A reform article by Professor Simone Degeling and Professor Kit Barker suggests ways in which the design of reparations schemes in respect of historic abuse can be improved by drawing upon the experience, values and principles of private law.
Round-table symposium on how private law systems address the apportionment of civil liabilities between multiple parties responsible for the same harm.
Power imbalances are rife through modern society. The State has wide-ranging discretions as to whether it should grant a business licence, take custody of a child, or rezone a property – all of which have the potential to harm or help individuals.
UQ researchers and members of the legal profession were among the guests who attended the official launch of UQ's Australian Centre for Private Law (ACPL) on 19 September, 2013.
UQ private law experts Professor Kit Barker and Dr Darryn Jensen have recently published an edited collection of essays entitled Private Law - Key Encounters with Public Law (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK 2013).