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Events hosted by the Adelaide Law School

Next CPD Event – The Role of the Profession in the Absence of a Legislative Human Rights Instrument

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/05/22
The National Human Rights Consultation was a broad ranging community consultation about the protection of human rights in Australia. Its major critics saw it as a stalking horse for a bill of rights. The committee engaged focus groups and random polling as well as over 60 community roundtables, a three day national symposium and received [...]
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Seminar – Using Your Voice Effectively

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/05/07
As legal academics our voice is arguably the most important teaching tool we possess. However, while we may have specialised knowledge of the law, very few if any of us have any formal voice training. And, as many of us have experienced, teaching for hours on end (especially in rooms with noisy air conditioners or [...]
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Symposium: Compulsory Voting in Comparative Perspective

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/05/06
A symposium presented by the postgraduate Comparative Law class at the Adelaide Law School The University of Adelaide Date: 11 May 2013 Time: 9am for 9.15 am start – 3.15 pm Location: Moot Court, Ligertwood Building, The University of Adelaide No attendance fee, but rsvp necessary. RSVP: cornelia.koch@adelaide.edu.au by 9 May 2013 The Adelaide Law [...]
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Adelaide and Flinders Law Schools Debate at Finlaysons on Cyber war

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/04/29
On 21 May at 5.30pm, as part of Law Week, an Adelaide University Law School team comprising Sarah Grant and Raffaele Piccolo (supported by Meaghan Kostecki) will debate a team from Flinders University Law School in the Finlaysons Boardroom (Level 12, 81 Flinders street) on the question of whether the existing rules of International Humanitarian [...]
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Next CPD Event – Rectification of Contracts

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/04/23
Rectification is a court order correcting a mistake in a written contract or other legal document. The precise circumstances in which this important remedy will be granted have long been subject to debate. In this seminar Professor Michael Furmston, one of the world’s leading experts on contract and commercial law, will review some major and [...]
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Next CPD Event – Unpaid Work Experience: A Legal Challenge

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/03/28
A recent study commissioned by the Fair Work Ombudsman has highlighted a growing trend for job-seekers to perform unpaid work in order to gain experience and improve their employability. Such arrangements, often called internships, are becoming an accepted pathway into many professions – including the law. But are they lawful, especially under the federal Fair [...]
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Next CPD Event – Social Media: Communication and consequences in a global networked environment

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/03/07
Over 55% of the Australian population now uses Facebook for business, entertainment, personal communication and sharing with friends and family, with the total number of Facebook users globally exceeding one billion. However, as with any communications medium, as users are learning to adapt and evolve in the online environment they inevitably encounter legal problems, including [...]
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First year induction day welcome to new students

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/03/05
On 1 March 2013 the Adelaide Law School welcomed its new Law students with the First Year Induction Day. The morning started with a welcome by the Dean of Law, Professor John Williams, followed by their preliminary lecture in Foundations of Law. The next three lectures covered the practicalities of the Law School experience. The [...]
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International Students Dinner celebration for 2012

By Dan McCafferty | Published: 2012/11/20
On Wednesday the 24th October 2012 the Dean of the Law School, Professor John Williams, hosted a farewell dinner for our International Students. In 2012 there were 142 international students enrolled in the Law Degree. The Law School was pleased that nearly 70 international students from 11 different countries were able to attend the dinner [...]
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Study Tour begins for Adelaide Law School Students

By Kerrin | Published: 2012/11/18
Yesterday, a group of our Law students, led by Adelaide Law School Dean Professor John Williams and supported by Corinne Walding, left Adelaide for Germany and Netherlands. This study tour was facilitated by the Faculty, in close collaboration with the Law School. Our students will be hosted by EBS Universitat in Germany and Utrecht University [...]
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