New Semester 1
Law Titles

1. Introduction

• The role of skills teaching in legal education
• Content and method
• The limitations of practical legal training
• Enjoying law school
• Skills and values
• Skills teaching: The distinction between ethical content and process
• Teacher and mentor values
• Good ethics does not mean being squeamish
• Learning with this book

2. Interviewing: Listening and Questioning

• The structure of an interview
• The three-stage process of interviewing
• Ethical dangers in interviewing

3. Interviewing: Advising

• Summarising the facts
• Giving advice
• Techniques for arriving at decisions
• Barriers to communication
• Professional rules and ethical considerations

4. Keeping out of Trouble

• What sorts of ethical problems exist?
• Common ethical problem areas
• Dealing with online security

5. Writing and Drafting

• Communication in writing: Why is it different?
• Emails and other electronic communication methods
• Document retention
• Essential preliminaries
• Ethical issues in letter writing
• How to produce ‘plain English’
• Words and sentences
• Structuring a letter
• Reports, memoranda, and other in-house documents
• Drafting legal documents

6. Negotiation and Mediation

• Negotiating
• Mediation
• Collaborative law

7. Advocacy

• The objective of advocacy
• Mainstream Magistrates/Local Court: Guilty pleas
• Federal Circuit Court of Australia: Application to dispense with service
• Supreme Court: Interlocutory applications
• Virtual Courts
• Soft Skills

With the pandemic causing many legal practices to pivot their practice to online, this new edition covers the arising issue of security and the related importance of ethical awareness. This includes:

• Protecting client information against email hacks
• Wi-Fi and email in ‘public’ spaces
• Cloud computing and remote backup
• Social media

Read a sample from Chapter 4: Keeping out of Trouble to see how your students can learn to think ethically in this context.

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Being a lawyer involves not only understanding the fundamental practice of law, but how it is best applied. As the authors' explain “the fundamental interpersonal skills of ‘lawyering’ are and will remain critical to successful and sustainable legal practice”.

This edition retains its focus on the development of interpersonal skills such as, communication and negotiation alongside the
practical skills of writing, advising and interviewing. Read the preface to learn more about the author’s view on why these skills need to be integrated into legal practice.

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• Ross Hyams is a Practising Solicitor and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at Monash University.
• Adrian Evans is Emeritus Professor at Monash University.

• A wholly revised introductory chapter on the philosophy and history of copyright.
• New cases to reflect the significant changes in IP law since the last edition,
• Incorporates significant legislative changes to the Copyright Act introduced by the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015, Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Act 2017 and Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Act 2018.
• Discusses key policy proposals in the Advisory Council for Intellectual Property’s Review of the Designs System (2015), the Productivity Commission’s Intellectual Property Arrangements inquiry (2016), and the Australian government’s Copyright Modernisation Consultation (2018), which have resulted or will result in key reforms to copyright, designs, patents and trade marks legislation.

• D'Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc (2015)
• AstraZeneca AB v Apotex Pty Ltd (2015)
• Commissioner of Patents v RPL Central Pty Ltd (2015)
• JR Consulting & Drafting Pty Ltd v Cummings (2016)
• Veda Advantage Ltd v Malouf Group Enterprises Pty Ltd (2016)
• Pham Global Pty Ltd v Insight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd (2017)
• Pokémon Co International Inc v Redbubble Ltd (2017)
• Rodney Jane Racing Pty Ltd v Monster Energy Co (2018)
• Kogan v Martin (2019)
• Boomerang Investments Pty Ltd v Padgett (Liability) (2020)
• Urban Alley Brewery Pty Ltd v La Sirène Pty Ltd (2020)
• Merck Sharp and Dohme Corporation v Wyeth LLC (No 3) (2020).

Preview the D’Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc (2015) case.

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This new edition includes a wholly revised introductory chapter on the philosophy and history of copyright.

This chapter provides a brief overview of the philosophical underpinnings of copyright law. It then discusses the law’s common law and legislative history, including discussion of the imperial origin of Australian copyright law. This chapter also sketches the intellectual and cultural property rights of First Nations peoples under Australian law. It concludes with an introduction to foundational copyright principles.

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• Professor Kathy Bowrey teaches in the Faculty of Law & Justice at the University of New South Wales.
• Professor Michael Handler teaches in the Faculty of Law & Justice at the University of New South Wales.
• Professor Dianne Nicol teaches in the Faculty of Law at the University of Tasmania.
• Associate Professor Jane Nielsen teaches in the Faculty of Law at the University of Tasmania.
• Professor Kimberlee Weatherall teaches in the Law School at the University of Sydney.

This book covers important international law matters such as international economic law and protection of the environment. But it also includes topics unique to the teaching of international law, such as human rights law, law of the sea and international criminal law.

It aims to inspire Australian students in their interest of public international law so they can grow to be practitioners who practise law with the rigour it requires.

See how international law of the sea, air and outer space is addressed by reading this sample

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If you prescribe this book for your course, you will receive access to an accompanying PowerPoint of teaching notes. These have been developed by the author as he has been teaching himself, so you can be assured that they will support you in how best to use this book for your course.

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A strong pedagogical structure provides students with the tools to develop a critical and contextual understanding of the nature and sources of international law. It includes:

• Introductory 'topics covered' and chapter summaries. Chapters are split into sections making them easy to navigate and digest.
• Key terms and concept definitions assist students learn the fundamental material
• Case examples and court artilces help put theory into practice.
• Questions for further consideration provide opportunity for further development.

The foreword to this book is written by The Honourable Dr Margaret White AO who explains how international law has developed over the years and how Public International Law supports the analysis of contemporary problems.

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An extensive Instructor’s Resource Manual accompanies this text and is available for lecturers who prescribe Labour Law: An Introduction to the Law of Work for their course.

It includes:

• PowerPoint summaries of each chapter with discussion points
• Ice breaker questions with suggested solutions
• Tutorial activities
• Sample essay questions
• Short answer questions with suggested solutions.

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Written specifically to suit a one-semester subject, this book aims to develop students’ critical understanding of labour law regulation in a social and economic context. It takes the unique approach of explaining the underlying broad themes of labour and employment law. Rather than focusing on the constantly changing technical details of labour law, it provides students with a solid conceptual framework they can take into practice and apply to future labour laws as they arise.

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Professor Joellen Riley Munton teaches in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney.

Hear author, Joellen Riley Munton, explain how this book will benefit both you and your students. In this podcast Joellen discusses the unique approach and structure of the book, and how to use the discussion questions and supplementary resources in your teaching.

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