New rules for extra-territorial jurisdiction in Western Australia
The rules regarding service outside the jurisdiction are about to change for the Supreme Court of Western Australia. In a March
About Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas is Senior Lecturer at UWA Law School and a litigation lawyer at a firm in Perth, Western Australia. He is co-author of the 10th edition of Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia.
Entries by Michael Douglas
Australia’s statutist orthodoxy: High Court confirms the extraterritorial scope of the Australian Consumer Law in the Ruby Princess COVID-cruise case
/6 Comments/in Views/by Michael DouglasThe Ruby Princess will be remembered by many Australians with disdain as the floating petri dish that kicked off the spread of COVID-19 in Australia. The ship departed Sydney on 8 March 2020, then returned early on 19 March 2020 after an outbreak. Many passengers became sick. Some died.
Denial of Natural Justice as a Defence to Enforcement of a Chinese Judgment in Australia
/in Views/by Michael DouglasIn Yin v Wu [2023] VSCA 130, the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria set aside a judgment
Of Hints, Cheats, and Walkthroughs – The Australian Consumer Law, The Digital Economy, and International Trade
/in Views/by Michael DouglasBy Dr Benjamin Hayward Those who enjoy playing video games as a pastime
Conflict of Laws of Freedom of Speech on Elon Musk’s Twitter
/in Views/by Michael DouglasElon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has been a divisive event. Commenting on the response on Twitter and elsewhere,
Epic’s Fight to #freefortnite: Challenging Exclusive Foreign Choice of Court Agreements under Australian Law
/1 Comment/in Views/by Michael DouglasBy Sarah McKibbin, University of Southern Queensland Epic Games, the developer of the highly popular and lucrative online video game Fortnite, recently won an appeal against tech juggernaut, Apple, in Australia’s Federal Court.
Australian webinar on UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures 2001
/2 Comments/in News/by Michael DouglasElectronic commerce: past, present and future The UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia (UNCCA) invites you to attend its Seventh Annual May Seminar, to be held online as a webinar. This year we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce 1996, and the 20th Anniversary of the UNCITRAL Model Law […]