From: Christine Beuermann <Christine.Beuermann@newcastle.ac.uk>

Sent: Monday 30 March 2026 09:15

To: obligations

Subject: Dynamic and Principled: The Influence of Sir Anthony Mason

For anyone interested in the legacy of Sir Anthony Mason of the High Court of Australia, you might be interested in the recently published collection titled Dynamic and Principled: The Influence of Sir Anthony Mason edited by colleagues at the University of Sydney - Barbara McDonald, Ben Chen and Jeffrey Gordon.

Full details available here:  https://federationpress.com.au/product/dynamic-and-principled-the-influence-of-sir-anthony-mason-2/

Relevant private law chapters are below:

General
1. The Coming of Age of Australian Law
Stephen Gageler
2. Sir Anthony Mason: Hong Kong and The Court of Final Appeal
William Gummow
3. The Modern Approach to Statutory Construction
Mark Leeming
4. Sir Anthony's Tenure on the New South Wales Court of Appeal
Stephen McLeish

Private Law
12. Sir Anthony Mason and the Conflict of Laws- a Critical Appraisal
Andrew Bell
13. Sir Anthony Mason's Contribution to Private Property Law in Australia
Fiona Burns
14. Mental Distress Damages and Restitution: Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (The Mikhail Lermontov)
John Carter, Wayne Courtney and Gregory Tolhurst
15. Doctrinal Landmark: Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales
John Carter, John Eldridge and Elisabeth Peden
16. Appropriate Uses of Law and Economics in the Judicial Process: illustrated by an Incomplete Contracts Perspective on Promissory Estoppel
Ben Chen
17. Mason's Fiduciary Principles
Matthew Conaglen
18. The Implied Freedom of Political Communication and Defamation Law in the Mason High Court
Daniel Farinha and David Rolph
19. Mason on Trusts: express, implied, resulting and constructive
Jamie Glister
20. The Dynamics of Australian Equitable Estoppels
Jessica Hudson
21. Mason on Tort Law: What is Negligence?
Barbara McDonald
22. Sir Anthony Mason's Contribution to the Doctrine of Unconscionable Dealing: Amadio's Case
Pauline Ridge
23. First Nations Heritage: Land Rights, Cultural Integrity and Succession Law
Prue Vines