Reading List - Legal Education & Research 

[A] Case Method / Case System: 

• Karl Llewellyn, The Bramble Bush: On our Law and its Study (Oceana Publications, 1930), 

> pp 80-89 <https://www.ius.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:229e0049-b057-44f8-a3d5-c4074e0f0cd0/Bramble%20Bush%20pp%2081-89.pdf>. 

> Purdue University, excerpt, pp 41-57: <https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mclauchl/Sp09/POL%20462H/Bramble%20Bush.pdf>. 

• Roscoe Pound, 'Juristic Science and Law' (1918) 31(8) Harvard Law Review 1047. 

• IRAC / ILAC.

[B] Foundations

• Thalia Anthony, 'Embedding Specific Graduate Attributes Within Subjects: Cultural Awarness and Indigenous Perspectives' [2011] UTSLRS 4 <https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UTSLRS/2011/4.html>. 

• Aspects of Law: 

> "13. The general law governing renunciation of probate is informed by the purpose of the law and the means available to a court to serve that purpose. It is closely aligned with the law’s concern to address problems arising from the conduct of a person who, without a grant of probate or administration, “intermeddles” with estate property, and with the concepts of an executor, executor de son tort; probate, devastavit, fiduciary obligations and the due administration of a deceased estate. 14. These concepts, together with that of “intermeddling” itself, are products of historical developments in which (characteristically of probate law and practice) modern distinctions between substantive and adjectival law are not everywhere to be found and the different perspectives of common law, equity and ecclesiastical courts in the Anglo-Australian tradition have made pragmatic contributions. 15. Although learned judges (such as Needham J in Mulray v Ogilvie (1987) 9 NSWLR 1) have sought principled consistency in precedential reasoning, based on a collation of particular decisions, any quest of that nature, in search of universal rules, courts disappointment. Attention must, rather, focus upon the overarching purpose of an exercise of probate jurisdiction, pragmatically applied.": Re Estate Kleinlehrer, Deceased [2024] NSWSC 648 (Lindsay J, in Eq).

> "My Lords, if by ‘rules of equity’ is meant that body of substantive and adjectival law that, prior to 1875, was administered by the Court of Chancery but not by courts of common law, to speak of the rules of equity as being part of the law of England in 1977 is about as meaningful as to speak similarly of the Statutes of Uses or of Quia Emptores. Historically all three have in their time played an important part in the development of the corpus juris into what it is today; but to perpetuate a dichotomy between the rules of equity and rules of common law which it was a major purpose of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 to do away with, is, in my view, conducive to erroneous conclusions as to the ways in which the law of England has developed in the last hundred years. Your Lordships have been referred to the vivid phrase traceable to the first edition of Ashburner, Principles of Equity where, in speaking in 1902 of the effect of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act he says (p 23) ‘the two streams of jurisdiction’ (sc, law and equity) — ‘though they run in the same channel, run side by side and do not mingle their waters’. My lords, by 1977 this metaphor has in my view become both mischievous and deceptive. The innate conservatism of English lawyers may have made them slow to recognise that by the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 the two systems of substantive and adjectival law formerly administered by courts of law and Courts of Chancery (as well as those administered by courts of admiralty, probate and matrimonial causes), were fused. As at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône, it may be possible for a short distance to discern the source from which each part of the combined stream came, but there comes a point at which this ceases to be possible. If Professor Ashburner’s fluvial metaphor is to be retained at all, the waters of the confluent streams of law and equity have surely mingled now.": 'Vale Roddy Meagher' (2011) 35 Australian Bar Review 1. 

> "[28]  I also note the majority statement in Filippou that the second limb (a wrong decision on a question of law by the trial judge) applies to all misdirections of substantive and adjectival law. ...": Petersen v Western Australia [2016] WASCA 66.

> "In an open society, a nation's legal system, and its judiciary, will always be exposed to international influences. Even when unrecognised, or unacknowledged, they will be reflected in the substantive and adjectival law applied by judges, in the structure and status of the judiciary, and in its relationship with the other branches of government. The original, and formative, influence on Australia's legal culture came from Great Britain. For more than 150 years Australia was part of the British Empire. By receiving the common law from England, Australia became part of an international legal community that included the United States, India, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. The principles and procedures of the common law helped shape the societies in which it was received. And it left its distinctive stamp upon the judiciary and the legal profession in those societies. Some Australian lawyers who respond eagerly to new forces of globalisation, and others who resist foreign influence, appear to forget that our legal system developed as part of a great international network. ...": Murray Gleeson, 'Global influences on the Australian judiciary' (2002) 22 Aust Bar Rev 184.

> cf  those actions that straddle between substantive and adjectival: "[41]  Arguably, these proceedings demonstrate the continuing utility of the common money count of “account stated” notwithstanding the origins of common money counts in an era dominated by trial by jury and, in more recent times, the practical abolition of civil jury trials. They straddle the boundary between substantive and adjectival law, facilitating (most famously in the case of an action for money had and received) a practical, but principled, application of the law and its ongoing development. In the present case, a claim in debt on an account stated may provide a vehicle through which, in a manner fair to both sides of the record, the claim of the deceased and the defence of the cross defendant can be accommodated.": Steiner v Strang [2016] NSWSC 9. 

[C] NVIVO - Qualitative Data Analysis

• ** Linda Sweet, NVivo Basics Workbook (April 2019) <https://ienrol.flinders.edu.au/uploads/files/NVivo_Basics_workbook.pdf>, archived at <https://perma.cc/93BY-MB3P>.

• ** 'Introduction to NVivo' (Uni Skills, Curtin University) <https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/digital/nvivo/introduction/>, archived at <https://archive.md/TmpOQ>. 

> See also, 'Digital Skills: Introduction to NVivo' (Curtin University, September 2023) <https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/assets/docs/Introduction%20to%20NVivo.pdf>, archived at <https://perma.cc/DLQ8-APED>. 

> 'Getting Started' <https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/digital/nvivo/getting-started/>, archived at <https://archive.md/D9Hwq>. 

> 'Setting Up' <https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/digital/nvivo/setting-up/>, archived at <https://archive.md/XFxFf>. 

> 'Transcribing' <https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/digital/nvivo/transcribing/>, archived at <https://archive.md/6r2CM>. 

> 'Coding' <https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/digital/nvivo/coding/>, archived at <https://archive.is/BdJea>. 

> 'Classification' <https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/digital/nvivo/classifications/>, archived at <https://archive.md/pIGDr>. 

> 'Searching' <https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/digital/nvivo/searching/>, archived at <https://archive.md/CoR2u>. 

> 'Charts & Mind Maps' <https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/digital/nvivo/charts-and-mind-maps/>, archived at <https://archive.md/kUOYR>. 

> 'Literature Reviews' <https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/digital/nvivo/literature-reviews/>, archived at <https://archive.is/jsIzh>. 

• Nyree Mason, 'An Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis for NVivo' (ANU) <https://services.anu.edu.au/files/development_opportunity/Qualitative_Analysis_Presentation.pdf>. 

• * 'NVIVO: Free Webinars (Online)' (University of Cambridge Training, Webpage) <https://training.cam.ac.uk/event/4038501>, archived at <https://archive.is/s4rSr>: 

> links to <https://lumivero.com/resources/webinars-events/>. 

• * 'NVivo' (ANU, Webpage) <https://services.anu.edu.au/training/nvivo>, archived at <https://archive.md/59jyq>:   

> 'Introduction to NVivo14: Project Set-Up & Coding' (ANU Library, 2024) <https://services.anu.edu.au/files/development_opportunity/NVivo_v14_Introduction.pdf>, archived at <https://perma.cc/AAL9-DLZD>. 

> 'NVivo14 Intermediate: More Coding Tools' (ANU Library, 2024) <https://services.anu.edu.au/files/development_opportunity/NVivo_v14_Intermediate.pdf>, archived at <https://perma.cc/KC6A-QCKC>. 

> 'NVivo14 Advanced: Advanced Coding and Data Analysis' (ANU Library, 2024) <https://services.anu.edu.au/files/development_opportunity/NVivo_v14_Advanced.pdf>, archived at <https://perma.cc/V2D5-7K68>. 

[D] Course Specific Outlines

• LLB101 Introduction to Law (John O'Brien, QUT) <https://rl.talis.com/3/qut/lists/AF2F7DBB-CC73-5B5C-7D3C-69C0DD999D4D.html>, archived at <https://archive.md/bghy2> (2024) <https://rl.talis.com/3/qut/lists/C0CACAB0-2522-78F7-9A8D-CA1107BF1DC0.html>, archived at <https://archive.is/RAb9u> <https://perma.cc/RK25-HHBH> (2025). 

• 1029LAW 7729LAW Contracts 1 (Leanne Wiseman, Griffith) <https://rl.talis.com/3/griffith/lists/A4A115DA-1ECF-248D-8E1A-614D04DC78EF.html?lang=en-GB>, archived at <https://archive.is/SA5G5> <https://perma.cc/42UD-EHAW> (2025 Trimester 1); <https://rl.talis.com/3/griffith/lists/BC9F3A9A-3878-1D98-9484-2DD4CA318626.html?lang=en-GB>, archived at <https://archive.md/iFCYq> (2025 Trimester 2).

> Note, Griffith Reading Lists can be accessed at <https://www.griffith.edu.au/library>. 

> Course profile: <https://my.griffith.edu.au/programs-courses/course/1029LAW/assessment>. 

• 1031LAW 7731LAW Foundations of Law (Steven White, Griffith) <https://rl.talis.com/3/griffith/lists/BAD86F92-86D3-E805-D280-18D6239A1B4B.html?lang=en-GB>, archived at <https://perma.cc/BHW6-QDD5> (2025 Trimester 1).

> Course Profile: <https://my.griffith.edu.au/programs-courses/course/1031LAW/assessment>. 

• LAWS1100 Business Law (University of Queensland)

> uqreviews <https://uqreview.com/courses/laws1100/>, archived version at <https://web.archive.org/web/20221208193534/https://uqreview.com/courses/laws1100/>. 

> Course Overview <https://course-profiles.uq.edu.au/course-profiles/LAWS1100-20874-7520#course-overview>, archived at <https://archive.is/GV7UQ>. 

[E] Past-Year Exam Papers

• Griffith University: Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) - not in public interest to disclose past exam papers, marking guide, medicine course: Tsai and Griffith University [2014] QICmr 39 <https://www.oic.qld.gov.au/decisions/tsai-and-griffith-university-2014-qicmr-39-16-october-2014>. 

• QUT: <https://rl.talis.com/3/qut/lists/0EA34A3A-E8CA-C138-6574-C15726724B9E.html?lang=en-GB>, but unlikely they will be publicly available. 

Others

[F] Pitcairn Island

• Pitcairn Bar Admissions [2023] PNSC 1 <https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6526ff6fef608a3828c13d05/t/655825d9ee6e8a42adebbc1c/1700275677030/Pitcairn+Bar+Admissions+%5B2023%5D+PNSC+1+%2823+February+2023%29.pdf>, archived at <https://perma.cc/44UB-58XD>.

• PacLII, Pitcairn Islands: <http://www.paclii.org/countries/pn.html>.  

• ** Laws of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Government of the Pitcairn Islands, Webpage) <https://www.government.pn/laws>, archived at <https://archive.is/0lfI8> (05/2025). 

• Ian D Hendry and Susan Dickson, British Overseas Territories Law (Hart, 2nd ed, 2018) <https://search.worldcat.org/title/1029091612>; 1st ed at SCLQld <https://sclq.tind.io/record/78523>.   

• Paul Julian Treadwell, The Laws of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (2017): 

> Volume 1 <https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6526ff6fef608a3828c13d05/t/65585fca2ce3972fb3bc8da3/1700290563094/Revised+Laws+of+Pitcairn%2C+Henderson%2C+Ducie+and+Oeno+Islands%2C+2017+Rev.+Ed.+-+Volume+1.pdf>, archived at <https://perma.cc/2FXT-UXHH>. 

> Volume 2 <https://www.pitcairnlaws.epizy.com/Revised%20Laws%20of%20Pitcairn,%20Henderson,%20Ducie%20and%20Oeno%20Islands,%202017%20Rev.%20Ed.%20-%20Volume%202.pdf?i=1>, archived at <https://perma.cc/86HY-5K6C>. 

• Michael O Eshleman, 'The New Pitcairn Islands Constitution: Strong, Empty Words for Britain’s Smallest Colony' (2012) 24(1) Pace International Law Review 21 <https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1319&context=pilr>. 

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