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Monthly Archives: April 2019
Field Trip to Terramin
The Minerals and Energy Law students went on a field trip to the site of Terramin’s proposed gold mine at Woodside. Many thanks to Matt Daniel of Terramin for hosting a very informative visit.
RUMLAE Director Visits US Army JAG School
Last week, Prof Dale Stephens (RUMLAE Director) visited the US Army JAG School located in Charlottesville, Virginia and was privileged to receive briefings on the organization and current activities of the JAG School by the Dean of the School, Colonel Randy Swansiger. Prof Stephens was also able to meet with two US Army JAG Officers, […]
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Re-Launch of Piper Alderman Moot Court
On 16 April 2019 the Adelaide Law School launched the inaugural Piper Alderman Moot Court display which celebrated the history, legacy & philanthropy of Sir Samuel Way and his role in the legal profession in SA. The inaugural display was opened by The Hon Catherine Branson AC QC and Professor Greg Taylor provided a brief […]
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Rewarding trip to Mount Gambier for SALRI and RUSSEL
On 15 April 2019, the independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) and the Research Unit for the Study of Society, Ethics and the Law (RUSSEL) from Adelaide University visited Mt Gambier to speak to Mt Gambier legal practitioners about various topical law reform and research projects. Law reform extends beyond Adelaide and it is crucial to […]
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Partial defence of provocation in homicide to be abolished
The independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) based at the Adelaide Law School welcomes the recent announcement by the Attorney-General, the Hon Vickie Chapman MP, that the State Government will introduce legislation abolishing the partial defence of provocation in homicide by the end of the year. The Attorney-General said that this measure will form […]
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Public Lecture: Formal Record and Courtroom Reality in Medieval England
A public lecture on ‘Formal Record and Courtroom Reality in Medieval England‘ by Paul Brand, recently retired professor of English Legal History at the University of Oxford. Paul is the leading authority on the common law and common lawyers in England and Wales during the century after Magna Carta. This lecture will draw upon already […]
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INSOL Academics Colloquium
Adelaide Law School’s PhD candidate Catherine Robinson (also an academic with the Faculty of Law at University of Technology, Sydney) gave a presentation in Singapore on 2 April at the pre-eminent international forum for insolvency academics, INSOL Academics Colloquium. Catherine’s presentation discussed the findings from her recent survey of Australian insolvency practitioners. Her PhD (supervised […]
SALRI’s Forfeiture Rule project – a productive day and further views welcome
The independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) based at the Adelaide Law School held two consultation sessions with interested parties at the University of Adelaide on 5 April 2019 to discuss its present reference examining the forfeiture rule in unlawful homicide. The two roundtable sessions were chaired by the Hon Tom Gray QC and proved highly […]
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