The Library Bulletin

A "dramatic expansion" of liability? High Court considers liability of developers and contractors for negligent construction work by Luke Carbon, Bryce Wray and Diana Chen of Ashurst

AI means the end of internet search as we've known it by Mat Honan in MIT Technology Review

The Aristotelian legislator and constituent power by George Duke, Chapter for The Oxford Handbook of Constituent Power (forthcoming)

Can ChatGPT be an author? Generative AI creative writing assistance and perceptions of authorship, creatorship, responsibility, and disclosure by Paul Formosa, Sarah Bankins, Rita Matulionyte and Omid Ghasemi on SSRN

Giving voice to indigenous peoples in a constitutionally conservative way : Edmund Burke, Walter Bagehot and the Uluru Statement from the Heart by Shireen Morris on SSRN

The infamous Stanford prison experiment was flawed – so why is it still so influential today? by Gina Perry on The Conversation

Jurisdictional fact or fiction - can the court decide? by Nikki Miller, Isobel Carmody and Madeleine Matkowsky of MinterEllison

Law Report (ABC) for 31 December presented by Damien Carrick - Two hundred years of the NSW Supreme Court

Law Report (ABC) for 7 January presented by Damien Carrick - NDAs in sexual harassment cases

Law Report (ABC) for 14 January presented by Damien Carrick - Children and medical consent

Watch out! Jail time now in play for wage thieves by Amanda Lyras, Daniel Bartlett, Lily Kitteringham and Benjamin Park of Clayton Utz

When will employers be liable for compensation for injuries sustained at home? by Catherine Dunlop, Emma Short and Sophie Cant of Maddocks

Witness preparation and the corruption of memory : a survey of Australian trial judges by Mark J Steele, Jason M Chin and Celine van Golde in Melbourne University law review, (2024) Volume 48(1) p 152-201

Due to the early completion of maintenance works the Bar Library will now reopen on Wednesday 22 January. The Librarians will continue to work remotely (9am-5pm) up until that date – hard copy materials will remain unavailable until reopening. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Mobius Group Pty Ltd v Inoteq Pty Ltd [2024] WADC 114 - third party fraud, negligence, duty of care, economic loss from fraudster's interference in email communications

Surveillance tech is changing our behaviour – and our brains by Kiley Seymour and Roger Koenig on The Conversation

WA court ruling sets precedent for business liability when exposed to scammers by Grace Burmas on ABC

Australia's long-delayed privacy reform Bill - first instalment only? by Katharine Kemp and Graham Greenleaf in (2024) 191 Privacy Laws & Business International Report 27-29

Compulsory acquisition - reinstatement claim for open space goes down the drain by Tom White and Alex Beale of Lander and Rogers

Evil corporations in horror fiction by Penny Crofts, Evil Corporations: Law, Culpability and Regulation, Penny Crofts (Ed) Routledge 2025, Chapter 8.

High Court rules employer liable for psychiatric injuries resulting from breach of employment contract by George Haros of Gadens

New Aged Care Act - a turning point for the sector by Lucille Scomazzon, Tamie Duncan-Bible snd Rachel Herkes of Maddocks

What is the rule of law and why does it matter?, Lord Sales, The Robin Cooke Lecture, Victoria University of Wellington/Te Herenga Waka

Is Australian English under threat from the Americans? It's not as simple as you might think by Howard Manns and Kate Burridge on The Conversation

Jimmy Carter's idealism and humility left a lasting imprint on American life by Jared Mondschein on The Conversation

Inner West Council v Transport for NSW [2024] NSWLEC 138 - valuing open space land under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991

SY v Public Guardian [2024] NSWSC 1669 - guardianship, factors warranting an exercise of parens patriae jurisdiction

Due to building works taking place during January, the Bar Library is operating remotely. Opening hours are 9am-5pm and access to hard copy materials will be unavailable until the Bar Library premises reopens on Tuesday 28 January. We apologise for any inconvenience during this time.