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Law School Events

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

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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 PhD/MPhil Milestone

Exploring the power of Chinese Culture in Female Intimate Partner Homicide in China: Focusing on the motive of ‘against domestic violence’

3 February 2017 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Exploring the power of Chinese Culture in Female Intimate Partner Homicide in China: Focusing on the motive of ‘against domestic violence’.
Xmas

Hellenic Australian Lawyers Christmas Drinks and Fundraising Event

9 December 2016 6:00pm–8:30pm
 
in Hellenic Australian Lawyers Events
The Queensland Chapter of the Hellenic Australian Lawyers Association will hold Christmas Drinks on 9 December 2016.

Maritime Liens in 21st century Australia: transferability and conflict

30 November 2016 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Ashwin Nair, MPhil Candidate, TC Beirne School of Law

Supreme Court Fire of 1968

24 November 2016 5:15pm–7:00pm
 
in Selden Society 2016 Lecture Series
Lecture six—Legal History of Queensland—Supreme Court Fire of 1968 will be presented by The Hon Richard Chesterman AO RDF QC on 24 November 2016.
Res Gestae

Book Launch: Res Gestae - Things Done

22 November 2016 6:15pm–9:00pm
 
in Book Launch
A launch is being held for Res Gestae - Things Done, written by UQ Law graduate and Queensland's first practising female barrister Naida Haxton AM.
Food Security

Attribution, Intellectual Property, and Making Claims to Nature Panel

17 November 2016 1:45pm–4:00pm
 
in Intellectual Property Law and Food Security
Organised by Susannah M Chapman (University of Queensland) and Tad Brown (University of Georgia, Athens).
The Law of Deliberative Democracy

The Law of Deliberative Democracy Book Launch

15 November 2016 5:30pm–7:00pm
 
in The Law of Deliberative Democracy Book Launch
Professor Graeme Orr co-authored The Law of Deliberative Democracy, with Ron Levy (ANU). The book will be launched Tuesday, 15 November 2016 at the Supreme Court Library, by Justice Peter Applegarth. 

Alumni Lecture Series - Melbourne

9 November 2016 6:00pm–8:00pm
 
in BEL Alumni Lecture Session

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

27 October 2016 5:15pm–7:00pm
 
in Selden Society 2016 Lecture Series
Lecture five—Justices of the US Supreme Court—Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be presented by The Hon Justice Margaret McMurdo AC on 27 October 2016.

Wrecks and Relics: Emerging Heritage in Solomon Islands

21 October 2016 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
in UQ Solomon Islands Partnership Seminar
Title: ‘Wrecks and Relics: Emerging Heritage in Solomon Islands’

Presenters: Professors Jennifer Corrin and Craig Forrest

Religion, Charity Law and Taxation: Philosophical Analysis and Evaluation

21 October 2016 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Topic: Religion, Charity Law and Taxation: Philosophical Analysis and Evaluation
Presenter: Mark Fowler, PhD Candidate, TC Beirne School of Law

Alumni Lecture Series - October

20 October 2016 12:00pm–1:45pm
 
in BEL Alumni Lecture Session

Buen Vivir: Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and the Re-imagination of Intellectual Property in Ecuador

12 October 2016 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presenter: David Jefferson, PhD Candidate, TC Beirne School of Law
The Tim Carmody Affair

The Tim Carmody Affair Book Launch

7 October 2016 6:00pm–8:00pm
 
in The Tim Carmody Affair Book Launch
Join journalist and author Madonna King who will be in-conversation with co-authors Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Gabrielle Appleby and Andrew Lynch discussing The Tim Carmody Affair: Australia's Greatest Judicial Crisis.

Constitutionalism and Conceptions of Human Depravity: A Return to Reformed Natural Law Foundations

7 October 2016 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presenter: Constance Lee, PhD Candidate, TC Beirne School of Law

Recent Developments in Aboriginal Title Law in Canada

6 October 2016 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in UQ Aboriginal Title Law Lecture

Women in Law 2016

4 October 2016 5:30pm–7:30pm
 
in Women in Law
The University of Queensland Law Society together with the Law School is excited to present a panel of women who have successfully navigated their own pathways and are willing to share their experience, wisdom and advice with fellow women lawyers.

Tackling Corruption in Natural Resources Extraction in Indonesia

26 September 2016 1:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Tackling Corruption in Natural Resources Extraction in Indonesia
Public Lecture followed by the launch of TC Beirne School of Law’s New Colombo Plan “Exploring Anti-Corruption, Integrity and Corporate Governance in Indonesia” Program.

“a pity you didn’t wing him”: Gender, Sexuality and Race in colonial Tulagi, Solomon Islands”

23 September 2016 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
in UQ Solomon Islands Partnership Seminar

Mabo v State of Queensland (No 2)

22 September 2016 5:15pm–7:00pm
 
in Selden Society 2016 Lecture Series
Lecture four—Leading Cases of the Common Law—Mabo v State of Queensland (No 2) (1992) 175 CLR 1 will be presented by The Hon Margaret White AO on 22 September 2016.

UQ Sir Harry Gibbs Lecture presented by the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG

12 September 2016 6:00pm–8:30pm
 
in Lectures presented by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
The University of Queensland Law Society presents “Sir Harry Gibbs – Representative Democracy and the Marriage Plebiscite” by the Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG.

UQ Law Lecture presented by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG

12 September 2016 12:00pm–2:00pm
 
in Lectures presented by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
The TC Beirne School of Law proudly presents “After the High Court of Australia: the Growing Globalisation of Law” by the Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG.

2016 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

8 September 2016 5:30pm–7:30pm
 
in Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture Series
This year's lecture is titled The South China Sea Arbitration: the influence of law on sea power? presented by special guest speaker Associate Professor Douglas Guilfoyle.

Alumni Lecture Series - September

7 September 2016 12:00pm–1:45pm
 
in BEL Alumni Lecture Session
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Law warmly invites you to reserve your place at the upcoming UQ Alumni Lecture featuring Jamie Pherous (BCom '88), Managing Director at Corporate Travel Management.
spill clean-up at sea

Pacific Islands Regional Marine Spill Contingency Plan (PACPLAN) Workshop

1 September 2016 9:00am–2 September 2016 5:00pm
 
in MASLU events

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