Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: Vol 30 Pt 1

By journalalerts on November 4, 2019

The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal includes the following articles: "An Empirical Analysis of 15 Years of Australian Domain Name Disputes" – Andrew F Christie, James Gloster and Sarah Goddard; "Protecting Profits Post-Patent Expiry: ACCC v Pfizer, Patents and Competition Law" – Arlen Duke and Rhonda L Smith; and "Mitey Marks and Expressive Uses of Culturally Significant Trade Marks in Australia" – Genevieve Wilkinson. There is also an Editorial by David Brennan.

Australian Journal of Administrative Law update: Vol 26 Pt 3

By journalalerts on November 4, 2019

This Part includes the following articles: "A Typology of Materiality" – Paul Daly; "Failure to Adhere to Policy: A Category of Jurisdictional Error?" – Patrick McCabe; and "Creating a Framework for Evaluating the 'Effectiveness' of the Commonwealth Ombudsman" – Jeremy (Wei Peng) Soh. Also in this Part are the following sections: Editorial; Casenote: In Defence of Spent Convictions: Frugtniet v Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Administrative Decision-Maker; and Book Reviews.

Journal of Judicial Administration update: Vol 29 Pt 1

By journalalerts on October 24, 2019

The latest Part of the Journal of Judicial Administration includes the following articles: "Protecting Victims and Vulnerable Witnesses Participating in Royal Commissions: Lessons from the 2016–2017 Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory" – Taylah Cramp and Anita Mackay; and "Robo-Judge: Common Law Theory and the Artificially Intelligent Judiciary" – Meena Hanna.

Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: Vol 36 Pt 5 (Special Issue)

By journalalerts on October 22, 2019

This Special Issue of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal includes an Editorial: "Governing Energy Transitions: Unconventional Gas, Renewables and Their Environmental Nexus" – Cameron Holley, Amanda Kennedy, Tariro Mutongwizo and Clifford Shearing; and the following articles: "International Environmental Law and the Anthropocene’s Energy Dilemma" – Louis J Kotzé; "Governing the Energy Transition: The Role of Corporate Law Tools" – Jacqueline Peel, Anita Foerster, Brett McDonnell and Hari M Osofsky; "Complicity in Climate Harms: A Case Study of Australia’s Gas Export Industry" – J Moss and E Walsh; "Smart Planning for Unconventional Oil and Gas Development" – Mark Squillace; "Fracking and Transboundary Water Management" – Rhett B Larson; "Shaping Unconventional Gas Regulation: Industry Influence and Risks of Agency Capture in Texas, Colorado and Queensland" – Cameron Holley, Tariro Mutongwizo, Clifford Shearing and Amanda Kennedy; "Big Time: An Empirical Analysis of Regulating the Cumulative Environmental Effects of Coal Seam Gas Extraction under Australian Federal Environmental Law" – Rebecca Nelson; "Coal Seam Gas Regulation in New South Wales: Drawing the Connections Between Risk, Communication and Trust" – Katherine Owens; and "More Joules per Drop–How Much Water Does Unconventional Gas Use Compared to Other Energy Sources and What Are the Legal Implications?" – Wendy A Timms, Sudeep Nair and Rebecca Nelson.

Criminal Law Journal update: Vol 43 Pt 4

By journalalerts on October 22, 2019

The latest Part of the Criminal Law Journal includes the following articles: "The Operation of Australian 'One Punch' Laws: 2008–2018" – Julia Quilter; "In Support of a Decisional Paradigm for Assisted Dying" – David Caruso, Alex Biedermann, Joëlle Vuille and Danielle Gilby; and "A Critical Analysis of the Conduct and Fault Elements in 'Revenge Porn' Criminalisation" – Tyrone Kirchengast and Thomas Crofts. Also in this Part is an Editorial on alternatives to short prison sentences; and a Digest of Criminal Law Cases.

Journal of Law and Medicine update: Vol 27 Pt 1

By journalalerts on October 22, 2019

This issue of the Journal of Law and Medicine includes the following articles: "Medicare Billing, Law and Practice: Complex, Incomprehensible and Beginning to Unravel" – Margaret Faux, Jonathan Wardle and Jon Adams; "Untangling the Threads: Stakeholder Perspectives of the Legal and Ethical Issues Involved in Preparing Australian Consumers for Commercial Surrogacy Overseas" – Lana Zannettino, Lauren Lines, Julian Grant and Sheryl L de Lacey; "Disclosure of Genetic Results to At-risk Relatives without Consent: Issues for Health Care Professionals in Australia" – Rebekah McWhirter, Carolyn Johnston and Jo Burke; "Obesity and Taxation – Is Australia Ready?" – Lidia Xynas; "In the Footsteps of Teiresias: Treatment for Gender Dysphoria in Children and the Role of the Courts" – Mike O’Connor and Bill Madden; "A Doctor’s Discretion Not To Offer Life-sustaining Treatment" – James Cameron; "Why Do I Have To Keep Waking Up? Terminal Sedation and the Law in Australia" – Kieran Tapsell; and "An Objective Approach to Decisions to Withdraw or Withhold Life-sustaining Medical Treatment" – Julian Savulescu and James Cameron. Also in this Part are the following sections: Editorial: "The Complementary Medicine Insurance Wars: The Unresolved but Politicised Australian Theatre of Combat" – Ian Freckelton QC; Legal Issues: "Doctors, Defamation and Damages: Medical Practitioners Fighting Back" – Ian Freckelton QC and Tina Popa; Medical Issues: "Post-sentence Detention and Supervision: The Role of Multi-agency Panels" – Bernadette McSherry, Rajan Darjee and Danny Sullivan; Bioethical Issues: "Responsible Use of Machine Learning Classifiers in Clinical Practice" – Abhishek Mishra; Complementary Health Issues: "Guidance on Prescription of Homeopathic Treatments: Ramifications of a Failed Administrative Law Challenge" – Ian Freckelton QC; Medical Law Reporter: "Concussion, Defamation and the Ringside Doctor" – Ian Freckelton QC; Obituary: Thomas (Tom) Douglas Campbell (1938–2019); and Book Review: "Unnatural Causes" by Richard Shepherd – Reviewed by Ian Freckelton QC.

Australian Law Journal update: Vol 93 Pt 10

By journalalerts on October 14, 2019

The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: "Causation in Australian Securities Class Actions: Searching for an Efficient But Balanced Approach" – Michael Duffy; "Thinking Machines and Smiley Faces" – Justice Stephen Estcourt AM and Ms Karen Marr; and "The Nature of Recaption" – James O’Hara. This Part also includes the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Family Law; Class Actions; Admiralty and Maritime; Recent Cases; Books Received; and Book Review.

Building and Construction Law Journal update: Vol 35 Pt 3

By journalalerts on October 14, 2019

The latest Part of the Building and Construction Law Journal includes this article: "Arbitration, Improving the Process" – Ian H Bailey AM SC. Also in this Part is an Editorial; and Reports on the following cases: Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd v Ostwald Bros Pty Ltd (In Liq); Structural Monitoring Systems Ltd v Tulip Bay Pty Ltd; and Ku-ring-gai Council v Ichor Constructions Pty Ltd.

EPLJ Special Issue on Governing Energy Transitions: Unconventional Gas, Renewables and their Environmental Nexus

By journalalerts on October 11, 2019

This Special Issue of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ Vol 36 Part 5 ).....

Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal update: Vol 30 Pt 1

By journalalerts on October 8, 2019

The latest Part of the Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal includes the following articles: "Is There a Place for Restorative Justice in Civil Mediation?" – Mary Riley and Susan Douglas; "Walking the Tightrope: Exploring the Relationship between Confidentiality and Disputant Participation" – John Woodward; "Does Mandatory ADR Impact on Access to Justice and Litigation Costs?" – Ummey Sharaban Tahura; "Online Dispute Resolution in the Domain Name Space" – Alpana Roy; "UNCITRAL Convention – Mediation’s Big Bang: Can Mediation Challenge Arbitration’s Dominance?" – Sala Sihombing; "The Role of International Mediation in Data Protection and Privacy Law – Can It Be Effective?" – Sinta Dewi, Robert Walters, Bruno Zeller and Leon Trakman; and "Advanced Practice Issues for Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners" – Danielle Jaku-Greenfield, Miriam Ziegler and Nicole Ash. It also contains the following sections: Editorial: "NMC2019: Articles, Observation, and Data" – Alysoun Boyle and Dr Susan Douglas; Case Notes: "Advocate Immunity in Mediation; and Setting Aside a Mediated Settlement Agreement for Vitiating Factors" – Professor David Spencer; and Book Reviews: "Mediation Quest – Making Sense of Loss", by Dr Katherine Pavlidis Johnson – Reviewed by Lola Akin Ojelabi.