
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
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Works
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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.
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.
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.
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
2018
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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
2017
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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
2017
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Exploring the future of legal work
Isdale, William (2017, 05 17). Exploring the future of legal work Melbourne Law School News
2015
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The moral lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Isdale, William (2015, 10 20). The moral lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Oxford Practical Ethics Blog
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
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
2014
Journal Article
Bicameralism: an antipodean perspective
Aroney, Nicholas and Isdale, William (2014). Bicameralism: an antipodean perspective. Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional.
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.
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
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