Interesting perspective on the cultural issues - political, industry, generational - which make the current NSW building reform process so challenging. smh.com.au/national/foxes…

The NSW Design and Building Practitioners Bill, referred to in this article, can be found in the form it lapsed in the NSW Parliament in November 2019, via this link: parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bi…

One of the most significant aspects, again mentioned in the article, is the proposed duty of care for pure economic loss under Pt 3. It's a complex regime; its core provision, cl 31 (in the form in which the Bill lapsed), is in this screen shot.

Whatever form the Bill is passed in (if it passes), this is a very significant regime of which the industry (and its lawyers) needs to be aware. Its impetus lies in the general lack of common law protection which Wayne and I described in our MULR article: law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/…

The Obligations Reading Group will discuss Lord Briggs, ‘Equity in Business’ (2019) 135 LQR 567 at our next meeting, which will be at 5pm on April 1.

Lovely to chat over Zoom with friends and colleagues in Melbourne this morning!

We enjoyed having special guests from London and Perth at tonight’s inaugural online meeting of the Melbourne Law School Obligations Reading Group. It was great to have you there James Lee!

Unfortunately, Obligations X cannot take place in July 2020 as planned. We’re hoping to reschedule. An announcement from the conveners is at: obsconf.com/obsx

Join us from anywhere in the world for an Obligations Group Lecture via Zoom by Profs Elise Bant and JeannieMariePaterson on ‘Misleading Silence’ on 20 May at 6pm Melbourne time (9am in the UK): go.unimelb.edu.au/rq3r

We look forward to welcoming our new colleague @TatianaCutts to Melbourne Law School and Obligations Group later this year. Delighted you are joining us @TatianaCutts! Hopefully we’ll be back on campus by the time you arrive.

Around the world corporations have been culpable in numerous environmental, health, economic & social harms, but they're rarely held to account ⚖️ Do our laws need reforming? #UniMelbPursuit UWA Melbourne Law School JeannieMariePaterson UWALawSchool unimelb.me/2SZno2Y

If Obligations X can be held next year, it will run from July 13–16, 2021. We are hoping it can be held more or less as originally planned, as an in-person event at Harvard Law School. More definitive guidance will be provided ASAP, and hopefully by the end of 2020.

In this week's Melbourne Law School Masters intensive on Core Principles of Contract we have students participating on 4 continents, lawyers from 11 different countries and non-lawyers working in construction, property, aviation and finance. A great online experience!

Congratulations to Elise Bant and JeannieMariePaterson on the publication of the edited collection Misleading Silence by Hart Publishing. bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/misleading-…

Congratulations to Prof JeannieMariePaterson, whose work on good faith and reasonableness in contract was cited and quoted in the important decision of the Supreme Court of Canada last week in Wastech Services v Greater Vancouver: bit.ly/3aKFPQW Melbourne Law School

MLS is delighted to host Nicholas J McBride (Cambridge), for a discussion via Zoom of his important recent book, 'The Humanity of Private Law: Part II'. Prof Jason Varuhas will chair the event. Date: Thurs 27 May 5.30pm-7pm. All welcome. Register here: bit.ly/2RitVbj

Looking forward to three great trusts scholars commenting on Bosanac v Commissioner of Taxation [2022] HCA 34 on Wednesday evening Melbourne Law School: Lisa Sarmas, John Mee and William Swadling: events.unimelb.edu.au/OG/event/32347.

Join us on Wednesday 23 August at 5.30pm for Prof Ben McFarlane's lecture on proprietary estoppel and Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 27: events.unimelb.edu.au/OG/event/32901…

Join us on 18 October at 6pm for Ying Khai Liew's inaugural professorial lecture on 'Trusts Law in the Asia-Pacific Region: Reflections and Lessons' (co-hosted by Asian Law Centre). Ying Liew events.unimelb.edu.au/OG/event/34178…