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Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: Vol 41 Pt 3

By journalalerts on July 22, 2025

This Part of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ) includes the following articles: "Water Theft and Commercial Advantage in Victoria" – Christopher Watt; "Opportunities and Challenges for Regulating an Australian Nuclear Dawn" – Tom Goodwin; "Is the Future Bright? Green Hydrogen Developments on First Nations Land in Western Australia" – Rachele Cardaci; "Let’s Get Onboard: An Argument in Favour of Australia Ratifying the BBNJ Agreement" – Hannah Wilcox; "Implementing the Plastics Treaty" – Paul Martin and Catherine Moltzen; and "The General Environmental Duty (GED) in Western Australia – Stopping The Horse Before It Bolts" – Prafula Pearce, Joshua Aston, Kim Allen, Mostafa Naser, Tanzim Afroz and Haydn Rigby.

Posted In:  Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ)  Tagged:   Australia’s nuclear future   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 (Cth)   BBNJ Agreement   Beenyup wastewater treatment plant   Catherine Moltzen   Christopher Watt   Dr Gerry Bates   First Nations land in Western Australia   general environmental duty (GED) principle   green hydrogen technology in Western Australia   Haydn Rigby   introduction of a monetary benefits order in the Water Act 1989 (Vic)   Joshua Aston   Kim Allen   Mostafa Naser   Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)   nuclear electricity   Paul Martin   plastic pollution   plastic treaty   Prafula Pearce   Rachele Cardaci   Sepia Depression borders   Tanzim Afroz   the BBNJ Agreement and the risks and benefits for Australia   the question of whether Australia “should” pursue nuclear power   Tom Goodwin   Victoria’s water regulation framework   Water Act 1989 (Vic)   water theft   whether Australia should pursue electricity generated by nuclear fission 

Australian Law Journal update: Vol 99 Pt 6

By journalalerts on July 16, 2025

This Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: 'The Misalignment between Sentencing and Artificial Intelligence' by – Professor Mirko Bagaric and Maya Arguello Gomez; 'The Doctrine of Election before and after Allianz – Part I' by The Hon Kevin Lindgren AM KC and Elisa Holmes SC; 'The Welfare of Australians – Part 2' by Donald Robertson. Sections include Current Issues with subheadings "Business Ethics and the Practice of Law: An "Inherent Tension" and "More Consequences of the Bruce Lehrmann Criminal Trial".

Posted In:  Australian Law Journal, The (ALJ)  Tagged:

Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 41 Pt 2

By journalalerts on July 8, 2025

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Posted In:  Company and Securities Law Journal (C&SLJ)  Tagged:   ASIC   Associate Professor Jason Harris   business judgment rule   Claire Dudgeon   company reports   Corporate insolvency   Corporations Act 2001   Desegregating Business and Human Rights: Including Due Diligence in the Corporations Act   directors' duties   due diligence   Esmira Hackenberg   human rights   insolvent trading   mandatory human rights due diligence   Mandatory Sustainability Reporting: Revisiting Directors' Statutory Duty of Care Liability for Forward-looking Statements   passive directors   Sarah S Oh   Shelley Marshall   sustainability reporting   Tim Connor 

Building and Construction Law Journal update: Vol 40 Pt 2

By journalalerts on July 2, 2025

The latest part of the Building and Construction Journal contains editorial by the general editor Michael Christie SC; articles Contracting and Delivery Strategies to Address Insolvency Risk by Lucinda O’Dwyer and Andrew McNeill, Representations with Respect to Future Matters under the Australian Consumer Law and the Trade Practices Act – Pleading as to Reasonable Grounds by Todd Spiller, Jonathan Hohl and Joely Balchin, reports CBI Constructors Pty Ltd v Chevron Australia Pty Ltd by Ben Mostafa, Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd by Christopher Rowden and Samantha Fry.

Posted In:  Building and Construction Law Journal (BCL)  Tagged:   Article   Ben Mostafa   CBI Constructors Pty Ltd v Chevron Australia Pty Ltd   Christopher Rowden and Samantha Fry   Contracting and Delivery Strategies to Address Insolvency Risk   Editorial   Headnotes   Jonathan Hohl and Joely Balchin   Lucinda O’Dwyer and Andrew McNeill   Michael Christie SC   Professor John Sharkey AM’s Contribution to Construction Law   Representations with Respect to Future Matters under the Australian Consumer Law and the Trade Practices Act – Pleading as to Reasonable Grounds   Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd   Todd Spiller 

Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: Vol 41 Pt 2

By journalalerts on July 2, 2025

This Part of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ) includes the following articles: "Regulating Biodiversity Certification and Trading: An Agricultural Perspective" – Rhett Martin and David Lindenmayer; "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – EPA, EIA, and the Long Awaited Reforms of Australia’s Environmental Laws" – Frances Medlock and Rachael Chick; "Regulating the “Trouble” of Used Textiles: Insights from Australia" – Rowena Maguire, Alice Payne, Amanda Kennedy and Annastasia Bousgas; and "Redefining Carbon Property Rights in Australia: Insights from Western Australia’s Legal Approach" – Tanzim Afroz, Mostafa Mahmud Naser and SM Atia Naznin.

Posted In:  Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ)  Tagged:   Alice Payne   Amanda Kennedy   Annastasia Bousgas   biodiversity certificate trading   biodiversity conservation   carbon property rights   Carbon Rights Act 2003   David Lindenmayer   Dr Gerry Bates   Dr Rhett Martin   Dr Rowena Maguire   fast fashion   Frances Medlock   Mostafa Mahmud Naser   National Clothing Product Stewardship Scheme   Nature Positive (Environment Information Australia) Bill 2024 (Cth)   Nature Positive (Environment Law Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024 (Cth)   Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024 (Cth)   Nature Repair Act 2023 (Cth)   Rachael Chick   recent developments in environmental law reform   Regulating biodiversity certification and trading   SM Atia Naznin   Tanzim Afroz   textile waste   used textiles   Western Australia 

Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice update: Vol 35 Pt 2

By journalalerts on June 27, 2025

This Part of the Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice (JBLFP) features the winning and highly commended articles from the Banking and Financial Services Law Association (BFSLA) 2024 Research Essay Prize: "When the Coins Begin to Mix: The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Central Bank Digital Currency Mandate" – Layton Hubble; "Legal Hardship Protections for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Victim-survivors of Economic Abuse" – Karrison Driver; "'The Bank Said I Have to Do It, So I Have to Do It': Banking in Practice for Young Australians with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities" – Michelle King; and "Insider Trading, On-Market Hedging and Over-The-Counter Derivatives" – Alex Swebeck.

Posted In:  Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice (JBFLP)  Tagged:   Alex Swebeck   Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Westpac Banking Corporation   Banking and Financial Services Law Association (BFSLA)   banking for people with profound intellectual disability   culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) victim-survivors   Gregory Burton SC   insider trading   insider trading prohibition   Karrison Driver   Layton Hubble   legal hardship protection   Michelle King   obligation of credit providers   Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (PIMD)   Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)   retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC)   s 1043A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) 

Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: Vol 35 Pt 3

By journalalerts on June 27, 2025

The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal includes the following articles: "Tracking for Change: A Pathway for a Future Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Law" by Dr Terri Janke, "Inventive Step’s Origin Story: Taking an Inventive Step … Step by Step Part II" by Benjamin Hopper, "The Global IP Ratchet: A Few Loose Screws" by Panayiotis Xenos. Also in this Part is the following section: Editorial.

Posted In:  Australian Intellectual Property Journal (AIPJ)  Tagged:   19th century law   AIPJ   Australia   Australian copyright law   Australian Intellectual Property Journal   Ben Hopper   Benjamin Hopper   bilateral treaties   case law   cultural exploitation   cultural heritage   cultural misappropriation   cultural protection   cultural sovereignty; intellectual property   David Brennan   David J Brennan   David Lindsay   Dianne Nicol   doctrine of inventive step   Dr Terri Janke   entrepreneurship   European Union   exceptions in IP law   First Nations rights   global IP standards   historical patents   ICIP   incremental invention   Indigenous communities   Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property   Indigenous knowledge   Indigenous law   indigenous rights   innovation law; innovation history   intellectual property   intellectual property law   intellectual property ratchet   intellectual property rights   international law   invention criteria   invention standards   inventive step   IP law   IP law evolution; patent law   IP treaties   legal analysis   legal challenges   legal doctrine   legal evolution   legal history   legal protection   legal reform   legal tests   legal transformation   merit of invention   multilateral treaties   National Indigenous Cultural Authority   non-obviousness   Panayiotis Xenos   patent assessment   patent case studies   patent doctrine development   patent litigation   patent reform   patent standards   patent validity   patentability   power dynamics   Professor Peter Drahos   public benefit   social justice   stakeholder priorities   sui generis legislation   Terri Janke   treaty analysis   treaty scope   treaty strength   treaty trends   United States 

Australian Business Law Review update: Vol 53 Pt 1

By journalalerts on June 26, 2025

This part of the Australian Business Law Review (ABLR) includes the following articles and sections: "The Registration of Certification Trade Marks in New Zealand and Australia" – Bram Van Wiele and Mitchell Adams; "Recent PPSA Cases" – Anthony Duggan; "Australia’s Proposed Digital Competition Regime" – Nicholas Felstead; and "COMPANY LAW AND SECURITIES – Assessing Culpability for a Continuous Disclosure Breach: ASIC v Holista Colltech Ltd" – Jonathan Cheyne and Bailey Britt.

Posted In:  Australian Business Law Review (ABLR)  Tagged:   Anthony Duggan   ASIC v Holista Colltech Ltd   Bailey Britt   Bram Van Wiele   certification trade marks   Company Law & Securities   Digital Competition Regime   disclosure breach   intellectual property   Jonathan Cheyne   Kirkalocka Gold SPV Pty Ltd (recs and mgrs apptd) v Zenith Pacific (KLK) Pty Ltd   Metal Manufactures Pty Ltd v WesTrac Pty Ltd   Michael Terceiro   Mitchell Adams   National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth)   Nicholas Felstead   Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA)   regulation of the digital economy   Volkswagen Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd v Muon 

Journal of Judicial Administration update: Vol 34 Pt 1

By journalalerts on June 25, 2025

This part of the Journal of Judicial Administration (JJA) includes the following articles: "How Might the Jury Function in the Future in Australia?" – Andrew Hemming and Kirstie Smith; and "Understanding Trauma and Identifying Its Impacts, Including on Giving Evidence" – Amanda-Jane George and Vicki Lowik.

Posted In:  Journal of Judicial Administration (JJA)  Tagged:   Dr Amanda-Jane George   Dr Andrew Hemming   Dr Vicki Lowik   jury function in the future   Kirstie Smith   mental health courts   operation of the jury due to rapid changes in technology   Pacific Island Law Officers’ Network (PILON)   PILON’s Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Working Group   Professor Greg J Reinhardt AM   trauma and its impact in giving evidence   trauma-informed prosecution guidelines 

Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: Vol 41 Pt 1

By journalalerts on June 18, 2025

This Part of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ) includes the following articles: "A Tale of Two Rivers: Navigating a Rights of Nature Approach to River Governance in South-Eastern Australia" – Eliza Saville; "Groundhog Day: The EPBC Act Reform Process" – Justine Bell-James, Martine Maron, Phillipa C McCormack and James EM Watson; and "Environmental Restorative Justice: Creating Spaces for Traditional Owner Knowledge and Cultural Values in Regulatory Environment Protection" – Miranda Forsyth, Deborah Hollingworth, Felicity Tepper and Corey Walker.

Posted In:  Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ)  Tagged:   Birrarung (Yarra River)   Cooks River   Corey Walker   Deborah Hollingworth   Dr Gerry Bates   Eliza Saville   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)   Environment Protection Authority Victoria   Environmental Restorative Justice   EPBC Act Reform Process   Felicity Tepper   First Nations   First Nations Australians   Haydee de Guzman   James EM Watson   Justine Bell-James   Martine Maron   Miranda Forsyth   Phillipa C McCormack   Regulatory Environment Protection   Rights of Nature movement   River Governance   Traditional Owner Knowledge   Victoria’s Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017 (Vic)   water governance 
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