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Publications

Work in Progress:

  • Codifying Australia’s Contract Law – Time for a Stocktake in the Common Law Factory

  • From the airport to the surgery to the courtroom – private international law and medical tourism 

Published & Forthcoming Books:
  1. Internet & E-Commerce Law, Oxford University Press (2007)
  2. Private International Law and the Internet, Kluwer Law International (2007)
  3. Svantesson on the Law of Obligations, Pearson Education SprintPrint (2007)

Published & Forthcoming Book Chapters:

  1. B2C sales and consumer protection , in R. Polčák (ed.) Introduction to ICT law - selected issues (2007)
  2. An Introduction to Jurisdictional Issues in Cyberspace, in C. Vidya (ed.), Cyber Jurisdiction: A Legal Vision, Amicus Books, The Icfai University Press (2007) 
Published & Forthcoming Articles, Case Notes, etc.:

  1. E-commerce tax: How the taxman brought geography to the “borderless” Internet, Revenue Law Journal Vol. 17(1)

  2. Conflict of laws issues associated with a tort of privacy, Computer Law & Security Report Vol 23 No 6; pp. 523 – 528

  3. Geo-identification and the Internet – A New Challenge for Australia’s Internet Regulation, Murdoch E-Law Journal Vol 14, No 2, 2007; pp. 155 – 177

  4. Geo-location technologies, Internet gambling and the law, Internet Law Bulletin Vol. 10 Issue 4 & 5 (August 2007), pp. 55 – 58

  5. Protecing privacy on the "borderless" Internet - Some thoughts on extraterritoriality and transborder data flow, Bond Law Review 19(1) 2007; pp. 168-187

  6. Some Observations on the Regulation of Misleading or Deceptive Conduct, The National Legal Eagle (April, 2007); pp. 17-20

  7. "Imagine there's no countries..." - Geo-identification, the law and the not so borderless Internet, Journal of Internet Law Vol. 10 No. 9 (2007); pp. 1 & 18-21

  8. The Legal Implications of Geo-identification, Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence special edition (2006) Vol. 9; pp. 279 – 287
  9. The Relation between Public International Law and Private International Law in the Internet Context , Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence special edition (2006) Vol. 9; pp. 154 – 160
  10. Internet Jurisdiction in the People's Republic of China , Internet Law Bulletin Vol. 9 Issue 8 (November 2006), pp. 98 - 100
  11. Geo-location technologies increasing online security - How, and to what extent, do they work? , Security Solutions Magazine 43 2006; pp. 70 - 74.
  12. Borders on, or border around - the future of the Internet , Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology Vol. 16 No. 2 (2006); pp. 343 - 381.
  13. An Introduction to Jurisdictional Issues in Cyberspace , Journal of Law and Information Science, Vol 15 (February 2006); pp. 50 - 74.
  14. The Impact of Geo-location Technologies on Internet Licensing - Let the Cat and Mouse Game Begin , Intellectual Property Forum, Issue 63 (December 2005); pp. 24 - 30.
  15. Who's fingerprints, and with what flavour, would you like today? , Privacy Law & Policy Reporter, Vol. 11 No 7 (August 2005); p. 201.
  16. Amlink Technologies Pty Ltd and Australian Trade Commission [2005] AATA 359 - Software finally recognised as "goods" , Trade Practices Law Journal, Vol 13 No 4 (December 2005), pp. 232 - 234.
  17. "Place of Wrong" in the Tort of Defamation - Behind the Scenes of a Legal Fiction , Bond Law Review 17(2) (December 2005), pp. 149 - 180
  18. In defence of the doctrine of forum non conveniens, Hong Kong Law Journal, Vol. 35 Part 2 (2005); pp. 395 - 420
  19. Geo-location technologies and other means of placing borders on the 'borderless' Internet,John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, Vol XXIII, No 1, Fall 2004; pp. 101 - 139.
  20. Geo-identification - Now They Know Where You Live Privacy Law & Policy Reporter, Vol. 11 No 6 (April 2005); pp. 171 – 174.
  21. The characteristics making Internet communication challenge traditional models of regulation - What every international jurist should know about the Internet, International Journal of Law and Information Technology Vol. 13 No. 1 (March 2005), Oxford University Press; pp. 39 - 69
  22. An Update on the proposed Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice of Court Agreements , Computer Law & Security Report Vol. 21 Issue 1 (March 2005), Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. ISSN 0267 3649; pp. 22 - 29
  23. Geo-identification - Legal Requirements Forcing Borders onto the Internet , ELSA Synergy No. 37/1 2005, p. 27
  24. < A bulletin board is a bulletin board (even if it is electronic) - certain intermediaries protected from liability after all , Bond Law Review 16(2) (December 2004), pp. 169 - 175
  25. A Very Expensive Box - What Exactly do you get when Buying Computer Software "Off-the-Shelf"? , The National Legal Eagle (October 2004), pp. 7 - 9
  26. The 'Place of Action' Defence - A Model for Cross-Border Internet Defamation, Australian International Law Journal (2003) pp. 172 - 198
  27. Dow Jones v Gutnick - update on the High Court appeal, Internet Law Bulletin Vol. 5 Issue 3 (September 2002), Prospect Media, Sydney, Australia. ISSN 1035-2155; pp. 25 - 31
  28. Kanitz v. Rogers Cable Inc - Time to rethink Article 4 of the proposed Hague Convention?, Computer Law & Security Report Vol. 18 Issue 5 (September/October 2002), Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. ISSN 0267 3649; p. 340 - 344.
  29. At the Crossroads - The proposed Hague Convention and the future of Internet defamation , Computer Law & Security Report Vol. 18 Issue 3 (May/June 2002), Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. ISSN 0267 3649; pp. 191 - 196
  30. The Gutnick v. Dow Jones decision - Which questions were answered and which were not? , Internet Law Bulletin Vol. 4 Issue 7 (May 2002), Prospect Media, Sydney, Australia. ISSN 1329-9735; pp. 73 - 78
  31. 'Consent' - How much can the meaning of a word change in four months? , Privacy Law & Policy Reporter, Vol. 8 No 6 (October 2001), Butterworths, Sydney, Australia. ISSN 1321-3563; pp. 112 - 113.
  32. What should Article 7 - Consumer contracts, of the proposed Hague Convention, aim to accomplish in relation to e-commerce? , Computer Law & Security Report Vol. 17 Issue 5 (September/October 2001), Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. ISSN 0267 3649; pp. 318 - 325.
  33. Gutnick v Dow Jones - A Gordian Knot, Thomson's e-law site (August 2001), Australia.
  34. Optimising the potential of e-commerce: a win-win solution , Internet Law Bulletin Vol. 3 Issue 10 (June 2001), Prospect Media, Sydney, Australia. ISSN 1329-9735; pp. 136 - 138.
Published Conference Papers:
  1. How does the accuracy of geo-location technologies affect the law?, Cyberspace 2007: Normative Framework (December 2007), Brno Czech Rep.
  2. Internet Law and Policy in the People’s Republic of China, Cyberspace 2006: Normative Framework (November 2006), Brno Czech Rep.
  3. The not so 'borderless' Internet - Does it still give rise to private international law issues, Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference (July 2006), Victoria University Australia.
  4. To be, or not to be, borderless - the future of the Internet, Cyberspace 2005: Normative Framework (November 2005), Brno Czech Rep.
  5. The Legal Implications of Geo-identification, Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference (July 2005), Hamilton New Zealand.
  6. The Relation between Public International Law and Private International Law in the Internet Context, Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference (July 2005), Hamilton New Zealand.
  7. Geo-location Technologies - A Brief Overview , Cyberspace 2004: Normative Framework (October 2004), Brno Czech Rep.
  8. The Place of Action Defence - A Defamation Defence for the globalised world of the 21 st Century , Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference (July 2004), Darwin Australia.
  9. Jurisdictional Issues and the Internet - A Brief Overview , Cyberspace 2003: Normative Framework (October 2003), Brno Czech Rep.
  10. Legal liability for Internet based cross-border provision of medical advice, information and products , 9 th Greek/Australian International Legal and Medical Conference (June 2003), Rhodes Greece.
  11. The 'borderless' Internet and the proposed Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, International Dimensions of Internet and e-Commerce Regulation, University of New South Wales (CLE) and Baker & McKenzie Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre (October 2002), Sydney Australia.
  12. (Co-written with Dr. Lee Bygrave): Jurisdictional issues and consumer protection in cyberspace: the view from 'down under', Cyberspace regulation: E-commerce and Content, University of New South Wales (CLE) and Baker & McKenzie Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre (May 2001), Sydney Australia.

Unpublished Conference Papers:
  1. The Gutnick v. Dow Jones decision - Which questions were answered and which were not? , Law, Culture & Social Change, University of Sydney (November 2001), Sydney Australia.