According to Michael Ware (Bachelor of Arts, ’92; Bachelor of Laws, ’94), “The closer you are to death, the funnier things become”. It’s an idea he lived by during his time as foreign correspondent in Iraq, first for Time magazine, then for CNN.
Professor Sarah Derrington, Dean of Law at the TC Beirne School of Law, led a delegation to Delhi, India to receive the official notification of accreditation of the UQ Bachelor of Laws (LLB) by the Bar Council of India on the 9th December.
A once-in-a-lifetime experience in Singapore awaits Bachelor of Economics/Laws student Samuel Bullen, who was awarded the Federal Government’s 2016 New Colombo Plan Scholarship.
An exciting partnership between the UQ TC Beirne School of Law and the Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Faculty of Law was celebrated last Monday at UQ.
Queensland judicial leaders tried their hands as graffiti artists at The University of Queensland’s landmark Forgan Smith building this morning to mark the beginning of a new chapter in the building’s history.
Congratulations to TC Beirne School of Law PhD student Betheli O'Carroll who received the inaugural 2015 BEL Research Awards for a Research Higher Degree student.
While most law students find it challenging just to stay on top of their study schedules, aspiring lawyer William Isdale, 23, has already been published in leading international journals, presented in academic forums, has a media profile and is contributing to national debate on a variety of ethical issues.
An exceptional gathering of some of the world’s top private lawyers is set to take place at the Stamford Plaza hotel in Brisbane on the 14th-15th December.
The University of Queensland law graduate, Ailsa McKeon was awarded the Australian Academy of Law inaugural Annual Essay Prize at an informal ceremony held at the Queensland Court of Appeal on Wednesday 28th October.
UQ Law Professor Aroney will deliver a paper on the topic of the ‘Amendment and Reform of Federal Constitutions’ this week at the Yale Law School Conference Thinking about Federalism(s) beyond the US experience.
UQ Law Professor Jennifer Corrin delivered a one day Workshop for Solomon Islands Law Reform Commission in Honiara, as part of her Future Fellowship activities, funded by the Future Fellowship and Solomon Islands Law Reform Commission.
In deciding that isolated human genes were not patentable, the High Court cited research by UQ’s ARC Laureate Professor Brad Sherman on the meaning of invention and the product of nature doctrine in intellectual property law.
The international research and teaching collaboration between The University of Queensland TC Beirne School of Law and the University of Vienna was recognised with a formal dinner at Customs House on September 27.