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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Adelaide Law School CPD: The Uniform Evidence Act
The Uniform Evidence Act represents an important Australian law reform. It is the product of the only modern systematic review of the common law rules of evidence in Australia; and its adoption in the Commonwealth, Victoria, New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Tasmania, the ACT and the NT brings welcome consistency to evidence law throughout much […]
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The boats may have stopped, but at what cost to Australia?
In an article published on The Conversation today, Associate Professor Alex Reilly, Director of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit, examines the first year of the Abbott Government’s refugee policy. Click here to read Alex’s article.
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**RESCHEDULED** UPCOMING EVENT: Troubled Waters: Constitutional issues in water regulation in the Murray Darling Basin
Please be advised that the South Australian Chapter of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law’s seminar to be held on 1 September has been rescheduled for 8 September. Please see the message from the committee of the SA Branch of the AACL below. The updated details for the event can be accessed here. Dear AACL […]
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Adelaide Law School hosts inaugural Australian Academy of Law lecture by Julian Burnside AO QC
‘Speaking Plainly’ was the title of the Australian Academy of Law’s inaugural public lecture in South Australia, which was presented by Mr Julian Burnside AO QC at Adelaide Law School on Monday, 25th August 2014. The President of the AAL, the Hon Kevin Lindgren AM QC, welcomed over 200 members of the judiciary, the legal […]
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Judicial Conduct: Crafting a System That Enhances Institutional Integrity
In the current issue of the Melbourne University Law Review (Volume 38(1)), Dr Gabrielle Appleby and Dr Suzanne Le Mire examine the issue of judicial conduct. The following is the abstract of the article: Judges are human. It is their humanity that allows them to pass judgement on the complexities of fact and law in […]
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UPCOMING EVENT: Troubled Waters: Constitutional issues in water regulation in the Murray Darling Basin
The South Australian Chapter of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law is pleased to present Dr Adam Webster, Adelaide Law School speaking on Troubled Waters: Constitutional issues in water regulation in the Murray Darling Basin Adam will examine some of the constitutional issues surrounding water regulation within the Murray-Darling Basin. In particular, he will discuss […]
UPCOMING EVENT: The expansion of secrecy in civil proceedings: Reviewing the UK experience
The Public Law and Policy Research Unit invites you to attend the following event: The expansion of secrecy in civil proceedings: Reviewing the UK experience With the enactment of the Justice and Security Act 2013, the law in the United Kingdom now provides for closed material procedures and special advocates to be used in the […]
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2014 John Bray Oration: ‘Pro Bono: Good for the Profession, Good for the Country’
The John Bray Law Alumni Network warmly invites you and your colleagues and friends to the 2014 John Bray Oration, to be delivered on Wednesday 24th September 2014 by The Honourable Dr Margaret J White AO. Dr White is a retired Judge of the Queensland Court of Appeal and an Adelaide Law School graduate. Earlier […]
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Evidence and Law Reform Workshop – the New Evidence Code of China, Jilin, China
Date: July 2014 Summary LLU Advisory Board member, Emeritus Fellow Andrew Ligertwood, and Director, David Caruso, were invited to present at this Workshop. Ligertwood presented on “Forensic Science Expressions and Legal Proof”; Caruso presented on “The Admissibility and Use of Forensic Science Evidence in Australian Courts” The Workshop was convened under the auspices of the […]
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Williams v Commonwealth (No 2): A discussion of the implications for federal spending and legislative power
Last week the Public Law and Policy Research Unit met to discuss the High Court’s decision in Williams v Commonwealth (No 2). PLPRU members Dr Gabrielle Appleby and Anna Olijnyk led a discussion of the different aspects of the decision, considering its consequences for federal spending and the breadth of the Commowealth Parliament’s corporations and […]
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