This title was first published in 2003. This book examines the interrelationship between the unravelling of the post-war welfare state and legal change. By reference to theorists of postmodernity such as Zygmunt Bauman, Scott Lash and John Urry, and David Harvey, the principal argument is that contemporary law and legal institutions can be best understood as having changed in ways that mirror the recent transformation of the interventionist welfare state and its Fordist, Keynesian economic infrastructure. The key changes identified in the legal field include: - the shift toward marketized regulatory structures as reflected in privatization and deregulation, the attenuation of welfare rights, the privatization of justice, legal polycentricity, the reconfiguration of the welfare state's social citizenship and the globalization of law. Empirical evidence from a number of jurisdictions is adduced to indicate the general direction of change. The cumulative extent of recent social and legal change also forms the basis of a re-evaluation of some influential neo-evolutionist analyses of the nature of law in the welfare state, such as those of Unger, Teubner, Friedmann, Selznick and Habermas, as well as a critical re-assessment of some contemporary postmodern legal theory.

Text for legal practitioners and law students examining the main topics of property law and looks at the impact of Australian conditions on the development of property law in New South Wales. Discusses the concept of property, land, fixtures and chattels, tenure and estates principles, native title, possession and adverse possession, law, equity and trusts, the old system and priorities, Torrens title, common property, perpetuities, leases and tenancies, easements and profits à prendre, freehold covenants, and mortgages. Includes table of statutes, table of cases, footnotes, appendices and index. Gray is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology in Sydney and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Edgeworth is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales.

The book retains the structure adopted in the ninth edition and incorporates various innovations, including an increased focus on the transactional context within which the substantive law operates. Chapter 1 deals with conceptual issues that underpin and define the ambit of property law. Later chapters examine four broad issues with which the law of property is concerned: the fragmentation of proprietary interests (Ch 2, 3 & 6); the acquisition and transfer of proprietary interests (Ch 4); and the enforceability of proprietary interests and related priority issues (Ch 4 & 5). The book also examines the rules regulating the creation and enforcement of particular interests in land, including leases, easements, restrictive covenants and mortgages.Important recent appellate court cases and statutes covered include:· Cassegrain· Akiba· Brown· Congoo· Sidhu· Jea Holdings· SogutluStudent learning support for this book is available on Campus. An exciting range of lecturer support (developed by the authors and lecturers) is available for lecturers who prescribe this book to their students. FeaturesElearning resources containing maps, legislation, video-material and a test bank engage and support the students in their understanding of the subject. Related TitlesCameron-Dow, LexisNexis Questions & Answers Property Law, 3rd ed, 2016Edgeworth, Quick Reference Card Real Property Law, 2015Hepburn, Quick Reference Card Personal Property Law, 2014Jackman & Werren, LexisNexis Study Guide Property Law, 2nd ed, 2014Newton & Chung, LexisNexis Case Summaries Real Property Law, 4th ed, 2015

The seventh edition of this text provides a comprehensive review of real property law (and some aspects of personal property law) in all Australian States and Territories. It incorporates the many developments in both statute and case law since the last edition, including materials on native title. Cases and materials are linked with practical and critical commentary to provide an in-depth treatment of the legal principles.

Land Law, 7th edition provides a comprehensive coverage of all areas and jurisdictions of contemporary land law. This edition continues the approach of previous editions. It traces the development of land law from its English origins, but in the context of local conditions that led to the emergence of a uniquely Australian land law. Also, this edition broadens the focus of the chapters on general land law to include all Australian jurisdictions.