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Monthly Archives: January 2014
D-Day for the PPSA
As the clock strikes midnight tonight (Eastern time), the ‘transitional period’ of 24 months grace for PPS registrations will expire. There have been 7.7 million registrations as at end of 2013, but the feeling is that, now that the crunch time has arrived, many suppliers, lessors, consignors and others, particularly smaller businesses and artisans, will […]
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Australian honours: recommendations and decisions made in strict confidence
Australia Day honours is now a well established tradition where Australia recognises those who have made an important contribution to our community. But we know little about the decision-making process, and the High Court has recently confirmed it will stay that way, explains Adelaide Law School’s Dr Judith Bannister. On Australia Day a new batch […]
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Japanese Judges visit Adelaide Law School
On Thursday 30 January, the Law School hosted a visit from three judges from Japanese Family Courts: Ms Kaoru Ishihara, from the Nagoya family Court; Mr Kaoto Kida, from the Yokohama Family and District Court and Mr Yoshito Muramatsu, Senior Court Clerk of the Kofu Family Court. Informal discussions regarding Family Law, mediation and ADR […]
Student Scholarships now available
The following Student Scholarships are now available and applications close 7 March 2014 DA Robertson Scholarship . 1 x student for the third and subsequent years (up to a maximum of 2 years) Duncan Basheer Hannon Law Scholarship . 1 x student in second year of their Bachelor of Laws degree or double degree programs […]
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Congratulations to our former Dean, Professor Rosemary Owens being made an Officer of the Order of Australia
Congratulations to our former Dean, Professor Rosemary Owens being made an Officer of the Order of Australia Officer (AO) in the General Division. Professor Owens has received this award for her distinguished service to the law, particularly to legal education as an academic and administrator, to national and international employment and labour organisations, and to […]
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Grant Success – ARC Discovery Project Commencing in 2014
In the last Commonwealth ARC grant rounds, Professor John Williams and Dr Gabrielle Appleby from the Adelaide Law School, together with their colleague from the Australian National University, Associate Professor James Stellios, were awarded funding to undertake research into the effect of High Court decisions protecting judicial independence and integrity on the federal system. Below […]
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High Court: Same-sex and Polygamy in. Bestiality out.
In December last year, the High Court of Australia decided that the ACT’s Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 was inoperative because it was inconsistent with the federal Marriage Act 1961 (Cth). Key to the Court’s decision was the acceptance by the Court that, if it so chose, the Commonwealth Parliament could make laws providing […]
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Grant Success – ARC Discovery Project Commencing 2014
In the last Commonwealth ARC grant rounds, Professor John Williams and Dr Gabrielle Appleby from the Adelaide Law School, together with their colleague from the Australian National University, Associate Professor James Stellios, were awarded funding to undertake a project entitled ‘Law, Order and Federalism’. Below is a short outline of their research. Threats of criminal […]
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Adelaide Law School Academic Appointed to Law Council National Committee
Adelaide Law School senior lecturer Dr Matthew Stubbs has been appointed to the Law Council of Australia’s newly-formed National Human Rights Committee. The Law Council of Australia is the peak national representative body of the Australian legal profession, and represents about 60,000 legal practitioners nationwide. The National Human Rights Committee has been formed to provide […]
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