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 Murdoch University Most Outstanding Mock Trial Student Scholarship: The Dean of Law announced the recipient of the Murdoch University Most Outstanding Mock Trial Student Scholarship on Thursday, 17 September 2009 during a Reception held in the Supreme Court of Western Australia. [more...] |
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 Annual WA Law Schools Championship: On Thursday 17 September 2009 Danica Goodbody, James Day and Peter Sadler won the annual Law Week Academic Challenge. Academic Challenge is a lighthearted contest of mental ability between representatives from all four Western Australia law schools. [more...] |
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 Law School Retreat 2009: The School’s Retreat for 2009 was held in the Mulberry on Swan Winery on Friday, 4 September. The Dean of Law, Professor Gabriël Moens talked about the Continuing Search for Excellence in the Law School .[more...] |
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 Michael Barnes Wins Inaugural Torts Law Moot: Around 60 first year Law students competed in the inaugural Torts Moot culminating in a Final conducted in the Freehills Electronic Moot Court on Saturday 5th September, 2009. [more...] |
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 SCALES gives evidence at Senate Inquiry: SCALES joined Women’s Legal Service, Aboriginal Service and many others to present evidence to the Senate Inquiry into Access to Justice on Monday.[more...] |
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 Clinical Conference a great success: SCALES and the School of Law successfully hosted the 7th International Journal on Clinical Legal Education and the 10th Australian Clinical Education Conference last week. The conference attracted 67 delegates from 13 different countries, including countries from Asia, Africa, Europe, the US and Australia.[more...] |
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 The Criminal Codes: The new edition of The Criminal Codes: Commentary and Materials will be welcomed by those studying Criminal Law in Western Australia and Queensland. Associate Professor Thomas Crofts (Murdoch) and Dr Kelley Burton (QUT) have substantially revised this book to increase overall clarity and to ensure a balanced examination of the criminal law in the “Code” States, Queensland and Western Australia. [more...] |
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 University of Queensland Victorious in International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot: The University of Queensland have emerged as victors in this year's International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot. Grand Finals are naturally close contests, and this year's final was no exception, with the winners prevailing over Universitas Indonesia by the narrowest possible margin, with one of the three panelists unable to declare a winner. [more...] |
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 Murdoch Academic Appointed Vice-President of the Australian Society of Legal Philosophy (ASLP): Dr Augusto Zimmermann has recently returned from the Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Legal Philosophy (ASLP). The Society's Annual Conference was held at the Law School, University of Melbourne, on Friday June 5 and Saturday June 6, 2009. [more...] |
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 Dr. Ken Shao speaks at China’s highest-level Intellectual Property Summit: Dr. Ken Shao was invited by Professor Wu Handong, Director of China’s Intellectual Property Institute and Vice Chancellor of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, to give a speech at China’s highest-level IP Summit Conference (9-10 May 2009) in Guangzhou, China. [more...] |
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 Dr Kate Lewins Wins Dean's Research Prize: The School of Law held it Annual Research Day on Friday, 29 May 2009. The topics discussed were wide-ranging, topical and intellectually stimulating. [more...] |
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 WAIDM Advisory Board Meeting: The annual meeting of the WAIDM Advisory Board was held on Friday, May 29. [more...] |
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 The Macquarie Bank Australasian Law (ALB) Awards Dinner : The Macquarie Bank Australasian Law (ALB) Awards Dinner was held in the Westin, Sydney on Thursday, 21 May 2009. More than 600 lawyers attended the Dinner. [more...] |
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 Students excel in Jackson McDonald Cup: The Finals of the Jackson McDonald Cup have been a long time coming for all students involved. Over the weekend of 16th -17th of May 2009 the up-and-coming High School mooters faced off in a series of general rounds and finals. [more...] |
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 Patenting the Unpatentable: The Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property Institute (APIPLI) hosted a lecture by Dr Luigi Palombi on Wednesday, 6 May 2009. In his lecture, attended by approximately 50 people.[more...] |
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 Be a Law Student for a Day 2009: On Sunday the 3rd of May Murdoch University School of Law hosted 70 prospective law students for the day. This is part of the Be A Law Student for a Day program (BALSFAD). [more...] |
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 James Day Wins Senior Mooting Grand Final: The Freehills Senior Mooting Grand Final was held on Tuesday the 12th of April at the Supreme Court of Western Australia. The competitors were Emma Taylor, James Day, Azlan Mohamed Noh and Martin Hayes.[more...] |
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 Freehills Demonstration Moot : Thursday the 9 th of April 2009 saw two tremendous litigators face off in Murdoch Law School’s Freehills Lecture Theatre. Paul D Evans and Konrad de Kerloy, Partners at Freehills argued for the appellant and respondent, respectively. [more...] |
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 Human Rights Debate: On Thursday, 2 April 2009 SCALES and Murdoch Law School organised a Debate on Is there a Need for a Bill of Rights? [more...] |
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 Dean's Awards Ceremony 2009: The Dean’s Awards Ceremony, organised to celebrate the achievements of School of Law students.[more...] |
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 Graduations at Murdoch Law School: Tuesday, 17 March 2009 was a great day in the life of Murdoch Law School. The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG, who recently retired from the High Court of Australia, received a Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. [more...] |
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 Mary Anne Kenny: Winner of the Sir Ronald Wilson Leadership Award: Ms Mary Anne Kenny is this year’s Recipient of the Sir Ronald Wilson Leadership Award. This is an exceptional achievement. [more...] |
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 Willem C. Vis Exhibition Moot 2009: Murdoch Law School hosted an Exhibition Moot in preparation for their team’s departure for the oral rounds of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition, which will be held in Vienna from April 4 to 7.[more...] |
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 2009 Postgraduate Certificate in Chinese Law in China: Murdoch law students have completed the first week of their experience in China. Weather is good and various events have been successfully organized to enrich students' understanding of the rapidly changing China.[more...]
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 Murdoch Academic at UN Forum: A Murdoch University academic appeared before a United Nations meeting in Geneva as part of a small group of invited international experts asked to speak on the right to education and minorities [more...]
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 Murdoch academic presents at major international conference: Dr Augusto Zimmermann, Lecturer in Constitutional Law, has recently returned from a major international conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [more...]
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 Christmas Reception for the Legal Profession: The School of Law held its annual Christmas Reception for the Legal Profession on Wednesday, December 4. The Reception was attended by approximately 50 people from the WA legal profession and judiciary, and members of the University community. [more...]
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 Former Judge Advocate General Visits Murdoch Law School: Major-General Len Roberts-Smith RFD, QC, Commissioner of the Corruption and Crime Commission of WA and recently retired Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force, visited the Law School on 25 October to discuss military justice with students of the unit Military Law. [more...]
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 Murdoch Law School Wins the FDI MootThe School of Law congratulates its Foreign Direct Investments International Moot team, who have triumphed in the Grand Final of the competition's oral rounds at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts [more...]
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 CPD Seminar: Creative Industries and Intellectual Property Protection: On Thursday, October 23, the School of Law was visited by Professor Sanguan Lewmanomont, of Yonok University in Thailand.[more...]
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 The Most Frequently Asked Questions: A Special Guest lecture by The Hon. Justice Kirby - On Tuesday October 21, the School of Law had the special privilege of a visit from His Honour Justice Michael Kirby, of the High Court of Australia. This was to be the Judge’s final visit to Perth during his office as a Justice of the Court.[more...]
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 Legal centre calls for an end to mandatory detention: Murdoch University's Southern Communities Advocacy, Legal and Education Service (SCALES) appeared before the Australian Parliament Joint Standing Committee on Migration today as part of its inquiry into immigration detention.[more...]
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 Moot Court Bench Film Commended: The Moot Court Bench has received a Commendation for David’s First Moot, its entry into the “Connecting With Law” Short Film Competition, run by Oxford University Press Australia.[more...]
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 Murdoch University Most Outstanding Mock Trial Student Scholarship: The Dean of Law announced the recipient of this scholarship on Thursday,
18 September 2008 during a Reception held in the Supreme Court of
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 Minter Ellison Chinese Law Event : On 11 September 2008, the Minter Ellison & Murdoch Chinese Law Event was very successfully completed at Murdoch Law School’s Freehills Theatre. The Event was opened with a piece of thousand-year old traditional Chinese music and accompanied throughout with a slideshow of Chinese scenery.[more...]
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 International Virtual Moot Court 2008 Successfully Completed: The International Virtual Moot Court (IVM) 2008 took place from 1 - 5 Sept and was organized and hosted by Murdoch Law School. Seven Universities from Australia and the United States such as Melbourne University and Michigan State University competed against each other by using the cutting-edge video conference technologies. [more...]
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 Law School Staff Retreat 2008: Murdoch Law School held its annual Retreat on Friday, 5 September 2008 in Bluewater Grill, Applecross.The Dean of Law, Professor Gabriel Moens, presented a paper on Murdoch Law School: Challenges and Opportunities. [more...]
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 A Unique Legal International Experience: Murdoch University’s School of Law students will from next year have a unique opportunity to study for four weeks in one of Italy’s historical universities following the recent signing of an agreement with the Università di Macerata..[more...]
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 Lost in Traffik Exhibition Opened - Launch of the Social Justice Committee of MSLS: On Tuesday, 19 August the Murdoch Students Law Society (MSLS) and the School of Law officially opened an Exhibition of photographs entitled Through Their Eyes.[more...]
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 Visit by Zhengzhou University Delegation: A delegation from Zhengzhou University visited the Law School from Tuesday, 12 August to Friday, 15 August 2008. [more...]
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 9TH Annual IMLAM Competition 2008: Murdoch University School of Law is proud to have hosted and organised the 9th annual IMLAM competition. The event was a great success, with 17 teams competing, including a team from Texas, USA. [more...]
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 Dispute Resolution Winter Class – Law School Welcomes U.S. Visitors: On Sunday June 15, the School of Law welcomed a group of students from the United States of America, who are visiting the School to take part in a special Winter intensive offering of LAW421 Dispute Resolution.[more...]
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 European Summer Programme Launched: The 2009 European Summer Law Programme, which will take place at the University of Macerata in Italy, was officially launched on Friday, June 6.[more...]
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 Jackson McDonald: Perth Law Firm of the Year 2008: The Mettle Australasian Law (ALB) Awards Dinner was held in the Westin, Sydney on Thursday, 22 May 2008.[more...]
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 Senior Mooting Competition Final at the Supreme Court: An exciting and competitive MSLS Senior Mooting Final was conducted in the Supreme Court of Western Australia on 13th May, 2008.[more...]
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 Be a Law Student for a Day: The Law School held its annual Be A Law Student for A Day on Sunday, 11 May 2008. The event, which was held in the Freehills Electronic Moot Court, attracted approximately 80 prospective students. [more...]
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 APIPLI Seminar on Global Patent Governance: Murdoch Law School’s Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Law Institute (APIPLI) held a Seminar on 15 April 2008 in the Freehills Lecture Theatre. APIPLI invited two academic lawyers from the Australian National University to give a lecture on the topic of Global Patent Governance. [more...]
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 Murdoch Lachs Mooting Team Wins Prestigious Award: The team of Kylie Hocek, Danica Goodbody and James Day, coached by Dr Vernon Nase, has won the prestigious award for Best Memorials (written submissions) at the 2008 Manfred Lachs International Space Law Mooting Competition in Sydney. [more...]
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 Dean's Awards Ceremony: The Dean’s Awards Ceremony, held to recognise School of Law students who had excelled in their studies in 2007, was held on Wednesday evening, 9th April 2008.[more...]
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 Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2007-08: Murdoch Law School's Willem C Vis Moot team have recently returned from the oral rounds of the competition in Vienna.[more...]
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 Postgraduate Certificate in Chinese Law (2008): Murdoch Law School’s innovative new Postgraduate Certificate in Chinese Law has successfully completed its first offering in China.[more...]
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 SCALES Awarded Consumer Protection Award: SCALES was yesterday awarded the 2008 winner of the Richard (Dick) Fletcher Award at the WA Consumer Protection Awards 2008. The award is for the Tenants Advice and Court Service (TACS).[more...]
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 SCALES gets new offices: This week staff, students and supporters gathered to celebrate the official opening of SCALES's new offices. Located in the St Nicholas Building, Council Avenue, Rockingham, the new offices are perfectly suited for SCALES operations.[more...]
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 Willem C. Vis Exhibition Moot 2008: Murdoch Law School is sending a team of five students to the prestigious Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition, the oral rounds of which are held in Vienna between March 14 and 20 [more...]
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 Freehills lawyers defend MSLS: Students at Murdoch were treated to a fine display of advocacy today as Freehills lawyers Katja Levy and Martin Goldblatt staged a demonstration moot in the Freehills Electronic Moot Court. The 'facts' involved MSLS allegedly being involved in misleading and deceptive conduct under the Trade Practices Act. [more...]
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 Orientation Day 2008: The School of Law held its Orientation Day for the incoming class of 2008 on Friday, 15 February 2008. The Dean of Law, Professor Gabriël Moens welcomed the School’s new students. His welcoming address was followed by a speech by the Hon. Justice Michael John Murray, Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia [more...]
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 Jessup Moot Success - Murdoch Team win Best Memorial Award: A team of five Murdoch students participated in the famous 2008 Philip Jessup International Law Moot. This year’s problem concerned the conflict between the fight against terrorism and Human Rights. [more...]
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 Professional Training in Arbitration Law and Practice: The School’s second Professional Training in Arbitration Law and Practice Programme was held in the period of 7 to 14 December 2007. This year, there were participants from Malaysia, Singapore, Russia and Australia. [more...]
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 Christmas Reception for the Legal Profession: The Annual Reception for the Legal Profession was held on Thursday, 6 December 2007. Approximately 100 people, including representatives of the legal profession, the judiciary and alumni attended the Function. [more...]
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 Visit by the Hon. Justice John Dyson Heydon to the Law School: The Honourable Justice John Dyson Heydon of the Australian High Court visited the Law School on Monday, 22 October 2007. [more...]
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Christmas Reception for the Legal Profession: The Annual Reception for the Legal Profession was held on Thursday, 6 December 2007. Approximately 100 people, including representatives of the legal profession, the judiciary and alumni attended the Function [more...] |
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 The WAIDM Advisory Board Annual Meeting: The WAIDM Advisory Board held its annual meeting on Friday, October 19. [more...] |
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 Not Guilty - The Dean's Trial, Friday October 26: Professor Gabriël Moens, Dean of the School of Law, has been acquitted by a student jury of possessing drugs with intent to supply.[more...]
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 10th Australian Clinical Legal Education Conference: SCALES and Murdoch University School of Law recently won the right to host the 10th Australian Clinical Legal Education Conference.[more...]
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 Adjunt Professor of Law Appointed to NADRAC: Adjunct Professor Nadja Alexander has been appointed to the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council (NADRAC). [more...]
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 APIPLI Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights and Internet Presence: The Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Law Institute (APIPLI) held a Seminar on Wednesday, 3 October 2007 on Intellectual Property Rights and Internet Presence. [more...]
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 10th Anniversary Celebrations of SCALES: The Southern Communities Advocacy, Legal & Education Centre (SCALES) invited its alumni and friends back to the School of Law for a celebration of their tenth anniversary. [more...]
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 Murdoch Law Students Attend the National Indigenous Legal Conference 2007: The National Indigenous Legal Conference, hosted by the Queensland Bar Association and Queensland University of Technology, was held in Brisbane from 13th September to 15th September 2007. [more...]
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 Murdoch Law School Celebrates the Successes of Two Doctoral Students and a Valedictorian: At the graduation ceremony, held on Monday, 17 September, two members of the Law School community graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. [more...
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 Visit by the Dean of Law, Shenyang Institute of Engineering, P R China: On Tuesday, 18 September 2007 the Law School was visited by Dean Li Weyue and Associate Professor Guo Yi, School of Politics and Law, Shenyang Institute of Engineering, People’s Republic of China. [more...] |
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 Donation of Ancient Islamic Scholarly Texts to Murdoch Law School: On Friday, 14 September 2007, Stanislaw and Stephanie Rogalski, Regional Director, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, presented the Law School with two additional volumes of ancient Islamic texts, which were translated into English at Brigham Young University (BYU), Utah. [more...] |
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 MSLS Hypotheticals 2007: The 2007 Murdoch Student Law Society (MSLS) Hypotheticals was held on Thursday, 13 September 2007 in the Freehills Electronic Moot Court of Murdoch Law School. [more...] |
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 Murdoch Law School Mock Trial Outstanding Student Scholarship: On Tuesday, 11 September 2007 the Dean of Law, Gabriël Moens presented the Murdoch Law School Mock Trial Outstanding Student Scholarship to Ms Annelise Nielsen. [more...] |
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 Law School Staff Retreat: The School of Law held its Staff Retreat on Friday, 7 September 2007 in the State Room, Fremantle Sailing Club. [more...] |
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 Teaching Plaudits for SCALES: The Teaching Team at SCALES recently won a National Citation from the Carrick Institute for sustained excellence in providing an experiential learning environment which engages students in a lifelong commitment to social justice. [more...] |
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Pre Law Programme - Semester One 2007: Professor Gabriël Moens, Dean of the School of Law, presented certificates of achievement to the 13 graduands of the semester one 2007 Pre Law Programme on Thursday, 23 August 2007. [more...] |
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 The Intervarsity Junior Moot: The Intervarsity Junior Moot was held on Monday, 13th August 2007 in the Murdoch University Freehills lecture theatre. The event attracted a great crowd, with students from all four law schools attending. [more...]
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 Law School's Participation in Murdoch's Open Day: Hundreds of people, including prospective students and their families, passed through the Law School on Murdoch’s Open Day, which was held on Sunday, 12 August 2007. [more...]
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 International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot 2007: Murdoch University School of Law and Victoria University are proud to have hosted and organised the 8TH annual IMLAM competition. [more...]
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 The School of Law honoured the members of its outstanding international mooting teams during a Reception held in the Lobby of the Law School on Tuesday, 12 June 2007. [more...]
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 Visit by Professor Assafa Endeshaw: Professor Endeshaw, who teaches at Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom, discussed various Intellectual Property issues with Law School on Friday, 15 June 2007. [more...]
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 A delegation from the Hanoi Department of Education and Training visited the Law School on Thursday, 7 June 2007 [more...]
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 The annual event Be A Law Student For A Day was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007. It was an outstanding promotional event attended by approximately 90 prospective students. [more...]
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 The School's Postgraduate Certificate in Chinese Law will soon be a reality! The Vice-President of Zhengzhou University, Professor Shuli Qin, signed the Postgraduate Certificate Delivery Agreement between Murdoch University and Zhengzhou University on Thursday, 24 May 2007. [more...]
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 Innovative Teaching in Law: On Friday 11th of May, 2007 Murdoch University’s School of Law opened its doors to police in an innovative interdisciplinary teaching exercise. [more...] |
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 Seminar on Human Rights and Volunteer Work : SCALES Community Law Centre & Australian Lawyers for Human Rights held an information seminar on human rights and volunteer work.. [more...]
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 Reception for Graduate Certificate in Migration Law Alumni: On Tuesday, 17 April 2007 the School of Law hosted a reception for the first graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice. [more...]
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Jackson McDonald: Perth Law Firm of the Year: The Mazda Australasian Legal Business (ALB) Awards Dinner was held in the Westin, Sydney on Tuesday, 15 May 2007. More than 650 lawyers attended the Dinner. According to Stephen Mulrenan, ALB’s Executive Editor, hundreds of legal and industry professionals helped the Awards by contributing to this major event. [more...]
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 Murdoch Law School Competes on the World Stage- The Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot: Murdoch University School of Law recently participated in the prestigious Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria. This year, 178 law schools from 51 different countries participated, including Harvard University, the University of Hong Kong, the National University of Singapore, sixteen German law schools as well as 8 Australian law schools.[more...]
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 Outstanding Results for Murdoch Law School Team in Lachs Moot: In 2007 Murdoch University competed in this moot for the first time in the Asia-Pacific Zone of the competition. The winner of this zone is one of only three universities (one from each zone – North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe) who compete in the world final.. [more...]
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 Willem C. Vis Exhibition Moot: On Friday, 16 March 2007, the Murdoch School of Law hosted an Exhibition Moot before its team's departure for the fourteenth annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition. [more...]
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 Dean's Awards Ceremony 2007: Murdoch School of Law recognises the outstanding academic achievement, leadership and significant contributions to the Law School community of its students in 2006. [more...]
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 Welcome to our incoming class of 2007. On Friday, 16 February the Law School organised an Orientation Session for the incoming class of Law and Legal Studies in 2007. The Dean, Professor Gabriël A. Moens, addressed the Incoming Class in the University’s Lonergan Lecture Theatre.[more...]
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|  Debate: The USA and Australia Criminal Justice System. As part of the Orientation Week activities, the Law School organised a Debate on The American and Australian Criminal Justice Systems. The Debate was held on Tuesday, 13 February 2007 in the Freehills Electronic Moot Court. [more...]
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|  Expanding Opportunities for Students: Murdoch Law School's Summer Programme in Law. Murdoch Law School conducted it first ever Summer Programme in Law in January 2007. More than 120 students participated in the programme, including some from other WA and eastern states law schools. [more...]
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 Arbitration Law and Practice Programme. Murdoch Law School ’s first professional training programme in arbitration law and practice was held from 1 st to 8 th December 2006 . There were twenty participants, with students coming from Singapore , Malaysia , Indonesia and Australia. [more...] |
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 Justice Research Day 2006. November 2005 was the inaugural Justice Research Day, held at the University of Western Australia and funded by the Department of Justice. The Justice Day was an initiative of the Department of Justice and the Crime Research Centre at the University of Western Australia. [more...] |
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 Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice. The first cohort of students in the Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice had their final class on Sunday, 19 November 2006.[more...] |
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 Murdoch School of Law - Research Day. The School of Law held its inaugural Research Day on Friday, 27 October 2006. During the Day, staff and students had an opportunity to present their research finding to the School.[more...] |
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 Justice Michael Kirby Visits Murdoch Law School. The Honourable Justice Michael Kirby, Justice of the High Court of Australia visited Murdoch Law School on Thursday, 26 October 2006 to speak with students. [more...] |
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 Alumni and Moot Court Bench Cocktail Party. The Law School’s Alumni and Moot Court Bench Cocktail Party was held on Friday, 20 October 2006. Dean Moens gave a welcoming speech and emphasised the need for the Law School to keep in touch with its Alumni, who were described by him as ‘Ambassadors’.[more...] |
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 Maritime Students Receive Advice from Murdoch Graduate Working in London Shipping Firm. On 12 October 2006 Ms Sophie Drake, a graduate of our School of Law, spoke by videoconference to current Maritime Law students. Sophie explained her career path after graduating from Murdoch, from a Perth firm specialising in maritime law, to a Melbourne firm and then finally to Clyde & Co, one of the premier shipping firms in London. [more...] |
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 The 2006 MSLS Hypotheticals. The 2006 MSLS Hypotheticals were held on Thursday, 5 October in the Freehills Electronic Moot Court of Murdoch Law School. The Hypotheticals involved a panel of people and a moderator. The moderator took the panel through a set of interlinked and developing scenarios.[more...] |
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 Exciting New Partnership with the Law Society of Western Australia. On Wednesday, 27 September 2006, the Dean of Law, Professor Gabriël Moens, announced an exciting new partnership with the Francis Burt Law Education Centre, Law Society of Western Australia at a Function held in the Foyer of the Supreme Court. [more...] |
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 WAIDM launched. The Honourable Justice Christopher David Steytler, President of the Court of Appeal officially launched the Western Australian Institute of Dispute Management (WAIDM) on Thursday, 28 September 2006 during a function at Murdoch Law School. [more...] |
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 International Virtual Intellectual Property Law Moot. The inaugural International Virtual Moot took place on Monday, 25 September and Tuesday, 26 September 2006 with teams representing 5 Universities competing. [more...] |
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 Legal Education in the United States. Professor Mack Player, Santa Clara University, California will give a talk on Trends in American Legal Education in the Senate Room of Murdoch University on Wednesday, 11 October 2006. If you would like to attend Professor Player's talk, [more..]. |
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 Donation of Ancient Islamic Scholarly Texts to Murdoch Law School. Professor Daniel C. Peterson visited Murdoch University on Monday, September 11, 2006 to deliver a lecture entitled “The Substance Behind the Conflict”. [more...] |
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 MSLS Education Forum: The MSLS Education Forum took place on Tuesday, September 12 in the Freehills lecture theatre. [more...] |
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Virtual Mooting Competition. Mooting at Murdoch enters a new era in September 2006 with the inaugural Virtual Moot. The competition begins on Monday 25 September and concludes on Thursday 28 September 2006. [more...] |
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 SCALES Community Legal Centre and WA Refugee Alliance present "Turning them Away", Forum on Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006. [more...] |
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 Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice: From July 2006, Murdoch University School of Law will offer an innovative new Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice. [more...] |
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 Murdoch School of Law Annual Retreat: The School of Law held its Annual Retreat on Friday, 9 June 2006 in the Tradewinds Hotel in Fremantle. Law School staff discussed the state of the Law School and developed strategies for the enhancement of the School’s reputation. The School reviewed its Teaching and Learning processes and developed research strategies. [more...] |
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 Dean's Awards Ceremony 2006: Murdoch School of Law recognises the outstanding academic achievement, leadership and significant contributions to the Law School community of its students in 2005. [more...] |
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 Koora Kudidj Ceremony and Graduation 2006. A long-time interest in studying law and a desire to do more with her life prompted Yvette Andrews (Photo) to enrol in the four-week Koora Kudidj Indigenous Pre-Law Program at Murdoch University. The move, together with Yvette’s hard work and commitment to the program, has paid off. Yvette was recently awarded the inaugural Jackson McDonald Indigenous Scholarship, for the highest achieving student in the program.[more...] |
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 The Manfred Lachs International Space Law Mooting Competition is a prestigious international competition. Anyone interested in competing in Murdoch Law School's team for this moot in 2007 should now apply to Dr. V. Nase in writing. . [more...]
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 The Jessup Mooting Competition is widely recognised as one of the most prestigious international mooting competitions. The Jessup Moot provides competitors with an unparalleled opportunity to work closely in a team to represent fictional States in a hypothetical (but always topical) case before the International Court of Justice on cutting-edge areas of international law. [more...] |
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 New Dean for Law: A specialist in international business law has stepped into the role of Dean of Murdoch University’s Law School. Professor Gabriël A. Moens came to Murdoch from the University of Notre Dame Australia where he was Professor of Law and Head, Graduate School of Law. [more...]
Sir Ronald Wilson Remembered: Sir Ronald Wilson was a very considerable part of why Murdoch University became the second university in Western Australia with a law school. [more...]
 His Honour Justice Michael Kirby, Justice Kirby of the High Court of Australia visited the Law School on 26 October 2005 to address the Law School and University communities on the use of international human rights instruments in constitutional adjudication. [more...]
 Murdoch Law School organised its annual Be a Law Student for a Day event on Sunday, 28 May 2006 in the Freehills Electronic Moot Court. High school students were provided with comprehensive information about the School, legal careers and student life. [more...]
 New Law Elective in 2006: Moot Court Bench. Applications are still open for Moot Court Bench, an exciting new Law elective unit commencing in 2006. This unit provides opportunities to gain a broad base of practical legal skills in an interactive and supportive environment. [more...]
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