Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: September 2015

By journalalerts on October 27, 2015

The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal includes the following content: "At the intersection of public service and the market: Libraries and the future of lending" – Rebecca Giblin and Kimberlee Weatherall; "Information, intellectual property and the global information system for plant genetic resources for food and agriculture" – Charles Lawson; and "Legal support for the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the commercial development of new native plant varieties: Current status and future options" – Kylie Lingard. Also included in this Part is a book review from David Brennan of "The Law Emprynted and Englysshed – The Printing Press as an Agent of Change in Law and Legal Culture 1475-1642" by David J Harvey.

Workplace Review update: Winter 2015

By journals.team on September 21, 2015

The Winter 2015 Part of the Workplace Review includes the following content: "Who has custody of a police officer’s goatee?" – Catherine Bembrick; "Elder abuse – an issue for employers?" – Rick Manuel; "Allegations and consequences: How should an employer respond to an employee’s misconduct?" – Luke Scandrett and Neil Napper; "Recent privacy considerations arising in the workplace – social media and limitations on collection and use by employers of employee-generated content" – Elizabeth Raper and Philippa Munton; Focus on South Australia: "Developments in reasonable notice and unfair dismissals" – Rick Manuel; Focus on Victoria: "Corporate accessorial liability" – Steven Moore; Interview: "Richard Kenzie: Without fear or favour – industrial relations the Kenzie way" – by Steven Andrew; Common Law and General Protections: "Tattsbet Ltd v Morrow: Employee or contractor?" – Andrew Denton; "Additional comments on “workplace rights”" – Victoria Lambropoulos; Work health and safety: "Drug testing in the workplace – does a worker’s “right” to privacy restrict an employer’s ability to effectively minimise work health and safety risks?" – Michael Tooma and Niaz Payne; Book Review, The Last Word, Diary and Artworks.

Company and Securities Law Journal update: September 2015

By journals.team on September 21, 2015

The latest Part of the Company and Securities Law Journal includes the following content: "Equity crowdfunding in Australia: A regulatory balancing act" – Tim Ancev; "Commercial litigation under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth): Part I" – Matthew Broderick, Dr David Morrison and Emma Ramage; "Section 1322 as a response to the complexity of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)" – Hui Xian Chia and Ian Ramsay; "Aspects of the law relating to contested elections of directors" – Rodd Levy; "Is a charitable donation by an insolvent company an uncommercial transaction under s 588FB of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)?" – Peter Sise; Corporate Insolvency: "The productivity commission, corporate insolvency and phoenix companies" – Helen Anderson, Ann O’Connell, Ian Ramsay, Michelle Welsh and Hannah Withers

Family Law Review update: September 2015

By journals.team on September 21, 2015

The latest Part of the Family Law Review includes the following material: "Judicial expression of a preliminary view" – Felicity Bell; "Social media evidence in family law: What can be used and its probative value" – Victoria Blakeley, Patricia Easteal, Emma Fitch and Jessica Kennedy; Professional Insights: "Public law issues in a private law system: Child protection and family law" – Robert Benjamin; Property and Financial Arrangements: "Not so special: Fields v Smith and the assessment of contributions in family law property matters" – Anna Parker; Child Support: "The vexed question of s 116(1)(b) of the Child Support (Assessment) Act" – Simon Bacon; and Recent Cases: Fields v Smith; Jurchenko v Foster; Carriel v Lendrum; Winch v Jackson; and Bilal v Omar.

Property Law Review update: September 2015

By journals.team on September 21, 2015

The latest Part of the Property Law Review includes the following content: "Strata scheme termination reforms and compulsory acquisition" – Cassandra Campbell; "Contractual damages and post-Sidhu proprietary estoppel: A further blow to the Statute of Frauds?" – Wei Wen; Consumer Issues: "The evolving discourse as to whether animals are property" – Lynden Griggs; Singapore: "Recent developments: Subterranean and cyber space" – Kelvin Low; South Africa: "Extinction of a praedial servitude of light" – PJ Badenhorst; New South Wales: "The omitted easement exception to indefeasiblity: Registrar-General of New South Wales v Jea Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd" – Ken Kanjian; Queensland: "Email negotiations form a binding land contract without a “signature”" – Sharon Christensen; "Compulsory acquisition and a survey plan: Tenants must protect their rights" – Sebastian Greenway; South Australia: "Caveats and competing equitable mortgages: Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Psevdos" – Paul Babie.

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: September 2015

By journals.team on September 21, 2015

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: "Unconscionable conduct in equity and under statute: The Australian Consumer Law and the Lux decision" – Hayden Fielder; and "Government exemption from competition and consumer law: Has Harper patched the holes?" – Nick Seddon; and the following sections: Access to Services; Authorisations and Notifications; Consumer Protection; Unconscionable Conduct and Codes of Conduct; Case Notes; Commission Cameos; Report from Africa; Report from Latin America; and Odds and Ends

Public Law Review update: September 2015

By journals.team on September 18, 2015

The latest Part of the Public Law Review includes the following content: Comments: "Delegated legislation not of lesser importance to primary legislation – but is it subject to the same standards of scrutiny?" – Stephen Argument; "Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 (Cth)" – Helen Irving and Rayner Thwaites; and "Refining the model for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples" – Matthew Stubbs; Speech: "ISDS: Litigating the judiciary" – Chief Justice Robert French AC; Articles: "The argument for a constitutional procedure for Parliament to consult with Indigenous peoples when making laws for Indigenous affairs" – Shireen Morris; and "Advice to vice-regal officers by crown law officers and others" – Anne Twomey; Book Review: Constitutionalising Secession by David Haljan – Reviewed by David Taylor; and Developments.

Local Government Law Journal update: September 2015

By journals.team on September 18, 2015

The latest Part of the Local Government Law Journal includes the following content: "When talk is not so cheap – negligent misstatement for council pre-purchase and pre-development application information and advice" – John Watson; "Minority religious groups and development consent for places of public worship in New South Wales: Does discrimination law hold the answer?" – Giridhar Kowtal; "Alcohol is a planning issue" – Alison Ziller, Bonnie Rosen and Shaun Walsh; and Local Government & Planning Law Guide cases.

Australian GST Journal update: September 2015

By journals.team on September 18, 2015

The latest Part of the Australian GST Journal includes the following content: Article: "Goods and services tax impacting the retailing sector" – Jeyapalan Kasipillai; GST Update: "Measuring the Australian GST Gap" – Kevin O’Rourke; News from the Asia Pacific: "South Korea: New VAT regulation on overseas electronic services" – Dong-Keon Lee; and "Pakistan: Phasing out concessionary tax regime" – Shafi Khan.

Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: September 2015

By journals.team on September 18, 2015

The latest Part of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal includes the following articles: "Commonwealth power and environmental management: Constitutional questions revisited" – Sangeetha Pillai and George Williams; "A model law for site contamination: Key features and challenges in a developing country context" – Elizabeth J Brandon; "Fracking in Australia: The future in South Australia?" – Karen Bubna-Litic; "Miners’ liability to redress reduced water quantity and quality after mine site closure: A case study of the Collie Coalfields in Western Australia" – Clare Ward; and "The perils of fast-tracking mining development: An examination of the Mining SEPP “resource significance” amendments" – Tristan Orgill.