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Class Actions in Australia 2nd Edition (SC) (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Damian Grave, Ken Adams, Jason Betts
Published:	Not yet published, due April 2012
Code:	9780455228693
Format:	Book
Price:	$195.00
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This highly practical text offers complete and comprehensive coverage of class action law in Australia.

Addressing the wide ranging developments since the first edition published in 2005, the authors continue to cover class action litigation fully, from commencement through choice of forum, opting-out, conduct, trial, settlement, costs and funding. Developments considered include:

Increased frequency of court decisions on a range of issues associated with class actions, in the Federal Court and other courts;
Practice Notes in the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Victoria dealing specifically with class actions
New Federal Court Rules from 1 August 2011
Introduction in NSW from 1 March 2011 of a class action procedure equivalent to the Federal and Victorian procedures by Part 10 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)
Professor Morabito's reports (2009, 2010) of an empirical study of the class action procedures in the Federal Court and Supreme Court of Victoria
Litigation funding developments � including the High Court decision in Campbells Cash & Carry v Fostif and regulation proposals.

Damian Grave, Ken Adams and Jason Betts are among Australia's most experienced commercial litigators. Uniquely placed to communicate and interpret new developments in this evolving area, they have fully updated the content and added new chapters on the funding of class actions and on shareholder class actions. Court materials and practice notes have been updated and extended. Assisting practitioners, the second edition also includes further examples of:

Court-approved notices identifying group members able to maintain a claim and informing them of the proposed settlement and their right to object
Pleadings
Notices informing group members of the commencement of proceeding and their right to opt out.

Elegantly and clearly written, Class Actions in Australia Second Edition is an essential guide for any legal practitioner involved with, or interested in, class action litigation.

Class Actions in Australia 2nd Edition (HC) (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Damian Grave, Ken Adams, Jason Betts
Published:	Not yet published, due April 2012
Code:	9780455230009
Format:	Book
Price:	$295.00
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This highly practical text offers complete and comprehensive coverage of class action law in Australia.

Increased frequency of court decisions on a range of issues associated with class actions, in the Federal Court and other courts;
Practice Notes in the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Victoria dealing specifically with class actions
New Federal Court Rules from 1 August 2011
Introduction in NSW from 1 March 2011 of a class action procedure equivalent to the Federal and Victorian procedures by Part 10 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)
Professor Morabito's reports (2009, 2010) of an empirical study of the class action procedures in the Federal Court and Supreme Court of Victoria
Litigation funding developments � including the High Court decision in Campbells Cash & Carry v Fostif and regulation proposals.

Court-approved notices identifying group members able to maintain a claim and informing them of the proposed settlement and their right to object
Pleadings
Notices informing group members of the commencement of proceeding and their right to opt out.

Elegantly and clearly written, Class Actions in Australia Second Edition is an essential guide for any legal practitioner involved with, or interested in, class action litigation.

Disability and the Queensland Criminal Justice System (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Toombs
Published:	Not yet published, due March 2012
Code:	9780455229966
Format:	Book
Price:	$79.00
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This practical handbook navigates the legal complexities in representing people suffering from a mental illness, intellectual disability or acquired brain injury who have been charged with a criminal offence in Queensland. Drawing on Dan Toombs' experience, including through establishment of Australia's first criminal law service for disabled people, it provides both analysis and practical guidance in a critical area of legal practice.

Disability and the Queensland Criminal Justice System addresses the fundamental rights of those with disability engaging with Queensland criminal law. Addressing the intersection of criminal law and mental disability is important because the consequences for individuals can be severe even where offences are minor. Significantly, being categorised as having a relevant disability leads to offenders being dealt with by a court with substantial powers.

Lawyers who come into contact with affected individuals in this context will be better equipped to understand, promote, defend and protect those rights through their advice and advocacy. Case workers, medical practitioners and those supporting disabled people facing the criminal justice system will gain insight into rights and obligations under the Mental Health Act 2000 (Qld).

The powerful combination of the author's experience and support from The Advocacy and Support Centre Inc (TASC) results in a handbook that can help change people's lives.

Contents � Introduction � What is a relevant disability � Disability and the Queensland criminal justice system � Sources of disability law � Queensland mental health legislation � Considerations for representing a person who may have a disability � Fitness to plead � The defence of unsoundness of mind � The Mental Health Court � Intellectual disability and the Mental Health Court � Sentencing � Appeals against Mental Health Court decisions � Case studies

Homicide - The Laws of Australia (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Paul Fairall
Published:	Not yet published, due March 2012
Code:	9780455228143
Format:	Book
Price:	$119.95
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Homicide � The Laws of Australia is a portable yet comprehensive reference which provides a multi-jurisdictional, principles-based approach to the law relating to homicide.

This new work, authored by Professor Paul Fairall, will be based on content currently published in Subtitle 10.1 "Homicide" of The Laws of Australia encyclopaedia, and will cover the following topics:
� General Principles
� Homicide � Conduct Elements
� Murder � Mental Element
� Constructive Murder
� Partial Defences to Murder
� Manslaughter
� Procedural Matters and Punishment

One of the greatest strengths of this book will be its comprehensive and multi-jurisdictional coverage, clearly addressing the extent to which the laws of the different States and Territories differ, such as intoxication, diminished responsibility and provocation. Additionally, the propositional style of The Laws of Australia provides a format which is easy to browse, and the explanation and analysis of core principles is supported by extensive footnoting to further aid research.

New South Wales Law Almanac (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Lawbook Co.
Author(s):	The Department of Justice & Attorney General
Published:	Not yet published, due February 2012
Code:	4352F2012
Format:	Book
Price:	$77.95
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The 2012 edition of the New South Wales Law Almanac is published by Thomson Reuters on behalf of the Department of Justice & Attorney General.

The New South Wales Law Almanac 2012 provides details of solicitors, barristers and the judiciary in New South Wales in a handy and easy to use format.

Contents include:

The official directory of NSW and Federal courts and tribunals;
Court sittings for the High Court, Federal Court, Supreme Court of NSW, District Court of NSW and the Land and Environment Court of NSW;
NSW, Federal and non-government organisations
Listing of NSW barristers - by seniority and alphabetically;
Listing of NSW solicitors;
Listing of public notaries practising in NSW; and
Dates of legal practitioners' examinations and admissions in NSW.

The New South Wales Law Almanac 2012 is an essential point of reference on the profession for legal practitioners.

Nutshell: Real Property Law, 4th Edition (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Hepburn
Published:	Not yet published, due February 2012
Code:	9780455229492
Format:	Book
Price:	$29.95
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The essence of the law�

Lawbook Co. Nutshells are the essential revision tool: they provide a concise outline of the principles for each of the major subject areas within undergraduate law.

Written in clear, straight-forward language, the authors explain the principles, and highlight key cases and legislative provisions for each subject.

Death & Taxes: Tax Effective Estate Planning (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Michael Flynn, Miranda Stewart
Published:	Not yet published, due February 2012
Code:	9780864607249
Format:	Book
Price:	$190.00
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Death & Taxes: Tax Effective Estate Planning will assist you to effectively advise on, plan and manage a client's estate to avoid tax traps and pitfalls and minimise tax liabilities upon death. Provides guidance on tax law applicable to the deceased, the estate, testamentary trusts & beneficiaries with coverage of income tax, CGT, GST, various State and Territory duties & land tax

Mann's Annotated Insurance Contracts Act Online (Online)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Lawbook Co.
Author(s):	Peter Mann and Candace Lewis
Published:	Not yet published, due February 2012
Code:	5589OI
Format:	Online
Price:	$1,050.00
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Mann's Annotated Insurance Contracts Act online provides updated annotated legislation and analysis of the key case law together with related materials including legislation, reports and policy materials.

The complex general insurance legislation is illuminated by close analysis of the significant cases which have considered it. The service integrates the legislation into a broader practice context, and supports easier reference to relevant materials including the regulations, ALRC Report 20 "Insurance Contracts", and case law.

The authors focus on the substantive decisions, with their commentary geared towards helping illuminate the reasoning in the decisions.

Contents

Insurance Contracts Act (annotated)

Insurance Contracts Regulations

General Insurance Code of Practice � 1 May 2010

General Insurance Brokers' Code of Practice

Insurance Act 1973

Marine Insurance Act 1909

Terrorism Insurance Act 2003

Terrorism Insurance Regulations 2003

Accounting Standards � AASB 4: Insurance Contracts

Financial Ombudsman Service � General Insurance Terms of Reference

Financial Ombudsman Service - Insurance Broking Terms of Reference

Review of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) - review into the operation of section 54

Review of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) - Final report on second stage: provisions other than section 54

Review of the Law Reform Commission Report No 91 - Review of the Marine Insurance Act 1909

Insurance Contracts Bill 1984, Explanatory Memorandum

Australian Law Reform Commission Report No 20 - Insurance Contracts

Alternative Dispute Resolution, 4th Edition (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Sourdin
Published:	Not yet published, due February 2012
Code:	9780455228730
Format:	Book
Price:	$97.00
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Alternative or Additional Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes are used to resolve conflict, support agreement, and plan future actions. In this new and expanded edition the author draws upon two decades of work in theory development, practice, training, research and assessment to provide an up to date, hands on resource for practitioners, students and all those involved in ADR processes and systems.

All key dispute resolution and management processes are explored in Alternative Dispute Resolution, as well as specific negotiation, complaints handling, option generation and problem solving strategies. Pre-litigation ADR schemes, external dispute resolution schemes and changes in the community and related schemes, as well as processes that are more closely related to the litigation system, are tracked, explored and analysed. This supports ADR practitioners and all those involved in dispute resolution to make effective, informed decisions about process choices and options.

The book also features a number of new chapters and additional focus areas:

Judicial and decisional dispute resolution
Obligations to use ADR � genuine steps � including the latest legislative reforms and the Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth)
Confidentiality and admissibility � latest case law and analysis.

In addition the negotiation, mediation and arbitration sections have been expanded to reflect recent research, policy changes and legislation in each of these areas. The fourth edition of Alternative Dispute Resolution features an expanded skills section, with commentary on micro communication skills as well as updated and revised process and dispute system sections.

The skills material provides:

Tested methods and
Real life examples.

Professor Tania Sourdin's extensive experience as a mediator, Supreme Court solicitor, researcher, educator, and Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, ensures Alternative Dispute Resolution, 4th Edition supports readers with practical skills and tips, case studies, deeper analysis and systemic frameworks needed by those studying ADR. Practitioners and students alike will find this new edition an invaluable resource.

Corps - Court Rules 2012/Corps Legislation 2012 (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Baxt & Finnane
Published:	Not yet published, due February 2012
Code:	9780455230214
Format:	Book
Price:	$129.00
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This special value pack contains both Corporations Legislation 2012 and Corporations - Court Rules and Related Legislation 2012.

CORPORATIONS LEGISLATION 2012

This fully consolidated legislation book includes the Corporations Act 2001, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 and associated Acts and legislation, capturing the latest amendments up to 1 January 2012

Designed for use by practitioners, business professionals and anyone with an interest in corporations law, the Corporations Act 2001 is supplemented with key section annotations updated by Sydney barrister Edmund Finnane. Their section specific commentary notes provide additional guidance for the most important provisions. In addition, in the "Year in Review" feature, Professor Robert Baxt highlights significant corporations law developments since January 2011.

Cross-references are included to indicate where particular sections of the Corporations Act have been affected by the Corporations Regulations, and to note related ASIC materials.

CORPORATIONS � COURT RULES 2012 AND RELATED LEGISLATION

Corporations � Court Rules and Related Legislation 2012 is a complementary work to Corporations Legislation 2012, bringing together in one volume the various court rules governing proceedings under the Corporations Act and the Australian Securities and Investments Act in superior courts around Australia.

The volume also includes related legislation to assist practitioners, and fully consolidates the legislation including the amendments to 1 January 2012. A subject index is also included to help identify provisions within or across jurisdictions.

Miller's Australian Competition & Consumer Law Annotated 34th Edition (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Miller
Published:	Not yet published, due February 2012
Code:	9780455229959
Format:	Book
Price:	$128.00
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For over 30 years, professionals have relied on Miller's for the full text of the updated Competition and Consumer Act (formerly the Trade Practices Act) and for Russell V Miller's expert insight into how its sections operate.

Businesses and advisers need to come to grips with the Competition and Consumer Act as it impacts on various aspects of day to day corporate activity.

Practitioners and businesses will benefit from the updated legislation in this 34th edition, and from Russell Miller's annotation commentary at provision level, guiding readers through the meaning of the law with the benefit of judicial interpretation of the provisions of the Act.

The book also contains related regulations and materials.

The 34th edition of Miller is your essential resource for keeping pace with legislative and case law developments in competition and consumer law.

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Russell V Miller
Internationally recognised as a leading practitioner and author in competition law and policy, Russell Miller is the head of Minter Ellison's Australasian Competition Group. He advises major Australasian and international corporations on competition issues, primarily in relation to mergers and cartels allegations. He has appeared as counsel in the Australian Competition Tribunal.

He has lectured and published extensively on competition issues and assisting with workshops for the International Competition Network, and at competition agencies in developing countries.

Russell has held several government appointments, including chair of the International Air Services Commission and inaugural director of the National Electricity Code Administrator and was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to international and commercial law in 2005.

Corporations Legislation 2012 (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Baxt & Finnane
Published:	3/02/2012
Code:	9780455229942
Format:	Book
Price:	$77.00
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PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES AMENDMENTS TO THE CORPORATIONS ACT INCLUDED

This fully consolidated legislation book includes the Corporations Act 2001, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 and associated Acts and legislation, capturing the latest amendments up to 1 January 2012

Designed for use by practitioners, business professionals and anyone with an interest in corporations law, the Corporations Act 2001 is supplemented with key section annotations updated by Sydney barrister Edmund Finnane. Their section specific commentary notes provide additional guidance for the most important provisions. In addition, in the "Year in Review" feature, Professor Robert Baxt highlights significant corporations law developments since January 2011.

Cross-references are included to indicate where particular sections of the Corporations Act have been affected by the Corporations Regulations, and to note related ASIC materials.

CONTENTS

� Corporations Act 2001
� Corporations Regulations 2001 (except Sch 2 Forms)
� Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
� Australian Securities and Investments Commission Regulations 2001
� Corporations (Fees) Act 2001
� Corporations (Fees) Regulations 2001
� Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008
� Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2008
� Acts Interpretation Act 1901

Corporations Legislation 2012 is a complementary work to Corporations � Court Rules and Related Legislation 2012.

Also avaialble as a specially priced bundle, save when you buy both Corporations Legislation 2012 and Corporations � Court Rules and Related Legislation 2012 together.

Also Available: The Corporations Legislation 2006-2010 CD Archive containing PDF files of the following 2006-2010 book editions.

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Corporations Court Rules & Related Legislation 2012 (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Published:	3/02/2012
Code:	9780455229911
Format:	Book
Price:	$67.00
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Corporations � Court Rules and Related Legislation 2012 is a complementary work to Corporations Legislation 2012. This edition brings together in one volume the various court rules governing proceedings under the Corporations Act and the Australian Securities and Investments Act in superior courts around Australia.

The volume also includes related legislation to assist practitioners, and fully consolidates the legislation including the amendments to 1 January 2012. A subject index is also included to help identify provisions within or across jurisdictions.

Also available as a special value-pack - save when you order Corporations � Court Rules and Related Legislation 2012 and Corporations Legislation 2012 together.

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Commonwealth Law Reports (Report Series)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Lawbook Co.
Author(s):	J D Merralls QC AM
Published:	18/01/2012
Code:	2400CX
Format:	Report Series
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As the authorised reports of the High Court, the prestigious Commonwealth Law Reports have published full text High Court decisions since 1903. Being the authorised reports, every judgment and headnote is checked by the judges of the High Court before inclusion in the Commonwealth Law Reports.

Each reported judgment includes a comprehensive headnote, written by an expert reporter, and approved by the High Court. Headnotes highlight the key issues of each case and include a summary of counsels' arguments to the High Court. The Commonwealth Law Reports also include tables of cases reported, affirmed, reversed, overruled, applied or judicially commented on and cited, making it easy to find the precise information needed.

The online version has a full archive and includes PDF versions of the reports. It features links to FirstPoint to allow FirstPoint subscribers to quickly check the history and currency of a decision.

Torts in Commercial Law (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Degeling, Edelman & Goudkamp (Eds)
Published:	22/12/2011
Code:	9780455229232
Format:	Book
Price:	$236.00
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Torts in Commercial Law guides practitioners through a complex, difficult and controversial area of the law, offering a resource illuminating the many particular and difficult issues at this intersection.

The third volume in a compelling "commercial law library", accompanying Equity in Commercial Law and Unjust Enrichment in Commercial Law, this new book will be turned to frequently. Based on the papers presented at the international conference, "Torts in Commercial Law 2010", this book brings together in one volume a series of chapters from a team of prestigious contributors analysing the interaction of common law and equity in commercial law.

Its unique strength is its sustained examination and the conceptual unity that it brings to the subject matter. The world's leading experts � practitioners, judges and academics � provide unique commentary in this key area of the law.

Contents

Introduction

Part I: General Themes and Directions

Part II: Economic Torts and Economic Loss

Part III: Insurance and the State

Part IV: Causation, Damages and Defences

Contributors include The Hon Justice James Allsop, Associate Professor Kit Barker, Professor Andrew Burrows QC FBA, Associate Professor Simone Degeling, Dr Simon Douglas, The Hon Justice James Edelman, The Hon Chief Justice Robert French AC, Professor Mark Gergen, Dr James Goudkamp, The Hon Sir Grant Hammond KNZM, The Rt Hon Lord Hoffmann PC, Professor Lewis Klar, Professor Barbara McDonald, Associate Professor Jason Neyers, Professor Jane Stapleton, Professor Robert Stevens, Professor Jenny Steele, Mr William Swadling, Professor Stephen Todd and Professor Prue Vines.

Principles of Civil Procedure in NSW, 2nd Edition (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Dorne Boniface, Miiko Kumar, Michael Legg
Published:	22/12/2011
Code:	9780455229447
Format:	Book
Price:	$119.95
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Principles of Civil Procedure in New South Wales presents a scholarly yet accessible account of the New South Wales system with reference, where applicable, to other jurisdictions.

Core civil procedures are covered in a hands-on and engaging way. Explanations and commentary are provided with reference to relevant sections of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) and the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW). Extracts of recent cases and relevant materials are included to enhance understanding and develop legal reasoning. The final chapter, "Civil Procedure in Context", contains a fact scenario with relevant court documents, providing a concrete illustration of the principles discussed in the preceding chapters.

Themes explored by the work include:

an introduction to civil procedure discussing the requirements of open justice and fairness; and the adversarial system of litigation;
the history and development of case management in New South Wales and the overriding purpose principles, and obligations of parties and legal practitioners;
costs, including proportionality, the purpose of costs, costs against parties and legal practitioners, costs orders, security for costs and proposals for containing costs;
alternatives to litigation, including mediation, referral to a referee and arbitration;
considerations to be taken into account before commencing proceedings, including whether to commence proceedings, jurisdictional issues, cross-vesting, preliminary discovery, limitation periods and interim preservation orders such as search and freezing orders;
joining parties and causes of action, Anshun estoppel, cross claims, and consolidation;
representative proceedings or class actions as introduced into New South Wales on 4 March 2011;
initiating proceedings, service, and appearance, including general principles of pleading;
adjournment, amendment and mistakes in the naming of a party;
procedures that conclude proceedings before trial, including summary disposal, default judgments and settlement;
procedures for gathering information and evidence, including discovery, notices to produce, interrogatories, subpoenas and admissions;
witness preparation, affidavits and expert evidence, including joint experts, joint conferences and concurrent expert evidence;
client legal privilege, professional confidential relationship privilege, journalist privilege, public interest immunity and settlement negotiations privilege; and
appeal and enforcement.

Company Administrators & Scheme Managers (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	O'Donovan
Published:	21/12/2011
Code:	9780455230283
Format:	Book
Price:	$145.00
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Voluntary administration has played a dominant role in corporate insolvency law and practice since its inception in 1992. Its effectiveness quickly established it as the most common form of insolvency administration for companies, and it now accounts for around one third of all administrations.

Leading insolvency expert, Dr James O'Donovan addresses the law and practice on privately appointed receivers and managers in this book, offering detailed commentary on the complex areas of Voluntary Administration and Deeds of Company Arrangements. The analysis is drawn from his updating subscription work, Company Receivers and Administrators, the standard insolvency reference in this complex area. The service and handbook are ideal companion works, with the book offering a convenient and accessible resource for every day use, whether in court or at meetings of directors or creditors. Its clear explanation of complex issues is suitable for insolvency practitioners, lawyers, accountants and students. Consistent paragraph numbering means that readers are able to use the book in conjunction with the subscription edition which will keep up-to-date with case law and legislation changes.

Professor James O'Donovan, who is Special Counsel at Lavan Legal, a Perth-based law firm, is also an established Thomson Reuters author. He is a Professor of Law at the University of Western Australia, a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia and a Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of Queensland and New South Wales. He is a member of the independent bar in Perth.

Miller's Australian Competition Law & Policy 2nd Edition (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Miller
Published:	20/12/2011
Code:	9780455230061
Format:	Book
Price:	$125.00
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Miller's Australian Competition Law and Policy (2nd edition) guides readers through the development of the Australian competition law, explaining its underlying concepts and policy directions.

Russell V Milller, the author of the foundational Miller's Australian Competition and Consumer Act, Annotated writes now for those who require guidance on the key areas of competition law but who do not have or require a detailed familiarity with the provisions of the Act itself.

Explaining the law and policy in clear terms, without oversimplifying this significant area of commercial law, the book will be valuable for corporate lawyers advising within their business on competition and consumer law questions, lawyers working with competition law, and students studying in the area.

Contents Chapter 1 - Origins of Australian Competition Law Chapter 2 - Competition Law Concepts Chapter 3 - Development of Australian Competition Policy Chapter 4 - Australian Competition Agencies and Institutions Chapter 5 - Coverage of Australian Competition Laws Chapter 6 - Cartels Chapter 7 - Anticompetitive Arrangements Chapter 8 - Vertical Constraints - Tying and other Exclusive Dealing Chapter 9 - Monopolisation and Misuse of Market Power Chapter 10 - Resale Price Maintenance Chapter 11 - Mergers and Acquisitions Chapter 12 - Primary Boycotts Chapter 13 - Secondary Boycotts Chapter 14 - Access to Essential Facilities Chapter 15 - Consequences Chapter 16 - Competitive Neutrality Appendices.

Commercial Law of the People's Republic of China (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Blazey and Chan
Published:	20/12/2011
Code:	9780455228266
Format:	Book
Price:	$89.00
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Commercial law plays a large part in China’s transition to its status as a major trading nation. This book contains chapters that focus on areas of the law pertinent to China’s continuing economic development. It provides an analysis of the Five Year Plans and their effect on the development of and changes in commercial law. China is focused on developing its internal market and Commercial Law of the People’s Republic of China provides an examination of a number of highly relevant topics, such as Company Law, Labour Law, Property Law, Intellectual Property Law, Consumer Law, Energy Law and Renewable Energy Law.

Chapters on Tax Law, Competition Law and Policy, and Commercial Arbitration Law written by experts in their field provide an up-to-date and in-depth coverage of other important commercial law subjects.

This book acknowledges that China’s rapid development is affected by policy changes on issues such as urbanisation, the structure of the industrial sector and the environment. These changes and their effect on the national economy and the legal system are discussed in the book.

Expert Evidence (Ian Freckelton & Hugh Selby) - PDF Chapters (PDF)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Lawbook Co.
Author(s):	Ian Freckelton, Hugh Selby
Published:	19/12/2011
Code:	3593CHAP34A
Format:	PDF
Price:	$39.60
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Expert Evidence is a major subscription based service available in paper and online and is a unique and well respected publication offering comprehensive coverage of over 75 expert witness fields. The editors of the service are Dr Ian Freckelton SC, a leading member of the Victorian Bar and Hugh Selby, Associate Professor in the Legal Workshop, Law Faculty, of the Australian National University. Contributing experts are drawn from accredited laboratories, respected consultancy firms and highly regarded individual academics and practitioners.

For the first time, Expert Evidence is now available for purchase by key individual chapters supplied in Acrobat PDF file format via email, offering the only comprehensive analysis of legal principle tailored to your specific requirements. Expert Evidence is essential for preparation and case presentation by litigation lawyers (both civil and criminal), forensic specialists, and any expert drawn into investigations or hearings by providing the following:

Extensive technical treatment of over 75 expert witness fields
Citation and discussion of major English language international case authorities
References to worldwide academic research publications and sources of further information
Breadth of coverage of expert witness fields includes Investigation of Remains, Medicine and Chiropractic, Psychiatry, Psychology and Social Work, Drug Analysis, Forensic Science, Environmental Analysis, Accounting, Marketing and Valuation, Building and Construction, Forensic Engineering and Accident Causation.
Individual key chapters available for purchase by practice area and subject categories
Chapters supplied in Acrobat PDF file format via your email address

No other publication has such comprehensive coverage of expert evidence with authoritative exposition of over 75 specialist areas.

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Australian Trusts Tax Handbook. (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Various
Published:	19/12/2011
Code:	9780864607430
Format:	Book
Price:	$225.00
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trusts tax, trusts, tax, taxation of trust income, accountants, trust law, trust deed, capital gains, trust income, division 7a, trust losses, family trust, interest on loans, tax return, government review, legal, thomson reuters, australian,

An Introduction to the Law of Contract, 7th Edition (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Graw
Published:	15/12/2011
Code:	9780455228822
Format:	Book
Price:	$89.00
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An Introduction to the Law of Contract is a highly successful overview of the principles of contract law and how they apply in practice.

This seventh edition incorporates references to the new Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) as it applies to contracts generally but with especial reference to the provisions dealing with misleading and deceptive conduct, consumer guarantees, unjust contracts, exemption clauses, harassment and coercion, the effectiveness of disclaimers and the provision of alternative remedies.

Major cases included are:

United Group Rail Services Ltd v Rail Corporation New South Wales and AMCI (IO) Pty Ltd v Aquila Steel Pty Ltd � agreements to negotiate in good faith;
Olivaylle Pty Ltd v Flottweg AG (No 4) � the application of the postal rule in cases of emailed acceptances;
PRA Electrical Pty Ltd v Perseverance Exploration Pty Ltd and Waldorf Apartment Hotel, The Entrance Pty Ltd v Owners Corp SP 71623, following the principle in Brogden v Metropolitan Railway Co in relation to contracts that arise through conduct;
IATA v Ansett Australia Holdings Ltd � contractual intention and the need to give commercial contracts a businesslike interpretation;
Ford v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd � non est factum and the test for negligent signing; and
Insight Vacations Pty Ltd v Young � strict interpretation of exemption clauses.

This edition also contains more detailed discussion on how the requirement for a signed memorandum can be satisfied by a series of connected documents; how the exceptions to the parol evidence rule apply, particularly in cases of ambiguity; the basis on which rectification will be ordered; the operation of the pleas of duress, undue influence and unconscionability; the validity of restraint of trade clauses; the consequences of repudiation, and the calculation of damages.

An Introduction to the Law of Contract, 7th Edition is essential reading for accounting, business and commerce students and a useful study aid for students undertaking contract law at undergraduate level.

Principles of Contract Law, 4th Edition (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Paterson, Robertson, Duke
Published:	13/12/2011
Code:	9780455229454
Format:	Book
Price:	$120.00
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Principles of Contract Law, 4th Edition remains Australia's premier text for students of contract law. The new edition has been significantly revised in light of recent developments.

The book has been thoroughly updated in light of the Australian Consumer Law, and includes discussion of the new regimes regulating unfair contract terms, misleading and deceptive conduct, unconscionable dealing and consumer guarantees. Recent amendments to the Electronic Transactions Acts are discussed in the Agreement chapter (Ch 3).

New developments in case law are discussed throughout the book, including:

consideration and the intention to be bound: Atco Controls Pty Ltd (in liq) v Newtronics Pty Ltd (recs & mgrs apptd) (in liq) [2009] VSCA 238; (2009) 25 VR 411;
certainty and agreements to negotiate in good faith: United Group Rail Services Limited v Rail Corporation New South Wales [2009] NSWCA 177; (2009) 74 NSWLR 618;
promissory estoppel and the parol evidence rule: Saleh v Romanous [2010] NSWCA 274;
damages for rectification: Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Bowen Investments Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 8; (2009) 236 CLR 272;
the rule against penalties: Interstar Wholesale Finance Pty Ltd v Integral Home Loans Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 310;
restrictions on the right to terminate � readiness and willingness: Sharjade Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [2009] NSWCA 373;
restrictions on the right to terminate � estoppel: W & R Pty Ltd v Birdseye [2008] SASC 321; (2008) 102 SASR 477;
restrictions on the right to terminate � waiver: Agricultural and Rural Finance Pty Ltd v Gardiner [2008] HCA 57; (2008) 238 CLR 570;
statutory illegality: Master Education Services Pty Ltd v Ketchell [2008] HCA 38; (2008) 236 CLR 101 and Zurich Australia Insurance Ltd v Metals & Minerals Insurance Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 50; (2009) 240 CLR 391; and
restraint of trade: Miles v Genesys Wealth Advisors Ltd [2009] NSWCA 25 and BB Australia Pty Ltd v Karioi Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 347.

Together with the companion casebook, Contract: Cases and Materials, 12th Edition, Principles of Contract Law, 4th Edition is an essential part of any law student's contract law library.

CONTENTS
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1: The Nature Of Contract
Chapter 2: The Place Of Contract Within Private Law
Part II Formation
Chapter 3: Agreement
Chapter 4: Consideration
Chapter 5: Intention
Chapter 6: Certainty
Chapter 7: Formalities
Chapter 8: Capacity
Part III Detrimental Reliance And Unjust Enrichment
Chapter 9: Estoppel
Chapter 10: Restitution
Part IV Parties
Chapter 11: Privity
Part V Express Terms
Chapter 12: Identifying The Express Terms (including extrinsic evidence)
Chapter 13: Construing The Terms (including extrinsic evidence)
Part VI Gap Filling
Chapter 14: Implied Terms (including the duty of good faith)
Chapter 15: Frustration
Part VII Consumer Contracts under the Australian Consumer Law
Chapter 16: Consumer Guarantees
Chapter 17: Unfair Contract Terms
Part VIII Performance And Breach
Chapter 18: Performance And Breach
Part IX Termination
Chapter 19: Termination By Agreement
Chapter 20: Failure Of A Contingent Condition
Chapter 21: Termination For Breach
Chapter 22: Termination For Repudiation
Chapter 23: Termination For Delay
Chapter 24: Consequences Of Affirmation Or Termination
Chapter 25: Restrictions
Part X Remedies For Breach
Chapter 26: The Measure Of Damages
Chapter 27: Limitations On The Award Of Damages
Chapter 28: Liquidated Damages And Penalties
Chapter 29: Actions For Debt
Chapter 30: Specific Performance And Injunctions
Part XI Vitiating Factors
A Misinformation
Chapter 31: Mistake
Chapter 32: Misrepresentation
Chapter 33: Misleading And Deceptive Conduct
B Abuse Of Power
Chapter 34: Duress
Chapter 35: Undue Influence
Chapter 36: Unconscionable Dealing
Chapter 37: Impropriety By Third Parties
Chapter 38: Unconscionable Conduct under Statute
C Remedies
Chapter 39: Rescission
D Illegality
Chapter 40 Contracts Prohibited By Statute
Chapter 41 Contracts Prohibited At Common Law
Chapter 42 The Consequences Of Illegality
Chapter 43 Reform Of Illegal Contracts Law
Appendix: The Australian Consumer Law

Limitation of Actions - The Laws of Australia, 3rd Edition (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Peter Handford
Published:	7/12/2011
Code:	9780455229874
Format:	Book
Price:	$129.95
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Limitation of Actions � The Laws of Australia, 3rd Edition is the leading text on limitation periods in Australia. It is the only current and comprehensive study of limitation periods across all Australian jurisdictions.

For the Third Edition, the entire work has been revised and extensively rewritten. There is now a separate chapter on the complex topic of limitation periods in personal injury cases and the extension or postponement of limitation periods. The Third Edition also includes discussion of recent Australian and overseas case law making sense of changing legislative frameworks and other developing areas of this important subject.

This unique work is an essential reference for all Australian practitioners as a matter of professional compliance and risk management. The portable and user-friendly format is designed to save time for the busy practitioner, without compromising depth of analysis. The quick-reference Table of Limitation of Actions featured in this work, summarising the limitation periods for different classes of claims in each State and Territory, has proved to be a valuable research tool for practitioners, the judiciary and academics alike.

Author Peter Handford, Winthrop Professor of Law at the University of Western Australia, is renowned in the field of limitation of actions. His dedication to the subject brought forth the ground-breaking First Edition, and the contribution of his expertise to Limitation of Actions � The Laws of Australia, 3rd Edition ensures the continuing high standard of this important work.

This material is also published as part of Title 5 "Civil Procedure" of The Laws of Australia legal encyclopaedia.

Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice (Journal)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Damien Cremean
Published:	6/12/2011
Code:	5479A
Format:	Journal
Price:	$750.00
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Vital reading for all civil dispute practitioners

Thomson Reuters is proud to announce the forthcoming new Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice. Click here for sample content, the table of contents for the first issue, the full Editorial Board details and more.

Under the leadership of General Editor Dr Damien Cremean, this quarterly journal will bring together the many issues in practice, procedure and litigation which cannot currently be found in a centralised resource. Each issue will include editorials, articles and case notes, comments and/or book reviews on a wide range of topics. Its Editorial Board comprises practitioners and experts from around Australia as well as from the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand.

Addressing practice and litigation issues which vitally affect practitioners, the journal has a broad scope. Coverage includes but is not limited to:

pre-litigation

litigation procedures: pre-trial and trial including influence of changes eg technology

remedies, damages, enforcement and costs

arbitration

dispute resolution and ADR generally

evidence and expert evidence

discovery and e-discovery

pleadings and precedents

case management

class actions

litigation funding

judicial administration

advocacy and trial preparation

lawyers' ethical duties

The journal is peer-reviewed and will be available in hard copy and online.

Its unique benefit for practitioners is as a forum in which the more fundamental changes to litigation and practice can also be addressed, including current issues such as the impact of technology on the conduct of matters, inside and out of the courtroom, and moves to electronic discovery and documentation.

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Security of Payments in the Australian Building & Construction Industry 4th Ed (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Marcus Jacobs
Published:	6/12/2011
Code:	9780455229881
Format:	Book
Price:	$180.00
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Security of Payment in the Australian Building and Construction Industry, 4th Edition, provides fresh analysis of the security of payment regimes across Australia.

This commentary in this well-established title has been thoroughly revised, updated and expanded. Using the New South Wales Act as its cue for analysing the law around Australia, the book contains detailed commentary incorporating the insights of the author, Marcus Jacobs QC.

Changes to the commentary wrought by the case Chase Oyster Bar v Hamo Industries, and by rapidly changing legislation from across the States and Territories, have been captured.

A range of amendments to the NSW Act are incorporated and there is also expanded commentary on security of payment legislation in the other States and Territories.

All legislation from around Australia is current at 1 September 2011

Security of Payment in the Australian Building and Construction Industry provides detailed and current coverage of the law and is a highly portable reference for case law and legislation.

The material in this text has been extracted from the highly-regarded service, Commercial Arbitration Law and Practice by Marcus Jacobs QC, also available from Thomson Reuters Lawbook Co.

Electronic Information and the Law (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Margaret Jackson, Marita Shelly
Published:	30/11/2011
Code:	9780455227399
Format:	Book
Price:	$165.00
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Electronic Information and the Law provides essential and practical guidance to the law relating to electronic information as it occurs in many different spheres of our work and community.

In this innovative new work, Professor Margaret Jackson and Marita Shelly:

Identify the different forms and categories of electronic information and interaction,
discuss problems associated with these, and
outline the law that is relevant to those problems.

The authors bring together subjects usually treated in separate texts to explore legal frameworks that exist for electronic information, how organisations handle information, how we communicate electronically and e-government activities.

This work is an excellent guide to have at hand, capturing the challenges and issues facing one's clients as they use electronic services in their day-to-lives.

For both lawyers and non-legal professionals, particularly those working in IT and their managers, it provides an introduction to each issue, followed with analysis of legal risks and obligations and a discussion of key case law and legislation.

Readers can access consolidated guidance on the legal risks across a range of contexts, including:

e-banking,
electronic discovery,
identity theft,
copyright risks for ISP Providers,
data protection,
web accessibility,
cross-border privacy challenges, and
privacy issues relating to electronic health records.

Electronic Information and the Law provides a much-needed overview of an ever-evolving field of law.

Privacy lawyers, in-house counsel, students, information technology managers and professionals will find this work to be an invaluable resource in their day-to-day work.

Australian Media Law, 4th Edition (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Des Butler, Sharon Rodrick
Published:	29/11/2011
Code:	9780455228464
Format:	Book
Price:	$120.00
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Australian Media Law details and explains the complex case law, legislation and regulations governing media practice in areas as diverse as journalism, advertising, multimedia and broadcasting. It examines the issues affecting traditional forms of media such as television, radio, film and newspapers as well as for recent forms such as the internet, online forums and digital technology, in a clear and accessible format.

New additions to the fourth edition include:

developments in privacy law, including the expanding privacy jurisprudence in the United Kingdom and New Zealand and Law Reform recommendations for a statutory cause of action to protect personal privacy in Australia
developments in copyright law, including discussion of the High Court decision in IceTV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd concerning the level of originality required for copyright to subsist and what amounts to a "substantial part" for purposes of copyright infringement
the replacement of the inconsistent regime of the Commonwealth Trade Practices Act and State and Territory Fair Trading Acts by a uniform Australian Consumer Law
changes in the classification scheme, including regulation of online content, the proposed internet filter, and the introduction of an R 18+ adult content classification for computer games
a discussion of digital radio, satellite delivered digital television for poor reception areas and proposed changes to the anti-siphoning rules
new shield laws for journalists' sources and proposals for uniform suppression laws and
an examination of recent decisions on defamation, confidentiality, vilification, open justice and contempt.

Trade Secrets and Privacy (Looseleaf)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Lawbook Co.
Author(s):	Robert Dean, Gordon Hughes
Published:	25/11/2011
Code:	6463Q
Format:	Looseleaf
Price:	$1,296.00
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Trade Secrets and Privacy provides essential guidance through the entire spectrum of the law regarding personal, institutional and corporate privacy, helping you better protect commercially sensitive, and private and personal information.

Constantly emerging technology offers opportunities and risks for businesses and individuals. In this complex and dynamic arena, Trade Secrets and Privacy provides solicitors, barristers, government and in-house lawyers with a thorough understanding of the underlying principles of two linked and rapidly evolving areas of law. Where the legal framework can be comparatively slow to provide specific responses to digital developments, a clear grasp of legal principles and practice equips you to make informed decisions in developing strategies for safeguarding and defending against breaches of confidence.

This major new work provides comprehensive coverage of breach of confidence, privacy and data protection. Authored by Robert Dean and Gordon Hughes with Blake Dawson, Trade Secrets and Privacy is built upon Robert Dean's seminal and highly regarded work on trade secrets. The work's updated analysis, based on extensive practice experience, will assist lawyers to advise in a complicated area subject to change.

Essential guidance improves protection

Draft and use restraint of trade clauses in employment contract more effectively to protect employers' trade secrets, knowhow and good will
Understand and use the network of protection provided by breach of confidence, contract, torts, and legislation for confidential information and commercial secrets
Navigate rights and liabilities across a wide range of commercial relationships and situations
Use all means available to protect personal private information and a person's privacy, based on the principles of breach of confidence, torts and legislation (including workplace surveillance across the States and telecommunications interception legislation)
Understand difficult areas important in practice, like privacy and the internet (social networking, emails etc), the media, and government generated information, including rights and liabilities with respect to compulsory acquired information
Understand the international context, increasingly important as national barriers are challenged by technology and business.

Practical tools offer support

Quick reference guides at the start of each tab card overview the applicable principles and law
Progressively annotated privacy legislation includes annotated Australian Privacy Principles, with "law in force functionality" and case law references - legislation connected to FirstPoint and Thomson Reuters law reports [subject to separate subscription].
Precedents for Anton Pillar orders, statements of claim, confidentiality agreements, restraint of trade agreements and discovery orders drafted to protect confidential information
Case finding tables organised by subject matter for quick and easy reference set out all major Anton Pillar cases (including cases concerning the misuse of commercial secret information) and all cases concerning personal privacy.

Expert authors

The authors are published, well-known experts in trade secrets, privacy and data protection:

Robert Dean

This service expands upon Robert Dean's The Law of Trade Secrets and Personal Secrets, a work frequently referred to by the superior Courts across Australia as the authority on trade secrets, and nominated by the Australia Law Journal as one of the 10 best reading texts ever written in Australia

Gordon Hughes

Partner with Blake Dawson and one of the updating Blake Dawson authors on the service, Gordon is also author of the book Data Protection and co-author of the Computer Contracts: Principles and Precedents service.

Table of contents

Volume 1 - Trade Secrets
1    Introduction
2    Definitions and jurisdiction
3    Breach of confidence
4    Fiduciary duty
5    Economic torts and trade secrets
6    Employee inventors
7    Third parties
8    Defence of public interest
9    Remedies
10 Restraint of trade
11 Software and data protection
12 Litigation

Volume 2 - Privacy
Part A - Privacy
Part B - Data protection
Overseas data protection legislation
Australian legislation (including the annotated Australian Privacy Principles).

Australian Sentencing (Online)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Mirko Bagaric, Richard Edney
Published:	25/11/2011
Code:	7340OI
Format:	Online
Price:	$900.00
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Quickly and thoroughly prepare for sentencing pleas and appeals with this new Thomson Reuters service available in online and looseleaf (1 volume) formats.

Practical insights: Australian Sentencing provides practical offence- and principle-based- guidance on considerations that impact on sentence. It addresses themes and issues applicable across Australia while fully addressing jurisdiction specifics.

Throughout the service, Mirko Bagaric and Richard Edney apply both their criminal law practice experience and their analytical skills to assisting practitioners in this complex area where the intricate interplay of factors has significant outcomes.

Organised to help your work: Easily located and well structured commentary will be equally useful whether you're advising a client, appearing for the defence or prosecution at a sentencing hearing, or running a trial. Start with the specific offence in issue, and see what factors are particularly important for that offence; also check the applicable sentencing tariff. Turn to the particular aggravating and mitigating factors and find detailed guidance on how these are considered by the courts. Consult the practical review of the objectives of sentencing to take into how these too affect sentencing outcomes in particular cases.

The Australia-wide approach, with state-specific coverage is particularly timely as courts around the country are recognising the benefit of consistency in sentencing, albeit with care for their jurisdiction's jurisprudence. Now too the High Court is a significant influence toward consistency in sentencing practice, seeking consistency in the application of the relevant legal principles. Supporting these trends, Australian Sentencing assists practitioners remain current with the detail and significance of the huge volume of court of appeal sentencing decisions - from their own courts and from around the country.

Complementing the detail of sentencing law, an early chapter addresses the procedural and evidential matters of a sentencing hearing while current core sentencing legislation from around Australia is included for ease of subscriber reference.

With Australian Sentencing, you'll be well-placed to ensure you take everything essential into account in order to achieve the best outcomes in the circumstances.

The authors

Mirko Bagaric is a professor of law at Deakin University. He is also a practising lawyer and editor of the Criminal Law Journal. He has written several books on sentencing and completed his PhD in this area; his thesis is titled 'Punishment and Sentencing: A Rational Approach'.

Richard Edney is a member of the Victorian Bar. He practises exclusively in the area of criminal law. He is widely published in the areas of sentencing, evidence and criminal procedure.

Australian Sentencing (Looseleaf)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Mirko Bagaric, Richard Edney
Published:	25/11/2011
Code:	7340Q
Format:	Looseleaf
Price:	$900.00
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Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice (Online)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Damien Cremean
Published:	23/11/2011
Code:	5479COI
Format:	Online
Price:	$800.00
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pre-litigation

litigation procedures: pre-trial and trial including influence of changes eg technology

remedies, damages, enforcement and costs

arbitration

dispute resolution and ADR generally

evidence and expert evidence

discovery and e-discovery

pleadings and precedents

case management

class actions

litigation funding

judicial administration

advocacy and trial preparation

lawyers' ethical duties

Parental Leave: A User-Friendly Guide (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Lawbook Co.
Author(s):	McCarthy, Jenkin and Stewart
Published:	22/11/2011
Code:	9780455229584
Format:	Book
Price:	$79.95
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This practical guide covers parental leave entitlements and procedures under the Fair Work Act 2009 and Paid Parental Leave Act 2010.

The relationships between these two pieces of federal legislation and the rights and obligations they create are complex. Increasingly, as employees take up the governmental paid scheme, employers and HR managers will have to deal with challenging issues such as employees maintaining contact with the workplace while on leave and rights to return to work. This is in addition to the �paymaster' function which became the responsibility of employers as of 1 July 2011.

Parental Leave: A User-Friendly Guide by Erin McCarthy, Elise Jenkin and Andrew Stewart of Piper Alderman follows the course of a parental leave application. Using a clear layout, bullet points and case studies, it brings together the issues that come up under different pieces of legislation to help IR/HR practitioners and union/ employer advisors meet the needs of clients and employees. Academics will also appreciate the analysis of parental leave and its development in the context of the Australian workplace relations system.

Contents: Sources of Parental Leave Entitlements; The Major Entitlements; Eligibility; How Parental Leave May Be Structured; Making and Dealing with Applications; Starting Parental Leave; Payment During Leave; Other Obligations During the Leave Period; Replacement Workers; Varying or Ending Parental Leave; Returning to Work; Key Points for Workers; Key Points for Employers.

Unfair Contract Terms in Australia (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Paterson
Published:	21/11/2011
Code:	9780455229089
Format:	Book
Price:	$150.00
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" (A) serious... book which will sit close by for frequent reference...a detailed and analytical (consideration) of the new legislation..This is one of the most succint (yet) comprehensive and analytical books that I have had the pleasure of reviewing...a must have reference book, it will be regularly referred to as a guide to this emerging legislation."

- Law Society Journal of Tasmania, January 2012

This new and timely work provides up-to-date and detailed analysis of the new �Unfair Contract Terms Law' (UCTL) that was introduced as part of the Australian Consumer Law reforms of 2010, and which took effect in each state and territory from 1 January 2011.

The UCTL represents a radical change in consumer protection law and in contract law.

In Unfair Contract Terms in Australia experienced author and senior lecturer Dr Jeannie Paterson explains the operation of the UCTL and considers the implications for standard �boilerplate' terms in consumer contracts. The work also examines the background to the reforms and utilises precedents drawn from similar regimes that have operated in Victoria and the UK.

Unfair Contract Terms in Australia will be highly useful for litigation purposes and compliance work. It will appeal to competition, consumer and commercial solicitors and barristers as well as regulators involved in drafting, reviewing and enforcing standard form consumer contracts.

Traders dealing with consumers will find this work invaluable as they review their contracts to ensure compliance with the legislation.

Unfair Contract Terms in Australia is a vital resource for the adjustment to, and ongoing compliance with, the new law.

KEY FEATURES:

Why regulate Unfair Terms?
Comparing the regulatory regimes � the UK and Victorian precedents
Overview of the Australian Consumer Law and UCTL � the constitutional context, transitional arrangements for the UCTL and the approach to enforcement.
Contracts and terms excluded from review for fairness
Application of the UCTL
Identifying and interpreting the terms of a contract subject to review
The test of an Unfair Term
Matters relevant in determining whether a term is unfair
Enforcement, effect and remedies
Unconscionable conduct and Unfair Terms
The Consumer Guarantee Law
The �Grey List' of terms that may be unfair
Common terms that may be unfair

Expert Evidence (Ian Freckelton & Hugh Selby) - PDF Chapters (PDF)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Lawbook Co.
Author(s):	Ian Freckelton, Hugh Selby
Published:	15/11/2011
Code:	3593CHAP33
Format:	PDF
Price:	$39.60
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Extensive technical treatment of over 75 expert witness fields
Citation and discussion of major English language international case authorities
References to worldwide academic research publications and sources of further information
Breadth of coverage of expert witness fields includes Investigation of Remains, Medicine and Chiropractic, Psychiatry, Psychology and Social Work, Drug Analysis, Forensic Science, Environmental Analysis, Accounting, Marketing and Valuation, Building and Construction, Forensic Engineering and Accident Causation.
Individual key chapters available for purchase by practice area and subject categories
Chapters supplied in Acrobat PDF file format via your email address

No other publication has such comprehensive coverage of expert evidence with authoritative exposition of over 75 specialist areas.

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Nutshell: Equity, 4th Edition (Book)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Publisher:	Thomson Reuters
Author(s):	Cockburn & Shirley
Published:	14/11/2011
Code:	9780455228808
Format:	Book
Price:	$29.95
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