The Library Bulletin

The audacity of Griffith as a law reformer - presented by Justice Jackson as part of the 2021 Selden Society lecture series

Council held liable for negligent misstatement in planning certificate by Patrick Holland of McCullough Robertson - considers Lorenzato v Burwood Council [2020] NSWSC 1659

Cumulative trauma and stress as a judicial officer presented by Justice Helen Bowskill of the Queensland Supreme Court to Queensland Magistrates, 25 March 2021

Does the UK have a constitution? by Mark Elliott on Public Law for Everyone - "the UK does have a constitution, albeit that it is quite different from those of many other countries", the talk discusses the differences between the constitution of UK and other constitutions

The fellow takes doon ma very words : Session Cases celebrates its bicentenary with an intriguing poll by Joshua Rozenberg on A Lawyer Writes - the Scottish Council of Law Reporting has a poll on the most interesting/important case since the first Session Cases report was published in 1821 and asks whether Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 is the top choice, take the poll here

Fixing the casual conundrum : a simple matter of definition and conversion? by Nicholas Ellery, Jack de Flamingh and Sarah Katz of Corrs Chambers Westgarth - considers the the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021

Law Report (ABC) for 13 April presented by Damien Carrick - The findings of two significant Coronial Inquests

The laws of war in international thought by Pablo Kalmanovitz at University of Oxford

Minister for Home Affairs v Benbrika [2021] HCA 4 by James Stellios on Aus Pub Law - considers Minister for Home Affairs v Benbrika [2021] HCA 4 and the validity of continuing detention

Property damage claim deflated by lack of quantum evidence – Splash Waterpark Pty Ltd v Tim Schnitzerling [2021] NSWDC 62 (15 March 2021) by Anthony Highfield and James McIntyre of HWL Ebsworth - considers Splash Waterpark Pty Ltd v Tim Schnitzerling [2021] NSWDC 62

Scottish independence : EU membership and the Anglo–Scottish border by Akash Paun, Jess Sargeant, James Kane, Maddy Thimont Jack, and Kelly Shuttleworth on Institute for Government - considers what EU membership would mean for Scotland and its relationship with the rest of the UK

Union at the crossroads : can the British state handle the challenges of devolution? by Michael Kenny, Philip Rycroft and Jack Sheldon at Bennet Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge

The Wigs Podcast from Stephen Lawrence (Black Chambers), Emmanuel Kerkyasharian (Forbes Chambers), Felicity Graham (Black Chambers) and Jim Minns - When police officers go rogue : independent legal profession under attack