2016 Seminar programme
The 2016 seminars discussed the construction of contracts, the role of primary liabilities in private law, international migration law, and discretionary exclusion of evidence.
Among many other distinguished guests, speakers included the Hon Justice Bond, Professor Ben McFarlane, Professor Jane McAdam and Professor Jeremy Gans.
- Extrinsic Evidence in the Construction of Contracts: a Plea for Pragmatism
- The Structure of Private Law and the Role of Primary Liabilities
- International Migration Law and Forced Migration
- Issues of Discretionary Exclusion of Evidence
Extrinsic Evidence in the Construction of Contracts: a Plea for Pragmatism
| Date | 26 May 2016 |
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| Speaker | The Hon Justice Bond, Supreme Court of Queensland |
| Commentator | Prof John Carter, Consultant, Herbert Smith Freehills |
| Chair | Liam Kelly QC |
The Structure of Private Law and the Role of Primary Liabilities
| Date | 13 July 2016 |
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| Speaker | Professor Ben McFarlane, University College London |
| Commentator | The Hon Justice Edelman, Federal Court of Australia |
| Chair | David O’Brien, Partner, Minter Ellison |
| Abstract | Rules of contract, tort, and property are rightly seen as forming the core of private law. Such rules can be seen as recognising the primary duties that we may come under to each other. The function and justification of those rules may however depend on less prominent doctrines, often equitable in origin, that instead impose primary liabilities. The aim of the lecture is to consider the nature and role of such liabilities, by focussing on the place of unjust enrichment and estoppel in the structure of private law. |
| Paper | Click to download paper |
International Migration Law and Forced Migration
| Date | 25 August 2016 |
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| Speaker | Professor Jane McAdam, University of New South Wales |
| Commentator | Professor Penny Mathew, Dean of Law, Griffith University |
| Chair | His Honour Judge Michael Jarrett, Federal Circuit Court of Australia |
Issues of Discretionary Exclusion of Evidence
| Date | 13 October 2016 |
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| Speaker | Professor Jeremy Gans, University of Melbourne |
| Commentator | Saul Holt QC, Barrister-at-law |
| Chair | The Hon C E Holmes Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Queensland |