Qantas – Rutendo Muchinguri; Landmarks: Market Definition and Misuse of Market Power – The Touchstone Decision – Morgan Blaschke-Broad, Alanna Harrigan and Katia Zotova; Report from China: Update on China’s Anti-unfair Competition Law – Nicola Jackson, Bonnie Huang and Katherine Cheng; Report from New Zealand: Excluding the Operation of the Statutory Prohibition on Misleading or Deceptive Conduct: Are There Trans-Tasman Differences? – Matthew Berkahn and Lindsay Trotman; Report from The Pacific: Competition and Consumer Protection Laws in the Pacific – Alexandra Dale, Holly Worrad and Tuyen Tran; and Odds and Ends.

Posted In:  Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL)  Tagged:   A New Australian Retail Central Bank Digital Currency: Consumer Law Considerations   A Timely Reappraisal of the Pattinson Principles on Penalty Analysis   Access to Services   Adrian Coorey   Alanna Harrigan   Alexandra Dale   Alison McCook   Amy Glenister   Bill Keane SC   Bonnie Huang   Case Note   Chantal Encavey   Christopher Hodgekiss SC   Competition and Consumer Protection Laws in the Pacific   Consumer concerns   Eco-nomic Harm: ASIC v Mercer and the Road Ahead for Civil Penalties in Greenwashing Cases   Editorial   Eloise Gluer   Enforcement and Remedies   Enhancing Transparency and Predictability in Agreed Penalties and Penalty Discounts in Australian Competition Law   Excluding the Operation of the Statutory Prohibition on Misleading or Deceptive Conduct: Are There Trans-Tasman Differences?   Holly Worrad   Ian Reynolds   John Hedge   Katherine Cheng   Katia Zotova   Landmarks   Lindsay Trotman   Market Definition and Misuse of Market Power – The Touchstone Decision   Matthew Berkahn   Misuse of Market Power for Refusal to Provide Access   Morgan Blaschke-Broad   Nancy Michail   New Merger Approval Regime   Nicola Jackson   Noa Zulman   Odds and Ends   Price Gouging – Competition and Consumer Options for Reform   Rachel Burgess   Record Penalties and Ghost Flights – Lessons from ACCC v Qantas   Report from China   Report from New Zealand   Report from The Pacific   Richard Flitcroft   Rutendo Muchinguri   Snapshots   The Australian Competition Tribunal   The High Court Expounds on Systematic Unconscionable Conduct; Section 22 Factors and Accessorial Liability under the ACL   Tim Luxton   Tribunal Tableaux   Tuyen Tran   Update on China’s Anti-unfair Competition Law   Wayne Leach 
×Close