The TC Beirne School of Law Annual Awards Ceremony was held on 20 May 2015. This event has become an important tradition for the school to acknowledge it’s fine students, the quality of the teaching staff and the significant contribution made by it’s stakeholders who generously contribute each year to make the awards for academic excellence possible.
This year Mr David O’Brien, Partner at Minter Ellison spoke to the audience of students, law school academics and the legal community. David O’Brien is recognised as a leading corporate and financial litigator with more than 30 years’ experience in the field. He heads Minter Ellison’s Corporate and Financial Litigation and Insolvency practice in Queensland. Having been involved in more than 100 reported cases, he is experienced in both substantive and procedural law and is the author of leading texts on appellate law and practice.
Dean of Law, Professor Sarah Derrington said "it is the most important event in the Law School's calendar when we celebrate the excellence of our students and of our teaching staff".
The following awards were presented:
| ‘Inspired me to learn’ award for teaching excellence in an undergraduate compulsory course | Mr Russell Hinchy |
| Teaching excellence in an undergraduate compulsory course | Ms Karen Fairweather |
| Teaching excellence in a large undergraduate elective course | Associate Professor Peter Billings |
| Teaching excellence in a small undergraduate elective course | Associate Professor Jonathan Crowe |
| Teaching excellence in a postgraduate course | Associate Professor Ann Black |
| Teaching excellence in tutorials | Mr Tim Thomas |
The Allan Robb Memorial Prize |
Ms Marissa Chesher |
| The Allens Prize in Company Law | Mr Lachlan Campbell |
| The Allens Prize for Overall Excellence | Mr Lachlan Campbell |
| The Andrea Bowler Memorial Prize for Family Law | Ms Kate Gover |
| The Ashurst Prize in Labour Law | Mr Sean Purdon |
| Australian Taxation Office Prize in Tax Law | Mr Khyai Yarn Ng |
| The Australian Taxation Reporter Prize | Mr William Whittle |
| The Corrs Chambers Westgarth Pr izes – Prize 2 | Mr Damon Hatchett |
| The David Leeder Davies Prize in Trade Practices Law | Mr Damon Hatchett |
| The Dr M.H.M. Kidwai Memorial Prize | Mr Mohammud Hafeez-Baig |
| The Family Law Practitioners’ Association Qld Prize in Family Law | Ms Kate Ah Shay |
| The Gadens Prize for the Law of Remedies – multiple winners | Mr Jonathon Black Ms Lauren Browne Ms Amelia Burnett Mrs Sophie Underwood |
| The Herbert Smith Freehills Prize in Law | Mr Mohammud Hafeez-Baig |
| The Howden Saggers Lawyers Prize in Criminal Procedure | Mr Alexander Burrell |
| The John Hughes Wilkinson Memorial Prize in Law | Ms Priscilla Mackay |
| The Kay Young Memorial Prize | Dr Zali Brookes |
| The Maria De Donatis Memorial Prize in Corporate Law | Ms Stephanie Derrington |
| The McCullough Robertson Prizes – Prize 1 | Mr Mohammud Hafeez-Baig |
| The McCullough Robertson Prizes – Prize 2 | Mr Jordan English |
| The McInnes Wilson Lawyers Prize in Administrative and Public Law | Ms Rebecca Morrison |
| The Minter Ellison Prize in Law | Ms Priscilla Mackay |
| Owen Fletcher Postgraduate Research Publications Award | Ms Kellie Robson |
| The R.J. Bulley 1960 Prize | Ms Rebekah Oldfield |
| The Robertson O’Gorman Prizes in Criminal Law – Prize 1 | Ms Molly Thomas |
| The Robertson O’Gorman Prizes in Criminal Law – Prize 2 | Mr Damian Maher |
| The Ross Anderson Memorial Prize | Mr Mohammud Hafeez-Baig |
| The Ruthning Memorial Scholarship 2014 | Ms Rebekah Stuart |
| The Tax Institute Prizes in Law – Prize 1 | Mr William Whittle |
| The Tax Institute Prizes in Law – Prize 2 | Mr Thomas Rittson |
| The Tax Institute Prizes in Law – Prize 3 | Mr Clinton Leung Dr Thea Voogt |
| The Thomas William McCawley Memorial Prize – multiple winners | Mr Sean Purdon Mr Jordan Haworth Mr Zak Worrall |
| Una Prentice Award | Ms Priscilla Mackay |
| The University of Queensland Law Society Medal for Outstanding Achievement | Mr Joshua Underwood |
| The Virgil Power Prize | Ms Priscilla Mackay |
| The Walter Harrison Prizes – Prize 1 | Ms Marissa Chesher |
| The Walter Harrison Prizes – Prize 2 | Mr Rhys Denovan |
| July 2014 Ceremony | Ms Claire Morris |
| December 2014 Ceremony | Mrs Sophie Underwood |
Scholarships were also awarded to students based on academic merit, the requirement for financial assistance and an expressed interest in the law:
| TC Beirne School of Law Scholarship (LLB) | Mr Samuel Hickey Mr Sorakthun Ly Mr Matthew Tsai |
| The McCullough Robertson Law Scholarship for Indigenous Students | Mr Nicholas Frazer Ms Mollie O’Connor |
View images from the evening.
View Mr David O’Brien speech.
