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Commercial Law Quarterly

The Commercial Law Quarterly (CLQ) is the official publication of the Commercial Law Association of Australia. The journal has been published continuously for over 35 years and is a highly respected reference material for those involved with the practice of law. CLQ contains both refereed articles and seminar papers.
If you have a paper you are interested in having published please send it to either gregory.tolhurst@sydney.edu.au or maxwilson@cla.org.au

The Bulletin

The Bulletin was the predecessor to the Commercial Law Quarterly. It was published from 1968 to 1985. Unfortunately, not every issue of The Bulletin is available in the library.

  • The unconscionable corporation: reading the corporate mind
    By The Hon Justice Peter Brereton
    page 4
  • Recurring problems with novation
    By G J Tolhurst
    page 13
  • The rule in Shevill's case
    By J W Carter
    page 25
  • Elimination of conditions precedent by repudiation
    By The Hon Fabian Gleeson SC
    page 28
  • The varieties of equitable estoppel
    By The Hon Justice Elisabeth Peden and Jerry Leung
    page 35
  • May v Costaras [2025] NSWCA 178: assessing contributions in failed joint endeavour constructive trusts and the perils of Gen AI use
    By Amy O'Reilly
    page 44
  • The scope of statutory unconscionability refined: AHG WA (2015) Pty Ltd v Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Pty Ltd
    By Oscar Clark
    page 49
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    • Recent developments in commercial damages
    • Fiduciary duties in a commercial context: from Hospital Products Limited v United States Surgical Corporation to Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd v Naaman
    • A tale of two tenements: the construction and validity of registered easements
    • Taking free & proceeds under the PPSA: Metal Manufacturers Pty Ltd v Westrac Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCA 97
    • Contract law master class 2025. Part 2 of 2
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  • The big ask of Australia’s new climate disclosure laws
    By Dr Rachel Baird
    page 4
  • Unilateral mistake in Australian contract law: revisiting Taylor v Johnson
    By Maxwell Condi
    page 12
  • Clarifying the good faith requirement in applications for statutory derivative leave: Gillespie v Gillespie [2025] NSWCA 24
    By Lewis Wallace
    page 22
  • Clarifying the good faith requirement in applications for statutory derivative leave: Gillespie v Gillespie [2025] NSWCA 24
    By Jeffrey Goldberger
    page 26
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  • Expectation, reliance and restitution: one measure of damages under multiple names
    By Hon Justice Elisabeth Peden and Daniel Reede
    page 4
  • Contract damages: key principles and the latest High Court decisions
    By Jeffrey Goldberger
    page 15
  • Unjust, unconscionable and unfair: an overview
    By Alexander Humphreys and Jasmine Robertson
    page 28
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