Current Legal Seminar Series 2011

The series seeks to bring together leading scholars, practitioners and members of the Judiciary in Queensland and from abroad.

Posted: Friday, April 8, 2011 - 10:25

Location: Brisbane (The Banco Court, Supreme Court of Queensland, Law Courts Complex, George Street, Brisbane.)

Event Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm

Event Dates: 20 July 2011, 15 September 2011, 06 October 2011, 10 November 2011

Organisation: Bar Association of Queensland

Link: http://www.law.uq.edu.au/current-legal-issues-series

Contact Name: Ms Helene Breene

Contact Phone: 07 2328 5109

 

We are pleased to announce the third annual Current Legal Issues
Seminar Series for 2011. The series seeks to bring together leading
scholars, practitioners and members of the Judiciary in Queensland and
from abroad, with a view to
 
• providing a forum for the critical analysis and discussion of
current legal issues;
• bringing to bear upon those issues the different perspectives
offered by leading academics, legal professionals and the
Judiciary;
• forging stronger links between the academic and practising
lawyers in Queensland.
 
Format:
Each seminar will comprise a chair, speaker, and commentator. The
chair will introduce the speaker and commentator. A paper will then be
presented by a leading practising or academic lawyer, and will be subject
to a brief, expert commentary. Subsequent debate and contributions
from the floor will be facilitated by the chair. Seminar papers will be
website hosted by the University of Queensland.
 
Time:
5.30pm - 7.00pm
Followed by refreshments in the Rare Books Precinct.
 
Venue:
The Banco Court, Supreme Court of Queensland, Law Courts Complex,
George Street, Brisbane.
 
CPD:
The series has been accredited for CPD purposes by the Queensland
Bar Association. Reciprocal recognition arrangements exist between
the Bar Associations of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
Participants will accrue 1.5 CPD points per seminar in the unallocated
strand.
 
Participants:
The 2011 series is a collaboration between the TC Beirne School of Law at
the University of Queensland, the Queensland University of Technology
Faculty of Law and the Bar Association of Queensland. Attendance is on
a RSVP basis and restricted to numbers appropriate to a seminar style
format. There is no charge for attendance.
 
Teleconference:
BAQ regional members can access the seminar series by pre-arranged
teleconference.
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Date: Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Speaker: Dr Matthew Harding, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne 
Commentators: Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes OAM, Queensland University of Technology and Dr Matthew Turnour, Partner, Neumann & Turnour
Chair: The Hon Justice Hugh Fraser, Court of Appeal, Queensland
 
Date: Thursday, 15 September 2011
Speaker: Mr Craig Wappett, Partner, Piper Alderman
Commentator: Professor Mike Gedye, University of Auckland
Chair: The Honourable Justice P D McMurdo, Supreme Court of Queensland
 
Date: Thursday, 6 October 2011
Speaker: The Honourable Justice Douglas, Supreme Court of Queensland
Commentator: Professor Nick Gaskell, University of Qld
Chair: Mr Shane Doyle S.C., Barrister-at-Law
Date: Thursday, 10 November 2011
Speaker: His Honour Judge Butler AM S.C., Chief Magistrate, Queensland
Commentator: Mr Peter Davis S.C., Barrister-at-Law
Chair: Mr Anthony Moynihan S.C., Director of Public Prosecutions