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  • Students who attended InspireU camp.

    Camp Inspires Indigenous Lawyers of the Future

    Published on: 9 June 2015
    Twenty-two young indigenous Australians were given a sneak peek at their possible futures during the first InspireU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law Camp in March.
  • Heather Douglas in the UQ Law Library

    National Domestic Violence Benchbook

    Published on: 9 June 2015
    The Attorney-General Australia, Senator George Brandis QC, has announced Professor Heather Douglas from The University of Queensland TC Beirne Schoool of Law, will develop a National domestic violence benchbook in partnership with the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration.

  • Law Excellence Awarded

    Published on: 5 June 2015
    The TC Beirne School of Law Annual Awards Ceremony was held on 20 May 2015. This event has become an important tradition for the school to acknowledge it’s fine students, the quality of the teaching staff and the significant contribution made by it’s stakeholders who generously contribute each year to make the awards for academic excellence possible.

  • Compulsory Voting: a Queensland Centenary

    Published on: 1 June 2015
    Queensland pioneered compulsory voting in Australia 100 years ago. The occasion was marked by a packed-out panel discussion at Parliament House Brisbane, organised by the Australasian Study of Parliament Group.

  • Judicial Independence: Contemporary Challenge, Future Directions

    Published on: 28 May 2015
    The TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland, together with the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law, is proud to host the conference Judicial Independence in Australia: Contemporary Challenges, Future Directions to be held at the University of Queensland on 10-11 July 2015. The conference is sponsored by the Magna Carta Committee of the Rule of Law Institute of Australia.
  • Samuel Bullen, Dr Alan Davidson & Sidney Sneddon

    Students observe UN International Trade Law

    Published on: 28 May 2015
    UQ Law Students, Sidney Sneddon and Samuel Bullen, and Senior Law Lecturer Dr Alan Davidson recently attended the week-long UN Commission on International Trade Law’s working group session on electronic commerce.

  • UQ law graduates in top 30 list

    Published on: 15 May 2015
    Six University of Queensland law graduates are finalists in the annual Lawyers Weekly Top 30 Under 30 awards.

  • Law School Inaugural 3MT Competition

    Published on: 13 May 2015
    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.

  • UQ and UN team up on Asian migrant smuggling report

    Published on: 5 May 2015
    The University of Queensland has collaborated with the United Nations to produce a world-first comprehensive report on migrant smuggling in Asia.

  • UQ law students bound for the United Nations

    Published on: 27 April 2015
    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).

  • UQ 2015 Una Prentice award announced

    Published on: 27 April 2015
    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.
  • Launch of LAWASIA Journal (Janet Neville (Secretary-General, LAWASIA); Barbora Jedlickova (Editor); Jennifer Corrin (Centre Director)

    CPICL Evening of Pitches and the LAWASIA 2014 Launch

    Published on: 23 April 2015
    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.

  • UQ wins international mooting title for Australia

    Published on: 15 April 2015
    The University of Queensland mooting team has taken out another international title, winning the 6th International Air Law Moot Court Competition, held in Beijing.

  • Family Court chief seeks surrogacy law change

    Published on: 15 April 2015
    Australia should urgently legalise commercial surrogacy, says the Family Court’s Chief Justice, Diana Bryant.

  • Law students learn to manage stress

    Published on: 1 April 2015
    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.

  • Aussie Evening for International Students

    Published on: 30 March 2015
    Students from many parts of the world enjoyed an evening reception 'with an Aussie flavour' at the TC Beirne School of Law on Monday 23rd of March.

  • Law Courts welcome UQ Law Students

    Published on: 27 March 2015
    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.

  • Launch of Assoc Prof Warren Swain's book

    Published on: 24 March 2015
    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.

  • Speaker of Parliament Addresses UQ Law Students

    Published on: 18 March 2015
    The Honourable Fiona Simpson MP, outgoing Speaker of the Queensland Parliament, presented a guest lecture at The University of Queensland last week.

  • International Women's Day Debate - Hard Choices Made Fun

    Published on: 17 March 2015
    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?"

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