Issue 21 – June 2019
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Message from the Dean
One of the things I enjoy most about my role at Melbourne Law School is hearing the stories of our alumni. It is inspiring to hear how MLS graduates contribute not only to the legal profession, but across a variety of sectors of our economy.
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Making history for Aboriginal Victorians
Last year, the Victorian Government passed legislation to support and protect future treaty negotiations with the Aboriginal community. Other states and territories are beginning to take similar steps
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Meet MLS’s first Senior Indigenous Fellow
Eddie Cubillo joined Melbourne Law School earlier this year as its first Senior Indigenous Fellow.
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After Hayne: reflections on the banking royal commission
It has been several months since Commissioner Kenneth Hayne handed down his final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.
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Waging a legal battle on climate change
Around the world, the courts are increasingly being used as a battleground in the fight against climate change. MLS News spoke with experts about what this means for business, government and the legal community.
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Being Attorney-General: Jill Hennessy on leadership and life (and why they’re inseparable)
Victoria’s Attorney-General and Minister for Workplace Safety Jill Hennessy gives MLS News her views on political reform, challenging the “old culture” in the legal profession, and being authentic in the workplace.
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Exposing modern slavery
Australia’s new Modern Slavery Act is an opportunity for businesses and consumers to ensure they are making ethical choices when it comes to working conditions in global supply chains, according to experts from the MLS community.
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Stepping with care towards voluntary assisted dying
The implementation of Victoria’s new voluntary assisted dying legislation is being managed carefully, according to experts from the MLS community.
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Building industry connections
Phillip Greenham is Melbourne Law School’s first Enterprise Fellow – an appointment aimed at connecting industry leaders with the University of Melbourne to enrich teaching, research and engagement.
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A scholarship to inspire the next generation of law professionals
What started as an informal chat between classmates has evolved into the MLS Young Alumni Scholarship – a new initiative to support a Melbourne JD student with a disability or long-term illness.
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Alumna ascends to top of bar association
President of the Australian Bar Association and MLS alumna Jennifer Batrouney QC is on a mission to improve diversity in the legal profession.
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True North: alumnus reflects on Territory career
A love of life in the Northern Territory has inspired the Hon Austin Asche AC QC in his many contributions to the law and the community.
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Redefining human rights remedies
MLS Professor Jason Varuhas’ book Damages and Human Rights, winner of the Inner Temple Book Prize for New Authors, is making an impact in the UK and Australia, being cited in landmark cases involving human rights.
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Climate change, overlapping laws and the rights of indigenous and forest-dwelling people
A collaborative book by four MLS academics about the impact of climate change mitigation on indigenous and forest-dwelling communities has been recognised with an award from the American Society of International Law.
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Remembering Philip Cummins AM 1939–2019
The Hon Philip Cummins AM made a significant and sustained contribution to the Victorian justice system. The Hon Justice Murray Kellam AO pays tribute to a much-loved member of the MLS community.
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Remembering Suzan Shabnam Davies 1975–2019
Suzan Shabnam Davies was one of the inaugural editors of the Melbourne Journal of International Law. Professor Katy Barnett pays tribute to her life in the law and education.