Law School Events

The evening will feature a keynote address by Stephanie Hack, Co-CEO, Law Commission of the United Kingdom, as well as an interactive Q&A session, refreshments, and the opportunity to connect with peers, alumni, and legal professionals.

Voluntary assisted dying became a permissible end-of-life choice in Queensland in 2023. Professor Ben White (Queensland University of Technology) will discuss evidence of the last three and a half years, assessing how voluntary assisted dying is working in practice and considering possible future debates and developments. Commentator: The Hon Peter Applegarth AM KC; Chair: the Hon Justice David Boddice (Supreme Court of Queensland).

In a world of complex bureaucracies, increasing outsourcing, and automation of public services, is it time to reconsider questions of public responsibility? Professor Elise Bant (University of Western Australia) discusses holistic models of corporate responsibility and her theory of 'Systems Intentionality'. Commentator: The Hon Catherine Holmes AC; Chair: The Hon Chief Justice Helen Bowskill (Supreme Court of Queensland).

Hear from Professor Irit Samet and Dr Kate Falconer as they discuss disputes that emerge after death, focusing on posthumous trusts and the legal treatment of body disposal.

A panel on common family dynamics in aged care, including how responsibilities and decision making power are negotiated.

Dr Stewart explores a proposed new framework for determining when duties to avoid pure economic loss should arise, offering a principled alternative to the High Court’s current approach following Mallonland Pty Ltd v Advanta Seeds Pty Ltd [2024].

Kathryn McMillan KC will discuss a range of questions about Royal Commissions, including: what are their powers, how have they changed over the centuries, does it matter whether they are called by a State or Commonwealth government, what are their aims, and is there any rhyme or reason to when they are called? Commentators: The Hon Margaret White AO (Supreme Court of Queensland) and Professor Graeme Orr (UQ).

Join us for a seminar with Professor Rothwell, Professor of International Law at the Australian National University School of Law and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law (FAAL).

Join this roundtable discussion on some of the implications and more controversial aspects of the reasoning in the recent High Court decision in Hunt Leather Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW [2025] HCA 53.

Join us for the next Lecture in the People Plants and the Law Series: 'Bad to Think With: Plants and Property Relations'

A panel on juggling aged care, careers and life, with tips on university supports and pathways.

CPICL Fellows hosted a panel discussion titled 'International Law and the War in Iran'. The event brought together scholars from UQ School of Law to examine some of the most pressing international legal questions arising from the current conflict in the Middle East.

Join us at this year’s Macrossan Lecture, where The Honourable Justice Sarah Derrington AM will present: Is Australian legal education still serving the needs of the profession?

A keynote by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG and panel discussion with the Australian Human Rights Commissioner

Join us for the next Lecture in the People, Plants and the Law Series: 'Do Sacred Plants Have Standing? Religious Freedom of Expression & Biocultural Recovery of Sacred & Ceremonial Plants'

Dr Darryn Jensen of the ANU Law School examines a commutative‑justice account of priority rules in property law.

Join us for the next Lecture in the People, Plants and the Law Series: 'Honoring the Gift: A Share-Alike Approach to Free Access to Seeds and Collaborative Futures'

We are excited to announce that the second e-conference of the Australia-New Zealand chapter of the International League of Competition Law (LIDC) will take place on 12 February 2026.

The symposium will bring together leading scholars, judges and lawyers to discuss the nature and importance of judicial independence in Australia, and to debate current and future challenges.

Join us for the Herston Age-Ed Launch — a conversation on care, community, and
connection.

Rosemary Coombe and David Jefferson unpack how biocultural heritage territories are designated, agroecology principles are asserted, biocultural goods are made and marketed, and agritourism initiatives are promoted.

This seminar addresses the current state of the law regarding the prosecution of sexual assault cases, questioning the balance between the rights of complainants and minimising miscarriages of justice for accused persons.

Please join us for this special presentation by Sarah McBratney at the 2025 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture.

Queensland Gives is delighted to present the 26th Annual WA Lee Equity Lecture in partnership with the TC Beirne School of Law at The University of Queensland.

In this session, Dr Arie Rosen of the University of Auckland defends the claim that contract law and private law more generally are exercises of political authority which constitutes the principal context for evaluating and interpreting them.