The Library Bulletin

Proclamations commencing Acts

Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Amendment Act 2022 No 79 (2023-343) — published LW 30 June 2023

In progress...

Can computers create copyright? Applying IP law to the output of generative AI by Daniel Kiley and Paul Sigar of HWL Ebsworth

Censorship in the law reports? by Colin Fong, Australian Law Librarian. Vol. 31 No. 2 2023

Corporate governance – big ideas and debates?, Justice Gordon AC, Harold Ford Memorial Lecture...

Criminal lawyer warns artificial intelligence could make courtrooms 'doubt their own eyes' by Dominic Cansdale, Nicholas McElroy, and Jessica Lamb on ABC

Google to scrap local news links in Canada over Online News Act by Madeline Halpert on BBC News...

Cappello v Lyons [2023] NSWCA 137 - Does an omission to include a matter in a pleading attract advocate's immunity?

Greylag Goose Leasing 1410 Designated Activity Company v P.T. Garuda Indonesia Ltd [2023] NSWCA 134 - application to wind up foreign air carrier, foreign carrier a "separate entity of a foreign State" within the meaning of the Foreign States Immunities Act 1985 (Cth)...

Common law, equity and statute : a complex entangled system / Mark Leeming

Judicial independence under threat / Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos and Yvonne McDermott (eds.)

Winfield and Jolowicz on tort (20th ed) / James Goudkamp and Donal Nolan

Secretary, Department of Education v Derikuca [2023] NSWCA 94 - administrative law, certiorari

Sun v R [2023] NSWCCA 147 - "In my opinion, the correct construction is that a trial judge is granted a power to discharge an individual juror based on that juror’s capacity to perform the function of a juror."...

Generative AI is a minefield for copyright law by Robert Mahari, Jessica Fjeld and Ziv Epstein on The Conversation

Voice to Parliament date to be set as Senate passes referendum legislation on RN Drive. Guest - George Williams, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales...

Developments in commercial and corporations case law and practice, The Honourable Justice Ashley Black​, Law Society of New South Wales

Fergus, prison visitor on Conversations with Richard Fidler

Gremlins, Borgs, and judicial impartiality in multi-member courts: QYFM v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and...

In progress

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Assaults on Retail Workers) Bill 2023 - in Legislative Assembly, 2R Debate, Debate adjourned 5 clear days, Wed 21 Jun 2023...

Budding problem – ACCC proceeding against 'local' florist by Joanne Jary and Kayla Plunkett of Holding Redlich

The Constitution and state tribunals, The Honourabl​e Justice R​. T. Beech-Jones, edited version of the 15th Whitmore Lecture

The Constitutional relationships between 'just terms' acquisition, Territories, and Native Title : Yunupingu on behalf of the Gumatj Clan or...

Folbigg pardon : science is changing rapidly, and the law needs to change with it by Laura Dawes on The Conversation

Voice, treaty, truth : compared to other settler nations, Australia is the exception, not the rule by Amanda Nettelbeck on The Conversation

Dedeoglu v R [2023] NSWCCA 126 - application of the rule in Browne v Dunn against defendants in criminal trial

ENT19 v Minister for Home Affairs [2023] HCA 18 - immigration, refugees

Hornsby Shire Council v Commonwealth of Australia [2023] HCA 19 - constitutional law, taxation...

Australian tax handbook 2023 / R. L. Deutsch, M. L. Friezer, I. G. Fullerton, P. J. Hanley and T. J. Snape

Corporations legislation 2023 / Jason Harris, Karen Petch, Kerry Abadee and Alexandra Pieniazek

Handbook of UNCITRAL arbitration : commentary, precedents and materials (4th ed) / Thomas H. Webster...

Farewell Ceremony for the Honourable Justice Paul Brereton AM RFD as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and as a Judge of Appeal

FWC confirms significant increase to national minimum and award wages by Natasha Jones and Grace Sinclair of Holding Redlich...

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources has released Supporting responsible AI : discussion paper and would like submissions.

See details here.

The deadline for submissions is 26 July 2023.

How NZ's own law helped Australia win the Manuka Honey trademark war by David Jefferson on The Conversation

Kathleen Folbigg pardon shows Australia needs a dedicated body to investigate wrongful convictions by David Hamer and Andrew Dyer on The Conversation...

Annual Wage Review 2022-23 [2023] FWCFB 3500 - increase to national minimum and award wages

Duress, undue influence and unconscionable dealings (4th ed) / Nelson Enonchong

The negotiation of key merger and acquisition clauses : getting the deal done / Emma Scotney, James Sippe and Kanaga Dharmananda (eds.)

NSW [New South Wales] civil procedure handbook 2023 / John P. Hamilton, Geoff Lindsay and Carol Webster (eds.)...

The Bar Library will be closed from 12-3pm on Thursday 15 June to allow the Librarians to attend a development session. We apologise for any inconvenience.

CCU21 v Minister for Home Affairs [2023] FCAFC 87 - migration, visas, procedural fairness

DPP v Payne [2023] VSC 286 - "Your case is unique in that it has occurred in the context of you being a victim of family violence at the hands of the person you killed but not in the context of self-defence which provides a legal excuse for the killing."

Activist shareholders in corporate governance : the Australian experience and its comparative implications / Tim Bowley

Australian competition law (4th ed) / Alex Bruce

Company law : a real entity theory / Eva Micheler...

Australia moves on online safety by Adrian Lawrence, Adnrew Stewart and Allison Manvell of Baker McKenzie

Court of Appeal rectifies evidentiary burden in relation to combustible cladding claims by Gemma Dehn and Yasmin Bell of Hall and Wilcox

Experimental proof from overseas proceedings – can I use it in Australia? by Ben Miller, Stephen Rohl and Jenny Wong of Maddocks...

Why you might want to make sure your lawyer isn't using ChatGPT by David Aidone on SBS News

Attend : A conversation about the Voice, the Courts and Rule of Law from University of Melbourne

Time : Mon, 5 Jun 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM AEST

Place : Online...

Attend : The Bare Pit : In Victory and Defeat presented by The Ethics Centre and Parliament of New South Wales

Time : Friday 16 June 2023, 1pm – 2pm AEST

Place : NSW Parliament House and livestream...