Data Security in the Spotlight
New legislation means you should, in certain instances, be notified if your data is breached. But will it really keep your personal details safe?
Published 08 Apr 2018
MLS Newsroom
Civil penalties for cartel conduct: An OECD Review of the Australian Regime
For much of the early part of the last decade the focus of Australian competition law and enforcement has been on the introduction and implementation of criminal sanctions for individuals for cartel conduct, introduced in 2009. Almost ten years on, a critical review of civil penalties for companies is timely.
Published 06 Apr 2018
The decline of parliamentary democracy in a post-truth era
Professor Gillian Triggs, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne and former Australian Human Rights Commission President, delivered the annual Integrity/Jim Carlton Lecture, which is jointly hosted by the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CCCS) and the Accountability Round Table (ART), at Melbourne Law School this evening.
Published 23 Mar 2018
From West to East: WA student finds tech law focus at Melbourne
Bachelor of Commerce graduate Emily Mackay moved from Perth to study the Melbourne JD.
Published 22 Mar 2018
Read or listen to the CLEN Director, Professor Beaton-Wells, discuss the ACCC’s inquiry into digital platforms and new frontiers in competition law.
Read or listen here.
Published 07 Mar 2018
MLS alumni recognised in Australia Day Honours
Melbourne Law School congratulates a number of our alumni who were recently recognised in the 2018 Australia Day Honours list. It is a tribute to the dedication and commitment of these members of our community who have worked tirelessly in their fields.
Published 13 Feb 2018
One subject down: a reflection on the first month of the Melbourne JD
Nick Felstead commenced the Melbourne JD in February 2017. He reflects on his experiences in his first few weeks of law school.
Published 05 Feb 2018
New Dean commences at Melbourne Law School
Professor Pip Nicholson commences as Dean of the University of Melbourne Law School this week.
Published 29 Jan 2018
Mother and daughter share masters graduation
Dr Sally Cockburn and her daughter, Amelia Edwards, celebrate their graduation from the Melbourne Law Masters program together.
Published 23 Jan 2018
In Memoriam Professor Colin A Hughes: A Queensland perspective
* This is a transcript of a speech presented by Professor Graeme Orr at the 2017 ERRN Biennial Workshop held at the University of Western Australia Club in Perth in November 2017.
Published 16 Jan 2018
Supermarket Power Project Symposium video
Supermarket Power in Australia: Looking Back and Ahead symposium was held at the State Library of Victoria in October 2017. Click below to watch a short video of highlights.
Published 19 Dec 2017
Lawyer by day
In his spare time, MLS alumnus Mark Tyndall hosts a podcast exploring the hidden talents, projects and stories of lawyers.
Published 19 Dec 2017
Studying a Masters from Myanmar
For lawyer Rowan Kendall, working in Brisbane, London and now Myanmar has been no barrier to completing Melbourne Law School’s Master of Competition and Consumer Law.
Published 18 Dec 2017
New Dean appointed
Professor Pip Nicholson has been appointed the new Dean of Melbourne Law School.
Published 13 Dec 2017
The mark of a mentor
Dylan Tromp (BA(Hons)/BSc 2005, MPub&IntLaw 2010) has built a career working for the United Nations and other international organisations. He is now passing his experience along to a new crop of JD students through the MLS Mentor Program.
Published 05 Dec 2017
Honouring a friend's legacy
MLS alumni Nick Boyd-Caine and Zan Mazharullah have established a scholarship in memory of their classmate and good friend, Daniel Wright.
Published 30 Nov 2017
Who owns your DNA?
We can find out about our ancestry or our risk of disease through our unique DNA - but do you know who has a right to access and use that information?
Published 26 Nov 2017
Are Australian businesses set up for success?
Speaking at the MLS Alumni Breakfast Seminar in November, Executive Director and Co-Head of Macquarie Capital Tim Joyce (BCom, LLB(Hons) 1998) shared his insights and commentary on the impact current economic trends are having on Australian businesses.
Published 24 Nov 2017
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