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| Australian Business Law Review | |
|---|---|
| Title | Australian Business Law Review |
| Discipline | Commercial law; Corporate law; Competition law; Taxation |
| Abbreviation | Aust. Bus. Law Rev. |
| Publisher | LexisNexis Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 1971–present |
| Issn | 0004-9626 |
Australian Business Law Review The Australian Business Law Review is a quarterly peer-reviewed law journal covering corporate law, commercial law, competition law, intellectual property law, and taxation law with emphasis on Australian jurisprudence and comparative analysis. It publishes case notes, legislative commentary, scholarly articles, and book reviews written by academics, practitioners, and jurists from institutions such as the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and major universities. The Review serves as a forum for analysis of statutes like the Corporations Act 2001 and cases from tribunals including the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
The Review features contributions engaging with decisions from the High Court of Australia, commentary on the Corporations Act 2001, and examinations of regulatory frameworks such as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission enforcement and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission regimes. Contributors address cross-jurisdictional issues involving decisions of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Victorian Court of Appeal, and comparative perspectives drawing on rulings from the Privy Council, the United Kingdom Supreme Court, the United States Supreme Court, and the European Court of Justice. The journal often references legislative developments like the Taxation Administration Act 1953, reforms linked to the Harmer Report and policy instruments debated in parliaments including the Parliament of Australia and the New Zealand Parliament.
Established in the early 1970s, the Review emerged amid contemporaneous publications such as the Melbourne University Law Review and the Sydney Law Review, reflecting a broader expansion of specialized legal periodicals including the Harvard Law Review and the Yale Law Journal. Early editors included academics affiliated with the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne, and the Australian National University. Over time the journal documented landmark cases like Mabo v Queensland (No 2), administrative law developments following Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth and corporate collapses such as those involving WA Inc and the HIH Insurance insolvency. The Review adapted to digital distribution trends evident in platforms operated by publishers such as LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters.
Articles span doctrinal analysis, empirical studies, and practitioner guidance on topics including takeover law and transactions under the Takeovers Panel, securities regulation tied to the ASX Limited, insolvency proceedings under the Corporations Act 2001 and international instruments like the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency. The Review covers consumer protection cases from the Federal Court of Australia, patent disputes referencing the Patents Act 1990, trademark matters invoking the Trade Marks Act 1995, and tax disputes adjudicated by the Federal Court of Australia and the Full Federal Court. It situates Australian developments alongside comparative doctrine from the Supreme Court of Canada, the German Federal Constitutional Court, the International Court of Justice, and arbitral institutions such as the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
Published by LexisNexis Australia on a quarterly schedule, the Review’s editorial board traditionally includes professors from the University of New South Wales, the University of Queensland, the Monash University, and the University of Western Australia. Guest editors have included judges of the Federal Court of Australia and commissioners from agencies such as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The journal adheres to citation practices compatible with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation and indexes policy discourse reflected in reports by the Productivity Commission and reviews commissioned by the Treasury (Australia).
The Review is abstracted and indexed in major legal and bibliographic services analogous to databases maintained by ProQuest, HeinOnline, EBSCO Information Services, and the Australian Legal Information Institute. It is discoverable through library catalogues of institutions like the National Library of Australia, the State Library of New South Wales, and university repositories at the University of Adelaide and the Australian National University. Citation tracking references appear in platforms used by researchers, including Google Scholar and university access systems linked to ORCID and institutional profiles at centres such as the Griffith Law School.
Scholars and practitioners cite the Review in analyses of landmark judgments from courts such as the High Court of Australia and policy debates involving the Australian Competition Tribunal. Its influence extends to submissions to inquiries by bodies like the Australian Law Reform Commission and debates within parliamentary committees such as the Senate Standing Committee on Economics. The Review’s commentary has informed legal education at faculties including University of Sydney Law School, shaped practice at firms like Herbert Smith Freehills and King & Wood Mallesons, and been referenced in judicial reasons authored by members of the High Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia.
Category:Australian law journals