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CURRENT ISSUES<\/strong><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Editor: Justice Fran\u00c3\u00a7ois Kunc<\/strong><\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Editors: Robert Angyal SC and Brendan Edgeworth<\/strong><\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n ENVIRONMENTAL LAW<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Editor: Justice Rachel Pepper<\/strong><\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n RECENT CASES<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Editor: Ruth C A Higgins SC<\/strong><\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Class Actions Reform: An Analysis of Data, Dollars and Doctrines \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Part 2<\/em><\/strong><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dr Peter Cashman<\/p>\n This article examines empirical data on class actions in Canada and the United States and reviews a number of recent reforms in those jurisdictions. Recent reforms in Australia and other proposed regulatory changes in respect of litigation funding are critically examined. A number of additional reforms are outlined which it is contended would enhance civil justice and assist in achieving the policy goal of reducing transaction costs and maximising the return to the class member beneficiaries of class action litigation in Australia.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Australian Burial Law 25 Years on from Smith v Tamworth City Council<\/em><\/strong><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kate Falconer<\/p>\n Young J\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 1997 decision in Smith v Tamworth <\/em>City Council is one of the most important decisions in the Australian law of the dead. This is due in no small part to the fact that, in his judgment, Young J set out 15 propositions of Australian burial law. These propositions have been cited, either individually or in full, in nearly every burial dispute heard by an Australian court since 1997. Twenty-five years on from the Smith decision, this article analyses each of Young J\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 15 propositions, its influence on modern burial law, and its current status in light of several significant developments in the field. It argues that, while many of the 15 propositions remain good law today, several should be entirely abandoned.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n A Critical Response to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153National Security and the Law\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Michael Head<\/p>\n This article questions some of the basic assumptions generally made about the concept of national security, the role of the intelligence agencies, the adoption of counter-terrorism laws and the far-reaching political and legal precedents set by that legislation. It suggests that it is time, more than 20 years on from the still largely unexplained circumstances surrounding the terrorist attacks of 9\/11, to seriously assess the shift in the legal system during the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153war on terrorism\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that the United States government and its allies declared in 2001. Among the disturbing developments are multiple forms of detention without trial, sweeping definitions of terrorism-related offences, executive powers to outlaw organisations, substantially closed or even secret criminal proceedings, and intensive surveillance and secret data collection by the intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n For the PDF version of the table of contents, click here: Westlaw AU \u00e2\u20ac\u201c ALJ Vol 96 No 8\u00c2\u00a0Contents<\/a> or here: New Westlaw Australia \u00e2\u20ac\u201c ALJ Vol 96 No 8 Contents<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click here to access this Part on Westlaw AU<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to access this Part on New Westlaw AU<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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