News and Insights

TC Beirne School of law graduate Soraya Ryan QC was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland in Brisbane on 8 March 2018.

A group of furry, scaly and feathery visitors stole the hearts of TC Beirne School of Law international students last week at a 'hands-on' wildlife encounter at the UQ St Lucia campus.  

Australians who commit white-collar crimes such as fraud should face stronger penalties according to a University of Queensland researcher.

The TC Beirne School of Law has leapt ahead in the QS World University Rankings by Subject improving 12 places from 48th to 36th position.

First-year law students experienced a day in the life of a legal professional as part of the TC Beirne School of Law’s annual welcome and orientation week events.

Several TCB law students embarked on a journey towards career success at the first BEL SET Employability Conference for 2018.

Executive members of the UQ law student societies gathered this week to celebrate the start of another academic year at the Welcome to Student Executive Reception.

TC Beirne School of Law's Dr Susannah Chapman has been successful in securing a 2018 University of Queensland Development Fellowship for her project to explore the transformation of intellectual property (IP) and the effects on the Australian agricultural sector. 

A UQ law researcher says stronger legal frameworks to protect mangroves could help contribute to Australia’s emission reduction targets and trading regimes, and protect coastal communities from extreme weather events.

Congratulations to the high school graduates who have received QTAC offers to study law at The University of Queensland.

Learning about the statistics of Aboriginal imprisonment in Western Australia led University of Queensland law student Nicholas Frazer to put his legal skills into practice and investigate.

Bachelor of Arts/Laws student Zoe Brereton has been awarded the Australian Academy of Law prize for her presentation, Sex, Lies and False Promises in India: Rape by Fraud? at the 2017 National Law Honours Student Conference in Sydney.

The University of Queensland’s Academic Dean and Head of School of the TC Beirne School of Law Professor Sarah Derrington has been appointed as the new President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) and as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.

Three University of Queensland graduates will head to England to further their studies at the distinguished Cambridge and Oxford universities after winning postgraduate scholarships.

The Australian Government has awarded scholarships to three University of Queensland students - including two students from the TC Beirne School of Law - as part of its New Colombo Plan (NCP) 2018 round.

Students who have competed in mooting and legal skills competitions in 2017 were recognised this week at the sixth annual David F Jackson Mooting Dinner.

Outstanding academic and professional staff at the Law School have been recognised at UQ's Faculty of Business, Economics and Law staff excellence awards.

The team behind the transformative refurbishment of The University of Queensland’s Forgan Smith building has been recognised at the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Awards.

Emeritus Professor Ian Zimmer was a key leader at The University of Queensland in the years leading up to his retirement in 2013.