The Library Bulletin

The art of decision-making by Justice Greenwood, presented at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, 2018 National Conference

Law in Action (BBC) for 19 June - Social media in the dock

Law Report (ABC) for 19 June, presented by Damien Carrick - includes High Court rules on Google defamation case and Rebel Wilson damages payout slashed and Holiday cruise ships and the law

Maximising customer loyalty : getting data protection right in running loyalty schemes by Michael do Rozario, Viva Paxton and Phillip Magness of Corrs Chambers Westgarth - considers data protection
Social media use outside of work : Facebook post a valid reason for employee dismissal by Michael Selinger and Natasha Jones of Holding Redlich - considers Waters v Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited [2018] FWC 3285

Public trust and police legitimacy : diversity and complexity in the 'global city' by Professor Ben Bradford, University College London - considers police legitimacy

What will the Australian Competition Tribunal do now without limited merits review? by the Honourable Justice John E Middleton, President of the Australian Competition Tribunal

The Australian Human Rights Commission is conducting an inquiry into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, see details here

Caratti v Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police [2018] FCA 907 - application for injunction against Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to restrain them from providing documents to relevant liquidators and companies

DL v The Queen [2018] HCA 26 - criminal law, exploitation

Fair Work Ombudsman v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union [2018] FCA 934 - meaning of s 557(3) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Foxtel Management Pty Ltd v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 933 - copyright, "site blocking"

Lane v The Queen [2018] HCA 28 - criminal law, "substantial miscarriage of justice"

LSKF Holdings Pty Ltd v Shield Lifestone Holdings Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 129 - void or ineffective contract, illusory consideration

Mal Owen Consulting Pty Ltd v Ashcroft [2018] NSWCA 135 - breach of contract

Minister for Local Government v Blue Mountains City Council [2018] NSWCA 133 - whether the Class 4 of jurisdiction of the New South Wales Land and Environment Court is exclusive to that court

Minogue v State of Victoria [2018] HCA 27 - application of parole laws

Plummer and Ors v Attorney General of NSW and Ors [2018] NSWSC 869 - charitable trusts for religious purposes

Sheikh Thanoon Bin Saeed Bin Shakhboot Al Nehayan v Ioannis Kent AKA John Kent [2018] EWHC 333 (Comm) - commercial contracts, good faith, physical duress

Annotated Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (11th ed)

Douglas and Jones's administrative law (8th ed)

Guest on the law of assignment (3rd ed)

International trade law

Restraint of trade doctrine (4th ed)

The veiled sceptre : reserve powers of heads of state in Westminster systems

Consignor fined $100,000 for unsafe transportation of goods by Rebecca Niumeitolu of Holding Redlich - considers Environment Protection Authority v Toll Group Forwarding Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLEC 11

Corrs High Vis : Episode 26 – Murray report reviewing the national security of payment laws Andrew McCormack, Wayne Jocic, and Sam Woff of Corrs Chambers Westgarth - discusses some of the recommendations from the report

Google this : the High Court allows Google to be sued for defamation by John Swinson and Cate Nagy of King & Wood Mallesons - considers Trkulja v Google LLC [2018] HCA 25

Law Pod UK Ep. 36: Secrecy, anonymity and public information presented by Emma-Louise Fenelon - considers secrecy, anonymity and public information in major inquests and inquiries

Law Report (ABC) for 12 June, presented by Damien Carrick - topics are Beauty professionals receive training to support clients experiencing family violence and Victorian Supreme Court decision strikes out exorbitant legal fees (which deals with the decision in Robinson v Jones (No 5) [2018] VSC 202

Perspectives on elder abuse - ALRC President, Justice Sarah Derrington, Principal Legal Officer, Matt Corrigan and Ellen Fanning discuss how law reform can support efforts to address elder abuse

Should justice move online, from Law in Action (BBC), 12 June - notes that in Canada there is new online tribunal handling things like small claims and property disputes

Wahba v Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers : the damages regime in airline cases – Federal or State? by Matthew Brooks and Jonathan Yee of HWL Ebsworth - considers Wahba v Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers [2018] NSWDC 128

What’s going on with the banks and the criminal cartel charges? by Hannah Marshall and Michael Bradley of Marque Lawyers - considers capital raising and criminal cartel charges

Commencement proclamations

Registered Clubs Amendment (Accountability and Amalgamations) Act 2018 - commenced 15 June

Teaching and Education Legislation Amendment (Employment) Act 2018 - commenced 14 June

Psychiatry, psychology and the law, Volume 25(2), April 2018 - in this issue : Shared psychotic disorder and the killing of a policeman Russ Scott / Testing equality : insanity, treatment refusal and the CRPD Meron Wondemaghen / A mother's love? Postpartum disorders, the DSM-5 and criminal responsibility - a South African medicolegal perspective Geert Philip Stevens / Advance care planning for people with dementia in Western Australia : an examination of the fit between the law and practice Meredith Blake, Olivia Nicole Doray and Craig Sinclair / Individual differences relate to support for insanity and postpartum depression legal defenses : the mediating role of moral disengagement Emily F Wood, Sarah A Trescher, Monica K Miller and Christine M McDermott / Psychological assessment of intimate partner violence Robyn Yaxley, Kimberley Norris and Janet Haines / Research-based instructions induce sensitivity to confession evidence Angela M Jones and Steven Penrod / The utility of the HCR-20 in an Australian sample of forensic psychiatric patient Stephane M Shepherd, Rachel E Campbell and James R P Ogloff / Establishing origin : analysing the questions asked in asylum interviews Tanja S van Veldhiuzen, Rachel P A E Maas, Robert Horselenberg and Peter J van Koppen / The psychological effects of road traffic accidents (RTAs) : an exploration of a United Kingdom medico-legal examiner's career of RTA assessments Ashley Cartwright

Taxation in Australia, Volume 52(11), June 2018 - in this issue : The budget's done, now the countdown to the election Tracey Rens / Numbers, numbers, numbers - what does it all mean? Robert Deutsch / May - what happened in tax? TaxCounsel Pty Ltd / CGT relationship roll-over relief TaxCounsel Pty Ltd / Payroll tax - the hidden tax risks Peter Bembrick / Keeping on top of the ever-raising tax law "bar" Alexandra Wilson / Deductibility of employee travel expenses : the ATOs guidance Judy White and Adele Townsend / Navigating the changing SBE corporate tax rate landscape Tom Paltridge / Superannuation strategies post-1 July 2017 Kerri Reynolds / The nature of the trustee's right of indemnity Milton Louca / How the 2018 federal budget will impact SMSFs Christian Pakpahan and Daniel Butler / The referee and the shipping container Michael Norbury / Estate litigation costs : myth and misery Katerina Peiros and Christine Smyth

Amaca Pty Limited v Latz; Latz v Amaca Pty Limited [2018] HCA 22 - mesothelioma, superannuation and publication of reasons

CRI028 v The Republic of Nauru [2018] HCA 24 - migration, refugees

Joukhador v Commissioner of Police [2018] NSWSC 872 - validity of search warrant

Rozenblit v Vainer & Anor [2018] HCA 23 - practice and procedure, stay of proceeding

Trkulja v Google Inc [2018] HCA 25 - defamation

State reports (Western Australia), Volume 94(2), June 2018 - in this issue : Eames v Commissioner of State Revenue / Engwirda v Owners of Queens Riverside Strata Plan 55728 / Underwood v Underwood

Tasmanian reports, Volume 25(2), June 2018 - in this issue : Hammersley v National Transport Insurance / Kalis v Kingborough Council / Lacroix v Lacroix / Price v Southern Cross Television (TNT9) Pty Ltd / R v Potter / Rainbird v Bonde

Blockchain technology research snapshot by Chris Angus of the NSW Parliamentary Research Service - an overview of blockchain

Brighton Australia Pty Ltd v Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 246 by David McAndrew of Greenway Chambers - considers Brighton Australia Pty Ltd v Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 246

Is payment under your bank guarantee really guaranteed? by Elliot Raleigh of Gadens - considers Santos Limited v BNP Paribas [2018] QSC 105

Law Pod UK Ep. 34: Will AI outwit our laws? Rosalind English and professor Karen Yeung of Birmingham University - discussion of the law and artificial intelligence

Law Report (ABC) for 5 June presented by Damien Carrick - When can authorities seize your mobile device? - examines when authorities can seize your mobile device

Low threshold for adjudicator's reasons by Frazer Moss and Kath Hallpike of Clayton Utz - considers Cockram Construction Ltd v Fulton Hogan Construction Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 107 Pharmaceutical drug misuse briefing paper by Lenny Roth of the NSW Parliamentary Research Service - examines pharmaceutical drug misuse

Awaiting assent

Companion Animals and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 - awaiting assent 6 June

Government Sector Finance Bill 2018 - awaiting assent 7 June

Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Bill 2018 - awaiting assent 6 June

Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Marriages) Bill 2018 - awaiting assent 6 June

Public Health Amendment (Safe Access to Reproductive Health Clinics) Bill 2018 (Sharpe) - awaiting assent 8 June

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018 - awaiting assent 6 June

In progress

Crimes Amendment (Publicly Threatening and Inciting Violence) Bill 2018 - introduced in Legislative Assembly 5 June, awaiting second reading debate

Criminal Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2018 - introduced in Legislative Assembly 6 June, awaiting second reading debate

Fair Trading Amendment (Short-term Rental Accommodation) Bill 2018 - introduced in Legislative Assembly 6 June, awaiting second reading debate

Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 - in Legislative Council, to be reported 6 June

Government Sector Finance Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Bill 2018 - in Legislative Assembly awaiting consideration of Legislative Council amendments 7 June

Justice Legislation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2018 - in Legislative Assembly awaiting minister's second reading speech 6 June (was introduced in the Legislative Council)

Modern Slavery Bill 2018 - to be reported 6 June

Unexplained Wealth (Commonwealth Powers) Bill 2018 - in Legislative Assembly awaiting second reading debate 6 June

Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Statutory Review) Bill 2018 - in Legislative Assembly awaiting second reading debate 6 June

Water Management Amendment Bill 2018 - in Legislative Council, second reading debate adjourned 6 June (was introduced in the Legislative Council)

Notice of motion

Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Marine Plastics Reduction) Bill 2018 - notice of motion 7 June

Wellbeing Indicators Bill 2018 - notice of motion 6 June

Commencement proclaimed

Smoke-free Environment Amendment Act 2018 - commencement proclamation 6 June

Australian corporate lawyer, Volume 28(2), Winter 2018 - in this issue : A day in the life - Ann Stubbings - Group General Counsel and Company Secretary Orora Limited / Legal operations - the big picture / Focusing on what matters most Caroline Cox / Developing a highly engaged legal team Sarah Turner and James Hutchins / Successfully implementing flexible work arrangements Kathleen Forbes / Legal operations for the smaller team Maria Polczynski / Legal innovation on a shoestring : how to innovate on a budget Verity White / The emergence and growth of in-house legal team Annette Musolino / The rise of big data Jodie Baker / Practical advice for internally investigating high visibility employees and contractors Monica Allen, Steve Bishara and Matthew Schelp / The yin and yang of managing an in-house legal team Sandra Eckert / Innovation and the legal services supply chain Shanan Kan and George Beaton / Communicating through a crisis : the cost of not saying sorry James Melville-Ross and Adam Davidson / Mentoring : unveiling the unknown known Karina Butera

Law institute journal, Volume 92(6), June 2018 - in this issue : Designing digital justice Kathy Laster / Judge Julie Condon Sam Pandya / Administrators at large in a legal labyrinth Anthony Burke / To frack or not to frack Andrew Komesaroff and Christopher Langton / Redicovering an ancient tort Jeremy King and Yusur Al-Azzawi / What price? Quantifying loss for survivors of childhood sexual abuse Grace Wilson and Michael Magazanik / Bridging the information gap Barry Yau and David Catanzariti / Profession by lawyers Gino Dal Pont / Take a step back Legal Practitioners' Liability Committee / can this be right? Russell Cocks / Redefining legal practice in a tech revolution Fabian Horton / New law catches up / Prevent bill shock and avoid complaints Mark Bellamy / Resilience building key for lawyers Elena Tsalanidis and Vanessa Shambrook / Know your limit Andrew Proebstl / How to change practice areas Thomas Hobbs / Managed investment scheme update Pamela Hanrahan / Look after yourself / Don't feel bad

Proctor, Volume 38(5), June 2018 - in this issue : In the long run, you can make a difference Rolf Moses / Investigations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Stephen Keim / The importance of Mabo Day and the Native Title Act 1993 Leah Cameron and Cassie Lang / The government grants process : recent trends and key issues Catherine Jackson / Litigation privilege and witnesses : what protection applies to third-party communications? Kylie Downes and Brent Reading / The truth about lying Stafford Shepherd / Copyright and privacy : why legislators and the law fail in the digital age Sheetal Deo / Magic money - estate litigation and cost orders Christine Smyth / Eyes in the sky, and all around : computer vision threatens current notions of privacy Rachel Treasure / Recklessness leads to landmark WHS prosecution : $900K for NSW category one offence Andrew Ross / Son gains access to parents' 1977 court file Robert Glade-Wright

University of New South Wales law journal, Volume 41(2), 2018 - in this issue : Where does truth lie? The challenges and imperatives of fact-finding in trial, appellate, civil and criminal courts and international commissions of inquiry Michael Kirby / Lessons from history in dealing with our most dangerous Harry Hobbs and Andrew Trotter / Determining suicide under Australian law Stephanie Jowett, Belinda Carpenter and Gordon Tait / Family property division and the principle of judicial restraint Patrick Parkinson / The French court and the principle of legality Bruce Chen / Holding food companies responsible for unhealthy food marketing to children : can international human rights instruments provide an new approach? Elizabeth Handsley and Belinda Reeve / Characterisation of breach of confidence as a privacy tort in private international law Michael Douglas / The limits of comparative public law methodology in international investment law : an Australian case study Alexander Ferguson / Removing donor anonymity : what does it achieve? Revisiting the welfare of donor-conceived individuals Michelle Taylor-Sands / Assessing the effectiveness of wellbeing initiatives for lawyers and support staff Suzanne Poynton, Janet Chan, Melissa Vogt, Anne Grunseit and Jasmine Bruce

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Optus Internet Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 777 - the court ordered that Optus pay $1.5 million in penalties for misleading customers with regards to their transition from their own HFC network to the National Broadband Network

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FCAFC 78 - competition law, the court dismissed the ACCC's appeal

Masterpiece Caskeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission - Christian cake shop owner refused to make a wedding cake on religious grounds

The Secretary of the Department of Transport (in respect of Roads and Maritime Services) v Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union, New South Wales Branch [2018] NSWIRComm 1038 - award interpretation, “current practice” of taking annual leave

Wraydeh v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWDC 138 - defamation, "whether leave should be refused in relation to an imputation that “the plaintiff is a criminal” on the basis that, by reason of the plaintiff’s criminal record, this imputation was true"

New South Wales law reports, Volume 95(3), June 2018 - in this issue : REW08 Projects Pty Ltd v PNC Lifestyle Investments Pty Ltd / New South Wales Crime Commission v Chen / Ghamrawi v R / 4nature Incorporated v Centennial Springvale Pty Ltd / Taub v R / Tikomaimaleya v R / Chen v Health Care Complaints Commission

Character references for court by Amanda Tsang of Armstrong legal - provides advice on provision of character references for court

Don’t “Rush” into publishing before you’ve considered your defences by Hannah Marshall and Daisy von Schoenberg of Marque Lawyers - examines the Geoffrey Rush versus the Daily Telegraph defamation proceedings

A “festival of mendacity”; telling the truth no more than a “lifestyle choice” by David Hart on UK Human Rights Law Blog - considers Rashid v Munir & Ors [2018] EWHC 1258 (QB)

Higher fines for competition law breaches, and more unlawful behaviour captured by Australia's cartel laws by Mihkel Wilding and Damiano Fritz of Clayton Utz - examines the impact of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Yazaki Corporation [2018] FCAFC 73

Law Report (ABC) for 29 May, presented by Damien Carrick, Inside the jury room part four : juror misbehaviour - examines how juror misbehavior threatens the right to a fair trial and what can be done to ensure they behave

Privacy decision sets worrying precedent for what the Government can reveal about us by Flint Duxfield and Stephen Smiley of ABC

Davaria Pty Limited v 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 760 - legal professional privilege, "whether dissemination by one joint privilege holder of privileged document or communication to WhatsApp messaging group constitutes waiver"

Ekermawi v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited [2018] NSWCATAD 112 - racial vilification

Luk v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWCATAD 111 - meaning of “intimidation”, “menacing” and “objective facts”

Federal court reports, Volume 253(1), May 2018 - in this issue : BEG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection / Immigration and Border Protection, Minister for v BJN16 / Immigration and Border Protection, Minister for v CQZ15 / Lane v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation / Port of Newcastle Operations Pty Ltd v Australian Competition Tribunal

South Australian state reports, Volume 129(3), May 2018 - in this issue : Google Inc v Duffy

Bringing international fugitives to justice : extradition and its alternatives / David A Sadoff

The court reporter / Jamelle Wells

Criminalizing children : welfare and the state in Australia / David McCallum

Judge Walden : back in session / Peter Murphy

Making migration law : the foreigner, sovereignty and the case of Australia / Eve Lester

Rather his own man : reliable memoirs / Geoffrey Robertson

The RBG workout [Ruth Bader Ginsburg workout] / Bryant Johnson

Australian bar review, Volume 45(2), May 2018 - in this issue : Social media : challenges for lawyers and the courts Steven Rares / Mistake by a lawyer ancestor or ‘know your limitations law’ W V Windeyer / Contribution between wrongdoers of mixed liability : discerning the role of equity and statute Rahul Arora / The binding rulings regime and the assessment process John Azzi / Death and the maiden — probate and copyright Therese Catanzariti / The commercial trust in insolvency — a persistent concern for insolvency practitioners and their advisors Nicholas Mirzai

Brief, Volume 45(4), May 2018 - in this issue : The independent Gino Dal Pont / Crowd-sourced funding in Australia Amanda Meloni and Tony Chong / What young lawyers said : the law, collegiality and mental health Law Society's Young Lawyers Committee / The gig economy : rescuing the scapegoat Cory Fogliani / Did you miss the ILRA amendments? Time to catch up! James Healy

Law society journal, Issue 45, June 2918 - in this issue : Respected Supreme Court judge to lead consent law review Kate Allman / Lawyers unprepared for cyber attacks / Old dogs learn new tricks in prison Kate Allman / It takes a village (Robyn Sexton) Jane Southward / Circuit breakers : how justice reinvestment is reshaping Bourke Jane Southward / Multitasking mindfulness for the corporate lawyer Tom Sorrenson / Mediation? It's a no-brainer Lynn Elsey / A day in the life of... Vlad Vishney, construction specialist, Mills Oakley Jane Southward / Legally binding Diane Nazaroff / 8 things that might be making you anxious Thea O'Connor / Insourcing - implications for in-house counsel and private practice lawyers Michael Legg and Felicity Bell / New restrictions for lawyers involved in managed investment schemes Pamela Hanrahan / Big brother is watching : the hidden cost of the Gold Opal Card Stephen McKenzie and Eva Lu / 2018 NSW Contract for Sale and Purchase of Land and the 'GST at settlement' measure Diane Skapinker / Death by crocodile : not necessarily tax-free Jim Main / Is your practice ready for e-conveyancing? Simone Herbert-Lowe / A practical guide to lump sum costs orders Michelle Castle and Andrew Bailey / Rights of injured workers expanded : knee replacements no longer subject to time limits Peter Lleonart / Strangely foreign : recent NSW duty and land tax surcharges Ken Lord / Taking the trial out of the office tryst : just how much should an employer do? Jack de Flamingh and Ruth Nocka / High Court leaves NCAT standing with no standing for interstate party disputes Talitha Fishburn

In Senate Estimates Ian MacDonald asked Justice SC Derrington about why she is a "Senior Counsel" instead of a "Queen's Counsel", Sarah Catherine Derrington said "those are my initials", the 2018-2019 Budget estimates transcript for 23 May will be available here

Admiralty jurisdiction and practice (5th ed) / Nigel Meeson and John A Kimbell

Habeas corpus in international law / Brian R Farrell

Restraint of trade doctrine (4th ed) / J D Heydon

The UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples : a commentary / Jessie Hohmann and Marc Weller (eds)

Williams, Mortimer and Sunnucks on executors, administrators and probate (21st ed) / John Ross Martyn and Nicholas Caddick (eds)

Introduced

Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms) Bill 2018 - introduced in Legislative Council 24 May

Companion Animals and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 - introduced in Legislative Council 23 May

Government Sector Finance Bill 2018 - introduced in Legislative Assembly 24 May

Government Sector Finance Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Bill 2018 - introduced in Legislative Assembly 24 May

Justice Legislation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2018 - introduced in Legislative Council 23 May

Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Bill 2018 - introduced in Legislative Assembly 23 May, awaiting second reading debate

Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Marriages) Bill 2018 - introduced in Legislative Council 23 May

Public Accountability Legislation Amendment (Sydney Motorway Corporation) Bill 2018 - introdcued in Legislative Assembly 24 May

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018 - introduced in Legislative Council 23 May

Revised

Electoral Funding Bill 2018 - awaiting assent 24 May

Public Health Amendment (Safe Access to Reproductive Health Clinics) Bill 2018 - passed Legislative Council 24 May, needs to go to the Legislative Assembly

Passed

Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2018 - awaiting assent 22 May

Road Transport and Other Legislation Amendment (Digital Driver Licences and Photo Cards) Bill 2018 - awaiting assent, 23 May

Road Transport Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Bill 2018 - awaiting assent 22 May

Assented

Coal Industry Amendment Act 2018 - assented to 23 May

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2018 - assented to 23 May

Transport Administration Amendment (Sydney Metro) Act 2018 - assented to 23 May

Arb, med, arb – easy as one, two, three? by John Oddy and Damian Sturzaker of Marque Lawyers - considers Ku-ring-gai Council v Ichor Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 610

Authorised law reporting : Remarks to welcome to Australia the Incorporated Council for Law Reporting for England and Wales speech delivered by Steven Rares on 9 May - covers the history of authorised law reporting in Britain and Australia

The CASA flags new safety measures for drones by Renae Lattey and Michael Swinson of King & Wood Mallesons - considers the Civil Aviation Safety Authority's Review of aviation safety regulation of remotely piloted aircraft

Common questions concerning GST withholding law by Jason Warat of HWL Ebsworth - looks that the new GST withholding laws which commence 1 July

Electronic lodgement networks for land dealings and what this means for you by Clare Van Drunen of Clayton Utz - covers electronic lodgment requirements in each state and territory

European Union and democratisation : backsliding in tow of unsuccessful conditionality? by Katarína Šipulová of Oxford University - examines the EU’s democratizing influence and the legal and political measures used by different actors and EU institutions

How will corporations be affected by imminent new foreign bribery and whistleblower laws? by Richard Flitcroft, Anthony Forsyth and Tegan Harrington of Corrs Chambers Westgarth - looks at reform of Australia's anti-foreign bribery and corruption regulation

Is intoxication a defence to a criminal charge? by Angela Cooney of Armstrong Legal - considers whether intoxication is a defence

Law Report (ABC) for 22 May presented by Damien Carrick - Inside the jury room part three : juror bias - considers whether jurors can set their personal beliefs and prejudices aside when they enter the deliberation room

Recent case law and legislative update in business law by Sydney Jacobs of 13 Wentworth Selborne - considers Shah v Hagemrad [2018] FCA 91, Kallin Pty Ltd v ACN 107 851 847 Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 124, and Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis (No 9) [2018] FCA 385

Commonwealth law reports, Volume 260(2), May 2018 - is this issue : Aubrey v The Queen / Bywater Investments Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation / Crown Melbourne Ltd v Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vic) Pty Ltd / Hua Wang Bank Berhad v Federal Commissioner of Taxation / New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering Crown Lands Act / Pickering v The Queen / Simic v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation / Talacko v Bennett

Federal Court reports, Volume 252(3), May 2018 - in this issue : Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v McDermott (No 2) / Callychurn v Australian Securities and Investments Commission / Carrascalao v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection / Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd / Kadam v MiiResorts Group 1 Pty Ltd (No 4) / Oil Basins Ltd v Watson

Federal Court reports, Volume 252(4), May 2018 - in this issue : BrisConnections Finance Pty Ltd v Arup Pty Ltd / Morris Finance Ltd v Brown / Offshore Marine Services Alliance Pty Ltd / Palanaippan v Westpac Banking Corporation / Poroa v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection / Taxation, Federal Commissioner of v Primary Health Care Ltd / Taxation, Federal Commissioner of v Tamarama Fresh Juices Australia Pty Ltd / Ten Network Holdings Ltd, Re

On the 21st of May the Final report of the Review of security of payment laws was released