Events - Law School - University of Queensland

Find events for practitioners, academics and students, hosted in collaboration with organisations outside the UQ School of Law.

Our prestigious events series include:

Current Legal Issues Seminar Series, in collaboration with the Bar Association of Queensland and the Supreme Court Library, Queensland
Law Matters Series, deliving into new and meaningful research with community-wide impact from UQ Law and partners.

Law and politics in McCawley’s case

22 November 2018 5:15pm–7:30pm

in Selden Society Lectures

Presented by Professor Nicholas Aroney.

Expert evidence and the myth of trial safeguards: Latent fingerprint evidence, for example

15 November 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in UQ Law, Science and Technology Seminar Series

Professor Gary Edmond, School of Law, University of New South Wales on why trial safeguards have not enabled lawyers and judges to recognise a range of issues with latent fingerprint evidence and many other types of forensic science.

International Perspectives on Welfare Conditionality

5 November 2018 5:00pm–7:00pm

in Public lectures

Join us for an international, interdisciplinary panel discussion on welfare conditionality, and its impacts in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Postgraduate study week - Information night

1 November 2018 5:30pm–7:30pm

in Postgraduate study week

Propel your career with a postgraduate offering at UQ. Network and chat with our teams from Business, Economics, Law, Engineering, Architecture, Computing, Humanities and Social Sciences to find the right fit for you and your career goals. Complimentary refreshments will be available.

Postgraduate study week - Live chat

29 October 2018 4:30pm–6:30pm

in Postgraduate study week

Join an online live chat session to speak with postgraduate study representatives.

Postgraduate study week - Live chat

29 October 2018 4:30pm–6:30pm

in Postgraduate study week

Join an online live chat session to speak with postgraduate study representatives.

Public Inquiries, Policy Learning and the Threat of Future Failure

26 October 2018 3:00pm–4:30pm

in Research Seminar Series

Presenter: Dr Alastair Stark, School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland

Legal Personhood in Postgenomic Times: Plasticity, Rights, and Relationality

26 October 2018 2:00pm–4:00pm

in UQ Law, Science and Technology Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Sonja van Wichelen, The University of Sydney and Dr Marc De Leeuw, University of New South Wales.

Barwick—his place in the legal pantheon

25 October 2018 5:15pm–6:30pm

in Selden Society Lectures

Presented by the Hon John Dowsett AM, President of the National Native Title Tribunal

2018 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

25 October 2018 4:45pm–7:00pm

in Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture Series

'The Native Title Act - the first 25 years - Old and New Challenges' presented by special guest speaker Mr. Philip Hunter, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers.

Big Brother's New Toys: Regulation of contemporary covert and coercive policing methods in Australia

24 October 2018 11:00am–12:00pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Adam Chernok, Thesis Review
Presentation

Pro Bono Centre Roster Afternoon Tea

22 October 2018 3:30pm–4:30pm

in Pro Bono Events

Pro Bono Centre staff and our Student Advisory Panel hosted Pro Bono Roster students at an afternoon tea to celebrate the fantastic work achieved in 2018.

HAL Alexander Christy Freeleagus Oration

19 October 2018 5:30pm–8:00pm

in Hellenic Australian Lawyers Events

The 2018 Clayton Utz Alexander Freeleagus Oration will be delivered by The Hon Justice Walter Sofronoff, President of the Queensland Court of Appeal.

Honouring Professor Gabriël A. Moens: Liber Amicorum Book Launch

18 October 2018 5:30pm–7:00pm

in Book Launch

Colleagues and past students of Emeritus Professor Gabriël Moens are invited to attend the book launch of A Commitment to Excellence: Essays in Honour of Emeritus Professor Gabriël A. Moens.

Masterclass: Domestic and Family Violence and the Law

16 October 2018 9:30am–11:30am

in Pro Bono Events

Panellists: Judge Eugene Hyman, former judge of the Superior Court of California and Professor Heather Douglas, TC Beirne School of Law

Indigenous Food Experience

9 October 2018 12:30pm–1:30pm

in International Student Events

All international students studying at TCB are invited on a tasting journey through indigenous foods, cooking techniques and culture.

Litigation Funding: Access and Ethics

4 October 2018 5:15pm–7:00pm

in Australian Academy of Law Public Lectures

The Honourable Justice Sarah Derrington
President, Australian Law Reform Commission, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law

Registration, recording and noting of native title in Australia

4 October 2018 2:00pm–3:00pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Jennifer Jude, Thesis Review
Presentation

Native title compensation in Australia

3 October 2018 10:00am–11:00am

in HDR Milestone Presentations

William Isdale, Thesis Review
Presentation

Open science in the courtroom (and its role in criminal justice)

21 September 2018 3:00pm–4:00pm

in School of Psychology Seminar Series

Both science and expert evidence law are undergoing significant changes. In this article, the authors compare these two movements – the open science movement and the evidence-based evidence movement.

Seminar 4: "Jury Directions, the Struggle for Simplicity and Clarity"

20 September 2018 5:15pm–6:45pm

in Current Legal Issues Seminar Series

Speaker: The Hon. Justice Virginia Bell AC, High Court of Australia
Chair: The Hon. Justice Roslyn Atkinson AO, Supreme Court of Queensland
Commentator: Professor Jonathan Clough, Monash University

2018 MinterEllison Sir Harry Gibbs Lecture

Cancelled

17 September 2018 6:45pm–8:30pm

in UQLS Sir Harry Gibbs Lecture

Guest speaker: Noel Pearson

Biometrics, Privacy and the Law

13 September 2018 5:30pm–7:00pm

in Justice in Focus Series

This panel discussion will explore current biometrics applications in Australia, the laws that regulate them and how, in a time of increasing complexity, citizens can engage in policy debate on the rapid advancement of technology.