Paul Finn is one of Australia’s great jurists – a figure of national and international significance as both an academic and a judge. While perhaps known for his work on fiduciary obligations and equity more generally, Finn has also been at the forefront of many other areas of private and public law. His work on integrity of government has been particularly influential; his decision about native title sea rights just one of his many landmark judicial determinations. In this book, a stellar cast – Chief Justice James Allsop of the Federal Court, Justice Michael Barker of the Federal Court, Sir Ross Cranston of the Queens’ Bench, Professor Joshua Getzler of Oxford, Justice Stephen Gageler of the High Court, Associate Professor Pauline Ridge of the Australian National University, Professor John Williams of Adelaide and Professor Sarah Worthington of Cambridge – explore, analyse, celebrate and critique the writings and judgements of an exceptional legal figure. \n* Click here for information on our title Fiduciary Obligations: 40th Anniversary Republication with Additional Essays by Paul Finn. \nFrom the Book Launch Fiduciary Obligations and Finn’s Law, address by The Hon Keith Mason AC QC, 9 February 2017... \n“Fiduciary Obligations comes with a modern Introductory Comment by Paul himself, a Preface by Sir Anthony Mason, and the reproduction of two of Paul’s many extra-judicial contributions on the topic. These are an article on The Fiduciary Principle that first appeared in 1989 and another, called Fiduciary Reflections, that was published in 2014. The latter tracks developments in Paul’s thinking and scholarship on this topic over the past 40 years as well as its reception into law. ...          Together, these two books will enable the discerning academic or practitioner to survey large swathes of law. The eminence of the various contributors allows us to be sure that we are shown where the law has come from, where it is going, and where the law in Australia is converging or diverging from that of overseas.          Each book shows what vast strides have been made in the coherent understanding of legal and equitable principles, the magnetic interplay between statutory and judge-made law, and the convergence of public and private law discourse that has taken place in the 46 years since Paul Finn first slipped shyly into postgraduate studies at London University.” Read Launch Speech...

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CONTENTS Introduction Tim Bonyhady Chapter 1: A Legal Life Ross Cranston Chapter 2: Fiduciaries: Following Finn Sarah Worthington Chapter 3: Participatory Liability And The Hallmarks Of An Australian Equity Pauline Ridge Chapter 4: Conscience, Fair-Dealing And Commerce – Parliaments And The Courts James Allsop Chapter 5: The Equitable Duty Of Loyalty In Public Office Stephen Gageler Chapter 6: Personality And Capacity: Lessons From Legal History Joshua Getzler Chapter 7: To What End?: Public Law And Public Power John M Williams Chapter 8: To Akiba And Beyond: Old Hopes And New Dreams For Native Title Michael Barker