Interesting articles, speeches and podcasts
Fri Aug 23 2019Case management and insolvency : matching rhetoric and reality by The Hon Justice Lee at the Association of Independent Insolvency Practitioners Annual Conference
Contract variations – when will a 'practical benefit' be adequate consideration? : Hill v Forteng Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 105 by Hiroshi Narushima and Sally Randall of Gilbert + Tobin - considers Hill v Forteng Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 105
Corporate crime – understanding the playing field by Scarlet Reid, Jason Munstermann, Nathan Roberts and Rosemary Kanan of McCullough Robertson - considers corporate crime
Court diversion for those with psychosis and its impact on re-offending rates : results from a longitudinal data-linkage study by Olayan Albalawi, Nabila Zohora Chowdhury, Handan Wand, Stephen Allnutt, David Greenberg, Armita Adily, Azar Kariminia, Peter Schofield, Grant Sara, Sarah Hanson, Colman O’Driscoll and Tony Butler in BJPsych Open 2019 Jan, 5(1) : e9 - considers court-based diversion systems and liaison services for individuals in the criminal justice system who have mental health problems
Electing to terminate – how long is a "reasonable time" by Scott Watson and Emma Costello - considers Donau Pty Ltd v ASC AWD Shipbuilder Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 185
Law and social movements presented by Professor Scott Cummings at the University of Sydney - examines the relationship between law and social movements
Law Report (ABC) for 20 August presented by Damien Carrick - Bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession
The life of the trial judge – what has or is changing? by The Hon Justice John Middleton at The Samuel Griffith Society 2019 Thirty-First Conference
Palmer v Australian Electoral Commission by Martin Clark on Opinions on High High Court Blog - considers Palmer v Australian Electoral Commission [2019] HCA 24
Power blackouts and climate justice : what are the solutions? presented by Professor Daniel Farber and Professor Robert Verchick at the University of Sydney - considers climate justice
A shield not a sword : High Court sides with ATO in 'Paradise Papers' privilege squabble by Richard Flitcroft, Richard Leder and Camryn Cooper or Corrs Chambers Westgarth - considers Glencore International AG v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] HCA 26