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The University of Queensland Law Society has announced a new student award named after the TC Beirne School of Law’s Head of School and Dean of Law, Professor Sarah Derrington.

UQ Law Professor Graeme Orr was the guest speaker this week at the 2017 University of Queensland Law Society MinterEllison Sir Harry Gibbs Lecture. Professor Orr presented his lecture titled: “Who Can Be an MP?  The Constitution, the High Court and the Disqualification Farce”.

A possible cure for dementia and saving the Great Barrier Reef from invasive crown-of-thorns starfish are now within reach as UQ launches an historic $500 million philanthropic campaign.

More than 100 students from The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law had the rare opportunity to hear from one of Making a Murderer's most popular figures, Mr Avery’s former defence lawyer Dean Strang, at a student-led Q&A panel last week.

How to decide when someone else can decide? Our PhD candidate Sam Boyle gave a TEDx talk about the law of capacity in cases of anorexia nervosa. 

Professor Anthony Cassimatis from The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law has received a prestigious national teaching award.

The University of Queensland student Amy Bergman has been selected as a Laureate of the Embassy of France ‘Nicolas Baudin’ Travel Program, and will complete an exchange semester at Sciences Po, Paris.

Last week, the TC Beirne School of Law hosted the Organised Crime and Corruption Forum, with over 300 people registered. The Forum generated considerable outside media interest, online and on radio.

Myanmar's Rohingya crisis has hit the headlines in recent weeks due to an extraordinary number of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar into Bangladesh. It is estimated that in less than three weeks, up to 400,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar.

A software service start-up business that accelerates commercial property contract negotiations has taken out the People’s Choice award in the Westpac Innovation Challenge.

Turning on your lights with your smart phone might make you feel secure, but advances in wi-fi technology are also making it easier for domestic violence perpetrators to spy on victims.

What do slush funds, smart home safety, smuggling and sport have in common? All will be put under the legal microscope and scrutinised at the Organised Crime and Corruption Forum (18-21 September).

The TC Beirne School of Law's Professor Heather Douglas has been admitted to The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia in recognition of her outstanding research contributions to her area of discipline. Professor Douglas received this honour alongside three other UQ researchers.

According to a recent story in The Courier-Mail, UQ ranks among the top 21 Queensland and eastern seaboard universities for graduate employability.

An “exceptional” University of Queensland student who founded his own not-for-profit organisation received a perfect score at the 2017 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards.

Digital technology is increasingly used in domestic and family violence, and the so-called “smart home” could make it worse. Recent case studies and research show that almost any technology can be used for abusive purposes, from social media to GPS-trackers.

Asylum seekers and smuggled migrants are frequently demonised in today’s political and social climate – but according to Professor of Criminal Law Andreas Schloenhardt, their negative portrayal is misleading.

Match-fixing, doping, organised crime and player contracts are the kind of curve balls that will be pitched in a new course offered by The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law.

Led by UQ alumnus and Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, The Honourable Justice James Douglas, students participated in a court hearing scenario and witnessed a real criminal trial.