Book Reviews
The Society welcomes book reviews from members of the legal profession. If you would like to review any of the books listed below, contact the Society at info@lst.org.au.
Author Reviewing Guidelines
- Please provide your review in word format and 350-400 words.
- Your review is forwarded to the publisher and may be printed in the Society journal, The Law Letter.
- Some of the titles in List One are available in our office, others may need to be ordered.
- Titles in List Two will all need be ordered from Lexis Nexis. Those being ordered may take a couple of weeks to arrive.
- Books that are taken for review are to please be returned to the Society within 6 weeks of collection.
List One
New titles are added to the top of the list.
| Australian Contract Law in the 21st Century | John Eldridge and Timothy Pilkington | $160 | The Federation Press |
| Uniform Evidence Law 4th Edition | John Anderson | $125 | The Federation Press |
| The Washington Diaries of Owen Dixon | Philip Ayres | $120 | The Federation Press |
| Australian Maritime Law 4th Edition | Sarah Derrington and Michael White | $245 | The Federation Press |
| Ong on Estoppel | Denis SK Ong | $135 | The Federation Press |
| Judicial Review of Non-Statutory Executive Action | Amanda Sapienza | $160 | The Federation Press |
| Construction Claims 4th Edition | Philip Davenport | $99 | The Federation Press |
| Interpreting Executive Power | Janina Boughey and Lisa Burton Crawford | $160 | The Federation Press |
| Ong on Tracing | Denis SK Ong | $135 | The Federation Press |
| The Constitution and Government of Australia, 1788 to 1919 | William Pitt Cobbett | $125 | The Federation Press |
| Law of International Business in Australasia 2nd Ed. | V Bath & G Moens | $120 | The Federation Press |
| Fighting for Enterprise Success | David Sharrock | $74.95 | Tiger Publications |
| Douglas and Jones’s Administrative Law | Douglas, Head, NG & Hyland | $155.00 | The Federation Press |
| Encounters with Constitutional Interpretation & Legal Education: Essays in Honour of Michael Coper | James Stellios (ed) | $135.00 | The Federation Press |
| Blackshield and Williams Australian Constitutional Law and Theory, 7th ed. | Williams, Brennan & Lynch | $155.00 | The Federation Press |
List Two
Lexis Nexis
Many of the following are available in hard copy or eBook. Please advise when requesting an eBook.
| Author | Book Title | Publication Date |
| Gooley et al | Principles of Australian Contract Law 5th ed | 2021 |
| Hall & Macken | Statutory Interpretation: Principles and Context | 2021 |
| Gooley et al | Principles of Australian Contract Law Cases & Materials 5th ed | 2021 |
| Vines | Quick Reference Card: Succession Law 2nd ed | 2021 |
| Creyke et al | Laying Down the Law 11th ed | 2021 |
| O’Connell | Taxation of Charities and Not-for-profits | 2021 |
| Mills & Ebejer | Focus Family Law 8th Edition | 2021 |
| Urbas | Cybercrime Legislation Cases and Commentary 2nd edition | 2021 |
| Edgeworth et al | Sackville & Neave Australian Property Law 11th edition | 2021 |
| Hall & Macken | LexisNexis Guide: Legislation & Statutory Interpretation 5th edition | 2021 |
| Taylor et al | Understanding Taxation Law 2021 | 2021 |
| Kenny et al | Australian Tax 2021 | 2021 |
| Corbett-Jarvis & Grigg | Effective Legal Writing 3ed | 2021 |
| Finkelstein & Hamer | LexisNexis Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 6ed | 2021 |
| Hockley et al | Australian Commercial Arbitration 2e | 2021 |
| Howie & Johnson | Annotated Criminal Legislation NSW 2020-2021 | 2021 |
| LexisNexis | Australian Corporations Legislation 2021 Student Edition | 2021 |
| Fernandez et al | Australian Migration Legislation Collection Jan 2021 (2 Volumes) | 2021 |
| Austin & Black | Australian Corporations Legislation 2021 Practitioner edition (2 Volumes) | 2021 |
| Traves | Commercial Law 5ed | 2020 |
| Gooley et al | Corporations and Associations Law: Principles and Issues 7th edition | 2020 |
| Simpson | The Law of Bankruptcy Notices and Creditor’s Petition | 2020 |
| Zillmann & Hemming | LNQA Civil Procedure 2nd ed | 2020 |
| Agardy | The Loan Book | 2020 |
| Weinstein et al | Uniform Evidence in Australia, 3rd edition | 2020 |
| Howe et al | LNSG Administrative Law, 3rd edition | 2020 |
| Dal Pont | Law of Agency 4ed | 2020 |
| Maguire et al | Environmental Planning and Climate Law in Queensland | 2020 |
| Stellios | The Federal Judicature: Ch III of the Constitution 2e | 2020 |
| Carter | Quick Reference Card: Contract Law I 3rd edition | 2020 |
| Carter | Quick Reference Card: Contract Law II 3rd edition | 2020 |
| Radavoi & Norris | Australian Law in Context: Social, Political and Global Perspectives | 2020 |
| Taylor | Quick Reference Card: Statutory Interpretation 2nd edition | 2020 |
| Cremean et al | Brooking on Building Contracts 6th edition | 2020 |
| Guihot & Bennett Moses | Artificial Intelligence, Robots and the Law | 2020 |
| Finlay & Kirchengast | Criminal Law in Australia 2nd edition | 2020 |
| Marychurch & Sifris (eds) | Wellness for Law: Making Wellness Core Business | 2020 |
| Bartlett | Native Title in Australia 4th edition | 2020 |
| Kenny | Australian Tax 2020 | 2020 |
| Coggins et al | Understanding Construction Law 2nd edition | 2020 |
| Field | Queensland Evidence Law 5th edition | 2020 |
| Taylor et al | Understanding Taxation Law 2020 | 2020 |
| Taylor | Financial Planning in Australia 9th edition | 2020 |
| Bolitho et al | Duggan & Lanyon’s Consumer Credit 2nd edition | 2020 |
| Boulle & Alexander | Mediation: Skills & Techniques 3rd edition | 2020 |
| Bender et al | Marketing & the Law 6th edition | 2020 |
| Field et al | Lawyering & Positive Professional Identities 2nd edition | 2020 |
| Hargovan | LexisNexis Study Guide: Corporations Law 4th edition | 2020 |
| Ricketson et al | Intellectual Property: Cases, Materials & Commentary 6th edition | 2020 |
| Galloway et al | The Global Lawyer | 2020 |
| Millhouse | Corporate Governance in Non-Bank Financial Entities | 2019 |
| Madden et al | Institutional abuse of children: Legal remedies and redress in Australia | 2019 |
| Howie et al | Hayes & Eburn Criminal Law and Procedure in New South Wales 6th edition | 2019 |
| Stephens & Stubbs | The Law of Naval Warfare | 2019 |
| van Caenegem | Intellectual and Industrial Property Law 3rd edition | 2019 |
| Irving | The Contract of Employment 2nd edition | 2019 |
| Hyland & Nehme | Quick Reference Card: Corporations Law Directors’ Duties 4th edition | 2019 |
| Pearce & Geddes | Statutory Interpretation in Australia 9th edition | 2019 |
| Hammerschlag | Hammerschlag’s Commercial Court Handbook | 2019 |
| Stuhmcke | LexisNexis Guide: Legal Referencing 5th edition | 2019 |
| Hyland & Nehme | Quick Reference Card: Corporations Law Remedies that Apply when Directors Breach their Duties 2nd edition | 2019 |
| Field | Quick Reference Card: Evidence for Common Law States 2nd edition | 2019 |
| Mellick & Newlyn | LexisNexis Study Guide: Contract Law 2nd edition | 2019 |
| Donaghey & Goodwin | General Protections Under the Fair Work Act | 2019 |
| Bruce | Consumer Protection Law in Australia 3rd edition | 2019 |
| Ebejer | LNQA Legal Practice and Ethics 3rd edition | 2019 |
| Field | LexisNexis Questions and Answers: Uniform Evidence Law 3rd edition | 2019 |
| (NZ) Murray | Litigation Skills: A Practical Guide to Appellate Advocacy | 2019 |
| Paine | LexisNexis Questions and Answers: Torts 5th edition | 2019 |
| Symes et al | Australian Insolvency Law 4th edition | 2019 |
| Bates | Environmental Law in Australia 10th edition | 2019 |
| Heathcote | LexisNexis Workbook: Public International Law | 2019 |
| Krever | Mastering Law Studies and Exam Techniques 10th edition | 2019 |
| Colbran & Jackson | LexisNexis Study Guide: Civil Procedure 2nd edition | 2019 |
| Esparraga | Ethical Legal Practice and Professional Conduct | 2019 |
| Field | LexisNexis Questions and Answers: Uniform Evidence Law 3rd edition | 2019 |
| Colbran et al | Civil Procedure: Commentary & Materials 7th edition | 2019 |
| Hall | Principles of International Law 6th edition | 2019 |
| J W Carter | Cases and Materials on Contract Law 7th Edition | 2019 |
| Young, Kenny & Monahan | Children and the Law in Australia (2nd ed) | 2017 |
| Taylor & Juchau | Financial Planning in Australia, 8th ed. | 2018 |
| Kenny, et al | Australian Tax 2018 | 2018 |
| Bruce | Australian Competition Law, 3rd ed. | 2018 |
| Tyree, Alan | Banking Law in Australia, 9th ed. | 2017 |
| Colvin, Eric | Criminal Law of Fiji | 2017 |
| Gray, Foster, Dorsett & Roberts | Property Law in New South Wales, 4th ed. | 2017 |
| Creyke, Hamer, O’Mara, Smith & Taylor | Laying Down the Law, 10th ed. | 2017 |
| Hepburn, S | Australian Property Law Cases & Materials, 4th ed. | 2017 |
| Stewart, van Caenegam, Bannister, Lawson & Liberman | Intellectual Property in Australia, 6th ed. | 2017 |
| Radan, Gooley & Vickovich | Principles of Australian Contract Law, 4th ed. | 2017 |
| Miller, Michael | Personal Financial Services Essentials for Lawyers | 2017 |
| Crofts, Penny | Criminal Law Elements, 6th ed. | 2017 |
| Bruce, Alex | Animal Law in Australia, 2nd ed. | 2017 |
| Radan, Gooley & Vickovich | Principles of Australian Contract Law, Cases & Materials, 4th ed. | 2017 |
| Martin, Rhett | Understanding Sustainability Law | 2017 |
| Hanks, Gordon & Hill | Constitutional Law in Australia, 4th ed (L) & (H) | 2017 |
| Pynt, Greg | Australian Insurance Law: A First Reference, 4th ed. | 2017 |
| Legg & McInnes | Australian Annotated Class Actions Legislation | 2017 |
| Barker & Grantham | Unjust Enrichment, 2nd ed. | 2017 |
| Field | Queensland Evidence Law, 4th ed. | 2017 |
| Baxt, Black & Hanrahan | Securities & Financial Services Law, 9th ed. | December 2016 |
| Fernandez, Murray, Gerkens, Yau & Ozyurek | Australian Migration Legislation Collection | December 2016 |
| Howie & Johnson | LNAA Annotated Criminal Legislation NSW | December 2016 |
| Gamertrsfelder | Governance & Conduct Obligations in Financial Services | December 2016 |
| Stoianoff | Indigenous Knowledge Forum – Comparative Systems for Recognising and Protecting Indigenous Knowledge & Culture | December 2016 |
| Martinov-Bennie, Soh & Frohbus | Auditing & Assurance: A Cases Studies Approach, 7th ed. | December 2016 |