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Australian Law Journal update: Vol 95 Pt 11

By journalalerts on November 24, 2021

The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: "Navigating a New Terrain: Developing Autonomous Vehicle Liability Pathways in Australia in Light of International Experience" – Lilla Thiele-Evans, Blake Pepper, John Zeleznikow, Neil Foster and Tania Sourdin; "The Impact of a New and Widespread Contagious Disease on Pre-existing Contractual Obligations" – Tom Allchurch; and "Is the Coronavirus the End of All Contracts?" – Natalie Ngo. This Part also includes the following sections: Current Issues: "Some Recent Developments"; "Can Australia Still Call Itself a Liberal Democracy?"; "Can Employers Mandate Vaccinations?"; "The COVID-era and Australian Federation: State Power Rises, Old Faultlines Revealed"; "National Security Legislation and Parliamentary Oversight"; and "The Curated Page"; Around the Nation: Western Australia: "Resolution of a Cold Case?"; Environmental Law: "Quartet of Recent Landmark Climate Change Cases"; Statutory Interpretation: "'Always Speaking' Statutes"; Book Reviews: "The Chronicle of a Young Lawyer: A Legal Journey in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea", by Kerry Dillon; and "Frontiers of Public Law", edited by Jason NE Varuhas and Shona Wilson Stark; and Obituary: Judge James Crawford (1948–2021).

Posted In:  Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ)  Tagged:   ALJ   Always Speaking Statutes   Angelina Gomez   Around the Nation: Western Australia   articles   autonomous vehicles   Blake Pepper   Book reviews   Can Australia Still Call Itself a Liberal Democracy?   Can Employers Mandate Vaccinations?   compulsory third-party insurance   consumer law   contract   contributory negligence   COVID-19   Current issues   disease clauses   doctrine of frustration   environmental law   force majeure clauses   Frontiers of Public Law   impact of a pandemic on contractual obligations   Is the Coronavirus the End of All Contracts?   Jason NE Varuhas   John Zeleznikow   Judge James Crawford   Justice François Kunc   Justice Kenneth Martin   Justice Rachel Pepper   Kerry Dillon   Lilla Thiele-Evans   manufacturer liability   Natalie Ngo   National Security Legislation and Parliamentary Oversight   Navigating a New Terrain: Developing Autonomous Vehicle Liability Pathways in Australia in Light of International Experience   Neil Foster   no fault compensation schemes   Obituary   Old Faultlines Revealed   pandemic insurance policies   policy flexibility   Quartet of Recent Landmark Climate Change Cases   Resolution of a Cold Case?   Shona Wilson Stark   Some Recent Developments   Statutory interpretation   Tania Sourdin   The Chronicle of a Young Lawyer: A Legal Journey in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea   The COVID-era and Australian Federation: State Power Rises   The Curated Page   The Hon John Basten   The Impact of a New and Widespread Contagious Disease on Pre-existing Contractual Obligations   Tom Allchurch   user liability 

Public Law Review update: Vol 32 Pt 3

By journalalerts on November 24, 2021

The latest Part of the Public Law Review contains the following articles: "Structured Proportionality, Unreasonableness and Managing the Line between Executive and Judicial Functions" – Andrew Edgar; "The Relationship between Federalism and Rights during COVID-19" – Scott Stephenson; and "The Interpretation and Application of Section 55 of the Constitution" – Anne Twomey. This Part also includes the following sections: Comments: "The Value of Reported Arguments in the Study and Application of Case Law" – The Hon William Gummow AC and Harry Sanderson; "Drawing an Implied Limitation to the Race Power" – Harry Hobbs; and "D v New Zealand Police: A Comment on Rights-consistent Statutory Interpretation in New Zealand" – Edward Willis; Speech: "'The First Task Is to Find the Right Answer': Public Service and the Decline of Capability" – Glyn Davis AC; Book Review: "Burrows and Carter Statute Law in New Zealand", by Ross Carter – Reviewed by KH Newman; and Developments.

Posted In:  Journals  Tagged:   Andrew Edgar   Anne Twomey   Article   balancing the interests of responsible government against federalism   book review   Brett Cattle Co Pty Ltd v Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   Burrows and Carter Statute Law in New Zealand   Comments   D v New Zealand Police: A Comment on Rights-consistent Statutory Interpretation in New Zealand   Dan Meagher   developments   Drawing an Implied Limitation to the Race Power   education   Edward Willis   federal-based protection of freedom of movement   freedom of movement   Glyn Davis AC   Harry Hobbs   Harry Sanderson   health care   imposition of taxation in a territory   Jim Carlton Annual Integrity Lecture   KH Newman   laws imposing taxation   making of delegated legislation   PLR   political compromise   principles of substantive review of regulations that involve consideration of the administrative context   protection of rights   provisions that set or increase the rate of taxation   return to one’s country of citizenship   rights-based protection of freedom of movement   Ross Carter   Scott Stephenson   Sections 53 and 55 of the Commonwealth Constitution   Speech   structured proportionality   Structured Proportionality Unreasonableness and Managing the Line between Executive and Judicial Functions   The First Task Is to Find the Right Answer: Public Service and the Decline of Capability   The Hon William Gummow AC   The Interpretation and Application of Section 55 of the Constitution   The Relationship between Federalism and Rights during COVID-19   The Value of Reported Arguments in the Study and Application of Case Law   unreasonableness review 

Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: Vol 32 Pt 1

By journalalerts on November 15, 2021

The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal includes an Editorial by David Lindsay as well as the following articles: "Related Rights of Press Publishers and Their Limitations under the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market" – Elz˙bieta Czarny-Droz˙dz˙ejko; "Onus, Presumptions and Registrability under New Zealand Trade Mark Law" – Rob Batty; and "Contracting Out, Fair Dealing, and Public Policy: The Australian Perspective" – Alexander Sloan and Lucy Cradduck.

Posted In:  Australian Intellectual Property Journal (AIPJ)  Tagged:   AIPJ   Alexander Sloan   Art 15 of EU Directive 2019/790   articles   Contracting Out Fair Dealing and Public Policy The Australian Perspective   contractual erosion   copyright works   Copyright's fair dealing exceptions   David Lindsay   Editorial   ElzË™bieta Czarny-DrozË™dzË™ejko   European Union Directive on related rights of press publishers   exclusive rights granted to press publishers   fair dealing exceptions   fair use   Intellectual Property Office   Lucy Cradduck   New Zealand case law   New Zealand's Trade Marks Act 2002   Onus Presumptions and Registrability under New Zealand Trade Mark Law   presumption of registrability in favour of a trade mark applicant   protection of authors   Related Rights of Press Publishers and Their Limitations under the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market   reproducing press publications for public consumption   Rob Batty   trade mark application   United Kingdom and Australian trade mark law 

Australian Tax Review update: Vol 50 Pt 2

By journalalerts on November 15, 2021

The latest Part of the Australian Tax Review includes the following articles: "COVID-19 and Childcare Expense Deductions: Revisiting the Decision in Lodge" – Lydia Thiagarajah and Amanda Darshini Selvarajah; "COVID-19 Responses and the Contemplative Worker’s Home Occupancy Expense Claim" – Elizabeth F Morton, Michael F Curran and Sarah A Hinchliffe; "Ambiguous Doctrines and Legislative Responses to Current/Capital Expenditure" – Christina Allen; and "Stretching the Concept of Charity in the Tax Context: Membership-based Entities as Charities" – Ann O'Connell. Also in this Part are the following sections: Editorial: "Responding to the Continuing Challenges of COVID-19"; Case Note: "The Commissioner of Taxation’s Power to Require the Production of Information and Challenge Claims of Legal Professional Privilege" – Ram Pandey and Michael Legg; and Book Review: "The Allocation of Multinational Business Income: Reassessing the Formulary Apportionment Option", by Richard Krever and François Vaillancourt (eds) – Reviewed by John Azzi.

Posted In:  Australian Tax Review (AT Rev)  Tagged:   alternative place of work   Amanda Darshini Selvarajah   Ambiguous Doctrines and Legislative Responses to Current/Capital Expenditure   Ann O’Connell   articles   AT Rev   Boccabella and Bain   book review   capital expenses   Case Note   Charities   charity for federal tax purposes and for State and Territory tax purposes   charity membership private benefits   childcare services   Christina Allen   COVID-19 and Childcare Expense Deductions: Revisiting the Decision in Lodge   COVID-19 Responses and the Contemplative Worker's Home Occupancy Expense Claim   current expenses   Dale Pinto   Editorial   Elizabeth F Morton   essential service   expenses relating to intangible wasting assets and benefits   federal tax legislation   François Vaillancourt   government-mandated stay-at-home directives   income tax exemption   John Azzi   Kerrie Sadiq   Lodge v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth)   Lydia Thiagarajah   Michael F Curran   Michael Legg   office closures   parents' income   principal deduction provision in the federal income tax legislation   Ram Pandey   Responding to the Continuing Challenges of COVID-19   Review of Business Taxation   Richard Krever   Sarah A Hinchliffe   scope of deductibility of home occupancy expense claims   Stretching the Concept of Charity in the Tax Context: Membership-based Entities as Charities   tax concessions eligibility   tax deductions   tax deductions for childcare expenses   tax laws   tax system   tax value method (TVM)   The Allocation of Multinational Business Income: Reassessing the Formulary Apportionment Option   The Commissioner of Taxation's Power to Require the Production of Information and Challenge Claims of Legal Professional Privilege 

Criminal Law Journal update: Vol 45 Pt 4

By journalalerts on November 15, 2021

The latest Part of the Criminal Law Journal includes the following articles: "Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales: Aiding the Individual, the Nation and the Institutions" – The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC; "Criminalising 'Wage Theft' in Australia: Property, Stealing, and Other Concepts" – Joachim Dietrich and Matthew Raj; and "Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions" – David Hamer. Also in this Part is an Editorial: "The Questionable Legitimacy of the Criminal Law as the Front Line of Defence against COVID-19: Long-term Implications"; Comment: "Overcoming Password Protection and Encryption of Smart Phones and Computers to Facilitate the Execution of Commonwealth Search Warrants – s 3LA of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)" – Michael Legg and Stephanie Crosbie; and Digest of Criminal Law Cases.

Posted In:  Criminal Law Journal (Crim LJ)  Tagged:   and Other Concepts   articles   Comment   Crim LJ   Criminal Code Act 1899   Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Wage Theft) Amendment Act 2020 (Qld)   Criminalising Wage Theft in Australia Property   David Hamer   difficulties in prosecuting companies   Digest of criminal law cases   dishonestly withholding employee entitlements   Editorial   employee underpayment   inferential value of misconduct evidence   Joachim Dietrich   Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales Aiding the Individual the Nation and the Institutions   Matthew Raj   Michael Legg   Mirko Bagaric   Myths Misconceptions and Mixed Messages An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions   non-payment of a debt   Overcoming Password Protection and Encryption of Smart Phones and Computers to Facilitate the Execution of Commonwealth Search Warrants   reforms to the tendency and coincidence evidence provisions   Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse   s 3LA of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)   Stealing   Stephanie Crosbie   The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC   The Questionable Legitimacy of the Criminal Law as the Front Line of Defence against COVID-19 Long-term Implications   Uniform Evidence Law   wage theft   Wage Theft Act 2020 (Vic) 

Australian Law Journal update: Special Issue – Vol 95 Pt 10

By journalalerts on October 29, 2021

This Special Issue of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: "National Security and Counterterrorism Laws" – Dr James Renwick CSC SC, Guest Editor of this Special Issue; "The Changing Legal Framework of the Australian Intelligence Community: From Hope to Richardson" – The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG; "Sentencing Terrorist Offenders – The General Principles" – The Hon Mark Weinberg AO QC; "Reflections on Oversight of Intelligence Agencies: Promoting Compliance, Trust and Accountability" – The Hon Margaret Stone AO; "Mechanisms for Reviewing and Monitoring National Security Laws: The UK and Australia Compared" – Dr Jessie Blackbourn; "The Conduct of Terrorism Trials in England and Wales" – The Rt Hon Sir Charles Haddon-Cave; "What Makes Terrorism Trials Different?" – The Hon Anthony Whealy QC; "National Security and the Law – What Lies Ahead?" – Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC; and "National Security and the Law – Reflections of a Former Australian Attorney-General" – Hon George Brandis QC. This Special Issue also includes the following section: Current Issues: "National Security and the Law"; and "The Curated Page".

Posted In:  Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ)  Tagged:   Abbott and Turnbull governments   acts of foreign interference   adherence to the Rule of Law   ALJ   articles   basic rights   Bill for an Independent Examiner of Security Legislation   body of sentencing law   changes in social values geopolitics alliances and technology   civil liberties and security needs   Comprehensive Review   counter-terrorism laws   counterterrorism attacks   criminal behaviour   criminal trials   critical infrastructure   culture of compliance   Current issues   dangers presented by past targeting of communists homosexuals and political adversaries   democracy   domestic security   Dr James Renwick CSC SC   Dr Jessie Blackbourn   espionage   extensive sentencing reforms   fair trial in an Australian terrorism trial   fair trial within a reasonable timescale   foreign interference   global terrorism   Hon George Brandis QC   impact of the COVID-19 pandemic   imprisonment   inherent bias   Integrated Review   intelligence and security agencies in Australia   international terrorism   judicial inquiries   Justice François Kunc   Justice RM Hope   liberal democracy   Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC   Mechanisms for Reviewing and Monitoring National Security Laws: The UK and Australia Compared   Mr DJ Richardson   National Security and Counterterrorism Laws   National Security and the Law   National Security and the Law – Reflections of a Former Australian Attorney-General   National Security and the Law – What Lies Ahead?   national security protection laws and public interest immunity   practices and procedures of terrorism trials in England and Wales   protection of personal rights and liberties   Reflections on Oversight of Intelligence Agencies: Promoting Compliance Trust and Accountability   reforms to Australia's national security laws   reforms to the Australian intelligence community   religious or ideological persuasion   role of the courts   royal commissions   seeking bipartisanship in national security policy   sentencing of convicted terrorists   Sentencing Terrorist Offenders The General Principles   serious terrorist offence sentencing principles   Special Issue   terrorism legislation   terrorism trials   terrorist offences   The Changing Legal Framework of the Australian Intelligence Community From Hope to Richardson   The Conduct of Terrorism Trials in England and Wales   The Curated Page   The Hon Anthony Whealy QC   The Hon Margaret Stone AO   The Hon Mark Weinberg AO QC   The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG   The Rt Hon Sir Charles Haddon-Cave   United Kingdom   value of administrative review   weaknesses of Australia's constitutional protections for individuals   What Makes Terrorism Trials Different? 

Australian Business Law Review update: Vol 49 Pt 3

By journalalerts on October 29, 2021

The latest Part of the Australian Business Law Review includes the following articles: "Regulating a Quick Fix for Debt Problems" – Vivien Chen and Candice Lemaitre; "Autonomous Vehicles: Regulatory, Insurance and Liability Issues" – Julie-Anne Tarr, AA Tarr and AJ George; and "Unconscionable Conduct under the Australian Consumer Law: Clarification and Contention" – Philip H Clarke. Also in this Part are the following sections: Editorial – Michael Terceiro; Commercial Litigation: "Implications of the Victorian Class Action Contingency Fee Reforms" – John Emmerig and Emily Vale; and Book Review: "Reinventing Bankruptcy Law: A History of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act", by Virginia Torrie – Reviewed by Jason Harris.

Posted In:  Australian Business Law Review (ABLR)  Tagged:   AA Tarr   ABLR   AJ George   articles   Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 (UK)   automated vehicles   Autonomous Vehicles: Regulatory Insurance and Liability Issues   book review   businesses offering to help with unmanageable debt for a fee   Candice Lemaitre   Commercial Litigation   COVID-19 pandemic financial fallout   disruption to motor vehicle insurance industry   driverless cars   Editorial   Emily Vale   greater vulnerability to promises of a quick fix for debt problems   high anxiety levels over finances   Implications of the Victorian Class Action Contingency Fee Reforms   insurance to cover the use of automated vehicles in automated mode   Jason Harris   John Emmerig   Julie-Anne Tarr   liability for injury or damage caused   liability transfer to the manufacturer   means of obtaining relief or redress for victims of unconscionable transactional behaviour   Michael Legg   Michael Terceiro   Philip H Clarke   predatory businesses   product liability claims   Regulating a Quick Fix for Debt Problems   regulation of autonomous vehicles   regulation of debt management firms   regulatory frameworks   Reinventing Bankruptcy Law A History of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act   risk to consumers   Rob Nicholls   safeguard financially stressed consumers   single insurer solution   ss 20 and 21 of the Australia Consumer Law   Unconscionable Conduct under the Australian Consumer Law: Clarification and Contention   Virginia Torrie   Vivien Chen 

Australian Journal of Administrative Law update: Vol 28 Pt 3

By journalalerts on October 29, 2021

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Administrative Law includes the following articles: "Lockdowns, Curfews and Human Rights – Unscrambling Hyperbole" – Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM; "Accountability and Redress Mechanisms for Outsourced Government Services" – Kaitlyn Oliver; "Materiality and the Interpretation of Executive Power" – Lisa Burton Crawford; and "Chapter III and Legislative Competence to Stipulate that a Material Legal Error Is Non-jurisdictional" – Emily Hammond. Also in this Part are the following sections: Editorial: "Migration Law’s Continuing Impact on Australian Administrative Law"; Current Issues: "Privacy with Purpose: Three Case Studies in Subjectivity" – Justin Davidson and Lauren Lai; and Book Review: "Judicial Review of Non-Statutory Executive Action", by Amanda Sapienza – Reviewed by Dr Lynsey Blayden.

Posted In:  Australian Journal of Administrative Law (AJ Admin L)  Tagged:   Accountability and Redress Mechanisms for Outsourced Government Services   accountability for material legal error   accountability gap between public and private actors under public law   AJ Admin L   Amanda Sapienza   articles   Australia's response to the pandemic   book review   Ch III accountability scheme   Chapter III and Legislative Competence to Stipulate that a Material Legal Error Is Non-jurisdictional   Constitution   contracting private companies for public functions   COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry   COVID-19 pandemic responses   curfew   Current issues   democratic challenges of emergency decision-making   Dr Janina Boughey   Dr Lynsey Blayden   Dr Stephen Tully   Editorial   Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM   Emily Hammond   executive power   framework of accountability   Greg Weeks   hotel quarantine programs   human rights principles   immaterial errors of law made by executive decision-makers   Judicial Review of Non-Statutory Executive Action   Justin Davidson   Kaitlyn Oliver   Katie Miller   Lauren Lai   limitations on people's rights and freedoms   Lisa Burton Crawford   Lockdowns Curfews and Human Rights – Unscrambling Hyperbole   Loielo v Giles   Materiality and the Interpretation of Executive Power   materiality criterion   materiality threshold for jurisdictional error   Matthew Groves   Migration Law's Continuing Impact on Australian Administrative Law   parliamentary involvement   presumptive limits of executive power   Privacy with Purpose: Three Case Studies in Subjectivity   private law accountability mechanisms   private sector   public law accountability mechanisms   Statutory interpretation   Victoria's hotel quarantine program 

Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 38 Pt 7

By journalalerts on October 29, 2021

The latest Part of the Company and Securities Law Journal includes the following articles: "The Future of Clearing and Settlement in Australia: Part II – Distributed Ledger Technology" – Christian Chamorro-Courtland; "The State of Executive Remuneration Disclosure in Australia" – Felicity Maher, Warrick van Zyl and Marvin Wee; and "The Future of the Statutory Business Judgment Rule: Balancing Accountability and Protection" – Nicholas Todd. Also in this Part are the following sections: Editorial; and New Zealand and South Pacific: "Three Types of Path Dependency in South Pacific Business Law Reform" – Gordon Walker.

Posted In:  Company and Securities Law Journal (C&SLJ)  Tagged:   areas of interest and concern to shareholders   articles   ASIC   ASX   Australia's clearing and settlement infrastructure for shares   Australian Securities and Investments Commission v King (2020)   Australian Stock Exchange   C&SLJ   CHESS 2.0   Christian Chamorro-Courtland   climate of increased accountability   current disclosure requirements   disclosure of overall remuneration philosophy   distributed ledger technology to process trades   duty of care enforcement   Editorial   Edmund Finnane   exculpating a director from liability   Felicity Maher   future and analyses the new system   Gordon Walker   high accountability standards expected of directors and officers   legal and regulatory framework in Australia   links between remuneration and strategy   Marvin Wee   New Zealand and South Pacific   Nicholas Todd   reform proposals   rights of investors   state of corporate executive remuneration disclosure   statutory business judgment rule reform   suggestions for regulatory reform   system of crypto-securities   The Future of Clearing and Settlement in Australia: Part II – Distributed Ledger Technology   The Future of the Statutory Business Judgment Rule: Balancing Accountability and Protection   The State of Executive Remuneration Disclosure in Australia   Three Types of Path Dependency in South Pacific Business Law Reform   Warrick van Zyl 

Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice update: Vol 32 Pt 2

By journalalerts on October 29, 2021

The latest Part of the Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice includes the following articles: "Open Banking in Australia: Competition and Money Laundering, Risks and Benefits" – Doron Goldbarsht, Baskaran Balasingham and Jeremy Moller; "The Actionability of Codes of Conduct in English and Irish Law" – David McIlroy and John Freeman; and "The Legal Structure of Quantitative Easing" – Will Bateman. Also in this Part are the following sections: Banking Law and Banking Practice: "Facebook's Currency: 'Here's Looking at You, Kid'" – Alan L Tyree; Insolvency Law and Management: "The 'Peak Indebtedness Rule': A Thing of the Past?" – Lindsay Powers; and Tokyo: "Act on Provision of Financial Services" – Masahiro Ueno.

Posted In:  Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice (JBFLP)  Tagged:   Act on Provision of Financial Services   Alan L Tyree   articles   Banking Law and Banking Practice   Baskaran Balasingham   central bank asset purchases and money creation   Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears   codes of conduct in the financial services industry   competition and innovation within the banking sector   critical emergency measure in response to COVID-19   David McIlroy   detailed analysis of the legal structure of quantitative easing   Doron Goldbarsht   enhancing financial integrity in the Australian financial sector   Facebook's Currency: Here's Looking at You Kid   finality of payment in central bank payment systems   Gerard Breen   increasing value of data   Insolvency law and management   JBFLP   Jeremy Moller   John Freeman   John Sheahan QC   legal foundation of reserve accounts linking central banks to the private financial sector   legal limit on the volume of money created through quantitative easing   Lindsay Powers   Masahiro Ueno   mechanism for implementing monetary policy   money creation   Open Banking in Australia: Competition and Money Laundering Risks and Benefits   Open Banking Standard   Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development   Payment Services Directive   quantitative easing programs   s 44 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013   suing for breaches of the codes   technological advancements   The Actionability of Codes of Conduct in English and Irish Law   the Bank of England   The Legal Structure of Quantitative Easing   The Peak Indebtedness Rule: A Thing of the Past?   the Reserve Bank of Australia   Tokyo   US Federal Reserve System   Will Bateman 
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