News and Insights

This year, for the first time, the TC Beirne School of Law will be holding an internal Law School three minute thesis competition ahead of the BEL Faculty and UQ finals.

The University of Queensland has collaborated with the United Nations to produce a world-first comprehensive report on migrant smuggling in Asia.

Two University of Queensland students will travel to New York next month as part of a bid to increase student participation at the United Nations (UN).

We congratulate Priscilla Mackay as the UQ Law School winner of the 2015 Una Prentice award. Priscilla achieved the highest GPA (6.643) among the women graduating in her year of study at the UQ TC Beirne School of Law.

The Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law of the TC Beirne School of Law gave their Research Scholars an opportunity to pitch their thesis on Thursday evening, 16th April.

Australia should urgently legalise commercial surrogacy, says the Family Court’s Chief Justice, Diana Bryant.

The University of Queensland mooting team has taken out another international title, winning the 6th International Air Law Moot Court Competition, held in Beijing.

Helping students manage the demands of studying law is the aim of a new program at The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law.

The University of Queensland Class of 2015 commencing law students were given the opportunity to be welcomed by the legal profession with an immersion day at the Supreme Law Courts. This new initiative for first year law students was organised in conjunction with the UQ Law Graduates Association (UQLGA) and the TC Beirne School of Law.

Associate Professor Warren Swain’s book, The Law of Contract 1670–1870 (Cambridge University Press) was recently launched at the Supreme Court Library Queensland with opening remarks delivered by The Honourable Justice David J Jackson.

The Honourable Fiona Simpson MP, outgoing Speaker of the Queensland Parliament, presented a guest lecture at The University of Queensland last week.

The AIM International Women's Day Debate took place in Brisbane for the 18th time on Friday 6th March. Two talented teams of well known businesswomen and media identities, including Professor Sarah Derrington, Dean of Law, UQ TC Beirne School of Law, battled it out over the topic of "Do women need to make hard choices to get ahead?"

On Thursday 5th March the TC Beirne School of Law welcomed the class of 2015 law students with an informal reception at the UQ Art Museum. The students were welcomed by Professor Sarah Derrington, Dean of Law, who encouraged the new students to connect with their fellow cohort, to join the available societies and clubs, and to stand out in their future steps towards their career goals.

The University of Queensland has had a long association with the Solomon Islands Government, fostered by the UQ Solomon Islands Partnership (UQSIP) at UQ, which is convened by Professor Jennifer Corrin (Director of the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law at the TC Beirne School of Law) and Professor Clive Moore (McCaughey Chair in History).