The Library Bulletin

Conviction for water take offences – Water NSW v Harris by Kate Swain, Sarah Hausler and Patrick O'Brien of McCullough Robertson - considers WaterNSW v Harris (No 3) [2020] NSWLEC 18

Federal Court declares terms in standard form loan contracts to be unfair by Sophie Bogard and Andrew Hii of Gilbert + Tobin - considers Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited [2020] FCA 716

High Court ruling on 'Palace letters' case paves way to learn more about The Dismissal - and our Constitution by Anne Twomey on The Conversation - considers Hocking v Director-General of the National Archives of Australia [2020] HCA 19

Important changes to the EP&A Act – lapsing consents, appeal periods and existing uses by Joshua Same and Hayley Tam of Maddocks - considers amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000

Law in Action (BBC) for 2 June presented by Joshua Rozenberg - Justice in lockdown

Law Report (ABC) for 2 June presented by Damien Carrick - In a legal first, a car driver evading police is jailed for murder. And is the Races Power in our Constitution an anachronism?

Reimagining the Law from British Institute of International and Comparative Law - each day commentators are asked about reimagining the law and five new ideas are posted, 1 June includes Freedom of expression by The Rt Hon Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Global platform for online court hearings by Professor Richard Susskind OBE, ADR and mediation by Andrea Coomber, Breathing space by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers KG PC, Teach law in schools by Joshua Rozenberg QC and Brand management of the law by Dame Elizabeth Gloster