It seems that there are countless social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube and LinkedIn, just to name a few.One common feature of all of these platforms is that they all enable online sharing – the sharing of thoughts, ideas, photographs, videos and handiworks. So what is intellectual property (IP) law and just how do we protect our … [Read more...]
Law For Non-Lawyers Course: Torts In Sports
In August this year, there was a news report relating to the 20-year suspension of a Queensland Australian Rules Football player who kicked a fellow player in the head during a football match. It appeared from the video footage of the match that the offending player delivered the kick intentionally to a player who had already been knocked to the ground. The incident squarely … [Read more...]
Law For Non-Lawyers Course: Curtailing Freedom Of Contract
The law is often required to find ways of balancing competing interests; hence the frequent imagery of scales in the law. One of the overarching principles of contract law is the concept of ‘freedom of contract’, which essentially protects a person’s right to enter freely and voluntarily into any contract of his or her choosing. The law is not there to protect you from making a … [Read more...]
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