Law School

Law School Events

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

Our prestigious events series include:

map of the Timor Sea

Insight into Australia and Timor-Leste maritime border agreement

10 May 2018 12:00am
 
in MASLU events
More than 50 legal practitioners and University of Queensland law students gathered at the Supreme Court of Queensland on Tuesday 1 May to discuss the historic maritime treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste.

Australia-Timor Leste Maritime Boundary - Developments and Issues

1 May 2018 5:30pm
 
in MASLU events

Women in Law 2018

19 April 2018 5:30pm–7:30pm
 
in Women in Law
This event is an opportunity for UQ School of Law women students, alumnae and friends to engage in an invigorating discussion about career development with a panel of successful women from the legal industry.

Natural Law in the 21st Century

18 April 2018 6:00pm–8:00pm
 
in Australian Legal Philosophy Students' Association (ALPSA)
Presenter: Professor Jonathan Crowe, Bond University
Cartels, Optimal Enforcement and Theories in Competition Law

Cartels, Optimal Enforcement and Theories in Competition Law

27 March 2018 9:00am–10:00pm
 
in Cartels, Optimal Enforcement and Theories in Competition Law
This event commemorates the research conducted by Laura Guttuso a former, outstanding TC Beirne School of Law PhD candidate, who died suddenly before completing her PhD thesis.
Seminar 1

Seminar 1: Criminal Evidence - "Whatever Happened to Weissensteiner - the Person and the Principle?"

22 March 2018 5:15pm–6:45pm
 
in Current Legal Issues Seminar Series
Speaker: The Hon. Justice Soraya Ryan, Supreme Court of Queensland
Chair: The Hon. Justice Walter Sofronoff, President of the Court of Appeal
Commentator: Professor Jill Hunter, University of New South Wales

Life at the Bar and on the HCA: Australia’s Constitution and its Interpretation

21 March 2018 5:00pm–7:00pm
 
in TC Beirne School of School Lecture
First Year Court Visit O-Week

Undergraduate Supreme Court Visit for First Year Law Students

13 February 2018 8:00am–5:00pm
 
in O-Week
Compulsory for all first year law students.
LLB Welcome for First Year Law Students O-Week 2018

LLB Welcome for First Year Law Students

12 February 2018 9:00am–11:00am
 
in O-Week
Compulsory for all first year law students. 
HDR Milestone

The Laws of Exorcism: A Comparative Study of Religiously Motivated Homicide

9 February 2018 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Behnaz Zarrabi, Thesis Review
Roundtable Discussion
HDR Milestone

An Historico-Legal Study of the Defamation Act 1958 (NSW)

9 February 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
David Galbraith, Thesis Review
Oral Presentation
Understanding Law as a MacIntyrean ‘Practice’

Understanding Law as a MacIntyrean ‘Practice’

2 February 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Andrew Curtin, Confirmation Seminar
Constitutional Transformations: Failure and Opportunity in Post-Independence South Sudan

Constitutional Transformations: Failure and Opportunity in Post-Independence South Sudan

2 February 2018 9:00am–10:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Mark Deng, Confirmation Seminar
Liabilities for Breach of Carbon-Credit Sale Contracts Under the EU Emission Trading Scheme: The Law and the Practice

Liabilities for Breach of Carbon-Credit Sale Contracts Under the EU Emission Trading Scheme: The Law and the Practice

31 January 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Yu (Molly) Yao, Thesis Review
Research Seminar Series

Perspectives on Legal Research: The Case of 'Preventive Justice'

3 November 2017 3:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Research Seminar Series
Presenter: Professor Andrew Ashworth
Pro Bono Centre

Domestic & Family Violence and Community Lawyering

24 October 2017 12:00pm–1:30pm
 
in Pro Bono Events
The Rohingya Crisis

FlashPoint - The Rohingya Crisis and the Politics of International Law

18 October 2017 5:30pm–7:00pm
 
in UQ Events
The recent escalation in violence in Myanmar’s Rahkhine state has starkly highlighted the continuing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s northwest region and the unresolved communal conflict between Arakanese Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas.
Parliament

Who Can Be an MP? The Constitution, the High Court and the Disqualification Farce

16 October 2017 6:00pm–8:00pm
 
in UQLS Sir Harry Gibbs Lecture
Should electors be able to elect any fellow elector? Or should there be constitutional barriers to potential MPs? Are such barriers workable, and what are their impacts on minor party candidates especially?
Unlawful Non-Citizens

Unlawful Non-Citizens: The Rise in Character Visa Cancellations

5 October 2017 5:30pm–6:30pm
 
in Justice in Focus Series
Recent changes to the Migration Act have resulted in a spike in the number of visa cancellations on the basis of adverse character and credibility grounds.
UQ Law PhD

Liabilities for Breach of Carbon-Credit Sale Contracts Under the EU Emission Trading Scheme: The Law and The Practice

25 September 2017 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Yu (Molly) Yao, Mid-Candidature Review
TC Beirne School of Law

Academic fraud - scholarly misconduct and the integrity crisis

6 September 2017 4:00pm–5:00pm
 
in Public lectures
The TC Beirne School of Law invites you to join us for a presentation by Professor Ian Freckelton QC to explore integrity in the scholarly environment.
Research Seminar Series

Reflections on the Miller Case

1 September 2017 3:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Research Seminar Series
Presenter: Associate Professor Nick Barber, Fellow of Trinity College at Oxford University
Richard Cooper Lecture

2017 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

31 August 2017 5:30pm–7:30pm
 
in Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture Series
Maritime Liens and Priorities in Canada presented by special guest speaker Mr Justice Harrington.
Selden Society Lectures

Justices of the High Court of Australia—Justice Mary Gaudron, presented by the Hon Justice Roslyn Atkinson AO

24 August 2017 5:15pm–7:00pm
 
in Selden Society Lectures
Justice Atkinson will discuss the life and career of Justice Mary Gaudron—Australia’s first woman appointed a justice of the High Court of Australia, serving as one of its most influential members for 16 years.
BELfest

BELfest

23 August 2017 12:00pm–3:00pm
 
in BELfest
Free, exclusive first-year welcome event for students

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