CONTENTS
Introduction
Tim Bonyhady
Chapter 1: A Legal Life
Ross Cranston
Chapter 2: Fiduciaries: Following Finn
Sarah Worthington
Chapter 3: Participatory Liability And The Hallmarks Of An
Australian Equity
Pauline Ridge
Chapter 4: Conscience, Fair-Dealing And Commerce – Parliaments
And The Courts
James Allsop
Chapter 5: The Equitable Duty Of Loyalty In Public Office
Stephen Gageler
Chapter 6: Personality And Capacity: Lessons From Legal
History
Joshua Getzler
Chapter 7: To What End?: Public Law And Public Power
John M Williams
Chapter 8: To Akiba And Beyond: Old Hopes And New Dreams For
Native Title
Michael Barker
Professor Tim Bonyhady is Director of the Australian Centre for Environmental Law at the Australian National University.
This work is an edited collection of papers which were delivered earlier this year at a conference in Canberra which celebrated the legal career of the Hon Paul Finn. Paul Finn is well known in Australia and internationally for his ground-breaking work on Fiduciary Obligations and for his work as an outstanding judge of the Federal Court of Australia. Although, his contribution to the law of fiduciary obligations has been significant and will be enduring, he contributed widely to many areas of the law including contract law and Native Title Rights. He had a particular interest in the integrity of governmental decision making. The conference in Canberra, which had the title "Finn's Law", reflected Paul Finn's life by, not only covering those areas of the law which were close to his heart, but also by reason of the fact that the papers were delivered by many eminent persons who had worked with or had been taught by him. They include the Hon James Allsop, Chief Justice of the Federal Court, Justice Michael Barker of the Federal Court, Sir Ross Cranston of the Queens' Bench, Professor Joshua Getzler of Oxford, Justice Stephen Gageler of the High Court, Associate Professor Pauline Ridge of the Australian National University, Professor John Williams of Adelaide and Professor Sarah Worthington of Cambridge. The quality of the papers in the book is outstanding as one would expect and it is not possible to identify any as being better than others. That said, the papers by Professor Joshua Getzler, professor of law and Legal History at Oxford, and the paper concerning the manner in which values and principles inform commercial life and commercial law by the Hon James Allsop are well worth extra consideration. It would be wrong not to mention the contribution of Sir Ross Cranston, "A Legal Life", which is a biographical consideration of Paul Finn's life and his contribution to the law across academia and as a judge. - Queensland Law Reporter - 23 December 2016 - [2016] 50 QLR
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