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"Uncertainty in Private Law: Rhetorical Device or Substantive Legal Argument?"   flag 

(2021) 45 Melbourne University Law Review 60
Bigwood, Rick; Dietrch, Joachim
Melbourne University Law Review
Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) s12CA, s12CC
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) s2
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s20
Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) s5B
Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) s171
Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic) s24
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Theft Act 1968

Cases and Articles Cited

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"The Value of Vagueness: A Feminist Analysis" (2021) 34 Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence 59 Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence Canada circa 2021 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Various Claimants v Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc [2020] UKSC 12; [2020] AC 989; [2020] 2 WLR 941; [2020] ICR 874 United Kingdom Supreme Court United Kingdom 1 Apr 2020 BAILII flag 30
"Unjust Enrichment in Australia: What Is(n't) It? Implications for Legal Reasoning and Practice" (2020) 43 Melbourne University Law Review 903 Melbourne University Law Review Australia circa 2020 AustLII flag 6
[2020] Ch 98 [2020] Ch 98 Court of Chancery United Kingdom circa 2020 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 2
"Statute and Theories of Vicarious Liability" (2019) 43 Melbourne University Law Review 515 Melbourne University Law Review Australia circa 2019 AustLII flag 4
Bom v Bok [2019] 1 SLR 349 Singapore - Singapore circa 2019 LexisNexis flag 6
"'Fault Lines' in Certainty of Object for Private Trusts: 'None the Worse For It'?" (2019) 40 Adelaide Law Review 667 Adelaide Law Review Australia circa 2019 AustLII flag 1
"Does Lawful Act Duress Still Exist?" (2019) 78 (3) Cambridge Law Journal 496 Cambridge Law Journal United Kingdom circa 2019 flag 1
Al Nehayan v Kent [2018] EWHC 333 High Court of England and Wales United Kingdom - England and Wales circa 2018 BAILII flag 4
"The Concept of Coherence in Australian Private Law" (2018) 41 Melbourne University Law Review 1160 Melbourne University Law Review Australia circa 2018 AustLII flag 6
"Orthodoxy Reasserted: Tempering the Support for the Remedial Constructive Trust" (2018) 24 (9) Trusts and Trustees 860 Trusts and Trustees circa 2018 1
LJY v Persons Unknown [2017] EWHC 3230 (QB); [2017] EWHC 3230; [2018] EMLR 19 High Court of England and Wales United Kingdom - England and Wales 11 Dec 2017 BAILII flag
Thorne v Kennedy [2017] HCA 49; (2017) 263 CLR 85; (2017) 350 ALR 1; [2017] FLC 93-807; (2017) 91 ALJR 1260; (2017) 56 Fam LR 559 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 8 Nov 2017 AustLII flag 316
Investment Trust Companies v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2017] UKSC 29; [2018] AC 275; [2017] 3 All ER 113; [2017] 2 WLR 1200 United Kingdom Supreme Court United Kingdom 11 Apr 2017 BAILII flag 105
"Should the Payee Pay?" (2017) 37 (4) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 844 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies United Kingdom circa 2017 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Prince Alfred College Inc v ADC [2016] HCA 37; (2016) 258 CLR 134; (2016) 335 ALR 1; (2016) 90 ALJR 1085; (2016) 260 IR 91 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Oct 2016 AustLII flag 229
Patel v Mirza [2016] UKSC 42; [2017] AC 467; [2017] 1 All ER 191; [2016] 3 WLR 399 United Kingdom Supreme Court United Kingdom 20 Jul 2016 BAILII flag 215
"“ Unjust Enrichment ” : The Potion that Induces Well-Meaning Sloppiness of Thought" (2016) 69 Current Legal Problems 289 Current Legal Problems United Kingdom circa 2016 flag 2
"Judges, “ Common Sense ” and Judicial Cognition" (2016) 25 Griffith Law Review 319 Griffith Law Review Australia circa 2016 HeinOnline / Informit flag 6
Mohamud v Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc [2016] UKSC 11; [2016] 2 WLR 821 United Kingdom Supreme Court United Kingdom circa 2016 BAILII flag 75
"Certainty in Vicarious Liability: A Quest for a Chimaera?" (2016) 75 (2) Cambridge Law Journal 202 Cambridge Law Journal United Kingdom circa 2016 flag 1
"Contrived Threats versus Uncontrived Warnings: A General Solution to the Puzzles of Contractual Duress, Unconstitutional Conditions, and Blackmail" (2016) 83 University of Chicago Law Review 503 University of Chicago Law Review United States circa 2016 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Bilta (UK) Ltd v Nazir (No 2) [2015] UKSC 23; [2016] AC 1; [2015] 2 All ER 1083; [2015] 2 WLR 1168 United Kingdom Supreme Court United Kingdom 22 Apr 2015 BAILII flag 145
Michael v Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2015] UKSC 2; [2015] AC 1732; [2015] 2 All ER 635; [2015] 2 WLR 343 United Kingdom Supreme Court United Kingdom 28 Jan 2015 BAILII flag 97
"Apportionment of Damages for Contributory Negligence: A Fixed or Discretionary Approach?" (2015) 35 (4) Legal Studies 621 Legal Studies United Kingdom circa 2015 Wiley ScienceDirect flag 1
"Equity: Ageless in the “ Age of Statutes ”" (2015) 9 (2) Journal of Equity 108 Journal of Equity Australia circa 2015 LexisNexis AU flag 4
"Incommensurability and Balancing" (2015) 35 (3) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 575 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies United Kingdom circa 2015 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Inc [2014] UKSC 55; [2015] AC 430; [2014] 3 WLR 1257 United Kingdom Supreme Court United Kingdom 29 Oct 2014 BAILII flag 59
Hounga v Allen [2014] UKSC 47; [2014] 4 All ER 595; [2014] 1 WLR 2889; [2014] ICR 847 United Kingdom Supreme Court United Kingdom 30 Jul 2014 BAILII flag 50
FHR European Ventures LLP v Cedar Capital Partners LLC [2014] UKSC 45; [2015] AC 250; [2014] 4 All ER 79; [2014] 3 WLR 535 United Kingdom Supreme Court United Kingdom 16 Jul 2014 BAILII flag 87
Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd [2014] HCA 7; (2014) 251 CLR 640; (2014) 306 ALR 25; 88 ALJR 447 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Mar 2014 AustLII flag 1306
"The Strengths of the Common Law" (2014) 44 (3) Hong Kong Law Journal 773 Hong Kong Law Journal Hong Kong circa 2014 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
"Contract doctrine, predictability and the nebulous exception" (2014) 73 Cambridge Law Journal 39 Cambridge Law Journal United Kingdom circa 2014 flag 2
Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Ltd [2013] HCA 25; (2013) 250 CLR 392; (2013) 298 ALR 35; (2013) 87 ALJR 708 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Jun 2013 AustLII flag 265
Electricity Generation Corporation t/as Verve Energy v Woodside Energy Ltd [2013] WASCA 36 Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal Australia - Western Australia 20 Feb 2013 AustLII flag 33
"Fiduciary Duties and Proprietary Remedies: Addressing the Failure of Equitable Formulae" (2013) 72 (3) Cambridge Law Journal 720 Cambridge Law Journal United Kingdom circa 2013 flag 2
"Discretion" (2013) 127 Harvard Law Review 652 Harvard Law Review United States circa 2013 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 8
(2013) 21 (2) Torts Law Journal 73 (2013) 21 (2) Torts Law Journal 73 Torts Law Journal Australia circa 2013 LexisNexis AU flag 2
Grimaldi v Chameleon Mining NL (No 2) [2012] FCAFC 6; (2012) 200 FCR 296; (2012) 287 ALR 22; (2012) 87 ACSR 260 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Feb 2012 AustLII flag 404
"Bribes and Secret Commissions Again" (2012) 71 (3) Cambridge Law Journal 583 Cambridge Law Journal United Kingdom circa 2012 flag 1
Miller v Miller [2011] HCA 9; (2011) 242 CLR 446; (2011) 275 ALR 611; (2011) 85 ALJR 480 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 7 Apr 2011 AustLII flag 144
"Comparing the Incommensurable: Constitutional Principles, Balancing and Rational Decision" (2011) 31 (2) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 273 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies United Kingdom circa 2011 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
"The Fallacy of Legal Certainty: Why Vague Legal Standards May Be Better for Capitalism and Liberalism" (2010) 19 Boston University Public Interest Law Journal 175 Boston University Public Interest Law Journal United States circa 2010 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
"Proportionality: An Assault on Human Rights" (2009) 7 (3) International Journal of Constitutional Law 468 International Journal of Constitutional Law United Kingdom circa 2009 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 2
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Total Network SL [2008] UKHL 19; [2008] 1 AC 1174; [2008] 2 All ER 413; [2008] All ER (D) 160; [2008] BVC 340; [2008] BTC 5216; [2008] BPIR 699; [2008] 2 WLR 711 House of Lords United Kingdom 12 Mar 2008 BAILII flag 125
"Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater - Four Questions on the Demise of Lawful-Act Duress in New South Wales" (2008) 27 University of Queensland Law Journal 41 University of Queensland Law Journal Australia circa 2008 AustLII flag 4
Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v Sanpine Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 61; (2007) 233 CLR 115; (2007) 241 ALR 88; [2008] Aust Contract Reports 90-279; (2007) 82 ALJR 345 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 13 Dec 2007 AustLII flag 541
Roach v Electoral Commissioner [2007] HCA 43; (2007) 233 CLR 162; 239 ALR 1 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth circa 2007 AustLII flag 521
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Karam [2005] NSWCA 344; (2005) 64 NSWLR 149; [2006] ATPR 42-089; 1 BFRA 353 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 10 Oct 2005 AustLII flag 111
"Giving Content to General Concepts" (2005) 29 Melbourne University Law Review 218 Melbourne University Law Review Australia circa 2005 AustLII flag 6
"Unconscionability and Commercial Law" (2005) 24 University of Queensland Law Journal 73 University of Queensland Law Journal Australia circa 2005 AustLII flag 5
Mulligan v Coffs Harbour City Council [2005] HCA 63; (2005) 223 CLR 486; (2005) 221 ALR 764; (2005) 80 ALJR 43; [2005] Aust Torts Reports 81-811 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth circa 2005 AustLII flag 101
Bropho v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission [2004] FCAFC 16; (2004) 135 FCR 105; (2004) 204 ALR 761; (2004) 77 ALD 331; [2004] EOC 93-313 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 Feb 2004 AustLII flag 167
"Empire Strikes Back - A Restatement of the Law of Unjust Enrichment, The" (2004) 28 Melbourne University Law Review 759 Melbourne University Law Review Australia circa 2004 AustLII flag 2
"Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v C G Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd - Curbing Unconscionability: Berbatis in the High Court of Australia" (2004) 28 Melbourne University Law Review 203 Melbourne University Law Review Australia circa 2004 AustLII flag 10
(2003) 214 CLR 51 (2003) 214 CLR 51 Australia - Commonwealth circa 2003 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 258
"Equity: Too successful?" (2003) 77 Australian Law Journal 30 Australian Law Journal Australia circa 2003 Legal Online flag 15
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v C G Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2000] FCA 2; (2000) 96 FCR 491; (2000) 169 ALR 324; [2000] ATPR 41-755; [2000] Aust Contract Reports 90-111 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 14 Jan 2000 AustLII flag 115
"Conscience and Liberal Conception of Contract: Observing Basic Distinctions" (2000) 16 Journal of Contract Law 1 Journal of Contract Law Australia circa 2000 LexisNexis AU flag 9
Perre v Apand Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 36; (1999) 198 CLR 180; (1999) 164 ALR 606; (1999) 73 ALJR 1190; [1999] Aust Torts Reports 81-516; (1999) 15 Leg Rep 2 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 12 Aug 1999 AustLII flag 908
"Annual Miegunyah Lecture: Equity, Conscience, and Unjust Enrichment" (1999) 23 Melbourne University Law Review 1 Melbourne University Law Review Australia circa 1999 AustLII flag 10
Powell v Boldaz (1997) 39 BMLR 35 United Kingdom circa 1997 LexisNexis flag 1
Smith New Court Securities Ltd v Scrimgeour Vickers (Asset Management) Ltd [1996] UKHL 3; [1997] AC 254; [1996] 4 All ER 769; [1996] 3 WLR 1051 House of Lords United Kingdom 21 Nov 1996 BAILII flag 308
"Equity in the Modern Law: An Exercise in Taxonomy" (1996) 26 University of Western Australia Law Review 1 University of Western Australia Law Review Australia circa 1996 AustLII flag 36
Nelson v Nelson [1995] HCA 25; (1995) 184 CLR 538; (1995) 132 ALR 133; (1995) 70 ALJR 47; (1995) 19 Leg Rep 14; [1996] ANZ Conv R 280 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth circa 1995 AustLII flag 556
"Unconscionable Conduct" (1994) 8 Journal of Contract Law 37 Journal of Contract Law Australia circa 1994 LexisNexis AU flag 27
Tinsley v Milligan [1993] UKHL 3; [1994] 1 AC 340; [1993] 3 All ER 65; [1993] 3 WLR 126 House of Lords United Kingdom 24 Jun 1993 BAILII flag 334
CTN Cash & Carry Ltd v Gallaher Ltd [1993] EWCA Civ 19; [1994] 4 All ER 714 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 15 Feb 1993 BAILII flag 55
Crescendo Management Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1988) 19 NSWLR 40; [1989] NSW Conv R 55-476 Australia - New South Wales circa 1989 LexisNexis AU flag 294
"Hard Cases, Floodgates and the New Rhetoric" (1984-1986) 8 University of Tasmania Law Review 96 University of Tasmania Law Review Australia - Tasmania circa 1985 AustLII flag 1
Unraveling the Paradox of Blackmail (1984) 84 Columbia Law Review 670 Columbia Law Review United States circa 1984 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 4
Universe Tankships Inc of Monrovia v International Transport Workers' Federation (The Universe Sentinel) [1983] AC 366; [1982] 2 All ER 67; [1982] 1 Lloyds Rep 537; [1982] IRLR 200; [1982] ICR 262; [1982] 2 WLR 803 United Kingdom circa 1982 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 202
Wyong Shire Council v Shirt [1980] HCA 12; (1979-1980) 146 CLR 40; (1980) 29 ALR 217; (1980) 54 ALJR 283; (1980) 60 LGRA 106; 47 Aust Torts Reports 80-278 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 1 May 1980 AustLII flag 1846
"Compromise as Precise Justice" (1980) 68 California Law Review 250 California Law Review United States circa 1980 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Harry v Kreutziger (1978) 95 DLR (3d) 231; (1978) 9 BCLR 166 Canada circa 1978 flag 24
"Right and Wrong: Preliminary Considerations" (1976) 5 Journal of Legal Studies 165 Journal of Legal Studies United States circa 1976 HeinOnline / Westlaw flag 1
"Blackmail: An Afterword" (1993) 141 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1975 University of Pennsylvania Law Review United States circa 1975 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Lloyds Bank Ltd v Bundy [1974] EWCA Civ 8; [1975] QB 326 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 30 Jul 1974 BAILII flag 114
Cowcher v Cowcher [1972] 1 All ER 943; [1972] 1 WLR 425 United Kingdom circa 1972 LexisNexis flag 50
"Legal Principles and the Limits of Law" (1972) 81 Yale Law Journal 823 Yale Law Journal United States circa 1972 HeinOnline / Westlaw flag 12
Decro-Wall International SA v Practitioners in Marketing Ltd [1971] 2 All ER 216; [1971] 1 WLR 361 United Kingdom circa 1971 LexisNexis flag 119
"Is the First Amendment Law? - A Reply to Professor Mendelson" (1963) 51 California Law Review 729 California Law Review United States circa 1963 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 3
Hongkong Fir Shipping Co Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd [1961] EWCA Civ 7; [1962] 2 QB 26; [1962] 1 All ER 474; [1962] 2 WLR 474; [1961] 2 Lloyds Rep 478 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 20 Dec 1961 BAILII flag 273
Hilton v Thomas Burton (Rhodes), Ltd [1961] 1 WLR 705 United Kingdom circa 1961 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 5
Harvey v O'Dell [1958] 2 QB 78 United Kingdom circa 1958 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 37
"Legal Terminology" (1957-1958) 1 Melbourne University Law Review 1 Melbourne University Law Review Australia circa 1957 AustLII flag 2
Crook v Derbyshire Stone Ltd [1956] 1 WLR 432 United Kingdom circa 1956 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 2
"Blackmail" [1954] Criminal Law Review 79 Criminal Law Review United Kingdom circa 1954 Westlaw flag 1
Jenyns v Public Curator (Qld) [1953] HCA 2; (1953) 90 CLR 113 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 27 Feb 1953 AustLII flag 151
Chaplin v Dunstan Ltd [1938] SAStRp 34; [1938] SASR 245 Australia - South Australia 20 Jun 1938 AustLII flag 4
Thorne v Motor Trade Association [1937] AC 797; [1937] 3 All ER 157 United Kingdom circa 1937 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 81
Smith v William Charlick Ltd [1924] HCA 13; (1924) 34 CLR 38; 30 ALR 246 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 May 1924 AustLII flag 58
Bowtell v Goldsbrough, Mort & Co Ltd [1905] HCA 60; (1905) 3 CLR 444; 12 ALR 82 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Dec 1905 AustLII flag 74
Blyth v The Co of Proprietors of The Birmingham Water Works [1856] EngR 223; (1856) 11 Exch 781; 156 ER 1047 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1856 CommonLII flag 155
Juliana [1822] EngR 235; (1822) 2 Dods 504; 165 ER 1560 United Kingdom circa 1822 CommonLII flag 61
Mitchell v CC Sanitation Co 430 SW 2d 933 US circa 1982 2
United States v Carroll Towing Co 159 F2d 169; [1947] AMC 35 United States circa 1982 Westlaw flag 74
McCubbin v Buss 144 NW2d 175 United States circa 1982 flag 1
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