Dear Colleagues:

 

Congratulations go out to John Eldridge and Timothy Pilkington on the publication of Sir Owen Dixon’s Legacy with Federation Press.  The book explores the lasting contribution made by Australia's most renowned jurist, and includes essays by Mark Leeming, Arthur Emmett, Mark Lunney and Ruth C A Higgins, amongst others. More information on the book can be found here: https://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781760022082.

 

Here is the Table of Contents:

Foreword by The Hon Susan Kiefel AC 
Introduction
            John Eldridge and Timothy Pilkington

PART I

1. Sir Owen Dixon and the Common Law Method
            Ruth C A Higgins
2. Parker v The Queen and Dixon’s Diminishing Confidence in the Privy Council
            Tanya Josev

PART II

3. Fashioning the Keystone of the Federal Structure: Dixon’s Influence on Section 109 of the Constitution
            Mark Leeming
4. Sir Owen Dixon and the Concept of ‘Nationhood’ as a Source of Commonwealth Power
            Peter Gerangelos
5. Protecting Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law: Dixon’s Chapter III Legacy
            Matthew Stubbs
6. An Enduring Influence: Sir Owen Dixon’s Contribution to Administrative Law
            Neil Williams and Claire Palmer
7. Sir Owen Dixon on Criminal Law and the Law of Evidence
            Tim James-Matthews

PART III

8. Sir Owen Dixon’s Insight into the Law of Real Property
            Arthur R Emmett
9. Advance Payments and the Border of Contract and Restitution: McDonald v Dennys Lascelles Revisited
            Timothy Pilkington
10. Sir Owen Dixon and Yerkey v Jones: Considering the Feminist Implications of Strict and Complete Legalism
            Radhika Chaudhri
11. Sir Owen Dixon and the Law of Contract
            John Eldridge
12. Dixon’s Tort Judgments: Master Craftsman or Competent Technician?
            Mark Lunney
13. Sir Owen Dixon’s Contribution to Australian Defamation Jurisprudence
            David Rolph

Happy Reading,

 

Jason Neyers
Professor of Law
Faculty of Law
Western University
Law Building Rm 26
e. jneyers@uwo.ca
t. 519.661.2111 (x88435)