Interesting articles and podcasts
Fri Aug 10 2018Beyond line of sight : CASA releases review into Australia’s drone rules by Alex Hutchens, Matthew McMillan and Belinda Breakspear of McCullough Robertson - examines drone rules
Caveats, lapsing notices and extensions by Joshua Knackstredt of Greenway Chambers - examines caveats
Defamation development : comments on social media increase the scope of potential liability by Dan Pearce of Holding Redlich - considers Johnston v Aldridge [2018] SADC 68
Establishing a right to privacy in Australia : what would it look like, and how would it work? by Richard Leder and Sanjay Schrapel of Corrs Chambers Westgarth - contends that the UK decision in Richard v British Broadcasting Corporation [2018] EWHC 1837(Ch) indicates that recognising a tort of privacy in Australia could potentially have troubling consequences
Gone phishing : cyber intrusions, email scams and notifiable data breaches by Andrew Miers, Jason Symons and Julian Amato of HWL Ebsworth - examines malicous cyber intrusions
Harry Kane fiver : is it legal to draw on money? from BBC News - considers a five pound note engraved with the head of footballer Harry Kane and whether it is illegal to deface banknotes by printing, writing or adding words, letters or figures
Law Report (ABC) for 7 August presented by Damien Carrick - includes Workers compensation for psychiatric injuries in South Australia and Performance artists, the ultimate gig economy workers
Mental health and criminal charges : variation in diversion pathways in Australia by Fiona Davidson, Edward Heffernan, David Greenberg, Rhondda Waterworth and Philip Burgess (see article for affiliations)
Mobile phone offences by Trudie Cameron of Armstrong Legal - examines mobile phone offences and the increase in demerit points that will come into effect in September
The perils of unsigned contracts of employment and of rushing to court by Chris Quinn of Littleton Chambers (UK) - considers Tenon FM Limited v Cawley 2018 EWHC 1972 (QB)