Events

Past

The Regulation of Corporate Ethics: Governance in an Age of Inquiries

13 September 2019 11:00am–4:00pm

Half-day interdisciplinary seminar to discuss the challenges of regulating corporate ethics, governance in an age of Inquiries.

Reconceptualising the Law of the Dead by Expanding the Interests of the Living

8 April 2019 12:30pm–1:30pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Kate Falconer challenges the traditional formulation of the law of the dead by bringing the interests of the deceased to the forefront.

Accessory Fiduciary Liability

27 March 2019 12:00pm–2:00pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Not everyone understands that assistants engaged in serving particular beneficiaries for their employers are themselves accountable as fiduciaries directly to those beneficiaries. Professor Flannigan, University of Saskatchewan, discusses the basis for that conclusion.

The Reinvention of Canadian Private Law, 1945–1995

11 March 2019 12:30pm–1:30pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

This talk will set forth the basic points of departure, hypotheses and methodologies of the authors in relation to the history of Canadian private law in the 50 years following the close of the Second World War.

Contract Law in Australian and Chinese Courts: A Comparative Study

27 February 2019 9:00am–3:00pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Contract Law in Australian and Chinese Courts: A Comparative Study invites discussion about issues that arise or are identified, and suggestions for future improvements.

The New Law of Penalties: Mapping the Terrain

5 October 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Law Futures Centre Seminar Series: Organisational Vicarious Liability

23 August 2018 5:30pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Presented by Christian Witting, Professor of Private Law at Queen Mary University of London and Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore.

Damages without Duty

5 July 2018 3:00pm–4:30pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Presented by John Gardner, Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford

Restitution - A New Start

18 May 2018 1:00pm–2:00pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Presented by Professor Lionel Smith, Faculty of Law, McGill University

Exploring the Boundaries of Compensation for Misleading Conduct: Restitution and Accounting for Profits under the ACL.

19 April 2018 5:15pm–6:15pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Presented by Professor Elise Bant, The University of Melbourne.

Distributing Class Action Settlements: Unjust Enrichment?

Cancelled

9 March 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Presented by Professor Simone Degeling, Faculty of Law, UNSW

The Undue Influence of Undue Influence Law

14 February 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

The Undue Influence of ‘Non-Australian’ Undue Influence Law on Australian Undue Influence Law: Has Johnson v Buttress Been Overruled, Sub Silentio?
Presenter: Professor Rick Bigwood, The University of Queensland

Privileges and Justifications: A Discussion Paper

19 October 2017 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Presenter: Dr Robert Mullins, TC Beirne School of Law

Apportioning Civil Liability

15 September 2017 9:00am–5:15pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Round-table symposium on how private law systems address the apportionment of civil liabilities between multiple parties responsible for the same harm.