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Dr William Isdale
Dr

William Isdale

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Overview

Background

Dr William Isdale is a barrister at Callinan Chambers in Brisbane, and an Adjunct Fellow of the UQ Law School. He has a broad commercial and public law practice.

Prior to being called to the Bar, William worked as an Associate at MinterEllison, and as a Senior Legal Officer at the Australian Law Reform Commission. Previously he has served as an Associate to the Hon. Justice Dowsett AM on the Federal Court of Australia, and before that to Commissioner Graeme Neate AM on the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission and Industrial Court of Queensland.

William holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Queensland, a LLM in International Financial and Commercial Law from King’s College London, and a PhD in Law from the University of Queensland.

He was the recipient of the Holt Prize in 2021 for his PhD thesis, which has since been published as a book by The Federation Press (https://federationpress.com.au/product/compensation-for-native-title/). His book is broadly on the topic of native title compensation, but addresses issues relating to compulsory acquisition law, statutory construction, torts relating to property, remedies, and constitutional law. His supervisors were the Hon. Justice Andrew Greenwood of the Federal Court of Australia and Dr Jonathan Fulcher.

William has been a weekly contributor to the Queensland Law Reporter, publishing in excess of 250 case notes with that publication. He has also been a contributor to the Australian Law Reports, and to the LexisNexis Native Title Service. He has published a number of academic articles on both private and public law issues in refereed journals and in other outlets.

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Availability

Dr William Isdale is:
Available for supervision

Works

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33 works between 2013 and 2022

21 - 33 of 33 works

2020

Journal Article

Dr Yunupingu’s claim for native title compensation – the Constitutional path not yet trodden

Isdale, William (2020). Dr Yunupingu’s claim for native title compensation – the Constitutional path not yet trodden. Australian Public Law Blog.

Dr Yunupingu’s claim for native title compensation – the Constitutional path not yet trodden

2019

Journal Article

Where to next? Native Title compensation following Timber Creek

Moss, Aaron and Isdale, William (2019). Where to next? Native Title compensation following Timber Creek. Australian Public Law Blog.

Where to next? Native Title compensation following Timber Creek

2019

Journal Article

Timber Creek: the most significant native title decision since Mabo

Abraham, Richard and Isdale, William (2019). Timber Creek: the most significant native title decision since Mabo. MinterEllison Insight.

Timber Creek: the most significant native title decision since Mabo

2019

Other Outputs

Landmark High Court decision guides how compensation for native title losses will be determined

Isdale, William and Fulcher, Jonathan (2019, 03 14). Landmark High Court decision guides how compensation for native title losses will be determined The Conversation

Landmark High Court decision guides how compensation for native title losses will be determined

2018

Other Outputs

How will Indigenous people be compensated for lost native title rights? The High Court will soon decide

Isdale, William and Fulcher, Jonathan (2018, 09 04). How will Indigenous people be compensated for lost native title rights? The High Court will soon decide The Conversation

How will Indigenous people be compensated for lost native title rights? The High Court will soon decide

2017

Other Outputs

Why remembering wars is a moral concern for all of us

Isdale, William (2017, 08 20). Why remembering wars is a moral concern for all of us Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Why remembering wars is a moral concern for all of us

2017

Other Outputs

Exploring the future of legal work

Isdale, William (2017, 05 17). Exploring the future of legal work Melbourne Law School News

Exploring the future of legal work

2015

Other Outputs

The moral lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Isdale, William (2015, 10 20). The moral lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Oxford Practical Ethics Blog

The moral lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

2015

Journal Article

Are there moral reasons to remember the First World War?

Isdale, William (2015). Are there moral reasons to remember the First World War?. Think: Philosophy for Everyone, 14 (41), 89-97. doi: 10.1017/s1477175615000226

Are there moral reasons to remember the First World War?

2015

Journal Article

Three proposals to increase Australia's organ supply

Isdale, William and Savulescu, Julian (2015). Three proposals to increase Australia's organ supply. Monash Bioethics Review, 33 (2-3), 91-101. doi: 10.1007/s40592-015-0030-2

Three proposals to increase Australia's organ supply

2014

Journal Article

Bicameralism: an antipodean perspective

Aroney, Nicholas and Isdale, William (2014). Bicameralism: an antipodean perspective. Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional.

Bicameralism: an antipodean perspective

2014

Journal Article

Pathologies in Queensland law-making: repairing political constitutionalism

Isdale, William and Orr, Graeme (2014). Pathologies in Queensland law-making: repairing political constitutionalism. Griffith Journal of Law and Human Dignity, 2 (1), 126-143.

Pathologies in Queensland law-making: repairing political constitutionalism

2013

Journal Article

Responsible government, federalism and the school chaplaincy case

Orr, Graeme and Isdale, William (2013). Responsible government, federalism and the school chaplaincy case. Alternative Law Journal , 38 (1), 3-7. doi: 10.1177/1037969X1303800102

Responsible government, federalism and the school chaplaincy case

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