All research events

Interact with an expert panel, discussing whether the Australian Law Reform Commission should inquire into potential reform of defamation law.

Presented by Laurel Fox, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Presented by Kencho Peldon, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Presented by Joanne Lee, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Presented by Terefe Gebreyesus, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Learn about the pioneering research happening at UQ and hear from law HDR students as they present their theses in a snappy three minute presentation as part of the Law School Three Minute Thesis (3MT) heat.

Professor Heather Douglas researches in the areas of criminal justice and domestic violence. In 2014- 2019 she was awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship to research the way in which women who have experienced domestic violence use the legal system to help them leave violence.

A panel of local and international experts discuss solitary confinement, its use and impact on prisoners.

Presented by Prof Keith Ewing, King's College, London, UK

This one-day conference examines the role that equitable doctrines and remedies play in the modern digital space, with a particular focus on blockchain technologies, intermediated securities and smart contracts.

Presented by Professor Lionel Smith, McGill University, Canada

Book launch and presentation by Professor Ghislain Otis, University of Ottawa. Learn more about research with impact, collaboration with other Universities, and outputs from grant projects.

Contract interpretation is at the core of commercial litigation in England. Comparison with France is particularly topical because French contract law has recently been through a major reform.

In this talk, Professor Guido Governatori will introduce the paradigm of digital legislation.

Presenter: Sarah Asokendaran, PhD candidate, TC Beirne School of Law

Presented by Professor Michael Brescia, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

Presented by Leonie Maria Tanczer, University College London’s (UCL) Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP)

To coincide with UQ Research Week, we will celebrate outstanding contributions to research by UQ Law School academics and HDR students in the past year.

Presented by Associate Professor Mark Burdon, Queensland University of Technology.

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

Kim Trajer (Chief Operating Officer, McCullough Robertson) and Milan Gandhi (Innovation Ambassador, McCullough Robertson/Founder of The Legal Forecast) will explore the basics of how and why modern day law firms are pushing to innovate, and what this actually means in practice particularly for those seeking to enter the profession within the next few years.

The automation of various aspects of legal services delivery, from discovery and due diligence to predictive analytics, have raised questions for university and continuing legal education. To work effectively alongside technology, lawyers will need to understand it, not by learning to code, but by grasping the underlying logics.

Presented by Professor Mark Furse (University of Glasgow) and Doctor Wendy Ng (University of Melbourne)