Law School

News and Insights

  • Judicial independence in the spotlight

    Published on: 22 June 2015
    He has presided over some of Queensland’s highest profile criminal trials, but former Justice George Fryberg is probably best known for taking on the Newman Government’s controversial anti-bikie laws.

  • 3MT Law School Winners

    Published on: 22 June 2015
    The TC Beirne School of Law 3 Minutes Thesis (3MT) was held Friday 19th June. Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) celebrates the exciting research conducted by PhD students.

  • MASLU workshop on maritime transboundary pollution

    Published on: 18 June 2015
    The TC Beirne School of Law’s Marine and Shipping Law Unit convened and facilitated a workshop on Transboundary Maritime Environmental Pollution from 20th-22nd May 2015 on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affrairs and Trade (DFAT), and in conjunction with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

  • Federalism Reform: Pathways and Obstacles

    Published on: 16 June 2015
    The University of Queensland’s Law Professor Nicholas Aroney has his paper 'Federalism Reform: Pathways and Obstacles’ featured on the Australian Public Law website today.

  • UNHCR Regional Representative visits UQ to discuss Migrant Smuggling

    Published on: 10 June 2015
    The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law was honoured to play host to a visit by Dr Thomas Albrecht, the Regional Representative for Australia and Oceania of UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Law Academic to Rewrite the Rules with TEDxUQ

    Published on: 19 May 2015
    UQ Law academic Mark Burdon will talk on his research passion (the rise of sensor society) at the TEDxUQ ‘Rewrite the Rules’ this Saturday 23rd May.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Pages

Subscribe to UQ Law news and events

Media contact

+61 7 344 31321