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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Giving Indigenous students the chance to shine
Building numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law students and helping them succeed in their studies has won national recognition for a University of Adelaide academic. University of Adelaide Law School Senior Lecturer Dr Matthew Stubbs is one of four University of Adelaide staff to receive a $10,000 award from the Office for Learning […]
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2013 John Bray Oration – ‘South Australia and the Australian Constitution’
The John Bray Law Alumni Network warmly invites alumni, colleagues and friends to the 2013 John Bray Oration by The Honourable Robert French AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. This is the first occasion a Chief Justice of the High Court has given the Oration and his Honour will be speaking about […]
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Alumni 130th Anniversary Group Photo
The Adelaide Law School is justifiably proud of its role in helping shape some of Australia’s finest legal minds for 130 years. As you may know we are in fact the second oldest law school in the country founded in 1883. Our Alumni have made significant contributions to the profession, the academy, business and government. […]
Next CPD event – Acting for Government in Litigation
This seminar will explore the ethical responsibilities of government lawyers to the court. Dr Appleby will provide an overview of the model litigant obligations in theory and practice and Dr Le Mire will comment on the recent decision about the conduct of ASIC in the case of ASIC v Hellicar [2012] HCA 17. The Director […]
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Adelaide Law School Students Achieve National Success in International Humanitarian Law Moot Competition
At the recent ALSA Conference held in Perth, Mr Mark Giddings and Mr Tomas Macura represented Adelaide Law School in the International Humanitarian (IHL) Moot competition. International Humanitarian Law deals with the regulation of armed conflict and provides strong legal protections for civilians as well as those hors de combat and is dedicated to ameliorating […]
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Recent appointments of alumni
The Adelaide Law School wishes to congratulate the recent appointments for its graduands: Dr Melissa Perry QC, has been appointed to the Federal Court of Australia. Dr Perry graduated in 1985 with an LLB (Honours). She was admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia as a barrister and solicitor in 1985. In 2004 she […]
SA Law Reform visits Mount Gambier and Port Pirie
The South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI), based at the Adelaide Law School, conducted its first country succession law reform forums in July 2013, visiting Mount Gambier on Friday 5 July and Port Pirie on Wednesday 10 July. The forums were funded by a grant from the Law Foundation of South Australia. The panel for […]
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Upcoming PhD seminars for Adelaide Law School
Friday 23rd August, 11am – Karen Gross ‘The Role Institutions Play in Functional Insolvency Systems’ – Could a macroeconomic theory developed to explain the prosperity/poverty divide actually resolve a persistent regulatory problem? Friday 23rd August, 11:30am – Craig Ellis ‘Renewable Energy and Property Theory’ – Assuming a 100% renewable energy supply, would energy be considered […]
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Commonwealth New Whistleblower Protection – A Round-up
In June this year, the Commonwealth Parliament passed its first comprehensive whistleblower protection legislation, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013. Adelaide Law School’s Gabrielle Appleby, Judith Bannister and Anna Olijnyk made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee during its passage, commending the Commonwealth on its initiative but noting some serious shortfalls […]
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