Events

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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.

Using and proving history in constitutional cases

7 November 2019 5:30pm–6:30pm

in Featured events

What role does history play in the law, and how are claims about history proved? This lecture explores this question through a series of case studies, with a particular focus on constitutional cases.

The Human Rights Act in Criminal Law Practice

4 November 2019 5:00pm–8:00pm

in Featured events

The advent of the Human Rights Act in Queensland will have a number of applications to the practice of criminal law. Practitioners from all sides of the profession are invited to join College of Law & Robertson O’Gorman at this session that will provide practical insights from Queensland’s first Human Right’s Commissioner, Scott McDougall and a senior practitioner, Saul Holt QC.

The Academy and the Courts: what do they mean to each other today?

31 October 2019 5:30pm

in School events

The Australian Academy of Law's Eighth Annual Patron’s Address will be delivered by The Hon Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and Patron of the Australian Academy of Law. The address will discuss the purposes for which the AAL was founded.

East Timor Prosecutions Public Forum

29 October 2019 6:00pm–8:00pm

in Featured events

The Australian Government's secret prosecution of Witness K and Bernard Collaery for national security offences has sparked national debate. This public forum will raise the debate through the lens of highly qualified speakers.

The Intersection of Indigenous Laws and State Law - Confrontation or Cooperation?

25 October 2019 4:00pm–6:00pm

in School events

Book launch and presentation by Professor Ghislain Otis, University of Ottawa. Learn more about research with impact, collaboration with other Universities, and outputs from grant projects.

Regulating the Schoolies experience: The psychology of a youth mass gathering

25 October 2019 1:00pm–2:00pm

in UQ Law, Science and Technology Seminar Series

Presented by Dr Laura Ferris, The University of Queensland.

2019 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

24 October 2019 4:45pm–7:00pm

in Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture Series

The Honorable Justice A M Stewart will present on 'The fluctuating incidence of the burden of proof under the Hague-Visby Rules: The implications of Volcafe v CSAV [2019] AC 358 on the position in Australia'.

Contractual Interpretation in English and French Law: Some Comparative Observations

24 October 2019 1:00pm–2:00pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Contract interpretation is at the core of commercial litigation in England. Comparison with France is particularly topical because French contract law has recently been through a major reform.

Digital Legislation

23 October 2019 6:00pm–7:00pm

in Technology and the Future of the Legal Profession Lecture Series

In this talk, Professor Guido Governatori will introduce the paradigm of digital legislation.

UQ Law School Giving Day Launch

22 October 2019 5:45pm–7:30pm

in School events

Guest Speaker, Justice James Edelman, will speak at the launch on the importance of opportunity for the next generation of legal professionals.

Harmonisation of unconventional gas resources regulatory (UGR) frameworks: Is there a will or a way?

22 October 2019 10:00am–11:00am

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Presenter: Sarah Asokendaran, PhD candidate, TC Beirne School of Law

2019 Law Reunion

20 October 2019 3:00pm–5:30pm

in UQ Law Reunion Celebrations

The 2019 Law Reunion Reception is being held on Sunday 20 October in the UQ Art Museum, opposite the Forgan Smith Building, at The University of Queensland.

#transformlaw KWM Prize - pitch final

17 October 2019 5:00pm–7:00pm

in School events

Over the seven week program, six teams developed innovative proposals for the application of technology in legal practice. We'll be joined by a panel of academic and industry experts who will determine the winning proposal and award the team with $10,000.

The Prospects for Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement

17 October 2019 5:00pm–6:45pm

in Current Legal Issues Seminar Series

Speaker: Professor Chester Brown, University of Sydney
Chair: The Honorable Justice James Douglas, Supreme Court of Queensland
Commentator: Professor Anthony Cassimatis, UQ Law School

Autonomous naval vessels and international law

15 October 2019 5:30pm–6:30pm

in UQ Law, Science and Technology Seminar Series

Presented by Professor Rob McLaughlin, Professor of Military Security Law and Director of the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society at UNSW Canberra, and Dr Simon McKenzie, Research Fellow, UQ School of Law.

Coffee Conversations with Dylan McKimmie

14 October 2019 9:15am–10:30am

in Coffee Conversations Series

October Coffee Conversation with Dylan McKimmie, partner at international law firm, Norton Rose Fulbright

The living legacies of Spanish colonial property rights: natural resources and the law of the prior sovereign in the United States

11 October 2019 3:00pm–4:30pm

in Research Seminar Series

Presented by Professor Michael Brescia, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change

11 October 2019 9:00am–10:00am

in School events

This paper will consider the notion of Indigenous rights in Australia, and the impacts of those rights in a climate change policy vacuum. Presented by Tom McEvoy SC, Australia's first Indigenous Senior Counsel.

Human Rights and Climate Change Conference

11 October 2019 8:45am–5:00pm

in Featured events

Friends of the Earth Climate Frontlines, the University of Queensland’s Human Rights Consortium, the Pacific Islands Council of Queensland and Pacific Climate Warriors 350 invite you to be part of our one-day human rights and climate change conference.