Law School

Events

This page lists events hosted by UQ Law or events hosted by organisations with which we have an affiliation. 

UQ Law prioritises the health, safety and wellbeing of our people – students, staff, alumni, industry partners and the community – above all else. Due to public health concerns around COVID-19, we are changing the way we bring you events. To make sure you don’t miss out on these updates, opt-in to our Newsletter.

Subscribe to UQ Law news and events

Attending online events

We host and record our online events using Zoom.  If you are new to Zoom, please read our tips for how to set up and use Zoom.


column

Current Legal Issues Seminars

Current Legal Issues is a high-profile series of seminars on contemporary legal issues. Each seminar has been accredited for CPD purposes by the Queensland Bar Association and Queensland Law Society.

Law library

Indigenous Cultural Competency in Legal Education: Time for Top-down Reform

2 August 2019 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in School events
Presented by Dr Simon Young - Professor of Law and Justice (USQ), Adjunct Professor (UWA), External Fellow (UQ Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law).

2019 Rodney Wylie Lecture in Brisbane

1 August 2019 6:00pm–8:00pm
 
in Featured events
Join us for the 2019 Rodney Wylie Eminent Visiting Fellowship Lecture followed by a networking reception. Internationally renowned speaker and global business leader, Dominic Barton, presents on 'Why businesses must change to thrive in the age of disruption'.

World Legal Summit 2019

1 August 2019 9:00am–5:00pm
 
in Featured events
Join your colleagues in the profession and world-leading experts to consider best practice legislation and regulatory structures for dealing with emerging technologies in a global context.

2019 Rodney Wylie Lecture in Sydney

31 July 2019 6:00pm–8:00pm
 
in Featured events
Join us for the 2019 Rodney Wylie Eminent Visiting Fellowship Lecture followed by a networking reception. Internationally renowned speaker and global business leader, Dominic Barton, presents on 'Why businesses must change to thrive in the age of disruption'.

2019 Rodney Wylie Lecture in Melbourne

30 July 2019 6:00pm–8:00pm
 
in Featured events
Join us for the 2019 Rodney Wylie Eminent Visiting Fellowship Lecture followed by a networking reception. Internationally renowned speaker and global business leader, Dominic Barton, presents on 'Why businesses must change to thrive in the age of disruption'.

Community engagement project work in Indonesia (PEATLI) - information session

26 July 2019 3:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Featured events
Transdisciplinary opportunity with remote community in Indonesia, for current undergraduate students at UQ.

The Off-taste of Trademark: Packaging, shelf-life, and food science in the early US peanut industry

25 July 2019 3:00pm–3:30pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presenter: Tad Brown, PhD Candidate, TC Beirne School of Law

Priority, Authority, Property and the Kakadu Plum

25 July 2019 2:30pm–3:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presenter: Jocelyn Bosse, PhD Candidate, TC Beirne School of Law

Debunking the 'Market Substitution Assumption' in Queensland

23 July 2019 5:30pm–7:30pm
 
in School events
The 'market substitution assumption' has been widely used in Queensland Courts and by policy-makers more generally as a rationale for permitting coal mines to proceed. This seminar will analyse how this argument has been used in Queensland. Presented by Sean Ryan, Principal Solicitor, Environmental Defenders Office Qld.
Data mining rig

The Resilience of Contract Law in Light of Technological Change

18 July 2019 6:00pm–7:00pm
 
in Technology and the Future of the Legal Profession Lecture Series
While the Internet hardly creates academic excitement anymore, a number of internet-related technologies seems to challenge the principles of contract law and may, finally, test their ability to withstand technological change.
Students

Postgraduate meet and greet session

15 July 2019 5:00pm–6:30pm
 
in School events
New postgraduate law students are invited to join fellow students and academic staff at an orientation evening.
Student using tablet

Postgraduate international advising session

15 July 2019 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in School events
This is a compulsory session for international postgraduate law students commencing in Semester 2, 2019.
Scene from the Tichborn criminal trial (Regina v. Castro), which took place in 1873–74 at the Court of Queen's Bench, London. The Claimant (probably named Arthur Orton) is the bearded man in the lower centre of the picture, facing left; he is sitting in front of his lawyer, Edward Kenealy, who is leaning against the desk.

Young Lawyers Queensland present: Ethical Conundrums

12 July 2019 8:30am–10:15am
 
in School events
Drawing on a number of short videos dealing with classic ethical conundrums facing criminal lawyers, lawyers in this session will discuss how best to respond.

Overturning terra nullius - NAIDOC Week 2019

7 July 2019 8:30am–14 July 2019 4:30pm
 
in Supreme Court Library events
To celebrate NAIDOC Week (7–14 July 2019), Supreme Court Library Queensland (SCLQ) is running exclusive guided tours of their exhibition—Overturning terra nullius: the story of native title.
Ship

UQSIP MASLU Twilight Panel Session

27 June 2019 4:00pm–6:00pm
 
in UQSIP Seminar Series
In February this year, MV Solomon Trader ran aground on a reef in Lughu Bay, Solomon Islands, spilling over a hundred tonnes of oil into the waters off the coast of Rennell Island. A massive clean-up operation is still underway. The disaster raises numerous questions which will be explored by the panel members in three quite different contexts.
Ship

UQSIP MASLU Twilight Panel Session

27 June 2019 4:00pm–6:00pm
 
in MASLU events
In February this year, MV Solomon Trader ran aground on a reef in Lughu Bay, Solomon Islands, spilling over a hundred tonnes of oil into the waters off the coast of Rennell Island. The disaster raises numerous questions which will be explored by three expert panel members.
Uk

Research impact in law and policy: challenges, choices and lessons learned from the UK experience

27 June 2019 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in School events
Presented by Lawrence McNamara, Reader at the University of York and Senior Research Fellow at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law.

Design a new course for BEL students

22 June 2019 9:00am
 
in Featured events
Full-day participating in a series of collaborative and practical exercises to design a new course for business, economics and law students.

Spence v Qld: Federalism revived?

20 June 2019 5:30pm–6:30pm
 
in Current Constitutional Controversies - Occasional Colloquium Series
Presented by Peter Dunning QC
Pillars

Unjust Enrichment and Equity

13 June 2019 5:00pm–6:45pm
 
in Current Legal Issues Seminar Series
Speaker: The Honorable Justice Julie Ward, Chief Judge in Equity, Supreme Court of New South Wales
Chair: The Honorable Justice Catherine Holmes, Chief Justice of Queensland
Commentator: Professor Kit Barker, UQ Law School
Peatland Indonesia

Community engagement project work in Indonesia (PEATLI) - information session

7 June 2019 4:00pm–5:00pm
 
in Featured events
Information session about interdisciplinary project work for current students in Indonesia for Semester 2.
aerial of pedestrians

Does the Law Protect Social Groups? Freedom of Association in Comparative Perspective

7 June 2019 12:00pm–1:30pm
 
in CPICL Seminars
Presented by Dr Maria Cahill
Chaired by Nicholas Aroney
Townsville District Court

District Court of Queensland: 60 years new

4 June 2019 8:30am–30 August 2019 4:30pm
 
in Supreme Court Library events
2019 marks the 60th anniversary of the restoration of the District Court of Queensland. This curated historical display contains many items that explore the court’s first year of operation.
Customs House

2019 UQ Law Awards

30 May 2019 5:15pm–7:30pm
 
in 2019 UQ Law Awards
Join us as we celebrate our students and teaching staff achievements from 2018 and 2019.
Medieval king

Rhetoric and reality: the making of English medieval legislation

23 May 2019 5:15pm
 
in Selden Society Lectures
Selden Society 2019 lecture series—lecture one, the third annual Lord Atkin lecture—Rhetoric and reality: the making of English medieval legislation
Presented by Professor Paul Brand

Pages