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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.

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Foundations of the Calvinian usury doctrine: Law, liberty and love

23 July 2021 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Joanne Lee
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Accommodation and integration mechanisms in Indian constitution

23 July 2021 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Terefe Gebreyesus
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Church and state relations - Charitable status and tax exemptions

23 July 2021 10:00am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Mark Fowler.
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Non-fatal strangulation victim-witnesses, brain injury and PTSD: Perspectives from prosecutors and defence counsel

22 July 2021 10:00am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Sarah Kendall.
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Regulatory techniques to encourage long-staple cotton: Cotton transport and ginning in British India

9 July 2021 2:00pm–3:30pm
 
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HDR Milestone presentation by Kencho Peldon.
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UQ Law School Research Showcase

7 July 2021 5:00pm–6:00pm
 
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Join us for a snapshot of the UQ Law research activities, with presentations and an opportunity to engage informally over refreshments.
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Policy and Regulatory Dimensions of Resilience-Based Management in the Great Barrier Reef

18 June 2021 10:00am–11:30am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR milestone presentation by PhD Candidate Liza Rolim-Baggio
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Forensic Evidence in Criminal Proceedings

10 June 2021 5:00pm–6:45pm
 
in Current Legal Issues Seminar Series
The Main Problems with Australian Responses to Forensic Science and Medical Evidence. Presented by Professor Gary Edmond (UNSW) with Saul Holt QC commenting and the Hon Justice Peter Applegarth AM chairing.
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Reconciling Customary and Formal Land Tenure: A Proposed Framework for the Process of Reform

27 May 2021 10:00am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Anne Pickering.

In the shadows of Parité: Gender politics, legal pluralism and the standing of Kanak women in New Caledonia

26 May 2021 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in CPICL Seminars
Presented by Dr Nicole George, UQ School of Politcal Science and International Studies
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Arthur (Artie) Abal, Impact Sourcing and Crowd Diversity at Appen

24 May 2021 12:00pm
 
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Arthur (Artie) Abal (he/him) is a UQ Law graduate working at Appen, one of the world’s leading producers of data used for the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Women in Law 2021

5 May 2021 5:30pm–7:30pm
 
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This event is an opportunity for UQ Law School students to network with each other and to seek advice from the panel about how to succesfully maintain a work-life balance as a female lawyer.
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Keilin Anderson, Office of International Law

3 May 2021 12:00pm
 
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Keilin Anderson works as a Lawyer with the Office of International Law within the Attorney-General’s Department.
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Native Title compensation in Australia

9 April 2021 10:00am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presented by HDR candidate William Isdale.
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Remedying the tragedy of ecosystem services in wetlands

30 March 2021 11:30am–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
A comparative study of legal and policy mechanisms protecting wetland ecosystem services in Australia and the United States. Presented by Caroline Law-Walsh
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Queer First Nations Women, Experiences of Discrimination and the Australian Law

30 March 2021 10:00am–11:30am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presented by HDR candidate Trudie Broderick
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Jordan English, stipendiary lecturer in law at St Hilda's College, Oxford

29 March 2021 12:00pm
 
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Jordan's college teaching currently comprises contract and trusts. He has also taught land law and tort law. On the BCL/MJur Jordan teaches Commercial Remedies and Restitution of Unjust Enrichment.
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Finian Cullity, Australian Government Solicitor

15 March 2021 12:00pm
 
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Finian Cullity is a senior lawyer at the Australian Government Solicitor specialising in competition law and complex regulatory disputes.
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Inventing Plants: Science and Law in the Australian Plant Breeder's Rights System

25 February 2021 12:00pm–12:45pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presentation by Hamish Macdonald
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Accommodating Computer-Generated Works into Indonesia’s Copyright Law: Challenges and Possibilities

16 February 2021 10:30am–12:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone Presentation by Laurensia Andrini
Advisors: Dr Allison Fish and Dr Xan Chacko
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Reviewing legal and policy compliance of autonomous weapons systems

28 January 2021 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone Presentation by Renato Wolf
Advisors: Associate Professor Rain Liivoja and Dr Robert Mullins
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Indigenous Identity in Fiji: Na Vanua, Na Lawa, Na Kawa Ni Bobula

28 January 2021 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone Presentation by Unaisi Narawa-Daurewa
Advisors: Professor Jennifer Corrin and Professor Reid Mortensen
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The recovery of stolen religious artefacts in the face of cultural heritage law’s commercial imperative - insights from the litigation experience of the Greek Orthodox Church.

28 January 2021 10:00am–10:45am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone Presentation by Nicolas Augoustinos
Advisors: Professor Craig James Forrest and Dr Lucas Lixinski
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Understanding law as a MacIntyrean 'Practice'

27 January 2021 3:00pm–4:00pm
 
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HDR Milestone presentation by Andrew Curtin
Advisors: Prof Nick Aroney, Dr Rob Mullins
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Waldron’s Concept of Rule of Law and Legal Theory

27 January 2021 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone presentation by Luis Sanchez Fernandez
Advisors: Dr Robert Mullins and Professor James Allan

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