New Release Books by Martin Davies

Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia provides authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the three main areas of private international law: jurisdiction, choice of law and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.The wide-ranging subject matter includes international commercial dealings and other civil obligations, administration of estates and succession, international child abduction, adoption, proof of foreign law, and the recognition of same-sex marriages. It covers the legislation and civil procedure rules of all Australian jurisdictions as well as important common law developments.The ninth edition has been comprehensively revised and updated. It includes discussion and analysis of many new cases, reflecting the growth of litigation involving international elements, particularly in areas of arbitration, enforcement of foreign judgments and cross border insolvency. Legislative changes include Australia's ratification of the Hague Service Convention in late 2010 and the enactment of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth) and the Australian Consumer Law.The clear explanations of complex concepts make Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia an ideal text for both legal practitioners and students of conflict of laws or private international law.Features* Authoritative, reliable content* Complex concepts clearly explained* Expanded content includes maritime law under international Arbitration Act, the nature of marriage, including polygamous and same-sex marriages and information technology across jurisdictions.Related TitlesMortensen, Garnett and Keyes, Private International Law in Australia, 2011

The eighth edition of Focus: Torts is designed to assist students to develop a greater understanding of torts by identifying and explaining key areas of study. Using a straightforward, structured approach and written in plain English, the authors help demystify even the most complex of legal concepts. The authors extensively cover both common law principles and Australian statutory regimes, providing a detailed account of similarities and differences across all Australian jurisdictions. The text has a particular emphasis on problem-solving, providing the reader with numerous opportunities to develop critical thinking skills and to practise answering legal problem questions. The new edition incorporates recent case law and legislative changes, and includes a large number of updated guided answers to problem questions. Important new cases explored in this new edition include: Allen v Chadwick (2015) Hunter & New England Local Health District v McKenna (2014) King v Philcox (2015) Marsh v Baxter (2015) Prince Alfred College Inc v ADC (2016) Robinson Helicopter Co Inc v McDermott (2016) Powney v Kerang & District Health (2014) T & X Co Pty Ltd v Chivas (2014) Waller v James (2015) Related Titles Howe, Walsh & Rooney, LexisNexis Study Guide: Torts, 3rd ed, 2016 Luntz, Hambly, Burns, Dietrich, Foster, Grant, Harder, Torts: Cases & Commentary, 8th ed, 2017 Paine, LexisNexis Questions and Answers: Torts, 4th ed, 2015Stickley, Australian Torts Law, 4th ed, 2017

A bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club title, The Conjuror's Bird is a dazzling debut novel, spanning three centuries of secrets and surprises. It seems a long time ago that Fitz and Gabby were together, with his work on extinct species about to make him world-famous. Now, it's his career that is almost extinct. Suddenly, though, the beautiful Gabby reappears in his life. She wants his help in tracing the history of The Mysterious Bird of Ulieta, a creature once owned by the great 18th Century naturalist Joseph Banks. It soon becomes clear that Fitz is getting involved in something more complicated – and dangerous – than the search for a stuffed bird. To solve the puzzle, he must uncover the identity of the amazing woman Banks loved – a woman who has disappeared from history as effectively as the specimen he is hunting. A mixture of detection, romance and history, The Conjuror's Bird has all the makings of a word-of-mouth bestseller.

December 1919. Tom Allen, uncomfortable in London after five years in uniform, receives an invitation to spend Christmas at Hannesford Court. It's almost as if nothing has changed. But Tom hasn't forgotten the professor. A strange meeting in Germany has raised a question in his mind: in all his visits to Hannesford before the War, all those years observing the glittering life of its owners, how much did he ever really see?

A young woman leaves her home, summoned to the emperor's court and a husband she barely knows. On the other side of the world, a famous scholar is sent to find and collect the mysterious beasts of legend in the unknown lands of the East. He takes with him an interpreter, Venn, famous for his special gift with language.The two groups of travellers are destined to cross paths, revealing the secret motives and hidden passions of those who are brought together.

"This single-volume Abridged Edition condenses the in-depth coverage of a comprehensive range of U.S. admiralty and maritime laws that is provided in a two-volume Practitioner's Edition."--cover, p. 4.

This new volume covers studies and reviews published in the period 1975 to 1988. Its focus is not on the evaluation of current research, but rather it calls attention to available works that might be relevant for those wishing to do further research in a specified area. For this reason the editors refer to other reviews of parts of this literature that may provide a somewhat different perspective or that include citations selected on different criteria. When a study deals with more than one major variable or effect, it may be cited in several chapters.

Attempts a 'continuum' account of experience and content taking account of a range of issues in the philosophy of science, ontology, epistemology and the philosophy of mind and perception.

This edition of Martin Davies's work, revised by Dillian Gordon, incorporates the advances made in the study of Trecento painting, involving new attributions, the reconstruction of the original appearance of altarpieces, and information on patronage, original location and iconography. The catalogue also takes account of the results of technical investigation by the National Gallery's Scientific and Conservation Departments after the cleaning of some of the paintings.

The National Gallery catalogues are among the essential reference works for an art-historical scholarship. Each picture is examined, with a discussion of subject matter, authorship, provenance and art-historical significance. This text concerns the early Italian schools before 1400.

The work of Scottish-born Sir William Mitchell is examined, the Hughes Professor of Philosophy and VIce Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, and the major philosopher who lived in South Australia.

This text provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of maritime law from a uniquely Australian perspective. Everyday maritime law issues are dealt with in useful detail alongside more unusual issues concerning pollution from ships, shipwrecks and the salvage of vessels.

Collates materials covering a wide spectrum of legal issues associated with international trade and investment and provides a sufficient resource both for ideas and issues.