Journal Articles, Publications & Reports

Improving Victoria’s whistleblowing regime: a review of the Protected Disclosure Act 2012 (Vic): June 2017

The third report of the Victorian Parliament’s Independent Broad‑based Anti‑corruption Commission Committee (IBACC), Improving Victoria’s whistleblowing regime: a review of…

What if your sham contractor overpays?

Linkhill Pty Ltd v The Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate [2015] HCA Trans 340 (11 December 2015)

May 2015 Commbar newsletter Setting aside a will due to absence of knowledge and approval by James Catlin

Important decision on the requirements of setting aside a will on the grounds that the testator did not know or…

COMMBAR - Follow the Golden Rule - PROPERTY AND PROBATE · MAY 12, 2015 · BY JAMES D CATLIN

This was an appeal from a judgement of the trial judge that the last will of the deceased not be…

November 2103 CommBar newsletter – VCAT jurisdiction extends to franchisesNovember 2013 re Subway Systems Australia v Ireland [2013] VSC 550 (Croft J.)

The Supreme Court of Victoria has ruled that VCAT is not a court for the purposes of s.8 of the…

July 2013 CommBar newsletter – VLRC inquiry into succession law – Family Provision

In 2012 the Victorian Law reform commission (“VLRC”) commenced a review into Victoria succession laws and in particular the subjects…

September, 2011 Commbar newsleter case note – Family Provision – Wood & Anor v McLean & Anor [2010] VSC 550 (8 December 2010)

ADMINISTRATION AND PROBATE – Deceased transferred property to daughter during his lifetime – Deceased‟s other children claim transfer was unconscionable – Other children…

Newstatesman - John Pilger on how WikiLeaks defies the “war on hi-tech terror”

A London court has given Swedish authorities the green light to extradite Julian Assange.Judge Howard Riddle of the London Magistrate's…

Lawyers Weekly - Assange to be extradited 25 February 2011

A London court has given Swedish authorities the green light to extradite Julian Assange.Judge Howard Riddle of the London Magistrate's…

Lawyers Weekly - Assange barrister slams Swedish authorities 15 Dec 2010

A Melbourne barrister who introduced Julian Assange to Geoffrey Robertson QC has accused Swedish authorities of deliberately misleading the courts.James…

Australians give support to WikiLeaks' Assange - James Catlin

James Catlin is a Melbourne-based barrister who has previously acted for Julian Assange. He describes the Swedish government's handling of…

Herald Sun - Sweden's reputation is on trial in Julian Assange case by James Catlin

APPARENTLY having consensual sex in Sweden without a condom is punishable by a term of imprisonment of a minimum of…

Julian Assange's former lawyer says allegations are nonsense

Melbourne-based Barrister, James Catlin, who previously acted for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tells 720's Geoff Hutchison that the evidence behind…

Assange Rape Allegations have no basis Crikey.com.au 3 December, 2010.

It is not Julian Assange that is on trial here but Sweden and its reputation as a modern and model…

Consumers Benefit from Transparency, Law Institute Journal, February 2005

Proposed changes to the Fair Trading Act strengthen the position of consumers when it comes to dealing with "unfair" contracts.…

Pedestrian Contributory Negligence, The Plaintiff Journal, December 2003

The factors that determine the existence and degree of contributory negligence in any tortious situation are as endlessly varied as…

Art or Science: TAC v Lincoln [2003] VSCA 67, The Plaintiff Journal, August 2003

The Victorian Court of Appeal has overturned an emerging body of case law allowing for the liberal measurement of physical…