The latest volume of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion has been published (and is freely available online here.) The Table of Contents is below- always worth reading!
Contents– Volume 6, 2025
Editorial i
Articles
Modelling the Anchor and
Neil Foster is a legal commentator and writer who focuses on issues at the intersection of law, religion, and society, particularly within the Australian context. His work often addresses contemporary legal debates involving religious freedom, discrimination law, and ethical questions in areas such as aged care, voluntary assisted dying, and employment in religious institutions. He also engages with legal scholarship and current events related to law and religion, including analysis of legislation, court cases, and academic publications. His commentary includes detailed examination of constitutional provisions, statutory interpretation, and the balancing of competing rights and interests in legal settings.
The latest volume of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion has been published (and is freely available online here.) The Table of Contents is below- always worth reading!
Contents– Volume 6, 2025
Editorial i
Articles
Modelling the Anchor and…
Recent press reports (such as this one from the Guardian) say that an employed teacher at a Victorian Roman Catholic school has taken action against the school for “gender identity” discrimination. The school apparently has refused to allow the teacher,…
I am presenting some material on vilification laws, and this paper deals with some recent cases on “transgender vilification”: Blanch v Smith (Local Court of NSW; 26 Aug 2025) and Dennis v Smith (Local Court of NSW, 26 Aug 2025).…
The University of Notre Dame Australia School of Law and Business will hold its 11th Annual Religious Liberty Lecture on Thursday 11th September 2025 – 5:30pm for 6pm, at St Benedict’s Hall, 104 Broadway, Chippendale, Sydney. A full day Annual…
Freedom for Faith is holding its annual conference on religious freedom and the law on September 27th, and is offering a student ticket discount. There is a great line-up of speakers- do come along!
The conference will be held…
As mentioned recently, I was invited to address a group of Christian lawyers and law students on a key tort case, the famous “snail in the bottle” case of Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562, and its connections to the…
I will be one of a number of speakers at a conference to be held next month entitled “Pathways to Justice for Survivors of Institutional Child Abuse”. The conference will be held on Sept 19-20 at the University of Technology,…
The classic formulation of the duty of care by Lord Atkin in Donoghue v Stevenson includes a reference to Jesus’ famous parable of the Good Samaritan. Lord Atkin wrote: ‘The rule that you are to love your neighbour becomes in law, you…