Australian Law Journal update: Vol 92 Pt 7

By journalalerts on August 29, 2018

The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: "Sentencing Inconsistencies: A Case Study" – Dr Clare Farmer, Ian Parsons and Professor Mirko Bagaric; "Setting Aside Expert Determinations – A Comprehensive Review" – Grant Lubofsky; and "The Legislative Challenge of Facilitating Climate Change Adaptation for Biodiversity" – Phillipa C McCormack. This Part also includes the following sections: Current Issues; Equity and Trusts; Personalia; Recent Cases; Book Review; and Obituary to Sir Laurence Street AC KCMG QC.

Insolvency Law Journal update: Vol 26 Pt 2

By journalalerts on August 28, 2018

The latest Part of the Journal includes the following articles: "Mortgagee Sales, Disclaimer and Escheat – A Suggested Statutory Solution" – William Dixon, Sharon Christensen and WD Duncan; "A Blind Spot in the Test for Solvency? Reconsidering the Exclusion of Unliquidated Damages Claims" – Annita Stucken; and the following section notes: Recent Developments: "Preferences and Running Accounts: 'Peak Indebtedness': The Elephant in the Room" – Dr Garry J Hamilton; "An Analysis of Recent Cases Involving Insolvent Corporate Trustees" – Tom McClintock; "Researching Personal Insolvency Law and Practice in Australia: An Update and Call for Continued Investment" – Nicola Howell; and Report from New Zealand: "Fish Man Ltd (in liq) v Hadfield" – Lynne Taylor.

Building and Construction Law Journal update: Vol 34 Pt 2

By journalalerts on August 21, 2018

The latest Part of the Building and Construction Law Journal includes the following articles: "Advocate, Judge and Arbitrator: Perspectives on Commercial Law" – The Honourable Murray Gleeson AC; and "'Venial Faults' and 'Oppressive Retribution': The Relationship Between Substantial Performance and Damages for Breach of Construction Contracts" – Nuwan Dias and James Claridge. Also in this Part is an Editorial; and Reports on the following cases: Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd; Maxcon Constructions Pty Ltd v Vadasz; and All Seasons Air Pty Ltd v Regal Consulting Services Pty Ltd.

Australian Law Journal update: Vol 92 Pt 6

By journalalerts on August 8, 2018

The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal contains the following articles: "Extending the Life of a Discretionary Trust" – Michael Flynn QC; "Unseen Networks: The Legal Professions’ Involvement in the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1944 (NSW)" – Mark Lunney; and "Can There Ever Be Affordable Family Law?" – Patrick Parkinson and Brian Knox. This Part also includes the following sections: Current Issues; Conveyancing and Property; Around the Nation: Tasmania; Around the Nation: Western Australia; Personalia; Recent Cases; Book Reviews; and Obituary.

Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal update: Vol 29 Pt 1

By journalalerts on August 1, 2018

The latest Part of the Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal includes the following articles: "Will Somebody Please Think of the Children?! Child Focused and Child Inclusive Models in Family Dispute Resolution" – Dr Hadeel Al-Alosi; "Apologies, Mediation and the Law: Resolution of Civil Disputes" – Robyn Carroll, Alfred Allan and Margaret Halsmith; "The Field of Dreams" – Judge Joe Harman; "Default Proceedings in Arbitration" – Low Sze Hui Jasmine; "Costs, Claims and Counter-claims or Victims, Vindication and Victory: The “Real Issue” and the Case for Mediation in Von Marburg v Aldred (No 3)" – André Retrot; and "The Mediating Brain" – Benjamin Allen and Tania Sourdin. It also contains Case Notes: "Restraining Solicitors from Acting in Post-Mediation Proceedings; and Mediation Media Watch" – Professor David Spencer.

Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 36 Pt 2

By journalalerts on August 1, 2018

The latest Part of the Company and Securities Law Journal includes the following articles: "Directors’ Duties to Respect Human Rights in Offshore Operations and Supply Chains: An Emerging Paradigm" – Riana Cermak; and "Consumer Protection and Life Insurance Claims" – Andrew J Serpell. This issue also includes the following sections: Editorial; Corporate Insolvency – Helen Anderson: "Harmful Phoenix Activity and Disqualification from Managing Corporations: An Unenforceable Regime?" – Jasper Hedges, Helen Anderson, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh; and New Zealand – Gordon R Walker: "McIntosh v Fisk [2017] NZSC 78: New Zealand’s Largest Ponzi Scheme and the Liquidator’s Clawback Powers: The Supreme Court Decision" – Trish Keeper.

Criminal Law Journal update: Vol 42 Pt 3

By journalalerts on August 1, 2018

The latest Part of the Criminal Law Journal includes the following articles: "Australia’s Child Abuse Material Legislation: What’s the Artistic Merit Defence Got to Do with It?" – Dr Hadeel Al-Alosi; and "Keeping Vulnerable Offenders Out of the Courts: Lessons from the United Kingdom" – Tamara Walsh. Also in this Part is an Editorial on the incomplete right to counsel in criminal trials; Legislation Comment: "Police Powers and Responsibilities (Commonwealth Games) Amendment Act 2017 (Qld): Rethinking the Rules of the Games" – Daniel Rigden; Case and Comment: "Appellate Authority on the Role of the Prosecutor" – Kieran Fitzgerald and "Sentencing Young People for Federal Terrorism Offences" – Aneta Peretko; and a Digest of Criminal Law Cases.

Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: Vol 28 Pt 4

By journalalerts on August 1, 2018

The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal includes the following content: "Loss of Property Ownership and Registered Trade Mark Law" – Rob Batty; "What Blockchain Can and Can’t Do for Copyright" – Annabel Tresise, Jake Goldenfein and Dan Hunter; and "Entitlement to Sue: The Rights of Non-exclusive Licensees in Patent Infringement Proceedings" – Andrew Mullane.

Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: Vol 35 Pt 4 (Special Issue on Pesticides)

By journalalerts on July 18, 2018

This Special Issue of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal focuses on the regulation of pesticides. This Part includes the following content: "Special Issue Editorial: Regulation of Pesticides in Five National Contexts: The Need for a Paradigm Shift from Causation to Caution" – Professor Elisabeth Lambert, Dr Sally Knowles; "Constitutional Impediments to the Cooperative Framework for Pesticide Regulation in Western Australia" – Toby Nisbet; "Avoiding Conflicts of Interest: Compliance within Australia’s National Regulator of Pesticides" – Ann-Claire Larsen; "The Discord between International and Australian Approaches to Pesticide Regulation and the Precautionary Principle" – Mostafa M Naser, Toby Nisbet and Tanzim Afroz; "Pesticides, Disease, Causal Uncertainty and Standards of Proof: An Introduction to the Impact of Causal Uncertainty on Incapacitated Workers Seeking Compensation in Australia" – W Rupert Johnson; "Establishing Cause, What Does That Mean from an Epidemiological and Legal Perspective?" – J Oosthuizen and M Cross; "The Regulation, Control and Management of Pesticides in Singapore" – Lye Lin Heng; "A Critical Analysis on the Legal and Institutional Frameworks on Pesticides in the Philippines" – Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio; "Permitting Poison: Pesticide Regulation in Aotearoa New Zealand" – Catherine J Iorns Magallanes; and "Pesticides Law and Precautionary Principle in Canada: Does the Entanglement of Federal and Provincial Rules Adequately Protect Us from Environmental and Health Risks?" – Marc-Antoine Racicot.

The Tort Law Review update: Vol 25 Pt 3

By journalalerts on July 18, 2018

The latest Part of the Tort Law Review includes the following articles: "Are the Torts of Trespass to the Person Obsolete? Part 1: Historical Development" – Dr Christine Beuermann; "Negligence, Discretion and the Liability of Municipalities for Building Regulation: The Case for Increased Deference" – Jonathan de Vries; "The Brave New World of Psychiatric Injury in Canada" – Dr Peter Handford; and "Challenges in the Evolution of the Doctrine of Non-delegable Duty" – Aaron Yoong.