{"id":7400,"date":"2015-05-04T16:34:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T06:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/?p=7400"},"modified":"2015-05-04T16:34:58","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T06:34:58","slug":"australian-law-journal-update-may-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/2015\/05\/04\/australian-law-journal-update-may-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Law Journal update: May 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">*Please note that the links to the content in this Part will direct you to Westlaw AU.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest issue of the\u00c2\u00a0<em>Australian Law Journal<\/em> (Volume\u00c2\u00a089 Part 5) contains the following material:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1JKKjoM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CURRENT ISSUES<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Guest Editor: Ruth Higgins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Magna Carta turns 800<\/li>\n<li>Legal aid funding<\/li>\n<li>Polls and wires<\/li>\n<li>Diversifying legal culture<\/li>\n<li>Harper and its likely effects<\/li>\n<li>Plainly contagious<\/li>\n<li>Continuity and change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1zqTk2D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LETTER TO THE EDITOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1FJsLai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Editor: Peter Butt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Fraud, joint tenancies and the torrens system: Cassegrain v Cassegrain<\/li>\n<li>Another case of the fraudulent \u00e2\u20ac\u0153all-moneys\u00e2\u20ac\u009d mortgage<\/li>\n<li>Split deposits and penalties<\/li>\n<li>Bootstrap caveats: Agreements to lodge caveats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1zGGBtb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERSONALIA<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Editor: Clare Langford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Commonwealth<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Hon Susan Maree Crennan AC QC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>New South Wales:Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Justice Robert Beech-Jones<\/li>\n<li>Justice Geoffrey Bellew<\/li>\n<li>Justice Richard Button<\/li>\n<li>Justice Stephen Campbell<\/li>\n<li>Justice Geoff Charles Lindsay<\/li>\n<li>Justice James Stevenson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Western Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Justice Jeremy Clyde Curthoys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1F0qYPp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAMILY LAW<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Editor: Anthony Dickey QC<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The implication of Hoffman<\/li>\n<li>Relevance of the filial relationship in adult maintenance cases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1EPWM7I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HUMAN RIGHTS<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Editor: Simon Rice<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Cobaw update<\/li>\n<li>The Racial Discrimination Act at 40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1GJVfNf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECENT CASES<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Guest Editor: Ruth Higgins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Contract: Implied duty of good faith<\/li>\n<li>Corporations: Continuous disclosure \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Causation and loss<\/li>\n<li>Corporations: Insolvency \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Extension of time<\/li>\n<li>Tort: Concurrent wrongdoer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Articles<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1AzmB6A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The United States and the Australian Constitution: Influence of US Constitutional model on development and interpretation of the Australian Constitution<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c <\/strong>Kathleen Morris and James Allsop AO<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the past two centuries the United States\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Constitution has played an important role in inspiring and shaping the content and development of Australian constitutional law. This article explores the extent of that influence by considering the key discussions of the Australian constitutional framers, undertaking a brief comparison of the text of the two Constitutions, and reviewing the High Court\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s approach to the use of American precedents over the past century.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To purchase this article, complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/subscribe-or-purchase\/individual-article-sale\/\">Individual Article Sale<\/a> order form and email it to <a href=\"mailto:tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com\">tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1zqU2wO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Reassessment of Robert Menzies\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 contribution in the Engineers Case<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c <\/strong>Gerard Carney<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The recent discovery of Sir Robert Menzies\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 handwritten notes made for and during his appearance as counsel in the Engineers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Case in 1920 provides a unique insight into the six days of that hearing, of which no transcript exists. They also allow a reassessment of his role as a young 25-year-old barrister, opposed by a formidable line-up of counsel representing the States. This article attempts to piece together the line of argument each day, as well as something of the atmosphere in the High Court and the personalities of the other counsel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To purchase this article, complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/subscribe-or-purchase\/individual-article-sale\/\">Individual Article Sale<\/a> order form and email it to <a href=\"mailto:tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com\">tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1JKKDE9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BOOK REVIEWS<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Editor: Angelina Gomez<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><em>Sir Charles Lilley, Premier and Chief Justice of Queensland<\/em>, by J M Bennett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the pdf version of the table of contents, click here:\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/05\/ALJ-Vol-89-No-5-Contents.pdf\">ALJ Vol 89 No 5 Contents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1EPWca0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to access this Part on Westlaw AU<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Part of the Australian Law Journal includes the following articles: &#8220;The United States and the Australian Constitution: Influence of US Constitutional model on development and interpretation of the Australian Constitution&#8221; \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kathleen Morris and James Allsop AO; and &#8220;Reassessment of Robert Menzies\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 contribution in the Engineers Case&#8221; \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gerard Carney . Also in this part are the following sections: Current Issues; Letter to the Editor; Conveyancing and Property; Personalia; Family Law; Human Rights; Recent cases; and Book Reviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,39],"tags":[178,309,1111,942,774,4849,776,777,127,5836,201,5837,5838,1419,3454,988,781,5839,5840,4992,5841,5842],"class_list":["post-7400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-australian-law-journal","category-update-summaries","tag-alj","tag-angelina-gomez","tag-anthony-dickey-qc","tag-australian-constitution","tag-book-reviews","tag-clare-langford","tag-conveyancing-and-property","tag-current-issues","tag-family-law","tag-gerard-carney","tag-human-rights","tag-james-allsop-ao","tag-kathleen-morris","tag-letter-to-the-editor","tag-personalia","tag-peter-butt","tag-recent-cases","tag-robert-menzies","tag-ruth-higgins","tag-simon-rice","tag-the-engineers-case","tag-us-constitution"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7400\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}