The Competitive edge proceedings, 24-28 September 1995.

Brisbane : Law Council of Australia, 1991.

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Law -- Australia -- Congresses.

Monday 25 September 1995

Foreign investment regulations in Indonesia, China and Malaysia Peter Allen

Protection of intellectual property rights in Asia Professor Michael Blakeney

The family law reform bill 1994 and the children act (UK) 1989

Controlling the exercise of power Professor Paul Finn

Penal justice under proceeds of crime and money trail legislation in Australia. Paradigms lost? Paradigms found? Professor Brent Fisse

Revenue aspects of setting up in Asia Michael Longes

Regional co-operation to combat economic crime in the South Pacific; united we stand divided we fall Isikeli Mataitoga

Tuesday 26 September

Draft model standards of conduct for mediators - discussion paper Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee

The extended jurisdiction - "potential hearing impairments in the legal process" Sue Brady

Legal issues in plain language Associate Professor Peter Butt

Termination of employment and international labour standards in Australia Professor Breen Creighton

Mediation and the courts - inspiration or desperation? Nine questions which must answered Justice Geoffrey Davies

Evidence Brian Donovan QC

Personal property securities: a case study for reform Professor Di Everett

Corporations law. The simplification project - will it make Australian business more competitive?

Repressed memory syndrome: myth dispelling or mythologizing? Ian Frecklton

Current trends in the separate representation of children in family law matters Michael Habermann

Mediation and the courts - inspiration or desperation? Nine questions which must be answered Justice Nahum Mushin

The retreat from Yerkey v Jones: from status back to contract Professor James O'Donovan

Mediation and the courts - inspiration or desperation" Justice Trevor Ollson

The UN convention on the rights of the child Professor Stephen Parker

National competition policy: third party access regimes Peter Rose

Who should run the courts? Professor Peter Sallmann

Technology in the courts The Hon Paul Seaman QC

The right of the child to be heard - the Family Court's response Dianne Smith

The external affairs power: reconciling Australia's international role with a federal constitution The Hon Sir Ronald Wilson

Wednesday 27 September 1995

Giving government legal services the competitive edge Dale Boucher

Developing a strategy to make it work James Cummane

A blueprint for reform: some proposals of the litigation reform commission and their rationale Justice Jeffrey Davies

Mabo, indigenous people and the constitution Justice John Doyle

The role of Australia on human rights in Asia and the pacific Professor Alice Erh-Soon Tay

The 'implications" of the constitution David Jackson

Proof of native title Graeme Neate

Australian lawyers overseas: setting up practice - reciprocal opportunities Lynne Saunder

The state of the judicature of the Republic of China on Taiwan - restructuring justice in a changing society Justice Tze-Chien Wang

Thursday 28 September 1995

Environmental protection - the commonwealth's role Gerry Bates

South Australia developments - reforms in personal injuries litigation throughout Australia Geoff Britton

Lawyers and human rights Nicholas Cowdery QC

Contemporary legislative approaches to environmental law: challenges for the judiciary Professor Douglas Fisher

What's happening with computerized document management in litigation cases? Vicky Harris

A comparison of the legislative approach to environmental protection across Australia John Haydon

Cross-media rules Anne Hurley

Media ownership rules: regulating to new environment Sheila McGregor

Justifying the investment in law office technology (why you should look before you leap) Susan Pattison

Defamation law reform - vindication or compensation The Hon. Gordon Samuels AC QC

Personal injuries litigation in Tasmania Christopher Webster

Forensic handwriting and document examination Paul Westwood.

494 pages ; 30 cm