BLOGS WEBSITE
Professor Symes Makes a Submission to the Senate on Retailer Insolvency
The Senate is enquiring into the effect on consumers of retail businesses who become insolvent. Symes states that consumers as unsecured creditors do need attention at the present time suggesting there are three major elements to the effect on consumers by a retailer’s insolvency. These are prepayments (deposits), gift cards and loyalty schemes. In his […]
Comments Off on Professor Symes Makes a Submission to the Senate on Retailer Insolvency
Is it time to reform the cornerstone of Australia’s insolvency regime?
David Brown’s article “Is it time to reform the cornerstone of Australia’s insolvency regime?” has been published on The Conversation.
Comments Off on Is it time to reform the cornerstone of Australia’s insolvency regime?
PPSA Gets its First Report – ‘Shows Potential But Could Do Better’
Background On 30 January 2012, the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) came into effect. It prescribed a review within three years. The review report, by Bruce Whittaker, Ashursts, was recently submitted to the Attorney-General. (see www.afsa.gov.au). It is a thorough and scholarly analysis, covering almost every section of the PPSA. It can’t be done […]
Comments Off on PPSA Gets its First Report – ‘Shows Potential But Could Do Better’
Support for first-hand Public Law Experience
L to R: Kenneth Richards, Professor John McMillan (Australian Information Commissioner), Sarah Day and Peeta Hutson Over summer, three Adelaide law students got first-hand experience in dealing with Commonwealth freedom of information laws by undertaking an internship with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) in Canberra as part of the Law School’s Public […]
Comments Off on Support for first-hand Public Law Experience
Gillard Visit an Opportunity to Present on Human Rights Research
On 21 March 2014, the Fay Gale Centre for Research on Gender (FGC) hosted a reception for the University of Adelaide’s new Honorary Visiting Professor (and former Prime Minister), Julia Gillard. The FGC builds on the University’s commitment to promote social justice, equality and diversity in the community and its own workplace. Alongside the Public […]
Comments Off on Gillard Visit an Opportunity to Present on Human Rights Research
Celebrating 50 years since commencement
Law students who started at The University of Adelaide Law School in March 1964 held a reunion dinner at the impressive National Wine Centre on 7th March 2014 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their commencement. Thirty-three graduates from all over Australia attended including nine judges, a former Dean of the University of Hong Kong […]
Comments Off on Celebrating 50 years since commencement
Book Review: Freedom of Religion Under Bills of Rights
John Witte, Jr, reviews Paul Babie and Neville Rochow (eds), Freedom of Religion Under Bills of Rights (University of Adelaide Press, 2012)
Comments Off on Book Review: Freedom of Religion Under Bills of Rights
D-Day for the PPSA
As the clock strikes midnight tonight (Eastern time), the ‘transitional period’ of 24 months grace for PPS registrations will expire. There have been 7.7 million registrations as at end of 2013, but the feeling is that, now that the crunch time has arrived, many suppliers, lessors, consignors and others, particularly smaller businesses and artisans, will […]
Comments Off on D-Day for the PPSA
Alumni in Focus – Jonathon Redwood
I graduated from the University of Adelaide with a First Class Honours Degree in Law/ Commerce and the University Medal in 1996. I then had the privilege to serve as Associate to the former Chief Justice of South Australia John Doyle AC QC until going to Harvard Law School in August 1998 where I completed […]
Spain’s dubious claim to Gibraltar
Associate Professor John Gava has been studying the recent dispute over Gibraltar. He writes: ‘Gibraltar has once again hit the headlines with a dispute over fishing rights spiralling into a barely concealed demand by the Spanish government for the ‘return’ of Gibraltar. Spain’s latest claims for Gibraltar are clever politically, because they divert attention of […]
Comments Off on Spain’s dubious claim to Gibraltar