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Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: Vol 41 Pt 6

By journalalerts on January 15, 2026

This Part of the Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ) includes the following articles: "Beating the Shell Game: Regulating the Vexing Issue of Polymers" – Gerry Nagtzaam and Elena Karataeva; "Ruling Nature: The Promethean Underpinnings of the Constitution" – Costa Avgoustinos; and "Remote Sensing and AI Technologies for Biodiversity Conservation" – Brian J Preston and Paul Adam.

Posted In: Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ) Tagged: AI technologies used in biodiversity conservation Brian J Preston conservation of biological diversity Constitution Costa Avgoustinos Dr Gerry Bates Elena Karataeva Gerry Nagtzaam man-made polymers Paul Adam polymer regulation Prometheanism

Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: Vol 36 Pt 2

By journalalerts on January 12, 2026

The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal includes the following articles: "Development of the Australian Works of Artistic Craftsmanship Doctrine – Resolving Tensions Created in Burge" by Yisheng R Chen, "Whose Trade Mark Is It Anyway? A Critical Examination of the Meaning of Trade Mark Ownership and the Role of s 58 of the Trade Marks Act" by Isobel Taylor, "Topics of Interest: Copyright and Condemnation" by David J Brennan. Also in this Part is the following section: Editorial.

Posted In: Australian Intellectual Property Journal (AIPJ) Tagged: 19th-century common law abattoir agribusiness AIPJ Anglo-Australian legal tradition animal liberation animal welfare activism applicant not owner applied art artistic craftsmanship doctrine artistic works assignment Australia Australian copyright law Australian Design Law Australian Intellectual Property Journal Australian IP Australian Trade Mark Law Australian Works of Artistic Craftsmanship authorised use authorship of trade mark brand ownership breach of confidence Burge v Swarbrick cancellation case law censorship chain of title civics civil liberties common law Comparative Law conceptual separability confidential information constructive trust Consumer Protection Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) copyright law copyright ownership copyright policy copyright protection scope copyright remedies copyright subject matter copyright–design interface craftsmanship David Brennan David J Brennan David Lindsay Denicola functional-constraint test Design Law design policy design/copyright overlap Designs Act 2003 (Cth) Dianne Nicol dispute resolution doctrinal critique doctrinal inconsistency doctrinal tension documentary filmmaking enforcement entitlement to registration equitable discretion equitable remedies equity Federal Court of Australia film filmmaker first use freedom of expression Full Court functional aspects of expression functional constraint good will grounds of opposition High Court of Australia historical foundations human rights balancing implied freedom of political communication industrial design industrially applied works injunctive relief intellectual property interpretive guidance IP enforcement Isobel Taylor judicial discretion judicial interpretation landowner rights law reform legal doctrine development legislative amendment legislative amendments legislative reform licensing litigation Lord Simon product-of-an-artistic-craftsman test opposition origin of title ownership parliamentary intervention passing off permanent injunction physical separability political protest practical impact privacy property law proportionality proprietorship protest public interest publication restraint registered trade mark registration remedies discretion removal for non-ownership repeal of s 58 restitution s 58 section 58 separability principle source identifier function specific restitution Statutory interpretation strategic litigation suppression injunction suppression of publication tests for artistic craftsmanship trade mark law trade mark opposition proceedings trade mark ownership trade mark policy trade mark proprietorship trade marks Trade Marks Act 1995 Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) trespass trespass to land trusts unauthorised filming unjust enrichment US copyright law utilitarian/functional features validity works of artistic craftsmanship Yisheng R Chen

Journal of Judicial Administration update: Vol 34 Pt 4

By journalalerts on January 8, 2026

This part of the Journal of Judicial Administration (JJA) is a Special Issue on Pseudolaw and includes the following articles: "Know Your Pseudolaw Adherent: Introduction to the Symposium" – Harry Hobbs, Stephen Young and Joe McIntyre; "Sovereign Citizens in New Zealand: Irritant or Symptom?" – Hon Justice Matthew SR Palmer; "Reflections from a Female Magistrate" – Anonymous; "Reflections on Pseudolaw and the Local Court" – David Heilpern; "Encounters with Pseudolaw" – Glen Cash; "Sovereign Citizen Protestors in Court: A Perspective from the Australian Capital Territory" – Gregor Urbas; "Two Judicial Strategies for Responding to Pseudolaw in the Courtroom" – Grant T Riethmuller AM; "The Rise of Self-represented Litigants and Pseudolaw in South Australia" – The Hon Justice Mark Livesey; "Reflections on Pseudolaw" – Associate Justice Michael Daly; and "The Increasing Intersection of Pseudolaw and Generative AI" – Chris Bleby.

Posted In: Journal of Judicial Administration (JJA) Tagged: Associate Justice Michael Daly Dr Gregor Urbas Freedom Embassy Greg Reinhardt AM Harry Hobbs Joe McIntyre Judicial Strategies for Responding to Pseudolaw in the Courtroom Justice Chris Bleby Justice Grant T Riethmuller AM Justice Mark Livesey Justice Matthew SR Palmer Magistrate Grace Kahlert managing pseudolaw in the courtroom NNRM v Commissioner of Police (Qld) Professor David Heilpern Pseudolaw Pseudolaw and Generative AI Pseudolaw and the Local Court Pseudolaw in South Australia Pseudolaw in Tasmania R v Sweet Robert Sudy sovereign citizen Sovereign Citizens in New Zealand sovereign citizens in the Australian Capital Territory Stephen Young the challenge of managing pseudolaw litigants

Australian Journal of Administrative Law update: Vol 32 Pt 4

By journalalerts on January 8, 2026

This part of the Australian Journal of Administrative Law (AJ Admin L) includes the following articles and sections: "EDITORIAL – Forms, Access and Justice – Professor Matthew Groves and Professor Greg Weeks; "The Rise of Section 501BA Visa Cancellations: National Interest vs Administrative Justice" – Jason Donnelly; and "Casino Regulation: A Crowning Achievement?" – Arie Freiberg.

Posted In: Australian Journal of Administrative Law (AJ Admin L) Tagged: Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) Arie Freiberg casino regulation Dr Jason Donnelly forms Professor Greg Weeks Professor Matthew Groves Section 501BA of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) visa cancellations

Insolvency Law Journal update: Vol 33 Pt 4

By journalalerts on January 7, 2026

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Posted In: Insolvency Law Journal (Insolv LJ) Tagged: bankruptcy and mass torts Bruce Markell compromises with creditors Dr David Morrison Edwin Teong equitable mootness and exculpation Ethan Cleland Jessica Smythe liability management transactions Professor Lynne Taylor quasi-judicial decision-makers Sulette Lombard The Conflict of Environmental and Insolvency Law: Unpacking Challenges for Courts and Legislatures What Happens When Companies in Partnership Become Insolvent?

Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal (ADRJ)

Australian Business Law Review (ABLR)

Australian Intellectual Property Journal (AIPJ)

Australian Journal of Administrative Law (AJ Admin L)

Australian Tax Review (AT Rev)

Building and Construction Law Journal (BCL)

Company and Securities Law Journal (C&SLJ)

Criminal Law Journal (Crim LJ)

Environmental and Planning Law Journal (EPLJ)

Family Law Review (Fam L Rev)