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New judgments

Fri Feb 15 2019

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Optus Mobile Pty Limited [2019] FCA 106 - consumer law, false and misleading representation in contravention of s 12DB(1)(b) of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act 2001 (Cth)

Ekermawi v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited [2019] NSWCATAD 29 - racial vilification, meaning of “ethno-religious origin”

McKell v The Queen [2019] HCA 5 - criminal practice, summing up, drug offences

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA & Anor ; CQZ15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor ; BEG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2019] HCA 3 - immigration

R v Mercury [2019] NSWSC 81 - evidence, "objection to admissibility of alleged confession to murder"

Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd v Ostwald Bros Pty Ltd (In liquidation) [2019] NSWCA 11 - rectification of building contract

Victorian Legal Services Commissioner v McDonald [2019] VSCA 18 - legal practitioners, unsatisfactory professional conduct, "letters between solicitors alleging one solicitor was 'fundamentally dishonest' and telling lies"

Williams v Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council [2019] HCA 4 - constitutional law, inconsistency between Commonwealth and Territory laws

New books

Fri Feb 15 2019

Interesting articles and podcasts

Fri Feb 15 2019

The Australian Consumer Law – suppliers and manufacturers – who is ultimately liable to consumers for defective goods? by Teresa Torcasio and Caitlyn White of HWL Ebsworth - considers who is liable for defective goods

Crown land policies in New South Wales by Dominic McGann, Peter Stokes, Liam Davis, Patrick Holland and Kate Swain of McCullough Robertson - examines Crown land policies

Germany's Facebook data ruling : what does it mean for Australia? by Mark McCowan, Jennifer Dean and Ian Reynolds of Corrs Chambers Westgarth - considers a ruling by the German competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt relating to Facebook, see ruling here

The importance of compliance with form (Santos v BNP Paribas) by Ben Macdonald of Glibert + Tobin - considers Santos Limited v BNP Paribas [2019] QCA 11

Law Report (ABC) for 12 February presented by Damien Carrick - Two employers sent to jail for breach of OHS laws and Climate change takes front seat in NSW court

Mediation strategies by Ian Roberts SC and Adele Carr of Greenway Chambers - examines mediation

New decision rejects long-standing arguments concerning greenhouse gas emissions by Karen Trainor, Brendan Bateman, Claire Smith, Nick Thomas, Sallyanne Everett, Damien Gardiner, Kathryn Pacey, Brad Wylynko, Mark Geritz, Stuart MacGregor and Dan Howard of Clayton Utz - considers Gloucester Resources Limited v Minister for Planning [2019] NSWLEC 7

NSW Court of Appeal quashes Ostwald's adjudication determination and holds that Façade continues to be 'plainly wrong' by Sandra Steele and Georgia Mills of K&L Gates - considers Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd v Ostwald Bros Pty Ltd (In liquidation) [2019] NSWCA 11

News

Fri Feb 08 2019

New judgments

Fri Feb 08 2019

Gloucester Resources Limited v Minister for Planning [2019] NSWLEC 7 - open cut coal mine, state significant development

Hocking v Director-General of the National Archives of Australia [2019] FCAFC 12 - administrative law, access under the Archives Act 1983 (Cth)

Ku-ring-gai Council v Ichor Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 2 - commercial arbitration, role of court

Work Health Authority v Outback Ballooning Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] HCA 2 - constitutional law, powers of Commonwealth parliament

Youssef Ibrahim v Commissioner of Police [2019] NSWIRComm 1009 - industrial relations, police, removal of police officer

Interesting articles, speeches and podcasts

Fri Feb 08 2019

Courts as (living) institutions and workplaces by Chief Justice Allsop AO at the 2019 Joint Federal and Supreme Court Conference, Hobart

Indemnity clauses – be careful what you wish for by Stephen White, Brad Russell, James Lynagh and Adam Battista of McCullough Robertson - examines indemnity clauses

Law Report (ABC) for 5 February presented by Damien Carrick - Consumer rights and the Banking Royal Commission and Worker receives compensation for injury during smoko break before work

Royal Commission finds Murray-Darling Basin Plan partly unlawful by Dr Joseph Monaghan of Holding Redlich - examines the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission report by Bret Walker SC

New journals

Fri Feb 08 2019

Alternative law journal, Volume 43(4), 2018 - in this issue : Compassion, animals and the law Steven White / A public appetite for poultry welfare regulation reform : why higher welfare regulation reform : why higher welfare labelling is not enough Christine Parker, Gyorgy Scrinis, Rachel Carey and Laura Boehm / Farm animal protection policymaking and the law : the impetus for change Steven White / Codes v regulations : how best to enforce animal welfare in New Zealand? Marcelo B Rodriguez Ferrere / A voice for wild animals : collaborative governance and human-wildlife conflict Katie Woolaston / Navigating human and non-human animal relations : Okja, Foucault and animal welfare laws Michelle Gunawan / The 'remarkable Tasmanian Devil' : the aesthetics of persecution and protection Benjamin J Richardson and Jan Hogan / Digital platforms under fire : what Australia can learn from recent developments in Europe Samson Esayas and Dan Svantesson / Keeping the neighbourhood safe : how does social media moderation control what we see (and think)? Melissa de Zwart / Mandatory sentencing? Use [with] discretion Kate Warner, Caroline Spiranovic, Arie Freiberg and Julia Davis / Reproductive justice : a framework for abortion law reform Kate Galloway and Jemima McGrath / Securing the Administrative Appeals Tribunal's independence : tenure and mechanisms of appointment James Morgan / Limitations of personal information in an online environment Gabriella Shailer / Moderating the power of social media Robert Corr

Law Institute journal, Volume 93(1&2), January/February 2019 - in this issue : Welcome to a new era Stuart Webb / New home for a new age Carolyn Ford / Meet the new LIV president Karin Derkley / Support for families and lawyer Karin Derkley / Justice Matthew Connock Belinda Wilson / Judge Carolene Gwynn Belinda Wilson / Succession strategies Daniel Butler and Shaun Backhaus / A dying wish... or lack thereof Richard Hughes / Taxing times Raoul D'Cruz, Jim Koutsokostas and Michael Parker / Breaking the chain Katie Murphy / In our opinion Paul A Czarnota / High Court judgments Andrew Yuile / Family law judgments Robert Glade-Wright / Supreme Court judgments Greg Reinhardt / High risk lending alert Legal Practitioners' Liability Committee / Committal system under review VLRC / Adjustment for cladding agreements Russell Cocks / New Financial Complaints Authority Chris Liamos / Client management data essential Chris Povey / Plan for the unexpected Fiona McLeay / Ensuring peace of mind Andrew Proebstl / Century old tradition continues Karin Derkley / Shooting for balance Karin Derkley

Law Society journal, Issue 52, February 2019 - in this issue : New Young Lawyers president making an impact Kate Allman / Six minutes with Isabelle Reinecke, Executive Director and Founder, Grata Fund Claire Chaffey / 'Lawyers are expected to tolerate sexual harassment or pay the price' Kate Jenkins / New president to boost visibility of solicitors Jane Southward / Meet the innovators Melissa Coade / So tired of waking up tired? Chris McBurnie / How positive thinking boosts performance Rachel Setti / A day in the life of... Damien MacRae, Intellectual property lawyer and melanoma advocate, King and Wood Mallesons Melissa Coade / Mic drop Melissa Coade / Breaking the silence on menopause at work Thea O'Connor / Make your new year's resolutions stick Jordan McCreary / The case that changed me Sarah Schwartz / The latest developments in Law Society advocacy and law reform / Constitutional aspects of the NSW costs assessment system Michelle Castle / 'Going dark' : the unprecedented government measures to access encrypted data Arthur Kopsias APM / Legal internships in NSW : experience or exploitation? / Owning your practice's cyber security : MSPs and you Simone Herbert-Lowe and Gabor Szathmari / Contingency and succession planning : a sole principal's plan for the unexpected Frances Moffitt / Aftermath of the casual conundrum : 'double dipping' and class actions Jack de Flamingh and Rachael Cage / Stalking and abuse in the digital age : what you can do to protect your clients Helen Campbell OAM / Watch your inbox! Online court has arrived Felicity Parkhill and Melissa Fenton / The latest from the High Court Andrew Yuile / Family law Robert Glade-Wright / Criminal law Thomas Spohr / Wills and estates Darryl Browne

Modern law review, Volume 82(1), January 2019 - in this issue : The publius paradox Adrian Vermeule / Concurrent duties Aaron Taylor / Mos geometricus and the common law mind : interrogating contract theory Shivprasad Swaminathan / UK abortion law : reform proposals, private members' bills, devolution and the role of the courts Robert Brett Taylor and Adelyn L M Wilson / Reducing homelessness or re-ordering the deckchairs? Dave Cowan / The end of innocence : open justice, free speech and privacy in the modern constitution - Khuja (formerly PNM) v Times Newspapers Limited Robert Craig / Marr v Collie : the ballooning of the common intention constructive trust Alexander Y S Georgiou / The promise and conundrums of pluralist jurisprudence Brian Z Tamanaha

Proctor, Volume 39(1), February 2019 - in this issue : Some thoughts on family lawyers Mike Emerson / The X7 factor : appeal adds to compulsory examinations case law Sarah Ford / Embracing tradition and transformation : diversity, partnership, leadership Melissa Raassina / Focus on future law Pip Harvey Ross / Guarding the rights of all Queenslanders : Human Rights Bill 2018 (Qld) Dan Rogers / Playing with fire : multiple client representation Stafford Shepherd / Preparing a trial bundle Kylie Downes QC / Home is where the risk is : moving forward on defect liability Harry Knowlman / FCC must follow FCA decisions unless plainly wrong Robert Glade-Wright / The rise of the DAO : disrupting 400 years of corporate structure Iain McGregor-Lowndes / Informal video will declared valid Christine Smyth / High Court casenotes Andrew Yuile / Court of Appeal judgments Bruce Godfrey / Break the mould to embrace disruptive leadership John Teerds / What's working - and what isn't? Graeme McFadyen / Alexander 'Lex' MacGillivray AM

New books

Fri Feb 08 2019

New judgments

Fri Feb 01 2019

Claudia Leung in her capacity as Executrix of the Estate of the late Robert Ho v Paul Mervyn Fordyce t/as Pmf Legal Trading [2019] NSWSC 18 - evidence, "onus of proof when a declaration is sought in relation to a negative fact"

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Christian [2019] FCAFC 5 - criminal law, publication of judgments

James v Wilson [2019] NSWSC 17 - political parties, dispute in relation to the interpretation of a party constitution

R v Bayda; R v Namoa (No 8) [2019] NSWSC 24 - conspiring to do acts in preparation for or planning a terrorist act

Robinson v Western Union Business Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1913 - industrial law, "whether adverse action taken because of the applicant’s mental disability"

Unions NSW & Ors v State of New South Wales [2019] HCA 1 - constitutional law, "implied freedom of communication on governmental and political matters"

Interesting articles and podcasts

Fri Feb 01 2019

ALRC'S class action report - a 'canary in the coal-mine'? by Jenny Campbell and Kate Austin of Allens Linklaters - considers the implications of Integrity, fairness and efficiency — an inquiry into class action proceedings and third-party litigation funders (ALRC Report 134)

ASIC takes strong stance to "litigate first" following the Financial Services Royal Commission by Andrew Lacey of McCabe Curwood - the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has indicated that it will be more litigious following the Financial Services Royal Commission

Drug infringement notices : decriminalisation? by Trudie Cameron of Armstrong Legal - looks at the proposed trial of drug infringement notices by the NSW Government

Fine tuning the obligation of good faith – lessons for franchisors by Shaun Temby and Natalie Wendon of Maddocks - examines good faith and franchising

Law Report (ABC) for 29 January 2019 presented by Damien Carrick - How well does our coronial system serve the needs of grieving families?

The legality of rebel courts during non-international armed conflicts by Mark Klamberg of University of Oxford - considers the legality of rebel courts and international humanitarian law, human rights law and international criminal law issues related to them

New law reports

Fri Jan 25 2019

Federal Court reports, Volume 258(2), January 2019 - in this issue : Adams v Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate / Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (Castlemaine Police Station Case) / DAO16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection / Valve Corporation v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

State reports (Western Australia), Volume 95(5), January 2019 - in this issue : Island Apartments Strata Plan 52597, Owners v Pindan Pty Ltd (No 2) / P v Chief Executive Officer, Department for Communities

State reports (Western Australia), Volume 95(6), January 2019 - in this issue : Linx at Nexus Strata Plan 47739, Owners v Mangles SMSF Pty Ltd / Shuttleworth v Pearson / Starshore Pty Ltd v Kellas / Western Australia v Williams

NSW Bills proclaimed

Fri Jan 25 2019

Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment Act 2018 - 4 February 2019 appointed as the day on which the Act commences. Published on legislation website 18 January 2019.

Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 3) 2018 - 4 February 2019 appointed as the day on which Schedule 1.26 to the Act commences. Published on legislation website 25 January 2019.

Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Asbestos Waste) Act 2018 - 25 January 2019 appointed as the day on which the whole of the Act, except Schedule 1 [11], commences. Published on legislation website 25 January 2019.

Residential Tenancies Amendment (Review) Act 2018 - 28 February 2019 appointed as the day on which the following provisions commence : (a) Schedule 1[1], to the extent that it inserts the definition of domestic violence offence, (b) Schedule 1[11], [33], [37] and [38]. Published on legislation website 21 December 2019. Saint Paul's College Act 2018 - 4 February 2019 appointed as the day on which the Act commences. Published on legislation website 25 January 2019.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2018 - 21 December 2018 as the day on which Schedule 1.15 [1]–[3] to the Act commence. Published on legislation website 21 December 2019.

Interesting articles and podcasts

Fri Jan 25 2019

Brexit podcast : No confidence vote and next steps by Richard Bonnar and Paul Hardy of DLA Piper - summarises recent Brexit developments and next steps

Copyright infringement and the innocent infringement defence : The Dempsey Group Pty Ltd v Spotlight Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 2016 by Kerry Awerbuch of Gadens - considers The Dempsey Group Pty Ltd v Spotlight Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 2016 and "innocent infringement"

Digital health : software as a medical device by Eugenia Kolivos and Bethany Larum of Corrs Chambers Westgarth - examines software as a medical device

The edge that separates what is 'obvious' from what is 'significant' by Chad Farah of McCabe Curwood - considers civil liability and the decision in Bruce v Apex Software Pty Limited t/as Lark Ellen Aged Care [2018] NSWCA 330

The Fair Work Act and WHS Act : should they go in the recycling bin with used wrapping paper? by Tim Longwill, Scarlet Reid, Cameron Dean, Michael (Mick) Moy, Lydia Daly, Tom Reaburn, Liam Fraser and Nathan Roberts of McCullough Robertson - discusses challenges and disruptions in Australian workplaces such as the Federal election, weak wage growth, the 'gig' economy and a spike in workplace deaths and suggests likely solutions

Government regulates casual double dipping by Heinz Lepahe, Vanessa James-McPhee and Radhia Aku of HWL Ebsworth - in response to WorkPac Pty Limited v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131 the Fair Work Amendment (Casual Loading Offset) Regulations 2018 amended theFair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) to permit employers, in certain circumstances, to claim that an employee's casual loading payments should be offset against certain entitlements owing to the employee

Made in Australia : tightened restrictions on the use of country of origin labels by Shaun Temby and Aman Dhingra of Maddocks - considers Nature's Care Manufacture Pty Ltd v Australian Made Campaign Limited [2018] FCA 1936 and "Made in Australia" claims

New year sees changes to the duration of copyright by Dan Pearce and Alicia Bray of Holding Redlich - changes to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) came into effect on 1 January 2019, they simplify and standardise the duration of copyright protection in Australia

On courage by Lady Hale at the Millicent Fawcett Memorial Lecture 2018, London - examines moral courage

Red light speed camera – can I be booked for speeding when travelling through a green light? by Tyson Brown of Armstrong Legal - examines whether you can be booked for speeding when travelling through a green light

Reparation for victims of mass atrocities : reflections on key challenges by Clara Sandoval of University of Oxford - examines the right to reparation for victims of mass atrocities and contends that effective implementation of that right is largely unfulfilled

New judgments

Fri Jan 25 2019

Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Wong [2019] NSWSC 3 - forensic patients, "whether qualified professionals should be appointed to examine defendant", Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1900 (NSW)

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v CFS Private Wealth Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 24 - application by ASIC to wind up the three respondent companies on the just and equitable ground under s 461(1)(k) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Fair Work Ombudsman v Spotless Services Australia Ltd [2019] FCA 9 - application for declaration that Spotless breached s 119(1)(a) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

John Maait Properties Pty Ltd v The Owners - Strata Plan No 50396 [2019] NSWCATAP 26 - strata schemes, unauthorised alteration to common property

Kent v Secretary, Department of Education [2019] NSWIRComm 1001 - unfair dismissal, unsatisfactory teaching performance by classroom teacher

Police Association of New South Wales v Commissioner of Police [2019] NSWIRComm 1006 - industrial award interpretation, meaning of the phrases "who... finds it necessary" and "as a consequence of"

State of NSW v Mathers [2019] NSWSC 7 - high risk terrorism offender, preliminary hearing

News

Fri Jan 25 2019

NSW cops to issue on-the-spot drug fines from SBS News - "NSW Police will be able to hand out on-the-spot fines of $400 for drug possession at three music festivals being held in Sydney over the Australia Day long weekend"

Privilege, policing and the pub test : questions to be answered from the Lawyer X scandal by Jerome Doraisamy at Lawyers Weekly - considers legal professional privilege and the upcoming Victorian Royal Commission into Management of Informants

Witness K case : prosecutors dump brief of evidence on last working day of legal year by Christopher Knaus at The Guardian - Commonwealth prosecutors have been accused of behaving unfairly after giving their brief of evidence on defence lawyers at about 6pm on the last working day of the legal year

New journals

Fri Jan 25 2019

Adelaide law review, Volume 39(1), 2018 - in this issue : The judiciary and the public : judicial perceptions Kathy Mack, Sharyn Roach Anleu and Jordan Tutton / Neurodivergent women in 'clouded judgment' unnconscionability cases - an intersectional feminist perspective Brooke Murphy / Enabling professional development for sessional colleagues in law : reflections from the Smart Casual online initiative Alex Steel, Natalie Skead, Kate Galloway, Mary Heath, Anne Hewitt and Mark Israel / Trends in prosecutions for child sexual abuse in South Australia 1992-2012 Judy Cashmore, Patrick Parkinson and Alan Taylor / Justice and the vulnerable : extending the duty to prevent serious crimes against children to the protection of agricultural and research animals Amanda Whitfort / Lindsay v The Queen : homicide and the ordinary person at the juncture of race and sexuality Kent Blore / A statement on inclusive law and religion Paul Babie and Joshua Neoh / Offences against the person and sexually transmitted diseases : Aubrey v The Queen (2017) 260 CLR 305 James Morgan / 'Extreme circumstances' leave public service employees silent and uncertain : Chief of Defence Force v Gaynor (2017) 246 FCR 298 Jemma Potezny

Australian law journal, Volume 92(11), November 2018 - in this issue : Current issues Justice Francois Kunc (ed) The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month Justice Francois Kunc, Australia's first research measuring judicial stress and wellbeing : a preview of the findings Carly Schrever / Letter to the editor David Ash / Conveyancing and property Robert Angyal SC and Brendan Edgeworth (eds) Notices of action : the new de facto caveats clogging up Victoria's land titles Brett Harding, Law reform - Land Title Act 1994 (Qld) Professor Michael Weir / Around the nation : Victoria Justice Clyde Croft (ed) Finality in litigation and arbitration Justice Clyde Croft / Class actions Justice Michael B J Lee (ed) Class actions - a state of flux - certification and contingency fees Justice Michael B J Lee / Competition and consumer law John Kettle (ed) Competition in brief : is an agent still an agent and why it matters John Kettle / Corporations and securities Jason Harris (ed) Corporate cultures under scrutiny Jason Harris / Recent cases Ruth C A Higgins (ed) Evidence - criminal trial - sexual offences with child under 16 years - tendency evidence - admissibility - severance Ruth C A Higgins, Representative proceedings - competing representative proceedings - anti-suit injunctions sought in Supreme Court in respect of Federal Court proceedings - management of competing class actions in different courts Ruth C A Higgins / Sir Frederick Jordan's non-appointment to the High Court and his "queer views about federalism" Hon Keith Mason AC QC / Genocide : the static expansion to include the crime of forced expulsion Elizabeth R Plajzer / Tostee, criminal causation and provocation in domestic violence : a novel position Brendan Walker-Munro

Australian law journal, Volume 92(12), December 2018 - in this issue : Current issues Justice Francois Kunc (ed) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70 Justice Francois Kunc, 100 years of women in legal practice in New South Wales Justice Francois Kunc, National Integrity Commission back on the agenda Justice Francois Kunc, Judicial stress Justice Francois Kunc, Judicial bullying revisited Justice Francois Kunc, The Court of Justice of the European Union intervenes in Poland Justice Francois Kunc, Remembering Australian lawyer servicemen Justice Francois Kunc, New Australian president of the International Association of Judges Christopher Roper AM / Conveyancing and property Robert Angyal SC and Brendan Edgeworth (eds) The recent "careless mortgagee" exceptions to indefeasibility in Australia in light of New Zealand's Land Transfer Act 2017 (NZ) - an opportunity missed? Dr Justine Bell-James, Retreat from immediate indefeasibility? Brendan Edgeworth, The High Court on part performance Dorothy Hiu Wan Hou / Crime and evidence Justice Phillip Priest (ed) Special leave to appeal to the High Court in criminal cases : a change of approach? Justice Phillip Priest / Personalia Emily Vale (ed) Commonwealth - Chief Justice John Pascoe Sylvia R W Emmett, Chief Justice William Alstergren, New South Wales - Appointment of senior counsel, Victoria - Justice Melinda Richards, Western Australia - Chief Justice Peter Quinlan / Recent cases Ruth C A Higgins (ed) Corporations - service of originating process - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 6.2 provided for service within six months - Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules r 2.7 provided for service as soon as practicable after filing and, in any case, at least five days before date fixed for hearing - whether r 2.7 inconsistent with r 6.2 Ruth C A Higgins / By the skin of our teeth - the passing of the Women's Legal Status Act 1918 Hon Virginia Bell AC / Judicial review of the fairness and reasonableness, as between class members, of federal class action settlements Vince Morabito / Corporate knowledge : the search for the relevant mind(s) Daniel Reynolds

Brief, Volume 45(11), December 2018 - in this issue : Interview with Solicitor-General Joshua Thomson SC Jason MacLaurin / The need for lawyers Dr Lyria Bennett Moses / Trials and tribulations : Faith Cheok Fiona Poh / 2017/18 annual report / The ethics of settlement negotiations in employment disputes Mark Cox and Renae Harg / Cervantes in law Nicholas Hasluck AM, QC / The tale of the undergraduate editor John McKechnie QC / Family law case notes Robert Glade-Wright

Civil justice quarterly, Volume 38(1), 2019 - in this issue : Expanding the scope of dispute resolution and access to justice Masood Ahmed and Dorcas Quek Anderson / Civil mediation reform : balancing the scale of procedural and substantive justice Shahla Ali / Justicial judging : towards a renewal in problem solving access to justice Jean Francois-Roberge / The multi-door courthouse at middle age : life in Canada Archie Zariski / Ethical issuse in court-connected mediation Lola Akin Ojelabi / Judicial involvement in settlement conferences : opportunities and issues Tania Sourdin / Mediation in the Singapore Family Justice Courts : examining the mandatory mediation model under the judge-led approach Eunice Chua / "Fine words butter no parsnips" : can the principle of open justice survive the introduction of an online court? Sue Prince / The convergence of ADR and ODR within the courts : the impact on access to justice Dorcas Quek Anderson

Federal law review, Volume 46(4), 2018 - in this issue : Theories and practices of federalism in deeply divided societies Rosalind Dixon, Ron Levy and Mark Tushnet / Federalism and gender equality Susan Williams / The rejection of constitutional incremetalism in Nepal's federalisation Mara Malagodi / Fiscal decentralisation in a divided state : Bougainville in Papua New Guinea Satish Chand / 'A measure of autonomy' : federalism as protection for Malaysia's indigenous peoples Andrew James Harding / Federal accommodations of religions in Asia Baogang He, Laura Allison-Reumann and Michael Breen / Assessing Kenya's cooperative model of devolution : a situational analysis James Thuo Gathii and Harrison Mbori Otieno / A house divided : federalism and social conflict in Italy Amnon Lev / Judicial power and consociational federation : the Bosnian example Alex Schwartz / The democratic deficit of US federalism? Red state, blue state, purple? Vicki Jackson / The dilemma of indigenous self-government in Canada : indigenous rights and Canadian federalism Richard Stacey

Law quarterly review, Volume 135, January 2019 - in this issue : he common law : context and method Rt Hon Sir Philip Sales / Self-declarations of trust Sinead Agnew and Simon Douglas / Problems with Wednesbury unreasonableness in contract law : lessons from public law Ernest Lim and Cora Chan / The UK Senior Court's contribution to the global jurisprudence on international child abduction Professor Emeritus N V Lowe QC (Hon) / Dummy asset tracing Tatiana Cutts

New Zealand law journal, November 2018 - in this issue : Tax update Vivian Cheng / OECD guidelines and multinational enterprises Philippa Moran / What Bishop knew : Autumn tree Professor Susan Watson / Transactions section Brent O'Callahan / Evidence Bernard Robertson / Applying Israel's anti-boycott law to New Zealand activists Maria Hook / The international law gaze : Allard v Barbados Dr Alberto Alvarez-Jimenez / Beyond "doing a few interviews" Dr Bridgette Toy-Cronin

Public law, January 2019 - in this issue : Editors comment : The death of Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC on 19 September 2018 Maurice Sunkin / Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC and Public law : a tribute Gavin Drewry / Constitutional importance and permission for judicial review in the Court of Session : Wightman v Advocate General David Blair / Belhaj, justicability, and the "silhouette-like" act of state doctrine in tolerating torture Satvinder Juss / Protective costs orders in Hong Kong : a comparative analysis Martin Y C Kwan / Political pragmatism and constitutional principle : the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Mark Elliott and Stephen Tierney / The rule of recognition and sources of law in Miller Asif Hameed / Brexit and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Menelaos Markakis / Something old, something new : busting some myths about statutory instruments and Brexit Stephanie Pywell / Broadening the human rights discourse, realising socio-economic rights, and balancing rights to property : moving beyond the rhetoric of socio-economic rights and Scottish land reform Douglas S K Maxwell / A justicable right to food - a possibility for the United Kingdom? Geraldine Van Buren QC / Crowdfunding public interest judicial reviews : a risky new resource and the case for a practical ethics Joe Tomlinson

Sydney law review, Volume 40(4), December 2018 - in this issue : Non-State policing, legal pluralism and the mundane governance of "crime" Amanda Porter / The liability of Australian online intermediaries Kylie Pappalardo and Nicolas Suzor / Adolescent family violence : what is the role for legal responses? Heather Douglas and Tamara Walsh / Contracts against public policy : contracts for meretricious sexual services Angus Macauley / Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Kobelt : evaluating statutory unconscionability in the cultural context of an indigenous community Sharmin Tania and Rachel Yates

NSW Bills proclaimed

Fri Dec 21 2018

Casino Control Amendment Act 2018 - 21 December 2018 proclaimed as the day on which Schedule 1 [1], [13], [16]–[19], [24], [25], [29], [34], [40], [43], [44], [49] and [52]–[55] to the Act commence

Civil Liability Amendment (Organisational Child Abuse Liability) Act 2018 - 1 January 2019 proclaimed as the day on which Schedule 1 [4] (to the extent that it inserts Division 4 of Part 1B) to the Act commences

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2018 - 14 January 2019 proclaimed as the day on which Schedule 2 (except Schedule 2 [2]) to the Act commences

Government Telecommunications Act 2018 - 17 December 2018 proclaimed as the day on which the Act (except section 16 and Part 3 of Schedule 1) commences

Local Government Amendment (Governance and Planning) Act 2016 - 14 December 2018 proclaimed as the day on which Schedule 1 [18], [25], [26], [28]–[30], [50]–[74], [78], [79], [86], [87], [90] and [91] to the Act commence

Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Amendment (Victims) Act 2018 - 7 January 2019 proclaimed as the day on which the following provisions commence : (i) Schedule 1 [1], to the extent that it inserts the definitions of Commissioner of Victims Rights, registered victim and Victims Register, (ii) Schedule 1 [14] (except to the extent it inserts the heading to Part 5A and section 76L), (iii) Schedule 4, and 4 February 2019 as the day on which Schedule 1 [8] and [10] commence

Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Motor Vehicles) Act 2018 - 14 January 2019 proclaimed as the day on which the Act commences

Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Statutory Review) Act 2018 - 14 January 2019 proclaimed as the day on which the uncommenced provisions of the Act commence

Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 - 1 January 2019 as the day on which the following provisions of the Act commence : (a) Schedule 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 [5]–[8], (b) Schedule 2, (c) Schedule 4 [1] and [2] (to the extent that it inserts section 40D into the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998), (d) Schedule 7.2 and 7.3