Continuing Professional
Development (CPD)
Enhance your legal professional skills while earning CPD points.
Tap into our expertise across diverse legal topics with our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program.
You'll join small seminar-style teaching groups and receive one-on-one interaction with leading academics and industry experts.
Our courses suit law graduates and professionals interested in contemporary legal issues and practice. Most courses run intensively over 4 days and some are offered on a semester-long basis.
You'll gain Queensland Law Society CPD points if you can demonstrate relevance to your legal practice.
You don't need to take assessments and can't use the course for credit towards a degree program.
1. Choose your course
Explore the range of courses available below.
3. Pay
You'll receive an email with instructions for payment.
Each course costs $895 incl GST.
4. Attend
Our CPD courses are delivered in state-of-the-art learning facilities at UQ's St Lucia campus.
Upcoming courses
Registration closes two weeks before the start of the course. Offerings are subject to change and availability. Contact pglaw@law.uq.edu.au for enquiries.
Course name | Teaching Weeks | Course Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Taxation Law | Weeks 1-6, 7-13 | Ms Lisa Samarkovski |
| Business and Corporate Law | Weeks 1-6, 7-13. | Mr Anthony Austin |
| Principles of International Law | Weeks 1-5, 7, 9, 10 Fridays 11:00am -2:00pm | Dr Caitlin Goss |
| Law of Armed Conflict | Weeks 3-6, 7-12 Tuesdays 9:00am - 12:00pm | Dr Lauren Sanders |
| Protecting Human Rights in the Public Sector | Week 3 and mid semester break Saturdays and Sundays 9:00am - 5:00pm | Mr Kent Blore |
| International Disability Law | Weeks 3-6,7-9,11 Mondays 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Prof Paul Harpur |
| International and Comparative Competition Law | Weeks 5,6,7-9,11-13 Mondays 10:00am - 1:00pm | Dr Barbora Jedlickova |
| AI and Internet Law | Weeks 2 and 10 Saturdays and Sundays 9:00am - 5:00pm | Prof John Swinson |
| Advanced Civil Litigation | Weeks 5 and 9 Saturdays and Sundays 9:00am - 5:00pm | Adjunct Professor John McKenna KC |
| Mediation and Conflict Management | Mid Semester Break Thursday ,Friday ,Saturday, Sununday 9:00am - 5:00pm | Ms Anne-Marie Rice |
| International Admiralty and Maritime Law | Weeks 3-10 Wednesdays 9:00am - 12:00pm | Prof Craig Forrest |
| International Commercial Arbitration Law | Weeks 3-6, 7-9,11 Mondays 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Mr Dylan McKimmie |
| International Maritime Trade Law | Weeks 3-10 Thursdays 9:00am - 12:00pm | Prof Craig Forrest |
| Corporate Governance Law | Weeks 3-10 Wednesdays 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Prof Ross Grantham |
| Advanced Contract Law | Weeks 3 and 11 Saturdays and Sundays 9:00am - 5:00pm | Prof Rick Bigwood |
To view the University's teaching weeks please refer to the academic calendar.
Register now
Registration closes two weeks before the start of the course. Offerings are subject to change and availability. Contact pglaw@law.uq.edu.au for enquiries.
Terms and conditions
IT and library facilities
You are not entitled to use the University’s facilities, apart from individual electronic course Blackboard sites and 'in-library' use of resources.
Refunds
You must notify the Dean in writing if you wish to cancel your enrollment. The Dean may approve a substitution.
You will not get a refund if you cancel after your course has started.
Cancellation
If your course is canceled due to insufficient enrolments or other unforeseen circumstances, we'll refund the full course fee. We are not responsible for any expenses (e.g. books, travel, accommodation charges) which you may have incurred.