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.

2. Register 

Complete the form to enrol for your course.

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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.

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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

Course CodeTeaching ModeCourse Presenter
Australian Taxation LawLAWS7012Semester LongMs Lisa Samarkovski
Business and Corporate LawLAWS7023Semester LongMr Anthony Austin
Principles of International LawLAWS7710Semester LongDr Caitlin Goss
Law of Armed ConflictLAWS7711Semester LongDr Lauren Sanders
Protecting Human Rights in the Public SectorLAWS7722

Intensive*

Mr Kent Blore
International Disability LawLAWS7724Semester LongProf Paul Harpur
International and Comparative Competition Law LAWS7728Semester LongDr Barbora Jedlickova
AI and Internet LawLAWS7777

Intensive*

Prof John Swinson
Advanced Civil LitigationLAWS7778

Intensive*

Adjunct Professor John McKenna KC
Mediation and Conflict ManagementLAWS7851

Intensive*

Ms Anne-Marie Rice
International Admiralty and Maritime LawLAWS7865Semester LongProf Craig Forrest
International Commercial Arbitration LawLAWS7868Semester LongMr Dylan McKimmie
International Maritime Trade LawLAWS7876Semester LongProf Craig Forrest
Corporate Governance LawLAWS7893Semester LongProf Ross Grantham
Advanced Contract LawLAWS7948

Intensive*

Prof Rick Bigwood

* Intensive courses are taught across four full days (9am-5pm).

To view the specific teaching dates for a course, search for the course code in the UQ Public Timetabler: https://timetable.my.uq.edu.au/aplus/timetable/#subjects

 

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.

 

Course name                                                           

Course Code

Teaching Mode

Course Presenter
Australian Taxation LawLAWS7012Semester Long                                                                                                             Ms Lisa Samarkovski
Business and Corporate LawLAWS7023Semester LongMr Anthony Austin
International Human Rights LawLAWS7156Semester LongDr Joseph Lelliot
Intellectual Property LawLAWS7708Semester LongDr Allison Fish
Law, Terrorism and Human RightsLAWS7713Semester LongDr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh
Advanced Employment LawLAWS7721Intensive*Ms Maria Markoulli
International Criminal LawLAWS7724Intensive*Dr Lauren Saunders
Doing Business Internationally (China and Australia)LAWS7725Semester LongMr Carl Hinze
Natural Resources LawLAWS7805Intensive*Adjunct Professor Jonathan Fulcher            
Theories in Dispute ResolutionLAWS7841Intensive*Ms Laura Grant
Mediation and Conflict ManagementLAWS7851Intensive*Ms Anne-Marie Rice
Law, Technology and Global BusinessLAWS7855Semester LongDr Alan Davidson

* Intensive courses are taught across four full days (9am-5pm).

To view the specific teaching dates for a course, search for the course code in the UQ Public Timetabler: https://timetable.my.uq.edu.au/aplus/timetable/#subjects

 

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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.