Legal encyclopedias
- Torts: Halsbury's Laws of Australia (Lexis +)States the law in relation to intentional interference with persons, goods, land, economic interests and the administration of justice as well as the law in relation to derivative rights of action.
Also search Halsbury's Laws of Australia and Laws of Australia for definitions of individual torts. These can include: deceit, passing off, unfair dealing, misleading or deceptive conduct, defamation, and product liability.
Key case and legislation resources
- CCH iKnowConnect
Digital research platform containing Australian tax and accounting materials. Includes legislation, rulings, cases, commentary, practice aids and news. Titles are organised by practice area, for example, accounting, company law, family law, insurance law and workplace health and safety law.
Other resources
- Supreme Court of Victoria – Major Torts ListThis webpage outlines the purpose of the Major Torts List of the Supreme Court of Victoria and provides links to practice notes that provide guidance on how proceedings in the Major Torts List are managed.
- Defamation in Civil Trials Bench Book (Judicial Commission of NSW)The function of this Bench Book is to provide guidance for judicial officers in the conduct of civil proceedings. It includes sections on Intentional torts, defamation, personal injuries and damages amongst the chapters.
- Civil Juries Charge Book (Judicial College of Victoria)The Civil Juries Charge Book is available to help judges and practitioners with the conduct of civil trials before a jury. The Book contains model directions on negligence (including medical negligence, occupiers' liability and more) as well as intentional torts, defamation, assessment of damages and the use and assessment of evidence.
- DefamationWatchA website and blog developed by Justin Castelan, a barrister and defamation law specialist. The website includes a 'hall of fame' of 10 notable defamation cases, a defamation basics page outlining defamation law in Australia, and a blog of recent articles.
