The Library Bulletin

Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union v Railtrain Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 1740 - industrial law, accessorial liability

Darestani v R [2019] NSWCCA 248 - whether plastic pistols were imitation firearms

Hancock v Rinehart [2019] NSWSC 1451 - equity, trusts and trustees

AFP to examine its handling of sensitive investigations after media raids by Katharine Murphy on The Guardian

Australian tribunal overwhelmed with migrant, refugee requests on SBS News

Two judges are trading places in the hopes of learning from other states' mistakes by Josh Robertson on ABC News

The New South Wales Law Reform Commission has released draft proposals on Consent in relation to sexual offences.

Feedback on the proposals is welcome, please see here.

The closing date for feedback is 18 November 2019.

In progress

Better Regulation Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 23 October 2019

Central Coast Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill 2019 (Boyd) - in Legislative Council, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 24 October 2019

Child Protection (Nicole's Law) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 24 October 2019

Crimes Amendment (Zoe's Law) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, second reading, debate adjourned, 24 October 2019

Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting second reading debate, 23 October 2019

Digital Restart Fund Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 22 October 2019

Electoral Funding Amendment (Cash Donations) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting minister's second reading speech, 23 October 2019

Electoral Funding Amendment (Local Government Expenditure Caps) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting minister's second reading speech, 22 October 2019

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Territorial Limits) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 clear days, 24 October 2019

Fines Amendment Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting consideration of Legislative Council amendments, 23 October 2019

Food Amendment (Seafood Country of Origin Labelling) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, second reading debate, debate interrupted, 24 October 2019

Gambling Legislation Amendment (Online and Other Betting) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting minister's second reading speech, 23 October 2019

Justice Legislation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2019 - in Legislative Council, second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 23 October 2019

Liquor Amendment (Harm Reduction Areas) Bill 2019 (Roberts) - in Legislative Council, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 24 October 2019

Liquor Amendment (Intoxication) Bill 2019 (Roberts) - in Legislative Council, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 24 October 2019

Music Festivals Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, awaiting minister's second reading speech, 23 October 2019

Professional Engineers Registration Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 clear days, 24 October 2019

Real Estate Services Council Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 24 October 2019

Right to Farm Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, consideration in Committee of the Whole, 23 October 2019

State Revenue Legislation Further Amendment Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 22 October 2019

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (No 2) 2019 - in Legislative Council, to be reported, 24 October 2019

Water Supply (Critical Needs) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, awaiting minister's second reading speech, 24 October 2019

Negatived

Plastic Shopping Bags (Prohibition on Supply by Retailers) Bill 2019 - second reading negatived on division in the Legislative Assembly, 24 October 2019

Notices of motion

Abortion Law Reform Repeal Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, notice of motion, 22 October 2019

Liquor Amendment (Drinking Age) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, notice of motion, 22 October 2019

Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment (State Owned Corporations) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, notice of motion, 22 October 2019

Right to Farm (Farming Families Protection) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, notice of motion, 23 October 2019

Water Management Amendment (Water Rights Transparency) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, notice of motion, 22 October 2019

Workers Compensation Amendment (Protection of Injured Workers) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, notice of motion, 23 October 2019

Australia needs a Media Freedom Act. Here’s how it could work by Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland on The Conversation - discusses what a media freedom Act might look like

To brie or not to brie : EU'S push for protections over food and spirit names in Australia by Luke Dale and Stephanie Leong of HWL Ebsworth - examines proposals by the European Union for the protection of a list of EU Geographical Indications, including certain types of cheese, ham, olive oils and alcohol

Disclosure is not enough by Mathew Kaley of McCabe Curwood - examines financial services disclosure

Is privity of contract here to stay? by Justin McDonnell, Shane Ogden and Joe Koe of King and Wood Mallesons - considers Clarence City Council v Commonwealth of Australia [2019] FCA 1568

Law Report (ABC) for 22 October presented by Damien Carrick - Adolescents who turn homes into war zones

Lawyerist Episode 244, Tech savvier lawyers with Adriana Linares - examines some technological changes that can make work easier

Federal court reports, Volume 264(3), October 2019 - in this issue : DMI16 v Federal Circuit Court of Australia / Energy Australia Yallourn Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metal, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union / Ethicon Sarl v Gill / GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Investments (Ireland) (No 2) Ltd v Generic Partners Pty Ltd / Homart Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd v Careline Australia Pty Ltd / Kronen v Commercial Motor Industries Pty Ltd / Pleash v Tucker

Federal court reports, Volume 264(4), October 2019 - in this issue : Aussiegolfa Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation / AYF16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection / BZC17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection / Hooton v Minister for Home Affairs / WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene

State reports (Western Australia), Volume 97(3), October 2019 - in this issue : Burns v North Metropolitan Health Service / Hodsdon v Local Government Standards Panel / Redfearn v Mener Group Pty Ltd / Steele v Clough Projects Pty Ltd

The anti-suit injunction / Thomas Raphael

Blockchain and the legal profession / Alex Davies (ed)

Corporate and trust structures : legal and illegal dimensions / David Chaikin and Gordon Hook (eds)

Court number one : the Old Bailey trials that defined modern Britain / Thomas Grant

Double insurance and contribution / Nisha Mohamed

Hammerschlag’s Commercial Court handbook / David Hammerschlag

Law of international business in Australasia / Vivienne Bath and Gabriël Moens

Can you make AI fairer than a judge? by Karen Hao and Jonathan Stray from MIT technology review - considers predictive algorithms

De facto partners and the law of intestacy – it’s all about the facts by Andrew Lacey of McCabe Curwood - considers Estate of the late Shirley Joan Violet Gardner; Bernengo v Leaney [2019] NSWSC 1324

The interface between contract and equity - presented by Lord Sales, Justice of the Supreme Court of The United Kingdom at the Lehane Memorial Lecture, Sydney, 28 August 2019

Law Report (ABC) for 15 October presented by Damien Carrick - Does video surveillance of psychiatric compo claimants tell us anything?

Privacy in 2019 : a growing demand for individuals accessing their personal data by Lyn Nicholson and Georgia Milne of Holding Redlich - considers the increase in requests

Robodebt – the rise of class actions based on automated decision-making? by Asha Keaney, Nikhil Shah and Melissa Fai of Gilbert + Tobin - considers class action in relation to robodebt

Speaking the right social media language by Justice Rares at the Council of Australian Tribunals National Conference

To stay or not to stay? by Russell Thirgood, Erika Williams and Jemma Keys of McCullough Robertson - considers Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.A.R.L v Kingdom of Spain [2019] FCA 1220

Vale restitution? The High Court clarifies remedies available to construction contractors following termination for repudiation by Nick Rudge, Julian Berenholtz and Michal Mag of Allens Linklaters - considers Peter Mann & Anor v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32

Crossbenchers push to raise age of criminal responsibility in Australia from SBS News

David Eastman awarded $7m for 19 years of wrongful imprisonment from The Guardian

French couple can keep tilde in son's name after court battle from The Guardian

High Court Chief Justice recounts divergence of common law by Emma Ryan of Lawyers Weekly

Make-up techniques a potential weapon against unwanted facial recognition surveillance by Malcolm Sutton of ABC News

NSW coroner to recommend pill testing be introduced at music festivals by Liv Casben of ABC News

School principal defamation case prompts questions about pig snorting and 'binge eating' by Elise Kinsella of ABC News

AIAL forum, Issue 96, September 2019 - in this issue : Contemporary challenges in merits review : the AAT in a changing Australia The Hon Justice David Thomas / Recent developments Katherine Cook / The three forms of executive power and the consequences for administrative law review David Patrick Hertzberg / Dealing with self-represented parties Graeme Neate / Adventures on the administrative decision-making continuum : reframing the role of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Matthew Paterson / Defining the boundaries of non-statutory executive power in Australia : a migration law perspective Laura Butler

Alternative law journal, Volume 44(3), 2019 - in this issue : A hoax of blokes : election 2019 Graeme Orr / Reforming proceeds of crime legislation : political reality or pipedream? Natalie Skead, Tamara Tulich, Sarah Murray and Hilde Tubex / Sharing elements of effective practice to address earlier signs of family violence Liz Curran / Religions should be required to be transparent in their use of exemptions in anti-discrimination law Renae Baker / Consent, custom and international law in South Africa : what Australian lawmakers could learn Stephen Young / Un-translatable? Interpreting customary laws in a western courtroom Luke Hannath / Trump, Twitter and the first amendment Jemimah Roberts / As easy as riding a bike? How mandatory bicycle helmet laws may harm those who can least afford it Carlo Dellora / Corporate social responsibility, human rights and law firms Claudia Carr / Internship courses for all? Supporting students undertaking unpaid university-run legal internships Laura Grenfell and Cornelia Koch / Clinical programs, social justice and transformation through student learning Lindsey Stevenson-Graf / Straight man's burden Joanna Joy / Reconciling rights-based discourse with Pacific culture and way-of-life : re-defining our understanding of 'rights' Gina Zheng / Mandatory bicycle helmet laws and the disabled Robert Corr / Girlie shoots the messenger

Civil justice quarterly, Volume 38(4), 2019 - in this issue : Defining strategic litigation Michael Ramsden and Kris Gledhill / Comparing the efficiency and quality of civil justice in Scandinavia : the role of structural differences and definitions of quality Anna Nylund / Finding the holy grail of commercial mediation research : an empirical study of insurance mediation users in New Zealand Dr Grant Morris / Exploring voice as a justice factor in mediation Lola Akin Ojelabi / Australian Law Reform Commission Class Action and Litigation Funding Report : empowering courts, monitoring funders, supporting contingency fees for class action lawyers and proposing reviews of shareholder class actions and collective redress Michael Legg / Law Commission of Ontario Report : Class Actions : objectives, experiences and reforms Suzanne Chiodo / A fresh look at familiar problems : proposals for reform of the UK immigration and asylum system Alan Desmond

Commonwealth law bulletin, Volume 44(3), September 2018 - in this issue : Time to waive LPP on government legal advice in the UK Gavin Murphy / The doctrine of substantial performance : comparisons between English and Malaysian law Sri Bala Murugan Gogulanathan / Design standards for laws to ensure effective democracy Roy Lee / The English common law criminal defence and excuse of necessity : a critical comparison of the customary law and commonplace Gary I Lilienthal / Resolving the cultural right-animal right conflict in India : analyzing Article 29(1) through the paradigm of Jallikattu Dushyant Thakur / Legal strategy for resolving the socio-economic and environmental symptoms of the resource curse in Nigeria : the role of impact and benefit agreements (IBAs) Godswill Agbaitoro / Judicial approaches to combating 'revenge porn' : a multi-jurisdictional perspective Jason Haynes / The right of access to state-held information in Botswana : lessons from emerging international human rights jurisprudence Tachilisa Badala Balule and Baboki Jonathan Dambe / The Hague judgments project : assessing its plausible benefits for the development of the Indian private international law Saloni Khanderia / Connecting the dots : relevance of sustainable development principles in addressing environmental protection issues in Nigeria's oil industry E U Onyeabor, Onyedikachi Josiah Alozie, Joycelin Okubuiro, Anthony Ifeanyi Onuigbo and Nadubuisi Augustine Nwafor / Constitutional literacy in Africa : challenges and prospects Charles Manga Fombad

Conveyancer and property lawyer, Volume 83(3), 2019 - in this issue : Dishonest strangers Martin Dixon / Tied up in knotweed Russell Hewitson / Resolving the status of bare trust Robert Flannigan / Mortgage possession at a crossroads : which way should we turn? Dr Lisa Whitehouse / The traditional concept hits the bunker : easements after Regency Villas Title Ltd v Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd Gavin McLeod / Lu Xing Juan v Estate of Hui Shui See : promissory estoppel where the family home is owned by a company Michael Lower / Golf and the law Alec Samuels / Don't dismiss the relevance of subjective intentions to adverse possesion : Malik v Malik Robin Hickey / The Earl's daughter - lessons from the Inheritance Act : Wellesley v Earl Cowley Richard Hedlund / Fencing easements, their true character and how they arise : Churston Golf Club Ltd v Haddock Andrew Cash

Criminal law review, Issue 10, 2019 - in this issue : The Sentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Bill Nicola Padfield / Autobiographical memory misconceptions and the police investigative response to rape complaints Louise Taylor and Lucy Justice / A credible solution? Non-defendant's bad character and section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 Diane Birch / Can fugitives argue "culpable delay" by the authorities in extradition proceedings? Howard Riddle / Cases and comments : Committal for sentence - McNamara (James) v Public Prosecution Service (NI), Homicide - R v Hussain (Imran), Indictment - R v Dillion (Geoffrey), Proceeds of crime - R v S, Public entry to courtroom - R (on the application of Ewing) v Isleworth Crown Court, Sentencing - R v Akbar (Chaudry Muhammad), R v Chin-Charles (Aron Stefan) ; R v Cullen (Anthony), Slavery - R v Nguyen (T H) ; R v Nguyen (V H) ; R v Tran, Trial - R v Chauhan (Manjoi) ; R v Croft (Terence)

Judicial review, Volume 14(2), October 2019 - in this issue : Jury directions : the struggle for simplicity and clarity The Honourable Virginia Bell AC / Who judges the judges, and how should they be judged? The Honourable T F Bathurst AC / Extended joint criminal enterprise - "top-down" or "bottom-up" legal reasoning? The Honourable Justice Weinberg AO / Judicial review and the Land and Environment Court Professor Margaret Allars / The role of holistic approaches in reducing the rate of recidivism for young offenders Associate Professor Jioji Ravulo

Law quarterly review, Volume 135, October 2019 - in this issue : Equity in business Lord Briggs of Westbourne / "O Lord make me pure - but not yet" : granting time for the amendment of unlawful legislation Jonathan Morgan / Labour law and the labour market : employment status reconsidered Zoe Adams / Common law protection for injury to a person's reproductive autonomy Stephen Todd / The search for common intention : the status of an executed, express declaration of trust post-Stack and Jones Chris Bevan

LSJ, Issue 60, October 2019 - in this issue : Six minutes with Mary Digiglio, Managing Partner, Swaab Attorneys / Bench beckons for Sophia Beckett / Abortion decriminalised in NSW amid fierce debate Amy Dale / Making our targets sweat Gabrielle Upton MP / At lunch with Rosalind Croucher Kate Allman / Forgotten faces : the legal status of Australia's missing persons Kirrily Schwarz / The country lawyer at war James Unkles / Going Dutch Alice Ramsay / Stop negotiating nicely / Listen to your body Thea O'Connor / Doing it for the kids Amy Dale / Is BMI the best measure of health? Angela Tufvesson / Not born to run? Ben Lucas / The case that changed me - Larina Alick Amy Dale / The latest developments in Law Society advocacy and law reform Law Society Policy and Practice Department / Chorley abolished! High Court has final say Michelle Castle and Andrew Bailey / New Singapore Convention set to bring greater certainty to international mediation Anthony Lo Surdo SC / Three compliance considerations for staff recruitment Glenda Carry / A day in the life : Federal Court takes personal leave back to basics Jack de Flamingh and Allanah Hogan / New sentencing statistics now available on the Judicial Information Research System Mark Zaki / The CDPP's e-Brief referral Guidelines : modernising the conduct of federal prosecutions Ilan Lewis / Anti-competitive IP transactions under the spotlight Cynthia Cochrane and Catherine Bembrick / Financial services providers under pressure to act 'efficiently, honestly and fairly' Brendan May / Practical tips for dealing with testamentary capacity David Price / Minor injuries under the Motor Accident Injuries Act Belinda Cassidy / Change leadership for a dynamic profession Dr Justine Rogers and Dr Felicity Bell / Practical tips for conveyancing solicitors in a changing economy Rosemary Workman / The latest from the High Court Andrew Yuile / The latest from the Federal Court Dan Star QC / Family law Robert Glade-Wright / Criminal law Thomas Spohr / Elder law and succession Darryl Browne

Carlos Sawa v Fairfield City Council [2019] NSWDC 576 - negligence, "whether Council owed duty of care at recreation centre to respond to criminal conduct of third parties"

Commissioner of Taxation v Sharpcan Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 36 - taxation, gaming machines

Eastman v The Australian Capital Territory [2019] ACTSC 280 - claim for compensation after plaintiff was convicted and imprisoned for murder in 1995 and acquitted in 2018, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $7,020,000

The Queen v A2 [2019] HCA 35 - genital mutilation

Acts proclaimed

Dams Safety Act 2015 No 26 - 1 November 2019 appointed as the day on which the uncommenced provisions of the Act commence

In progress

Electoral Funding Amendment (Cash Donations) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 16 October 2019

Electoral Funding Amendment (Local Government Expenditure Caps) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 calendar days, 16 October 2019

Fines Amendment Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, second reading debate, debate adjourned, 16 October 2019

Food Amendment (Seafood Country of Origin Labelling) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 clear days, 17 October 2019

Government Information (Public Access) Amendment (Electronic Applications) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 clear days, 17 October 2019

Industrial Relations Amendment (Contracts of Carriage) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, second reading, debate adjourned, 17 October 2019

Music Festivals Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 clear days, 16 October 2019

Plastic Shopping Bags (Prohibition on Supply by Retailers) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, second reading debate, debate interrupted, 17 October 2019

Right to Farm Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, to be reported, 16 October 2019

Road Transport Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, awaiting minister's second reading speech, debate adjourned, 17 October 2019

Road Transport Amendment (Mobile Phone Detection) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, to be reported, 15 October 2019

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (No 2) 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 clear days, 15 October 2019

Transport Administration Amendment (RMS Dissolution) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, consideration of Legislative Council amendments, 15 October 2019

Water Supply (Critical Needs) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, awaiting second reading debate, debate adjourned 5 clear days, 16 October 2019

Awaiting assent

Racing Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 - awaiting assent, 16 October 2019

Notices of motion

Cannabis Industry Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, notice of motion, 15 October 2019

Crimes Amendment (Incitement or Promotion of Terrorism and Violence) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, notice of motion, 15 October 2019

Drug Misuse and Trafficking Amendment (Decriminalisation) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, notice of motion, 15 October 2019

Drug Misuse and Trafficking Amendment (Injecting Centre Repeal) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, notice of motion, 15 October 2019

Government Information (Public Access) Amendment (Electronic Applications) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Assembly, notice of motion, 15 October 2019

Summary Offences Amendment (Full-face Coverings Prohibition) Bill 2019 - in Legislative Council, notice of motion, 15 October 2019

New South Wales law reports, Volume 99(1), October 2019 - in this issue : Attorney General for New South Wales v Gatsby / Bayside Council v Karimbla Properties (No 3) Pty Ltd / Kempsey Shire Council v Five Star Medical Centre Pty Ltd / New South Wales, State of v Cuthbertson

Annotated Federal Court legislation and rules (3rd ed) / Kevin Lindgren, Damien Cremean and Natalie Cujes

Commercial contract clauses : principles and interpretation (2nd ed) / Joshua Thomson, Leigh Warnick and Kenneth Martin

The Constitution and government of Australia, 1788 to 1919 / William Pitt Cobbett, Anne Twomey (ed)

General protections under the Fair Work Act / Tim Donaghey and Emma Goodwin

Government liability : principles and remedies / Janina Boughey, Ellen Rock, Greg Weeks

Law of investments and financial markets (2nd ed) / Melissa Naylor

Disinformation takes on a new face : 'deepfakes' and the current legal landscape by Alexander Ryan and Andrew Hii of Gilbert + Tobin - examines the use of computer-generated imagery to create video or audio 'deepfakes' in which people appear to be doing things that they never did

Ill or injured employees : when is termination 'valid'? by Brett Feltham and Katie White of Gadens - considers Jack v Sigma Healthcare T/A Sigma Healthcare [2019] FWC 6364

Law Report (ABC) for 8 October presented by Damien Carrick - How to de-radicalise juvenile terror offenders. And speech pathologists unpacking legal jargon

A reasonable lifestyle? by Tim Ainsworth and Tarana Singh of HWL Ebsworth - considers Reece v Comcare [2019] AATA 3499 and ZXCF v Comcare [2019] AATA 3572 and section 16 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth)

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 1677 - misleading or deceptive conduct

BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] HCA 34 - immigration, protection visa

Connective Services Pty Ltd v Slea Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 33 - companies, shares, "financial assistance"

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cornerstone Investment Aust Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 5) [2019] FCA 1544 - pecuniary penalties for breaches of the Australian Consumer Law

Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32 - restitution, unjust enrichment

Calls for specialist children's court to help at-risk Maori and Pacific Islander youth by Gavin Coote on AM

Dodgy insolvency practices in small business ombudsman inquiry's cross hairs by Peter Ryan of ABC News

First Australian farmer sues Monsanto, claiming Roundup caused his cancer by Jon Daly and Belinda Varischetti of ABC News

Modern law review, Volume 82(5), September 2019 - in this issue : Trust parties' uniquely easy access to rescission : analysis, critique and reform Adam Hofri-Winogradow and Gadi Weiss / The pension trust : fit for purpose? M Scott Donald / From planning to prototypes : new ways of seeing like a state Fleur Johns / Religious freedom and religious antidiscrimination Ilias Trispiotis / Improving housing conditions in the private and social rented sectors : the Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018 - fit for habitation but fit for purpose? Chris Bevan / Equal civil partnerships, discrimination and the indulgence of time : R (on the application of Steinfeld and Keidan) v Secretary of State for International Development Andy Hayward / Levola Hengelo BV v Smilde Foods BV : the hard work of defining a copyright work Jani McCutcheon / The non-existence of markets in the economic analysis of law a la mode David Campbell

Proctor, Volume 39(9), October 2019 - in this issue : It's a matter of trusts : overhaul is long overdue Bill Potts / The fabulous 14 : ensuring our regional member don't miss out Rolf Moses / Not a simple matter of life or death Tony Keim / Should it be legalised in Queensland? Associate Professor Andrew McGee / Voluntary assisted dying law reform for Queensland Professors Ben White and Lindy Willmott / Death and the rule of law Marshall Perron / Four issues to consider when legislating for medically assisted dying Father Frank Brennan SJ AO / Voluntary assisted dying : perspectives and issues / Practical steps to the tech starting line James Tan / Meeting regulatory demands : how small innovations can add value Liam Hennessy / The 'evade police' disparity : decisions underline need for consistency Calvin Gnech / Statutory wills at midnight Zinta Harris and Darlene Skennar QC / Balancing a legal career with life Akaash Singh / Beating the burnout : tips for an early career lawyer Bethanie Goodall / Your daily mental health toolkit Rebecca Niebler / Costs assessment : beware the lurking six-year limit Stephen Hartwell and Peter Janssen / The ref steps up : amendments expand the scope for referrals to referees Kylie Downes QC and Alexander Psaltis / It's back to the future : uncertainty returns to binding death benefit nominations Christine Smyth / Lapsed Bills frustrate migration law practice reform Sonia Caton / UQ centre's decade of service Monica Taylor / Keep an eye on supervision Stafford Shepherd / More concerns on youth justice reform Deborah Kim / QLS policy targets aged care, cultural heritage Pip Harvey Ross / Mother's 'wrong beliefs' lead to appeal loss Robert Glade-Wright / Great benefits for regional members Katherine Graff / Federal Court casenotes Dan Star QC / Your month-end reality check Graeme McFadyen / Basic entitlements - long service leave Rob Stevenson

Expert evidence : law, practice, procedure and advocacy (6th ed) / Ian Freckelton

Law of international business in Australasia (2nd ed) / Vivienne Bath and Gabriël Moens

Assented to

Abortion Law Reform Act 2019 - assented to 2.10.2019, date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Proclaimed

Lake Macquarie Smelter Site (Perpetual Care of Land) Act 2019 - 11 October 2019 appointed as the day on which the Act commences

The clerk's eye view of Justice John Paul Stevens - onAmicus with Dahlia Lithwick professors Sonja West and Jamal Greene remember the late Justice John Paul Stevens

Law Pod UK Episode 95 : A rogue prorogation - Emma-Louise Fenelon, Jo Moore and Jon Metzer discuss the decision in Cherry and others v Advocate General for Scotland [2019] UKSC 41

Law Report (ABC) for 1 October presented by Damien Carrick - Climate change litigation targets super fund

A lost opportunity? Full Federal Court holds that mere 'abstract ideas' using 'generic computer technology' lack patentability by Kate Hay, Colette Downey and James Beavis of Corrs Chambers Wetgarth - considers Encompass Corporation Pty Ltd v InfoTrack Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 161

A "monster" ruling on the admissibility of various internet resources by Tristan Hocking and Joanna Lawrence of Ashurst - considers Rodney Jane Racing Pty Ltd v Monster Energy Company [2019] FCA 923

No oral modification clauses by Ben Jacobs and Ashley Cameron of Greenway Chambers - examines "no oral modification" clauses

Saying hello, waiving goodbye (to privilege) by Tim Case and Alan Wrigley of McCullough Robertson - considers legal professional privilege

"Sufficient cause" and "otherwise orders" : making a family provision claim more than 12 months after the date of death by Philip Davis of HWL Ebsworth - considers Sreckovic v Sreckovic [2018] NSWSC 1597

Inquiry urges end to Sydney lockout laws 'as soon as possible' from SBS News

'A new law every 6.7 weeks' : Australia has enacted 82 anti-terror laws since 2001 by Jessie Blackbourn and Nicola McGarrity from SBS News

Peak legal body concerned Attorney-General's press freedom bid will cause more issues from SBS News

On 30 September 2019 the report of the Joint Select Committee on Sydney's Night Time Economy was released, see report here.

Dyno Nobel Inc v Orica Explosives Technology Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 1552 - whether print outs of archived webpages on the "Wayback Machine" are business records under the Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 59

R (on the application of TT) v The Registrar General for England and Wales [2019] EWHC 2384 (Fam) - definition of the term 'mother' under the law of England and Wales

New South Wales law reports, Volume 98(5), September 2019 - in this issue : Attorney General for New South Wales v XX / Fede v Gray by his tutor New South Wales Trustee and Guardian / Public Prosecutions, Commonwealth Director of v Easton / Talifero v Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund Ltd as Trustee for Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund