New Judge in Residence: The Hon Marcia Neave AO
Melbourne Law School welcomes the Honourable Marcia Neave AO as its newest Judge in Residence.
Published 29 Jul 2016
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Memories from either side of time: 60 years of Melbourne Law School Students' Society
Student camaraderie at Melbourne Law School is a common theme in the memories of our alumni community and current students. Graeme Rees-Jones RFD ED (LLB 1960) and Melbourne JD student Anna Francesca Belgiorno-Nettis have 60 years between their respective elections to Secretary and President of the Melbourne University Law Students’ Society (MULSS), but student gatherings, fun and humour, amidst the pressures of studying hard, stand out for both.
Published 29 Jul 2016
Success in Brooking Prize for Construction Law
The Society of Construction Law Australia offers the Brooking Prize annually for 6,000-word essays in construction law. The Prize is named after the Hon Robert Brooking AO QC in recognition of his Honour’s pioneering contribution to the study and practice of construction law in Australia.
Published 28 Jul 2016
Professor Doug Jones AO illuminates past, present and future of contract penalties doctrine
On 13 July 2016, Professorial Fellow Doug Jones AO provided detailed insights into a key issue within contracting in construction projects and beyond: the penalties doctrine.
Published 28 Jul 2016
Born to be a human rights advocate
Melbourne JD student Mary Connellan grew up in South Africa during apartheid, and she says her parents involvement in the anti-apartheid struggle shaped her life.
Published 27 Jul 2016
Melbourne JD graduate strives to make a difference for refugees
A passion for helping others took Melbourne JD graduate Sophie Parr to the frontlines of the refugee crisis in Europe.
Published 25 Jul 2016
Lecture on Myanmar 2015 Elections now available online
Dr Anthony Ware on 'Monitoring and Analysis of Myanmar's 2015 Election Processes and Result': public lecture for the Electoral Regulation Research Network.
Published 21 Jul 2016
New grants awarded under the ERRN Research Collaboration Initiative
The ERRN Governance Board has awarded grants to two projects.
Published 21 Jul 2016
Connecting community and the law
Melbourne JD graduates Andrea Henson and Peter Botros were inspired to pursue careers in the community legal sector after studying Street Law at Melbourne Law School.
Published 07 Jul 2016
UN poverty expert: inequality must become a political issue
Poverty is largely ignored as a human rights violation, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Professor Philip Alston.
Published 04 Jul 2016
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 01 Jul 2016
Building your career: how to get the most out of LinkedIn
LinkedIn is fast becoming a crucial means of communication and connectivity.
Published 29 Jun 2016
SANE CEO calls for greater conversations around mental health
There is a need for further conversations about mental health in Australia, according to MLS alumnus and CEO of SANE Australia Mr Jack Heath.
Published 22 Jun 2016
Freedom fighter: Justice Moseneke’s revolutionary career
Few lawyers have been a subject of law in as many varied and conflicting ways as anti-apartheid activist Dikgang Moseneke, the recently retired Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Published 17 Jun 2016
Melbourne JD student a St. Gallen Leader of Tomorrow
Nominated as a "Leader of Tomorrow", Melbourne JD student Scott Colvin participated in the 46th St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland last month, a global gathering that draws together students and top decision makers to debate contemporary economic and political issues.
Published 15 Jun 2016
Q and A with Clare Lakewood
Undertaking a Master of Laws at Melbourne Law School was a transformational experience for Clare Lakewood, helping her launch an international career in environmental law.
Published 14 Jun 2016
Drugs Law and Legal Practice in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam
Drugs Law and Legal Practice in Southeast Asia co-authored by Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society Director, Professor Tim Lindsey and Asian Law Centre Director, Professor Pip Nicholson, investigates criminal law and practice relevant to drugs regulation in three Southeast Asian jurisdictions: Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam.
Published 14 Jun 2016
Getting ahead of the curve: learning skills for the future at MLS
Technology skills are increasingly essential for law graduates. Melbourne Law School's Mr Gary Cazalet is addressing this need with Law Apps, a subject where students design, build and release a live legal expert system that can provide legal information to non-lawyers.
Published 06 Jun 2016
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