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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Update to Computer Evidence Law in South Australia
The Evidence (Records and Documents) Act 2015 (SA) came into effect on 4 April 2016. The Act updates South Australia’s law for the use of electronic messages and records. The Act originated with a request from the South Australian Attorney-General, the Hon John Rau MP, to the independent South Australian Law Reform Institute based at […]
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UK Study Tour – April 2016
Friday 15 and Sunday 17 April – Bec Slimming, Maddie Quinn and Rebecca Mahony On Friday morning we had our last class at King’s College in London. John led us through a discussion of two recent UK Supreme Court cases and watched a recording of a judgment being handed down. After visiting the Supreme Court […]
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Adelaide Legal Outreach Service Update
The Adelaide Legal Outreach Service (ALOS) commenced the year with a full day of appointments with both existing and new clients. We continue to assist clients in housing matters, and in particular with bond issues. Interestingly, we have seen both landlords and tenants seeking advice. Of particular interest was the assistance provided to a client […]
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UK Study Tour 2016 – April 2016 – Day 3
Day 3 – Alexandra Papanikolaou, Harris Asimakopoulos and Sarah Paitaridis “Toeing the line with the UK Parliament” A walking tour of the Houses of Parliament at Westminster was the highlight of our day. Seeing such a detailed structure was fascinating for us all. We were amazed at the architecture and craned our necks to see […]
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UK Study Tour – April 2016 – Day 2
Day 2 – Elena Bartholomeusz, Kyri Nikias and Jess Pittman Today we began our seminar at King’s College at 10 a.m. after seven of us were tasked with purchasing the major daily newspapers so that we could analyse them in class. In groups we presented our brief analysis of each paper, examining their political allegiances […]
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UK Study Tour – April 2016 – Day 1
Day 1 – Eliza Harvey, Harriet Iles, Lucy Pittman Monday 11th April marked our first official day on the 2016 UK Law and Politics Study Tour. While some of us had already settled into the London time zone and fast paced way of living, a few others were still battling jetlag. Luckily, we had a […]
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PLPRU publishes 2015 Annual Report
This week the Deputy Dean and Director of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit (PLPRU), Associate Professor Alex Reilly, published the 2015 Annual Report for the research unit. The report highlights the activities and achievements of PLPRU in 2015. In 2015, PLPRU hosted 10 seminars and workshops, made 14 submissions to public inquiries and […]
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