Interesting articles, speeches and podcasts
Fri Nov 09 2018Biting and spitting by Tyson Brown of Armstrong Legal - examines the law relating to biting a person or spitting on a person in NSW
Civil justice reforms in class actions and litigation funding presented by The Hon Justice Bernard Murphy at the ALFA Class Action Litigation Funding Reform Conference, 26 October
Concurrent expert evidence : still flavour of the month? presented by The Hon Justice John Middleton at the 2018 IPSANZ Annual Conference, 9 September
Criminology at the periphery : understanding police work in the remote Northern islands of Scotland presented by Dr Anna Souhami, Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh School of Law - examines "understanding of 'place' and what it means when applied to criminological research"
Defamation trials : why plaintiffs are rush(ing) to file in the Federal Court by Richard Leder, Sanjay Schrapel and Conor O’Beirne of Corrs Chambers Westgarth - examines the benefits of filing defamation actions in the Federal Court
Extension of term for pharmaceutical patents in Australia - overview and recent developments by Dr Tim Fitzgerald, Dr Declan McKeveney and Dr Gint Silins of Spruson and Ferguson - examines extension of pharmaceutical patents
International arbitration - Australian courts' power to grant interim freezing orders by Jeremy Quan-Sing and Caitlin Moustaka of Allens Linklaters - considers Duro Felguera Pty Ltd v Trans Global Projects Pty Ltd (in liq) [2018] WASCA 174
Introduction of seven day timeframe for termination payments in Modern Awards by Vanessa Andersen of Maddocks - from 1 November 2018 a new model clause took effect in modern awards
Law In Action (BBC) for 6 November presented by Joshua Rozenberg - Can the law rein in Amazon?
Law Report (ABC) for 6 November presented by Damien Carrick - Pixilated prisoners : having your day in court via audio visual link
One injury, but two events – how does a Medical Review Panel go about assessing causation in these circumstances? by Elana Chandran of McCabe Curwood - considers Smith v Insurance Australia Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1606
Preventing the HR hangover : vicarious liability and the office Christmas party by Rachel Drew and Rose Sanderson of Holding Redlich - examines office Christmas parties and vicarious liability
A rose by any other name (may still infringe copyright) by Jennifer Huby and Ben Cameron of HWL Ebsworth - it is not true that if you change a certain percentage of an original design, you won't infringe copyright