Journal Updates
Building and Construction Law Journal update: Vol 36 Pt 6
The latest Part of the Building and Construction Law Journal includes the following article:
- For Fetter or Worse: The Fettering Doctrine and Government Building Contracts – Paul Tamburro
Also in this Part are the following sections:
- Editorial: "Significant Cases Reported in the Volume 36"
- Reports on the following cases: Roude v Helwani; White Constructions Pty Ltd v PBS Holdings Pty Ltd; and TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd v Decon Australia Pty Ltd
Environmental and Planning Law Journal update: Vol 38 Pt 2
- Licensing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Western Australia – Olivia De Koning, Helena Nguyen and Alex Gardner
- Standing Outside: An Environment of Challenge and Withheld Cures – Matthew Groves
- Visions of Electrification and Potential for Decarbonisation: The Absence of Ridesharing and Carsharing in Australia's Electric Vehicle Policy – Alannah Milton
- Returning the Environment to Their Custodians: Strengthening Indigenous Influence in Environmental Decision-making – Kenny Ng
- Child Rights and Climate Change: Litigative Avenues for Australian Children – Stefan Prelevic
Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice update: Vol 32 Pt 1
The latest Part of the Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice includes the following articles:
- One-Stop Shop: Consumer Credit Issued at the Point of Sale – Lucinda O'Brien, Ian Ramsay, Paul Ali and Mihika Upadhyaya
- Letters of Credit: Model for the Illegality Exception and for the UCP to Address Exceptions to the Principle of Autonomy – Mohd Hwaidi
- The Banker's Obligation to Pay and the Scope of the Quincecare "Duty" – Lee Aitken
Also in this Part are the following sections:
- Banking Law and Banking Practice: "CBDC: Digital Cash as Legal Tender" – Alan L Tyree
- Insolvency Law and Management: "Simplified Liquidation: A Different Test for Insolvency?" – Lindsay Powers
Journal of Judicial Administration update: Vol 30 Pt 3
The latest Part of the Journal of Judicial Administration includes the following articles:
- Do Juries Understand the Criminal Standard of Proof of Beyond Reasonable Doubt? – Andrew Hemming
- Maximising the Pivot to Online Courts: Digital Transformation, Not Mere Digitisation – Vicki Waye, Joe McIntyre, Jane Knowler, Anna Olijnyk, Collette Snowden, Ben Martini, Gaye Deegan and Jasmine Palmer
The Queensland Lawyer update: Vol 39 Pt 1
The latest Part of The Queensland Lawyer includes the following articles:
- The Statutory Life of Caretaking Service Agreements in Body Corporates in Queensland: The Exception to the Freedom of Contract Principle – Neil Samuel Hope and Dane Bryce Weber
- The Human Rights Act 2019 – Does It Make Any Difference? – Andrew West
This Part also includes the following sections:
- Editorial
- Commercial Law: "Casino’s Pursuit of a Gaming Debt in Two Different Forums: Star Entertainment Qld Ltd v Wong [2021] QSC 67"
- Conveyancing and Property Law: "When Is Service by Email Effected?"
- Criminal Law: "Private Complaints in Relation to Indictable Offences"
- Health and Guardianship Law: "The Commencement of Hormone Therapy for Minors with Gender Dysphoria: A Recent Queensland Case"
- Industrial Law: "R v Brisbane Auto Recycling Pty Ltd: Industrial Manslaughter under the Work Health and Safety Act (Qld) 201"
- Book Reviews:
- "The Tuning Cymbal: Selected Papers and Speeches of Robert French", by R Pascoe – Reviewed by Fiona Maher
- "Admiralty Jurisdiction", by DJ Cremean – Reviewed by Julius Moller
- "Proportionality in Australian Constitutional Law", by Shipra Chordia – Reviewed by Thomas Feeney
- "Treaty", by George Williams and Harry Hobbs – Reviewed by Sunny van den Berg
The Tort Law Review update: Vol 28 Pt 1
The latest Part of the Tort Law Review includes the following articles:
- Questioning the Social Utility of Social Utility in the Australian Civil Liability Legislation – Leigh Smith and Vernon Nase
- Back to Basics? Recent Developments in Vicarious Liability in the UK Supreme Court – Aaron Yoong and Sui Yi Siong
- Creating Coherency in Conversion of (In)tangible Property in New Zealand – Jessica C Lai
Also in this Part is a Book Review: "Unexpected Consequences of Compensation Law", edited by Prue Vines and Arno Akkermans – Reviewed by Dr Tina Popa