A view of the law from Shanghai

MLS JD students have spent a week in Shanghai as part of the elective subject Economic and Business Law in Asia.

Published 05 Dec 2018

MLS researchers successful in ARC funding for 2019

New research projects to be conducted by Melbourne Law School academics have been awarded major funding in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) grants.

Published 28 Nov 2018

DIY Diabetes Management an Ethical Dilemma

Regulators are catching up with new DIY technologies that promise to help manage Type 1 Diabetes.

Published 19 Nov 2018

Navigated Assisted Dying in Victoria

The legalisation of voluntary assisted dying in Victoria raises ethical, legal and policy challenges

Published 13 Nov 2018

MLS academic wins prestigious book prize

MLS Professor Jason Varuhas has been awarded the prestigious Inner Temple New Authors Book Prize.

Published 08 Nov 2018

Soccer player leads in the law

Studying the Melbourne Law Masters has enabled Alexander Davani to combine his passion for sport with a career in the law.

Published 23 Oct 2018

Alumnus streamlines verification process for lawyers

MLS alumnus Saul Wakerman is the co-founder of Atticus, a legal tech startup that provides law firms with a platform to complete document disclosure verifications.

Published 23 Oct 2018

Making bail: legal app to improve prisoners’ access to justice

Designing an app to help prisoners apply for bail has changed the way that Erin Kanygin thinks about the law.

Published 17 Oct 2018

23 October: Seminar with Dr Matthew Collins QC

MLS Alumni & CMCL Breakfast Seminar

Published 16 Oct 2018

Law app helps people living with a disability seek support

Developing an app to help people living with a disability has given JD student Alexander Meredith valuable insight into the principles of human-centred design.

Published 12 Oct 2018

Taking on a Master of Tax

For law graduate Jack Aquilina, completing his Master of Tax has set him up for a diverse legal career.

Published 03 Oct 2018

Cultural connection: alumna links Chinese and Australian legal systems

MLS alumna Di Miao helps Chinese and Australian clients interact and understand key legal issues at play.

Published 25 Sep 2018

Call for Papers

This workshop aims to bring together postgraduate students from Australia and New Zealand who are researching topics relating to Vietnamese legal studies.

Published 24 Sep 2018

If privacy is increasing for My Health Record data, it should apply to all medical records

In response to the public outcry against the potential for My Health Record data to be shared with police and other government agencies, Health Minister Greg Hunt recently announced moves to change the legislation.

Published 21 Sep 2018

Professor Andrew Kenyon giving keynote address at SLS

Published 07 Sep 2018

An inside view of institutions in international law

JD student Tim Tabalujan reflects on his experience in Institutions in International Law, a two-week study intensive in Geneva, Switzerland.

Published 31 Aug 2018

Human-centred design for legal help

Speaking at a public lecture at MLS, Dr Margaret Hagan from the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School explained how we can use design to make the legal system work better for people.

Published 30 Aug 2018