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Reforming Australian Federalism

20 June 2016

Professor Nicholas Aroney spoke recently on the failure of the Australian federal government’s Reform of the Federation White Paper.

Pro Bono centre educates students about Domestic Violence and the Law

16 June 2016

Law students from the UQ Pro Bono Centre have been invited to make several presentations through the High Schools Program recently.

Ecuadorean National IP Institute interview Law PhD

15 June 2016

PhD student David Jefferson’s research, is interested in how the legal evolution in Ecuador is representative of a conceptual shift in IP law away from a narrow orientation of privatization and economic growth, towards the utilization of intellectual property (IP) to support communitarian ends.

From insider lobbying to grassroots campaigns

15 June 2016

Dr Justine Bell-James has published an article in The Conversation series examing the strategies, political alignment and policy platforms of ten lobby groups that can influence the upcoming election.

Queensland Legislation punishes the State’s poorest people

13 June 2016

UQ community law expert Associate Professor Tamara Walsh has recently commented on Queensland’s most disadvantaged people being charged for begging.

Sydney’s wild weather shows home-owners are increasingly at risk

8 June 2016

Law School 3MT Competition

6 June 2016

The TC Beirne School of Law will be holding a Three Minute Thesis (3MT) school heat ahead of the BEL Faculty and UQ finals.

Left to Right: Dianne Mangan, CEO DV Connect; Elissa Farrow, Acting Chair of the Board, Nicholas Lindsay, Rosemary Deeb

DV Connect and Ethical Fundraising

1 June 2016

In May, law students Nicholas Lindsay and Rosemary Deeb were selected to help DV Connect develop an organisational policy in relation to ethical fundraising.

Academics and lawyers to ‘nut out’ research funding

27 May 2016

Community Legal Centres and university researchers, including academics from UQ TC Beirne School of Law, are meeting on 1 June in Brisbane to ‘nut out’ a solution to the lack of funding to undertake research on the need for free legal help for people living in Queensland.

UQ law students win Indigenous Student Moot

26 May 2016

Two University of Queensland law students have proven their legal prowess by winning the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Mooting competition at the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Cream of Australia’s legal crop honoured at UQ

20 May 2016

The future of Australia’s legal profession is bright, based on the sharp young minds honoured for academic achievements and contributions to Australia’s legal services industry at the University of Queensland last night.

TC Beirne leads the way during Domestic Violence Prevention month

16 May 2016

May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention month. At the TC Beirne School of Law, researchers are making an important contribution to community education, policy implementation and law reform.

UQ students shine in prestigious international contest

15 May 2016

After winning the national round of the KMPG International Case Competition, four UQ Faculty of Business, Economics and Law students have claimed runner-up position for Australia in the world finals of the prestigious competition.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Awarded Travel Grants

9 May 2016

2016 UQ Una Prentice Award announced

5 May 2016

We congratulate Georgia Williams as the UQ Law School winner of the 2016 Una Prentice Award.

The New 'Asplenium Clause' - Unconscionability Unwound?

4 May 2016

UQ Law PhD student, Garth Wooler has had an article published in the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies. The Singapore Journal of Legal Studies is the flagship law journal of the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and one of the oldest law journals in the Commonwealth.

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