News and Insights

Scholars and practitioners of democracy and constitutional law will soon have access to an international reference point thanks to a new handbook co-edited by the Law School’s Professor Graeme Orr.

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.

On any given night in Australia one in 200 people are homeless, and according to a UQ law researcher, homelessness among women and children is becoming a growing problem.

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.

US$62.8 billion is spent on sports sponsorship globally, and this is only increasing, but until recently, there hasn’t been much evidence that sponsorship is actually effective.

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.

Research projects focusing on native plant protection in Asia and the law in the digital age have been successful in attracting more than $39,000 as part of the UQ Early Career Researcher (ECR) Grants Scheme.

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.

On International Day of People with a Disability, Sunday 3 December, TC Beirne School of Law's Dr Paul Harpur says the workplace discrimination against people suffering physical and mental disabilities is a national crisis, and the way society regulates disability is inefficient and denies people their human rights.