The Queensland Law Society Journal #5

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The Queensland Law Society Journal #5

HUMAN RIGHTS: The quest for the status of microscopic Queenslanders

Can one partner withdraw their consent to the storage and use of their embryos against the other partner’s wishes? John-Paul Mould conducts a comparative analysis of the Evans v The United Kingdom case with Queensland’s existing laws.

DISCRIMINATION: Judicial interpretation sparks legislative amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act

On 5 August 2009, the Disability Discrimination Act Amendment Bill received royal assent and became law. Dr Larry Laikind discusses some of the important changes to the DDA and the history of relevant judicial pronouncements.

DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS: Continuous disclosure

Tony Stumm explains when information must be disclosed by companies, the consequences of inadequate disclosure and the lessons to be learnt from the continuous disclosure requirements having regard to the position of ASIC and the courts.

ANIMALS AND THE LAW: The role of law in addressing the interests of animals

Underpinning highly publicised animal issues, including animal cruelty offences, intensive farming of animals and the use of animals in research, is a complex legal framework. Tracy-Lynne Geysen and Steven White consider the emerging area of ‘animal law’.