Many people are now aware of drones or remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), and several others have ... more Many people are now aware of drones or remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), and several others have predicted the significant impacts that drones will bring across society. Today, there is an expectation that drones will play a pivotal role in industries such as surveillance, security, surveying, construction, and freight transport. However, in all these cases, whenever a drone is flying over a populated area, it poses a danger to people or things on the ground. Perhaps the sector where the greatest risk of injury to the everyday person exists is the drone delivery industry. The drone freight industry is proliferating fast, with many companies like Skycart and Amazon investing in this sector. These companies plan to transport groceries, medical supplies, food, and par- cels, among many other things. If fleets of delivery drones are deployed around suburbs, the descent to lower altitudes and the general logistics of an airborne delivery presents a novel risk of harm. A drone failure res...
This book explores the performance of compensation law in addressing the needs of the injured. Co... more This book explores the performance of compensation law in addressing the needs of the injured. Compensation procedure can be dangerous to your health and often fails to compensate without aggravation/ creating other problems. This book takes a refreshing and insightful approach to the law of compensation, considering from an interdisciplinary perspective the actual effect of compensation law on people seeking compensation. Tort law, workers' compensation, medical law, industrial injury law and other schemes are examined and unintended consequences for injured people are considered. These include ongoing physical and mental illness, failure to rehabilitate, the impact on social security entitlements, medical care as well as the impact on those who serve – the lawyers, administrators, medical practitioners etc. All are explored in this timely and fascinating book. Contributors include lawyers, psychologists, and medical practitioners from multiple jurisdictions including Australia...
Part 1: The Australian Legal System 1. The Distinctiveness of Australian Law 2. The Place of Aust... more Part 1: The Australian Legal System 1. The Distinctiveness of Australian Law 2. The Place of Australia in Global Law Part 2: The English Heritage 3. The Royal Courts and the Developments of the Common Law 4. Lawyers and the Early Development of the Doctrine of Precedent Part 3: The Impact of the English Heritage 5. The Idea of Law in the Civil War and the Glorious Revolution 6. The Impact on the Indigenous Inhabitants 7. Britain and the Great Colonists: Using the Heritage Part 4: Moving Towards Independence 8. The Nature and Scope of Parliamentary Democracy in the States 9. Federation as the Will of the People 10. Independent Attitudes, Race and Justice Part 5: Drawing on the Heritage: Legal Institutions in Action 11. Classifying Australian Law 12. The Courts in Action 13. The Doctrine of Precedent 14. The Doctrine of Precedent in Action 15. Interpreting Statutes 16. The Modern Lawyer 17. Conclusion: The Importance of Law
Apologies have become very fashionable both within and outside the legal systems of the world. Th... more Apologies have become very fashionable both within and outside the legal systems of the world. The common law world has attempted to encourage apologies by the use of protective legislation which aims to reduce litigation. Apologies can also be used as remedies and this article argues that the tort system, and in particular the law of negligence, can benefit from using apologies as part of the arsenal of compensation. This requires consideration of the nature of loss. The article argues that recognition of a broader view of loss is of benefit and that apologies can assist in recognition of fault (a corrective justice goal) alongside monetary damages to create compensation which better addresses human needs by acting as a bridge between wrong and loss.
ABSTRACT We know that law students suffer disproportionate levels of depression compared with oth... more ABSTRACT We know that law students suffer disproportionate levels of depression compared with other students. This paper draws on research which suggests some possible reasons why and approaches to the development of resilience within the academic environment. It is argued that the resilient lawyer (one whose mind is well-furnished beyond the black letter law and whose understanding of self and ethical and other life problems has been developed ) is a reasonable goal for law schools to keep in mind. In planning for the first year experience it is useful to keep this in mind and begin to bed down some of the skills and attitudes which are most likely to enhance the development of the resilient lawyer.
Many people are now aware of drones or remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), and several others have ... more Many people are now aware of drones or remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), and several others have predicted the significant impacts that drones will bring across society. Today, there is an expectation that drones will play a pivotal role in industries such as surveillance, security, surveying, construction, and freight transport. However, in all these cases, whenever a drone is flying over a populated area, it poses a danger to people or things on the ground. Perhaps the sector where the greatest risk of injury to the everyday person exists is the drone delivery industry. The drone freight industry is proliferating fast, with many companies like Skycart and Amazon investing in this sector. These companies plan to transport groceries, medical supplies, food, and par- cels, among many other things. If fleets of delivery drones are deployed around suburbs, the descent to lower altitudes and the general logistics of an airborne delivery presents a novel risk of harm. A drone failure res...
This book explores the performance of compensation law in addressing the needs of the injured. Co... more This book explores the performance of compensation law in addressing the needs of the injured. Compensation procedure can be dangerous to your health and often fails to compensate without aggravation/ creating other problems. This book takes a refreshing and insightful approach to the law of compensation, considering from an interdisciplinary perspective the actual effect of compensation law on people seeking compensation. Tort law, workers' compensation, medical law, industrial injury law and other schemes are examined and unintended consequences for injured people are considered. These include ongoing physical and mental illness, failure to rehabilitate, the impact on social security entitlements, medical care as well as the impact on those who serve – the lawyers, administrators, medical practitioners etc. All are explored in this timely and fascinating book. Contributors include lawyers, psychologists, and medical practitioners from multiple jurisdictions including Australia...
Part 1: The Australian Legal System 1. The Distinctiveness of Australian Law 2. The Place of Aust... more Part 1: The Australian Legal System 1. The Distinctiveness of Australian Law 2. The Place of Australia in Global Law Part 2: The English Heritage 3. The Royal Courts and the Developments of the Common Law 4. Lawyers and the Early Development of the Doctrine of Precedent Part 3: The Impact of the English Heritage 5. The Idea of Law in the Civil War and the Glorious Revolution 6. The Impact on the Indigenous Inhabitants 7. Britain and the Great Colonists: Using the Heritage Part 4: Moving Towards Independence 8. The Nature and Scope of Parliamentary Democracy in the States 9. Federation as the Will of the People 10. Independent Attitudes, Race and Justice Part 5: Drawing on the Heritage: Legal Institutions in Action 11. Classifying Australian Law 12. The Courts in Action 13. The Doctrine of Precedent 14. The Doctrine of Precedent in Action 15. Interpreting Statutes 16. The Modern Lawyer 17. Conclusion: The Importance of Law
Apologies have become very fashionable both within and outside the legal systems of the world. Th... more Apologies have become very fashionable both within and outside the legal systems of the world. The common law world has attempted to encourage apologies by the use of protective legislation which aims to reduce litigation. Apologies can also be used as remedies and this article argues that the tort system, and in particular the law of negligence, can benefit from using apologies as part of the arsenal of compensation. This requires consideration of the nature of loss. The article argues that recognition of a broader view of loss is of benefit and that apologies can assist in recognition of fault (a corrective justice goal) alongside monetary damages to create compensation which better addresses human needs by acting as a bridge between wrong and loss.
ABSTRACT We know that law students suffer disproportionate levels of depression compared with oth... more ABSTRACT We know that law students suffer disproportionate levels of depression compared with other students. This paper draws on research which suggests some possible reasons why and approaches to the development of resilience within the academic environment. It is argued that the resilient lawyer (one whose mind is well-furnished beyond the black letter law and whose understanding of self and ethical and other life problems has been developed ) is a reasonable goal for law schools to keep in mind. In planning for the first year experience it is useful to keep this in mind and begin to bed down some of the skills and attitudes which are most likely to enhance the development of the resilient lawyer.
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