Interesting articles and podcasts
Fri Oct 05 2018A development from the English Court of Appeal regarding legal professional privilege in internal investigations by Rachel Nicolson, Christopher Kerrigan, Charlette Bunn and Amelia van der Rijt of Allens - examines Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2006 and its consequences for Australian corporates conducting cross-border investigations into potential criminal misconduct and the development of legal professional privilege generally
Is a new postal rule coming? by Scott Couper of Gadens - examines the Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 (Cth) Law Report (ABC) for 2 October presented by Damien Carrick - Suing foreign states for wrongful deaths
Latest developments in Commonwealth fraud and corruption by Anthony Willis and Russell Wilson of Maddocks in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Criminology - examines developments in federal corruption and fraud
New criminal sanctions for serious vilification in NSW on grounds including race, religion and sexual orientation by Sally Moten and Alishan Megerdichian - the Crimes Amendment (Publicly Threatening and Inciting Violence) Act 2018 (NSW) amended the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and introduced an indictable offence for public acts that intentionally or recklessly threaten or incite "violence" on grounds such as "race", "religious belief or affiliation", "sexual orientation", "gender identity", "intersex status", or on the basis of HIV or AIDS. It replaced serious vilification provisions in the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
New tools of the trade (mark) - changes to the parallel importation defence, unjustified threats and trade mark prosecution procedure by Melinda Upton, Jessie Buchan and Valiant Warzecha of DLA Piper - summarises the changes made by the Intellectual Property Laws (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Act 2018 (Cth)
Off duty and off the hook : directors’ fiduciary duties after resignation by Barbara-Ann Sim of Gadens - examines Advanced Fuels Technology Pty Ltd v Blythe & Ors [2018] VSC 286 and the survival of a company director’s fiduciary duties after the director’s resignation
Why doesn't prison work for women? by Jessica Labhart and Lisa Wright of BBC News - considers why prison does not work for women