An Introduction to the Jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Australia

International Maritime Arbitration: Legal and Policy Issues
presented to World Maritime University, Malmö 14 May 2007, and the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission, Sydney 4 December 2007

Admiralty Jurisdiction - Some Basic Considerations and Some Recent Australian Cases
presented to the NSW Branch of MLAANZ

International commercial law, maritime law and dispute resolution: the place of Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region in the coming years
F. S. Dethridge Memorial Address presented to the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference

Australian Admiralty and Maritime Law - Sources and Future Directions
Lecture in memory and honour of the Honourable Justice Richard Cooper

Expert Evidence
Presentation to the Australian Marine Pilots Association Conference [Powerpoint]

An Overview of the Admiralty Act and Rules paper presented to the Marshals' and Registrars' Conference and Seminar [Powerpoint]

An Introduction to the Business of Shipping paper presented to the Marshals' and Registrars' Conference and Seminar [Powerpoint]

Carriage of Goods by Sea paper presented to the Marshals' and Registrars' Conference and Seminar [Powerpoint]

Principles of Transnational Civil Procedure
Presented at a seminar on UNIDROIT Work on International Commercial Contracts, Finance and Arbitration and its Relevance for Indonesian Business [rtf format]

Maritime Dispute Resolution in Australia Some: Suggestions for Development paper presented on World Maritime Day, 30 September 2005

Expert Material and Evidence in Patent and Trade Mark Matters in the Office and on "Appeal"
Address to the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia 2005 Annual Conference [rtf format]

Statutes:  Some Comments on Context and Meaning, with Particular Regard to Enactment and Pre-Enactment History
Paper presented to the NSW Bar Association [rtf format]

Discovery in Intellectual Property Litigation
Presented at the FICPI Conference

Appeals from IP Australia - their Nature and Conduct
Paper delivered at IPSANZ Conference

Federal Jurisdiction and the Jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Australia paper presented to the NSW Bar Association (revised)

Admiralty Jurisdiction and Marine Insurance
Lecture to the NSW Bar Association

Possible Issues in Admiralty Reform: (a) beneficial ownership and jurisdictional facts; and (b) the nature of arrest and disclosure paper presented to the 30th Annual Conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand

The Control of the Executive by the Courts
Paper delivered at the Australian National University

Beneficial Ownership of Vessels - Navigating the Maze - Litigation Aspects paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand by James Allsop SC