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Professor Andreas Schloenhardt will chair the Council of Europe’s new Working Group on the Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants to coincide with World Refugee Day (Wednesday 20 June).

University of Queensland legal researchers are spearheading the formation of an international network of experts to help address global issues such as cybercrime, food security, and climate change.

When Murray Buchanan was accepted to participate in a legal study tour of Indonesia, he hadn’t considered longer-term opportunities in the country.

A two-year probe by Australia’s consumer watchdog has resulted in criminal charges against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank, as well as six of their senior executives, over alleged “cartel-like” behaviour.

A University of Queensland researcher is among a team of international experts working with the United Nations (UN) on a new electronic commerce Model Law for international trade.

In January 2018, four University of Queensland law students embarked on a six-week international placement to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah in Malaysian Borneo with Forever Sabah, a non-profit Malaysian organisation.

ASX data shows that 80 percent of companies expect an increase in cyber risk over the next year, but who is responsible when cybercrimes occur?

University of Queensland law students have been recognised for their academic excellence and community outreach with more than 30 awards presented at a ceremony last night.

A student, graduate and lecturer from UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law are among a panel of experts who will discuss the future of artificial intelligence (AI) at an innovation event in Brisbane today.

The University of Queensland has appointed Professor Patrick Parkinson as the new Academic Dean and Head of School for the TC Beirne School of Law.

Dr Mark Burdon, a Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law, sheds light on the issues that artificial intelligence raises in the legal sector and explores the new technological advances providing ‘sensor data’.

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.

University of Queensland law students now have greater access to legal experience in human rights and civil liberties thanks to two new pro bono partnerships.

University of Queensland law graduate Rebecca Morrison has been awarded the prestigious WLAQ Una Prentice Award for academic achievement.

It’s World Intellectual Property Day. Some of TC Beirne School of Law’s intellectual property researchers working in the area of food security talk about protecting IP and the role of IP in innovation and creativity.

The Weekend Australian Magazine has featured the work of TC Beirne School of Law domestic violence researcher Professor Heather Douglas.

Four successful female lawyers have shared their top tips for career progression in the legal sector with UQ law students and alumni at the University’s annual Women in Law event last night.

Reports recently emerged of accusations against Uber drivers in the United Kingdom regularly refusing to take a cerebral palsy sufferer as a passenger because of her service dog.

The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law has beaten more than 600 teams from around the world to be crowned the winner of the 2018 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC, USA.