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.

Whistleblowers, War Crimes and Press Freedom: David McBride on Trial

14 September 2021 6:00pm–7:15pm

in Featured events

The trial of David McBride raises the possibility that the first Australian to be tried in relation to alleged war crimes in Afghanistan will be someone who spoke up. Join this distinguished panel for a discussion of the McBride case, whistleblower protections, press freedom and increasing state surveillance capacity.

Brian Kirkup, Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

4 October 2021 12:00pm

in The Witness Box

A member of the finance team, Brian Kirkup advises global financial institutions, private equity sponsors and borrowers in connection with acquisition financing, distressed debt and other corporate transactions.

2021 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

28 October 2021 5:00pm–6:00pm

in Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture Series

This year’s lecture, The Image and the Search - An idiosyncratic overview, will be presented by The Honorable John Alfred Dowsett AM QC. The lecture will address aspects of the Native Title Act 1993 and approaches taken in implementing that Act.

Chris Grier, Vice President, Legal and Governance at Abt Associates

5 November 2021 12:00pm–1:00pm

in The Witness Box

Chris Grier is Vice President, Legal and Governance at Abt Associates. A member of the Executive team reporting to the Managing Director, Chris leads the legal, governance, insurance and contracts functions supporting the corporate and program operations of Abt Australia and Abt Britain, across more than 30 countries. He is also company secretary.

2021 WA Lee Equity Lecture and Networking Evening

18 November 2021 5:45pm–7:00pm

in Featured events

Join us in the 22nd annual WA Lee Equity Lecture presented by the Honourable Justice Sarah Derrington

Chinese law and global development

30 November 2021 11:00am–4:00pm

in Featured events

Join The University of Queensland and the Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law at the City University of Hong Kong for a virtual seminar analysing Chinese law and its impacts on global order and development.

UQ Reconciliation artwork, 'River' by Chaboo Designs

Are Indigenous Rights Inconsistent with Australian Political Traditions?

28 April 2022 3:00pm–5:00pm

in Law Matters

Join Dr Dylan Lino from UQ School of Law, who will discuss how Australia’s constitutional practices and traditions can support indigenous rights rather than create friction. You will be welcomed by special guest UQ’s Vice-Chancellor Deborah Terry AO and invited to network with Dylan and guests over canapés and drinks following the lecture.

International Humanitarian Law and Cyber Operations: UN GGE negotiations and Ukraine

13 May 2022 1:30pm–2:30pm

in Law Matters

Join Associate Professor Johanna Weaver (Australian National University) as she examines the understanding reached under UN auspices in May 2021, whereby International Humanitarian Law applies equally to cyber operations undertaken in an armed conflict.

The role of law in coastal wetland restoration

7 December 2022 7:00am–9:00am

in Law Matters

Join the thought-provoking University of Queensland Law Matters series to delve into new and meaningful research with community-wide impact.

Attending online events

Current Legal Issues Seminars

Whistleblowers, War Crimes and Press Freedom: David McBride on Trial

Brian Kirkup, Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

2021 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

Chris Grier, Vice President, Legal and Governance at Abt Associates

2021 WA Lee Equity Lecture and Networking Evening

Chinese law and global development

Are Indigenous Rights Inconsistent with Australian Political Traditions?

International Humanitarian Law and Cyber Operations: UN GGE negotiations and Ukraine

The role of law in coastal wetland restoration

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The consequences of legal pluralism for law reform in the South Pacific

The Feminist Judgments Project

Perspectives on American federal corruption prosecutions on the 50th anniversary of the attorney generalship of Robert F. Kennedy

Perspectives on American federal corruption prosecutions on the 50th anniversary of the attorney generalship of Robert F. Kennedy

Crime issues since the Northern Territory intervention: the drive to convict

Law enforcement and its impact on social stability in China

How trademark law harms free speech and what to do about it

Social science or 'lego-science'? Presumptions, politics, parenting and the new family law

State of the nation, nation of the state

Silent Payment Guarantee - a practitioner's perspective

The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

Imagining biblical law

The incongruity between western legal duties and Chinese cultural values in Hong Kong : rethinking how directors of small family companies could be more effectively regulated

Tax reform in the United States

Widening our lens: incorporating essential perspectives in the fight against human trafficking

2011 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

How effective are the New South Wales election spending limits in preventing election 'arms races'? A preliminary inquiry.

What should we know about EU and US approaches to resale price maintenance? (legal, economical, historical and political perspectives)

Constitutional change in 2013? The significance of Michael Kirby's legacy for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians and local government

The paradigm shift facilitated by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and what it means for equality laws

An analysis of the executive power of the Commonwealth and the prerogatives of the crown

The foundational rights of children in the youth justice system in England (and Wales)

Reconceptualising property: towards a sustainable paradigm

Macaulay, the India Penal Code, and labour in the British Empire

PhD confirmation seminar - Criminal negligence and child neglect

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