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A Supreme Court of Queensland judge was among many University of Queensland community members recognised in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

After years of litigation, Australia’s highest court will today make a major decision on the fate of the controversial proposed expansion to the New Acland Coal mine in Queensland.

Attack the press, and you attack the very system that has made places like the US and Australia among the safest and most prosperous in the world.

New research has called for an end to solitary confinement in Queensland prisons because of the impact on the mental and physical health of prisoners.

Brisbane legal services affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have been getting much-needed help from University of Queensland Law School students.

A ‘human‐centred' approach to the use of autonomous weapon systems in armed conflict has the potential to shape how these technologies interact with a range of international legal regimes.

This month marked a break in tradition when UQ competed in the first virtual Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot.

Rebecca Ananian-Welsh explains the latest High Court ruling in The Conversation.

The ACCC has a new focus on evaluating and granting individual exceptions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Graeme Orr writes about staging elections when voting in person cannot be assumed.

The High Court appeared to uphold the principle of press freedom when it ruled that the warrant the Australian Federal Police used to search News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst’s home in 2019 was invalid, but another ruling effectively allowed the police to still use the evidence for any investigation and prosecution.

The University of Queensland’s Law subject area has jumped ahead by four places in the 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject, improving its position to 39th in the world. 

A superstar law academic from The University of Queensland’s School of Law was among the roll call of winners at this week’s Australian Awards for University Teaching.

Baffled by the concept that patients should have to seek help blindly without a clear indication of fees or access to information on more affordable options, UQ Law student James Gillespie set out to increase transparency in the healthcare industry.

Seven people connected with The University of Queensland’s School of Law have received Australia Day 2020 Honours.

The Australian government unequivocally rejects the charges as baseless, but when asked by reporters what they were doing to get her out of prison, the responses were vague.

A University of Queensland graduate and advocate for social justice has been named a 2020 Australia-at-large Rhodes Scholar.

Being part of The University of Queensland’s successful mooting team was the first step towards a potential career at the bar for Arts/Law Valedictorian Mia Williams.

A research project designed to develop a better understanding of the legal response to domestic violence has secured federal government funding for 2020.