Trust in Knowledge Talks - Launch Event
2022-05-19 17:00 - 18:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Law Foyer, Level 2
Trust in Knowledge Talks – Launch Event

In-person event
Please join us at the launch event of the new Trust in Knowledge Talks seminar series – a research initiative supported by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and the Research Portfolio at the University of Sydney.
Reproducibility, replicability, transparency and integrity are key attributes that enable excellence in research and research translation. Trust in Knowledge Talks promote these issues, as well as the sharing of ideas and approaches across disciplines, to enable discussion and collaboration on producing robust and reliable research across our university community.
In this inaugural Trust in Knowledge Talk hosted by Sydney Law School, guest speaker Professor Simine Vazire from the University of Melbourne asks: where are the self-correcting mechanisms in science?

About the talk
‘Where are the self-correcting mechanisms in science?’
We often hear the self-correcting mechanisms in science invoked as a reason to trust science, but it is not always clear what these mechanisms are. Some quality control mechanisms, such as peer review for journals, or vetting for textbooks or for public dissemination, have recently been found not to provide much of a safeguard against invalid claims.
Instead, I will argue that we should look for visible signs of a scientific community’s commitment to self-correction. These signs include transparency in the research and peer review process, investment in error detection and quality control, and an emphasis on calibration rather than popularisation. We should trust scientific claims more to the extent that they were produced by communities that have these hallmarks of credibility. Fields that are more transparent, rigorous, and calibrated should earn more trust. Meta-science can provide scientists and the public with valuable information in assessing the credibility of scientific fields.
The speaker
Professor Simine Vazire, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne.
Simine is a board member of PLOS and the Berkeley Institute for Transparency in the Social Sciences, was a member of the US National Academy of Science study committee on replicability and reproducibility, and co-founded the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS). She is Editor in Chief of Collabra: Psychology and has served as editor at several other journals. She has two lines of research. One examines people’s self-knowledge of their personality and behaviour, and another examines the individual and institutional practices and norms in science, and the degree to which these norms encourage or impede self-correction and credibility.

Time: Thursday 19 May, 5-6pm (followed by a cocktail reception)
Venue: Sydney Law School, Law Foyer, level 2 (street level entrance), New Law Building F10, University of Sydney.Â

This event is presented by the Â University of Sydney Law School.

Reconcile what? Why white Australia needs to rectify its wrongs
2022-05-25 18:00 - 19:00
Reconcile what? Why white Australia needs to rectify its wrongs
Join lawyer Teela Reid and The Daily Aus’ Editor Billi FitzSimons for a conversation about truth and reckoning.
Why are we a nation that has not yet recognised the First People, andÂ whatÂ can we do to take action?
Ahead of National Reconciliation Week and on the eve of the fifth anniversary of Uluru Statement from the Heart, join us for a conversation about truth and reckoning withÂ Teela ReidÂ and University of Sydney alumnaÂ Billi FitzSimons, Editor of The Daily Aus.
Afterwards, we invite you to join us for light refreshments, to continue the conversation and make new connections.
About the speaker
Teela Reid is a proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, lawyer, essayist, storyteller and co-founder of @blackfulla_bookclub, a platform that honours First Nation’s Ancestors as the original Storytellers. Currently, Teela is a Sydney-based Senior Solicitor practicing in Aboriginal Land Rights litigation and is the current Practitioner in residence at Sydney Law School. She is also a campaigner for the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
This year, Teela is the contributing editor for the Griffith Review ‘Acts of Reckoning‘ Edition 2022. Her essay is titled ‘The Power of the First Nations Matriarchy: Warrior Women Reckoning with the Colony’. Her first essay isÂ 2020 – the year of reckoning, not reconciliation. It’s time to show up!,Â a soaring tribute to her late grandfather, Trevor â€˜Toot’ Reid. Her second essay isÂ The Heart of seeding First Nations Sovereignty – Can you handle the truth about Treaty?
Teela has also written opinions published in the Sydney Morning Herald, Washington Post, The Guardian, Marie Claire and The National Indigenous Times.
In 2021, Teela was named as aÂ Future ShaperÂ by Time Out Sydney for her public advocacy across a range of mediums. She was also awarded theÂ 2020 UNSW Young AchieverÂ for her contributions to the community, her advocacy as a working group leader on section 51 (xxvi), the Race Power, in the Constitutional dialogue process that culminated in the Uluru Statement from the Heart that culminated in the most historic calls for a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a Makarrata Commission to enable a process of Treaty and Truth-telling. Teela was also recognised for her work as a key thinker and leading advocate behind theÂ Walama Court, a proposal to establish an Aboriginal sentencing court at the NSW District Court jurisdiction.
About the host
Billi FitzSimons is the Editor at The Daily Aus, a social-first news service that engages more than 350,000 young Australians. She is also the host of ‘No Silly Questions’, which is dedicated to breaking down the big issues for young people in an accessible and digestible way. She previously worked as a senior news writer at Mamamia, where she specialised in stories at the intersection of politics and gender.
Billi studied Media and Communications at the University of Sydney and has been a commentator on ABC and in The Sydney Morning Herald.

Wednesday 25 May 2022, 6-7pm AESTÂ (followed by a cocktail reception)
Location: Charles Perkins Centre

This event is hosted by Sydney Law School and Sydney Ideas, and supported by Minter Ellison.

JSI Seminar: The Modern Approach to Statutory Interpretation
2022-05-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Camperdown Campus – venue to be confirmed
JSI Seminar: The Modern Approach to Statutory Interpretation
Speaker: Professor Dale Smith, The University of Melbourne
It is now common, in Australia and in a number of other jurisdictions, to speak of â€œthe modern approach to statutory interpretationâ€. Many of the details of this approach are unclear or contested. However, the modern approach consists at least of a rejection of literalism, and an emphasis on the importance of considering the statutory text in context and in light of the statutory purpose.
As such, the modern approach can be characterised as a pluralist account of statutory interpretation. Indeed, it is sometimes summarised in the slogan â€œtext, context and purposeâ€.
In this seminar, Professor Dale Smith identifies three sets of questions raised by the modern approach. These questions concern what, precisely, is meant by â€œtextâ€, â€œcontextâ€ and â€œpurposeâ€, what role these three factors play in statutory interpretation (e.g. are they relevant in their own right or merely as evidence of something else?) and what should be done in cases where those factors push in different directions.
He argues that, to the extent that adherents of the modern approach have addressed these questions, they have disagreed among themselves about the correct answers, and he explores some of the difficulties confronting the various answers that have been offered to date.
Speaker:
Dale Smith’s research focuses primarily on analytic legal philosophy, especially the jurisprudential writings of Ronald Dworkin. He also writes on theoretical aspects of statutory interpretation and (with Colin Campbell) on anti-discrimination law.
Dale’s research has been published in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Legal Theory, Law and Philosophy, the Modern Law Review and the University of Toronto Law Journal.
Dale graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1998 with first class honours degrees in Law and Arts. He also holds a Masters of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne and a D.Phil in Law from the University of Oxford. His doctoral thesis was on the implications for adjudication of the debate between moral objectivists and anti-objectivists.
Prior to joining Melbourne Law School in 2014, Dale was a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy at the University of Surrey in 2019, and a Visiting Academic at the Faculty of Laws, University College London in 2012.
Dale is a past Editor of the Australasian Journal of Legal Philosophy, and a past Treasurer of the Australasian Society of Legal Philosophy. He is currently the Associate Dean (Research) at Melbourne Law School.

Thursday 26 May 2022, 6-7.30pmÂ AEST
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.

CPD Points:Â 1.5

This event is hosted by theÂ Julius Stone Institute of JurisprudenceÂ at The University of Sydney Law School.Â

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The role of civil society in food system governance: Comparing Canada, the United States, and Australia
2022-06-03 09:00 - 11:00
The role of civil society in food system governance: Comparing Canada, the United States, and Australia

Ottawa, Canada: Thursday 2 June, 7-9pm (EDT)
Baltimore, United States: Thursday 2 June, 7-9pm (EDT)
Melbourne/Sydney, Australia: Friday 3 June, 9-11am (AEST)

Join this webinar and interactive conversation to learn about how civil society organizations in Canada, the United States, and Australia are working collaboratively to influence food system policy change and decision making.
Civil society organizations are integral to food system governance. Food systems governance is not limited to laws and regulations developed by government. It also includes practices, actions, and advocacy by a wide range of actors to create policies and change decision making structures.
The webinar will include a dialogue between civil society representatives and researchers from Canada, the US and Australia, exploring the role of civil society organizations in food system governance. We will unpack the motivations, opportunities, challenges, and lessons learnt from collaborative forms of food system governance. We will also reflect on lessons learnt from the various models of collaborative food system governance, such as food policy councils and networks, across the three countries.
Recent research will set the stage for representatives from each country to share their experiences of engaging in food system governance. Discussions emerging from the webinar will contribute to future comparative research on the role of civil society organizations in food systems governance in the US, Australia, and Canada.
A second event later in June will focus on the issues of equity and inclusion in food system governance, as well as Indigenous-settler relations. Please indicate your interest in this second event when you register.
This event is supported by funding fromÂ The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of CanadaÂ andÂ Mitacs.
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Agenda
7-7.05pm (EDT)Â – Welcome and land acknowledgement
7.05-7.30pm – Panel presentation and Q&A featuring: Moe Garahan, Karen Bassarab, and Nick Rose
7.30-7.45pm – Presentation of research on the role of civil society organisations in food system governance in Australia: Belinda Reeve, in conversation with Charles Levkoe, and Jill Clark
7.45-7.55pm – Q&A moderated by Peter AndrÃ©e
7.55-8.05pm – Break
8.05-8.45pm – Breakout rooms with guiding questions
8.45-8.55pm – Report back from breakout rooms
8.55-9pmÂ – Close
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Speakers
Moe Garahan, Executive Director, Just Food, Ottawa
Moe has been working on food and farming systems issues since 1995. Since 2004, Moe has been the Executive Director of Just Food in Algonquin Territory/Ottawa region, working with teams to integrate equitable food access and a local food economy within mixed urban and rural settings with a focus on community/economic development approaches.Â She is a Board Director of Sustain Ontario. Since 2019, she has supported the founding of Food Communities Network as Project Director, creating a platform toÂ connect people working at the community-wide level on food systems change coast-to-coast-to-coast.
Karen Bassarab, Senior Program Officer, John Hopkins Center for a Liveable Future
Karen Bassarab is a Senior Program Officer with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Liveable Future, where she manages the Food Policy Networks project. Her work involves both research and capacity building to support food policy councils and similar organizations in the United States to effectively engage in food systems policy change. Karen has a particular interest in local and regional food systems policy, collaborative governance, community engagement, and food access and the built environment. Karen earned a Master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr Nick Rose, Executive Director, Sustain: The Australian Food Network
Dr Nick Rose is Sustain’s Executive Director and a leading thinker in food system governance and urban agriculture, with over a decade’s experience in the fields of sustainable food systems and local food economies. He holds a PhD in Political Ecology from RMIT University (2013), a Master of International and Community Development (2006, Deakin University) and a Bachelor of Laws (1989, Melbourne University). In 2014, he completed a Churchill Fellowship investigating innovative models of urban agriculture in Canada, the United States and Argentina. Nick is a Partner Investigator on an Australian Research Council Discovery Project, â€œStrengthening Food Systems Governance at the Local Levelâ€ (2019-2022). He coordinates Sustain’s biannual Urban Agriculture Forum and its annual Urban Agriculture Month. He has published extensively on urban agriculture, local food economies and food system governance both academically and in the public domain.
DrÂ Belinda Reeve, Senior Lecturer, The University of Sydney Law School
DrÂ Charles Levkoe, Canada Research Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems, Lakehead University
DrÂ Jill Clark, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs
ProfessorÂ Peter AndrÃ©e, Department of Political Science, Carleton University

FRIDAY 3 JUNE 2022, 9-11am AEST

Ottawa, Canada: Thursday 2 June, 7-9pm (EDT)
Baltimore, United States: Thursday 2 June, 7-9pm (EDT)
Melbourne/Sydney, Australia: Friday 3 June, 9-11am (AEST)

This event is being held online only.

This event is hosted byÂ Sydney Health LawÂ at The University ofÂ Sydney Law School.

You may also be interested in this event, ‘Equity, Justice and Indigenous-Settler Relations in Food Systems Governance in Canada, Australia, and the United States’ on 15 June.Â Â

Equity, Justice and Indigenous-Settler Relations in Food Systems Governance in Canada, Australia, and the United States
2022-06-15 09:30 - 11:00
Equity, Justice and Indigenous-Settler Relations in Food Systems Governance in Canada, Australia, and the United States

Tuesday 14 June, 7.30-9pm – Ottawa, Canada (EDT)
Wednesday 15 June, 9.30-11am – Sydney, Australia (AEST)
Wednesday 15 June, 7.30-9am – Perth, Australia (AWST)

This event will explore the issues of equity and inclusion, as well as Indigenous/settler relations, in food system governance, comparing the three national contexts of Canada, the US, and Australia.
In this context, food systems governance includes, but is not limited to, policy, laws, and regulations that shape and influence the nature and orientation of our food systems. It also includes the implicit practices, customs and assumptions related to who and what are considered part of the food system, who should be included in decision-making, and in what ways.
Themes to be explored include:

What does â€˜equity’, â€˜inclusion’ and â€˜participation’ in food policy governance by Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) mean for these communities?
How does the presence (or absence) of treaties impact Indigenous Peoples’ participation in food system governance? Are there effective models of engagement and collaboration with Indigenous communities in food system governance?
How can the role of BIPOC communities and organisations in food system governance be strengthened?

Agenda
7.30-7.35pm (EDT)Â – Welcome to Country
7.35-8.05pmÂ – Panel presentation
8.05-8.25pmÂ – Panel invited to respond to pre-set questions
8.25-8.50pmÂ – Q&A with the audience
8.55-9.00pmÂ – Closing remarks

Speakers
Larry McDermott, Member, Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, and Executive Director, Plenty Canada
Larry McDermottÂ is Algonquin from Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, and is the Executive Director of Plenty Canada. Larry is currently a member of numerous organizations including the International Indigenous Forum for Biodiversity, the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership (CRP), Ontario Biodiversity Council, the Ontario Professional Foresters Association, the Healing Place partnership, the Indigenous Circle of the Canadian Biosphere Association, and serves as co-chair of the Lanark County Safety and Well-Being Plan. A former three-time Mayor and long-time council member of Lanark Highlands, was the first Chair of the Rural Forum of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, was a Commissioner for the Ontario Human Rights Commission, and was on theÂ Ontario Species at Risk Public Advisory Committee and provincial and national recovery teams for the American Eel. Larry also served as a comprehensive claim representative for Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, is a certified tree marker and butternut assessor, and holds other environmental certifications. He has also received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Guelph. Larry was a humble student for many years of the late Algonquin Elder, Grandfather William Commanda, who created the Circle of All Nations organization. Larry lives in a 170-year-old log home on 500 acres of biologically diverse Algonquin land along the Mississippi River with his wife Nancy.
Darriel Harris, Johns Hopkins Centre for a Livable Future, Baltimore, Maryland
Darriel Harris, PhD, is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.Â His research interests are in faith-based health communications, neighborhood related health factors, social determinants of health, and food systems. Darriel worked for the Center for a Livable Future as project coordinator for the Baltimore Food and Faith Project before matriculating as a PhD student. Over the past 8 years, Dr. Harris has worked in various aspects of the food system, including consulting with municipalities around equity food systems issues, managing an urban farm, and engaging in food related policy.Â In addition to his PhD, Darriel holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Morgan State University, an MA in Organizational Management from The George Washington University, and a Masters of Divinity degree from Duke University. He is an ordained minister in the American Baptist Church and currently serves as senior pastor of Newborn Community of Faith Church in Baltimore, Md.
Madeline Anderson, Yued descendant born in Whaduk country and Noongar Land Enterprise Group Chairperson
Madeline Anderson is a Yued descendant born on Whaduk country. Since 2016 she has been a board member of Beemurra Aboriginal Corporation and recently appointed Chairperson of Noongar Land Enterprise. Madeline plays a key role in Beemurra as the business manager and endeavours towards growing the business. Her career background in the past 10 years has been hugely focused in Aboriginal policy development and wellbeing services across the government sector. After returning back to her grandmother’s country four years ago, she has been progressing towards a better understanding of the cattle business, employment opportunities in her community and learning about sustainable ways in caring for country (regenerating soils).
Alan Beattie, CEO, Noongar Land Enterprises Group
Alan is the CEO of the Noongar Land Enterprise Group (NLE).Â Alan is a recognised industry leader, having held a number of senior roles in Government, the Not for Profit and private sector since 1997. In 2013 Alan was awarded theÂ Asia Pacific Enterprise Corporation (AP-EC) Asia Pacific Enterprise Leadership Awards (APELA) Social Service Award.Â Alan has well developed leadership, management, and people skills, demonstrated through repeated successful government, businesses and consultancy projects focused on Indigenous issues/projects and social enterprise. He has extensive community and stakeholder engagement knowledge and expertise.
Alan commenced as the CEO of NLE in April 2020, prior to this he was:

Director / CEO – People Places Planet
Social Enterprise Manager – Holyoake
Community and Economic Development Manager (Nauru) – Connect Settlement Services
CEO – Nyaarla Projects and MADALAH Limited
Regional Manager (Broome) – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.

Chair: Dominique Chen, Lecturer, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.

WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE, 9.30 – 11am AEST
Tuesday 14 June, 7.30-9pm – Ottawa, Canada (Eastern Daylight Time)
Wednesday 15 June 9.30-11am – Sydney, Australia (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Wednesday 15 June 7.30-9am – Perth, Australia (Australian Western Standard Time)
This event is being held online only.

This event is hosted byÂ Sydney Health LawÂ at The University ofÂ Sydney Law School.

This is the second event in a series on Participatory Food Systems Governance, with the first taking place on June 2/3. Find out more.

Transnational Online Legal Education Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
2022-06-21 05:00 - 18:00
Transnational Online Legal Education Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Online event
This webinar discusses how online (university or other) legal education interacts with each jurisdiction’s legal profession, university system, and ICT infrastructure, as well as how online legal education has developed both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing several jurisdictions beyond the Asia-Pacific region (covered in aÂ previous webinar recorded): Croatia, Cyprus and Seychelles. This webinar also draws on draft National Reports for anÂ International Academy of Comparative LawÂ conference hosted overÂ 23-28 October 2022 in Asuncion (Paraguay), comparing over 20 jurisdictions worldwide, for a volume to be published by Intersentia co-edited by Professors Luke Nottage and Makoto Ibusuki.
Find out more aboutÂ the project,Â including links to several draft reports and general report.
Speakers:

Professor Luke NottageÂ (also co-chair, University of Sydney Law School; Honorary Professor, University of Wollongong)
Professor Mirela ZupanÂ (University of Ozijek, Croatia)
Dr Lida PitsillidouÂ (University of Lancaster, Cyprus)
Ms Nyasha Noreen KatsengaÂ (Office of the Chief Justice, Seychelles)

Time: Tuesday 21 June, 5-6pm AEST (via Zoom)

CPD Points = 1
This event is co-presented by The University of Wollongong and The University of Sydney Law School.

2022 Paul Byrne Memorial Lecture
2022-06-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Camperdown Campus – venue to be confirmed
2022 Paul Byrne Memorial Lecture: They’re all good cases: Paul Byrne SC
Delivered by Justice Peter Hamill
Paul Byrne was one of Justice Peter Hamill’s most important mentors. His Honour thought he would use the opportunity, at what would have been, but for Covid, the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Paul Byrne SC Memorial Lecture, to speak about the man himself.
Justice Hamill will speak about the contributions Paul made to the law though his work at all levels of the criminal justice system, his quirks and eccentricities, his passions, and his approach to the art of persuasion.
The lecture will be a personal and professional memoir of a man who so many people loved and admired.
It will cover some of Paul’s triumphs in the High Court on critical issues in the criminal law like identification evidence (Domican), the prosecutor’s duty of disclosure (in Grey), relevance (in Mundarra Smith), judicial and apprehended bias (in Antoun) and obtaining special leave where a point was not taken in the courts below (Crampton).
Justice Hamill will also share some of Paul Byrne’s wisdom about court craft and advocacy, the benefits of courtesy, aspects of cross-examination and â€œreading the roomâ€, that is the Court room. The lecture may meander into more esoteric subjects such why expert witnesses should not wear bow ties and Paul’s unique approach to financial investment. There may be some discussion of racing cars.
His Honour hopes his speech will be both educational and entertaining, but mainly hopes to share some stories about one of Australia’s finest criminal defence lawyers.
About the speaker
Justice Peter Hamill was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court in April 2014. His Honour began his legal career as a clerk in the Court of Petty Sessions and achieved his legal qualifications by studying part time for the Barristers’ Admission Board examinations. His Honour worked as Justice Mary Gaudron’s Associate in the High Court before commencing practice at the Bar in 1988.
He was a renowned criminal barrister and founding member of Forbes Chambers where he practised for over 25 years, taking silk in 2004. His Honour was briefed in many trial matters by the Western Aboriginal Legal Service during this time and appeared at all levels of the criminal justice system, from the Local Court to the High Court, appearing in more than 150 criminal appeals.
His Honour also worked on some of the state’s most significant coronial inquests and commissions of inquiry including for the family in the police killing of Roberto Curti, for Keli Lane at the inquest into the disappearance of her daughter and for NSW police at the judicial inquiry into the conviction of Phuong Ngo. His Honour is known for his unique catchwords, and a bold and humane approach to the law.
Paul Byrne SC was one of his most important mentors and he still has a small shrine in his chambers so that he will never forget Paul’s wisdom and humanity.

WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 2022
Time:Â 6-7.30pmÂ (followed by a cocktail reception)
This event is being held in-person at Sydney Law School.

CPD Points:Â 1.5

The Paul Byrne Memorial Fund
The Paul Byrne Memorial Fund was set up to honour and continue Paul’s interest in the criminal justice system by supporting the ongoing activities of the Institute of Criminology, such as lectures, seminars, publications, and awards. Attendees of the Paul Byrne SC Memorial Lecture are warmly invited to make a donation to The Paul Byrne SC Memorial Fund.
Gifts to The Paul Byrne SC Memorial Fund support the activities of the Institute of Criminology and other activities in the field of criminal law at Sydney Law School, in memory of the late Paul Byrne SC.

This event is proudly hosted by the Sydney Institute of Criminology, highlighting the Institute’s support of critical criminal justice research, practice, policy and debate.

JSI Seminar: Primary Duty = Secondary Duty?
2022-06-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Law Lounge, Level 1
JSI Seminar: Primary Duty = Secondary Duty?
This event is being held online and in-person at Sydney Law School.
Speaker: Professor Claudio Michelon, Edinburgh Law School
This paper addresses one of the central questions in the law of torts: what is the relationship between the primary duty and the secondary (or remedial) duty? The two dominant answers to that question (the continuity thesis and the identity thesis) stand in a complex relationship that is not yet fully understood and, as a result, the arguments for and against each thesis are muddled.
The paper clarifies each thesis, defends each rival against objections that have been levelled against them and, at the end, present reasons why an original version of the continuity thesis offers a better framework within which to understand the relationship between primary and remedial duty.
About the speaker:
Before his appointment for the chair of Philosophy of Law,Â Professor MichelonÂ was a lecturer (2007-2010) and Senior Lecturer (2010-2015) at Edinburgh Law School. Between 2002 and 2007 he lectured at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, while also practicing as a lawyer. Over the past decade or so, he held a number of visiting positions, amongst which the HLA Hart Visiting fellowship at Oxford (2007), and a British Academy Visiting Fellowship (2006-7). Between 2007 and 2011 he was the Secretary General of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR). He is a co-editor of Routledge’s Critical Studies in Jurisprudence series and part of the editorial board of Springer’s Law and Philosophy Library and of a number of journals. He is currently the Director of the Edinburgh Centre for Legal Theory.

Thursday 23 June 2022, 6-7.30pmÂ AEST
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.

CPD Points:Â 1.5

This event is hosted by theÂ Julius Stone Institute of JurisprudenceÂ at The University of Sydney Law School.Â

JSI Seminar: American nullification and secession: the case for constitutional flexibility
2022-06-30 18:00 - 19:30 | Sydney Law School, New Law Building, 3 Law School, Eastern Ave, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
JSI Seminar: American nullification and secession: the case for constitutional flexibility
This event is being held online and in-person at Sydney Law School.
Speaker: Professor Kit Wellman, Washington University in St LouisÂ
Americans live in a political marriage arranged by our ancestors. The good news is that the framers of our Constitution were brilliant; the bad news is that things have changed so dramatically since our predecessors planned our political nuptials that prominent legal theorists are now suggesting that we should fundamentally alter, if not disband, the Union. The urge to re-evaluate our constitutional order stems in part from the striking cultural and political divisions among contemporary Americans. In light of these cleavages, legal scholars are revisiting the long-neglected ideas of nullification, interposition, and secession.
In this essay, I review recent monographs by Timothy William Waters and F.H. Buckley along with an anthology edited by Sanford Levinson. I am more interested in highlighting the important questions these theorists raise about the constitutionality, morality, and advisability of these measures than I am in advancing any particular position. At least two striking conclusions seem warranted, though. First, we urgently need social scientific data on the potential costs and benefits, not only of state-breaking, but also of institutionally protecting secessionist rights. And second, given the increasing enthusiasm for the right to secede, it would be rash to summarily dismiss the more moderate option of nullification.
Speaker:
â€‹Professor Kit WellmanÂ works in ethics, specializing in political and legal philosophy. He serves as chair of the education department and is dean of academic planning for Arts & Sciences.

Thursday 30 June 2022, 6-7.30pmÂ AEST
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.

CPD Points:Â 1.5

This event is hosted by theÂ Julius Stone Institute of JurisprudenceÂ at The University of Sydney Law School.Â

Book launch: Dynamic and Principled - The Influence of Sir Anthony Mason
2022-07-06 17:30 - 19:00 | Supreme Court of NSW
Book launch: Dynamic and Principled – The Influence of Sir Anthony Mason

In-person event
The University of Sydney Law School and The Federation Press are delighted to invite you to the launch of Dynamic and Principled: The Influence of Sir Anthony Mason. This collection of essays from eminent judges, prominent practitioners and leading scholars analyses the work of one of the most important lawyers in Australian history, Sir Anthony Mason, Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1972 to 1987 and Chief Justice of Australia from 1987 to 1995.
The book will be launched by The Honourable Justice Stephen Gageler AC, in the presence of Sir Anthony and Professor William Gummow. The launch will be followed by a cocktail reception.
About Dynamic and Principled: The Influence of Sir Anthony MasonÂ
Supported by The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History and published by The Federation Press, the book is primarily concerned with the law that Sir Anthony, with his fellow judges, declared and developed over his career in Australia on the High Court and subsequently in Hong Kong as one of the first Non-Permanent Judges on the Court of Final Appeal.
The range of topics in this book reflects the extraordinarily wide and lasting influence he had on Australian law and beyond, and on law-makers, judges, academics, students and lawyers over decades in Australia.
The twenty-six contributors include five former associates to Sir Anthony who now hold senior judicial appointments themselves; members of the University of Sydney Law School, including William Gummow, who succeeded Sir Anthony on the High Court; and leading specialists at the Bar, the Australian National University, the National University of Singapore, and the University of New South Wales.
The book will be available for purchase on the evening, at a 10% discount.
Information about the book.
Editors

Professor Barbara McDonald, University of Sydney Law School
Dr Ben Chen, University of Sydney Law School
Dr Jeffrey Gordon, University of Sydney Law School

The Hon. Justice Stephen Gageler AC will launch the book.
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Time: Wednesday 6 July 2022
Launch proceedings start at 5.30pm (registration from 5pm), followed by a cocktail reception concluding at 7pm.
Venue: Banco Court, Supreme Court of New South WalesÂ ,184 Phillip Street, Sydney.

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About Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE CBE QC
The Hon Sir Anthony Frank Mason was a Justice of the High Court from 1972 to 1987, and Chief Justice from 1987 to 1995. He graduated from the University of Sydney with Bachelor degrees in Arts and Law, and was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1951. During World War II he served in the RAAF. He was appointed a Queen’s Counsel (QC) in 1964, and served as Commonwealth Solicitor-General during 1964-69. He was a Judge of the NSW Court of Appeal (1969-72) and Pro-Chancellor at the Australian National University (1972-75). Anthony Mason’s other civil honours include appointment as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1969, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1972, Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1988.

This event is presented by the Â University of Sydney Law School and The Federation Press.Â

International Insolvency Research Symposium: Insolvency Current Issues"
2022-07-12 17:00 - 2022-07-14 19:00
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How AI is changing medical practice
2022-07-25 18:00 - 19:00
How AI is changing medical practice

This event has moved to online only
Sydney Ideas is delighted to welcome back Professor Frank Pasquale (Brooklyn Law School), a leading author and academic on the law of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and machine learning, along with local experts to unpack the challenges and advantages of AI and how it is changing medical practice.

The potential for AI and its ability to improve how healthcare is delivered is well documented. From supporting the patient experience and how they access healthcare services, to assisting practitioners in avoiding errors, AI can enable healthcare systems to offer better care to more people. However, we’ll only take full advantage of what AI has to offer, with wise policy choices.
How can governmental and other authorities better support the development of quality AI for diagnosis and clinical decision making? Do we have the systems in place to make the meaningful changes needed for doctors and hospital administrators to take genuine advantage of the potential of AI? What are the challenges they face?
Hear from Frank Pasquale, author ofÂ New Laws of Robotics: Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AIâ€¯(Harvard University Press, 2020) followed by a panel discussion with Associate Professor and Paediatric Anaesthetist, Justin Skowno; Professor of law and a specialist at the intersection of law and technology, Kimberlee Weatherall (moderator); with more speakers to be announced.
About the speakers

Professor Frank Pasquale, Brooklyn Law School
Frank PasqualeÂ is an expert on the law of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and machine learning. He has recently been appointed to the U.S. National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC), which advises the President and the National AI Initiative Office at the Department of Commerce.â€¯Pasquale’s latest book,â€¯New Laws of Robotics: Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AIâ€¯(Harvard University Press, 2020) analyzes the law and policy influencing the adoption of AI in varied professional fields.

Associate Professor Justin Skowno, Westmead Children’s Hospital
Justin Skowno is an Associate Professor at Sydney, director of research in paediatric anaesthesia at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, and project lead for Big Data for Small People at CHW, a collaborative critical care informatics programme. He has extensive experience in medical monitoring, physiology and data analysis, and is keenly interested in the question of how information technology and data science can transform the ways in which we care for the sickest patients.

Moderator: Professor Kimberlee Weatherall, Sydney Law School
Kimberlee Weatherall is a Professor of Law at the University of Sydney focusing on the regulation of technology and intellectual property law, and a Chief Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. She is a Fellow at theÂ Gradient Institute, a research institute developing ethical AI, a research affiliate of theÂ Humanising Machine IntelligenceÂ group at the Australian National University, a co-chair of the Australian Computer Society’s Advisory Committee on AI Ethics, and was part of the organising committee for FAccT2022 in Seoul, Korea.

Monday 25 July 2022, 6-7pm AEST
This is a free online event.

This Sydney Ideas event is supported by ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-making and Society.

Kimberlee is a Professor of Law at the University of Sydney focusing on the regulation of technology and intellectual property law, and a Chief Investigator with theÂ ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. She is a Fellow at theÂ Gradient Institute, a research institute developing ethical AI, a research affiliate of theÂ Humanising Machine IntelligenceÂ group at the Australian National University, a co-chair of the Australian Computer Society’s Advisory Committee on AI Ethics, and was part of the organising committee for FAccT2022 in Seoul, Korea.

Justin Skownois an Associate Professor at Sydney, director of research in paediatric anaesthesia at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, and project lead for Big Data for Small People at CHW, a collaborative critical care informatics programme. He has extensive experience in medical monitoring, physiology and data analysis, and is keenly interested in the question of how information technology and data science can transform the ways in which we care for the sickest patients.

Frank PasqualeÂ is an expert on the law of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and machine learning. He has recently been appointed to the U.S. National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC), which advises the President and the National AI Initiative Office at the Department of Commerce.â€¯Pasquale’s latest book,â€¯New Laws of Robotics: Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AIâ€¯(Harvard University Press, 2020) analyzes the law and policy influencing the adoption of AI in varied professional fields.

Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: SPACs, Direct Listings, and SEC Reform
2022-07-26 08:00 - 09:00
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: SPACs, Direct Listings, and SEC Reform
Presenter: ProfessorÂ Andrew Tuch, Washington University in St Louis
Despite recent market volatility, mergers of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and direct listings remain viable alternatives to IPOs in the United States. SPACs continue to outnumber traditional IPOs. Direct listings have allowed companies, including Slack, Palantir, and Coinbase, to go public.
However, SPAC mergers and direct listings sidestep basic investor protections that apply in the traditional IPO process, including underwriter liability. Increased reliance on these IPO-alternatives is part of a increasing trend in the US of companies accessing capital without subjecting themselves to the rigors of public market regulation. In response, the SEC released highly anticipated reforms proposing wide-ranging changes.
This presentation will consider these IPO-alternatives, market trends, and recently proposed SEC reforms.
About the presenter:
Andrew TuchÂ is a professor of law at Washington University in St Louis. He has published widely in the US, the UK, and Australia, and his scholarship has been cited by Australian and US courts, including numerous times by the Delaware Court of Chancery. He has served on the National Adjudicatory Council for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the primary regulator for U.S. brokers and dealers. Before entering academia, he practiced corporate law in New York and London. He holds LLM and SJD degrees from Harvard Law School, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He is Australian.
Chair:Â Jason Harris, Professor of Corporate Law, Sydney Law School
Commentator:Â Daniel Scotti, Partner, MinterEllison, Sydney

Webinar via Zoom, Tuesday 26 July 2022, 8am AEST
Once you register, your confirmation will provide the Zoom details.

This seminar is sponsored by theÂ Ross Parsons CentreÂ atÂ Sydney Law School.

Company Directors - Navigating Troubled Waters
2022-07-27 17:30 - 19:30
Company Directors – Navigating Troubled Waters

In person event
Norton Rose Fulbright in collaboration with Sydney Law School and Ansarada are pleased to invite you to our forum entitled Company Directors – Navigating Troubled Waters.
In today’s uncertain world, company directors need to be ready to deal with unexpected challenges and distress. Hear from our panel of experts sharing their practical experience about the tools available to navigate your business through these challenges and how to effectively manage the risk of personal liability.
The session will help you to understand, in practical terms:

directors’ duties, in the context of distress or potential insolvency;
how the legislative safe harbour has enabled successful businesses restructures (including a discussion of first-hand experience);
its value in protecting directors from personal liability; and
relevant issues and how technology can play a role.

There will be an opportunity for Q&A at the end of the session.

Speakers:

Pauline Vamos | Non-Executive Director, BALLB, FASFA, GAICD
Professor Jason Harris | Professor of Corporate Law, University of Sydney
Andrew McCabe | Partner, Wexted Advisors

Date: Wednesday, 27 July 2022

Key times: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Where:
Norton Rose Fulbright
Level 4, 60 Martin Place
Sydney NSW
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Key contact: Jacquie Kemp, Events Executive: jacquie.kemp@nortonrosefulbright.com

CPD Points = 2
This event is co-presented by Norton Rose Fulbright, The Ross Parsons Centre at the University of Sydney Law School and Ansarada.Â

JSI Seminar: Flourishing in the Anthropocene
2022-08-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Sydney Law School, Law Lounge, Level 1, New Law Building Annex (F10A)
JSI Seminar: Flourishing in the Anthropocene
Speaker: Associate Professor Nicole Graham, Sydney Law School
Progressive property theory presents a recent corrective to atomistic theories that isolate property interests from the network of relations and obligations arising from the sociality of organised human society. The â€˜social obligation norm’ that underpins progressive property theory stretches back to Aristotle’s philosophy of eudemonia (â€˜human flourishing’ or â€˜living well’) written in the 4th Century BC. But property is not timeless; the world has changed. The rise of global greenhouse gas emissions above pre-industrial levels is rapidly transforming the climate of the planet – presenting an existential crisis on a scale far greater than the individual, society, and species. For millennia, Western theories of property, including progressive property, have been dominated by anthropocentric notions of law and land. However, the concept of community, central to progressive property theory, foregrounds and prioritises both materiality and relationality, making possible a more viable theory of human-earth relations for the 21st Century. The arrival of the Anthropocene calls for a planetary understanding of â€˜community’ that encompasses its disowned human and more-than-human members, whose labour in Capital’s shadow lands provide the conditions of modern Western proprietorship. â€˜Living well’ through the 21st century will involve reframing social obligation as existential imperative to model a viable property regime.
About the speaker:
Dr Nicole Graham is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Law School. She teaches and researches in the fields of property law and theory, and legal geography. Nicole has written on the relationship between law, environment and culture with a particular focus on property rights, natural resource regulation and the concept of place.

Thursday 11 August 2022, 6-7.30pmÂ AEST
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.

CPD Points:Â 1.5

This event is hosted by theÂ Julius Stone Institute of JurisprudenceÂ at The University of Sydney Law School.Â

JSI Seminar: The Conscience of Trust
2022-08-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Sydney Law School, Law Lounge, Level 1, New Law Building Annex (F10A)
JSI Seminar: The Conscience of Trust
Speaker: Professor Irit Samet, King’s College London
At the heart of the modern trust lies a glaring paradox: how has a legal institution that is repeatedly referred to by the courts as rooted in a duty of conscience become infamous for helping individuals to achieve goals that are patently unconscionable?
With every brazen leak of documents from offshore jurisdictions and the ensuing investigation into the financial affairs of the super affluent, it becomes clear that the trust is now a widely used vehicle for evading duties owed by property owners to creditors, dependants and the community. A dangerous trend of importing practices and trust structures from offshore jurisdictions to established onshore trust regimes threatens to further accelerate the corrosion in the reputation of the trust. Any comprehensive solution for the acute legitimacy problem faced by the trust must be multi-systemic.
In this paper, I focus on one aspect of it: the normative basis for the trust obligation. Looking at the conceptual edifice that underlies the trustee’s obligations, the paper argues that what worked for the problems that afflicted traditional trust relationship may not be suitable when facing the challenges of modern trusts. However, the way in which the concept of â€˜conscience’ functions in this area of the law can be useful for reformers who wish to protect (what is left of) the good name of trusts. In particular, it can help us build the necessary moral authority for recent judicial interventions that aim to undo the damage of reckless offshore trust forms. I look into the way the courts of equity lift the concept of conscience from moral discourse and what this means for the moral standing of beneficiaries to make claims on the basis of trusts that are designed to create â€˜orphan property’.
About the speaker:
Irit Samet is a Professor in the Dickson Poon School of Law, which she joined in 2008. She was previously a Lecturer in Law at Mansfield College, Oxford (2006-2007), and a lecturer at the University of Essex (2008). She read law and philosophy in Israel and completed her doctorate at Oxford. Her main research interests lie in the Law of Equity, Property Law, and the theory of private law. She published papers on these subjects in leading journals (like OJLS, MLR), and her book on the theory of Equity Law was published by OUP in 2018. She is a course convener for the undergraduate module of Equity and Trusts, and teaches philosophy of property law as an option B part of the Jurisprudence course, and research seminars in property law.

Thursday 18 August 2022, 6-7.30pmÂ AEST
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.

CPD Points:Â 1.5

This event is hosted by theÂ Julius Stone Institute of JurisprudenceÂ at The University of Sydney Law School.Â

JSI Seminar: Jealousy of trade, from the Scottish Enlightenment to neoliberalism
2022-08-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School
JSI Seminar: Jealousy of trade, from the Scottish Enlightenment to neoliberalism
Speaker: Associate Professor Jessica Whyte, UNSW
In this talk, I trace the Scottish Enlightenment debates about what David Hume termed â€œjealousy of tradeâ€â€”that is, the transformation of international commerce into a political concern of states and a cause of international conflict. I revisit these debates – in a context marked by new trade wars and military conflicts within a highly integrated global economy – in order to propose a new understanding ofÂ neoliberalism. Against the dominant understanding of neoliberalism as primarily an economic ideology, I argue that early neoliberals (notably Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises) drew from the Scottish Enlightenment to portray market competition as the necessary condition not of economic efficiency but of social and international peace. Against laissez-faire, they portrayed the market (and peace) as a legal order, not a natural order. In this vein, they also pioneered new forms of economic coercion to restrict the options of democratic polities, and to pacify market societies.
About the speaker:
Jessica Whyte is Scientia Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales with a cross-appointment in the Faculty of Law. Her work integrates political philosophy, intellectual history and political economy to analyse contemporary forms of sovereignty, human rights, humanitarianism and militarism. She is the author ofÂ Catastrophe and Redemption: The Political Thought of Giorgio Agamben, (SUNY 2013) andÂ The Morals of the Market: Human Rights and the Rise of NeoliberalismÂ (Verso, 2019).

Thursday 25 August 2022, 6-7.30pmÂ AEST
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.

CPD Points:Â 1.5

This event is hosted by theÂ Julius Stone Institute of JurisprudenceÂ at The University of Sydney Law School.Â

Symposium: Global Sports Law: Hot Topics in Australia and Japan"
2022-09-02 15:30 - 17:00
Symposium: â€œGlobal Sports Law: Hot Topics in Australia and Japanâ€
This symposium is part ofÂ Japanaroo, a week-long series of events that is part of an initiative to promote exchange and collaboration between Australia and Japan. This informal panel brings together experts and practitioners in sports law and governance from Japan and Australia, two countries at the forefront of development of global sports law, to discuss the big legal issues currently shaping the sports landscape. The panel examines the governance of sporting organisations and the regulation of labour mobility in the context of a globalised sports world.
The panel will feature presentations from:

Professor Deborah Healey (University of New South Wales) on â€œCorporate Governance in Australian Sportâ€;

Professor Healey is the Director of the Herbert Smith Freehills China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Centre and the Editor of the Sports Law Journal. She has more than 30 years of experience serving on the boards of major sports governance organizations.

Mr. Shoichi Sugiyama, (Partner, Field-R Law Offices, Tokyo) on â€œThe Transfer System in Nippon Professional Baseballâ€;

Mr. Sugiyama counsels the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association and the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (the independent dispute resolution body for sport-related disputes in Japan). He has lectured widely on sports law in Japan.

Dr. Matt NicholÂ (Lecturer, Central Queensland University, (Melbourne)) on â€œGlobal Labour Mobility and Nippon Professional Baseball: Murakami to Nomo, Ichiro and Ohtaniâ€.

Dr. Nichol’s research uses approaches to labour law and regulatory theory to understand the regulation of labour in professional team sports. Dr. Nichol’s specialty is in domestic and global labour regulation and labour mobility in baseball and he is on the board of directors of Baseball Victoria.
Moderator:Â Mr. Micah Burch, Senior Lecturer, Sydney Law School.
Friday 2 September 2022, 3.30-5pm (AEST)
This event is being held an online.
CPD Points:Â 1.5
This event is co-sponsored by Sydney Law School, ANJeL and the Australia-Japan Society of NSW.

Book launch: Gender and International Criminal Law
2022-09-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School
Book launch: Gender and International Criminal Law
Sydney Centre for International Law is excited to host a panel on the new book â€˜Gender and International Criminal Law‘ (Oxford University Press 2022), edited by Indira Rosenthal, Valerie Oosterveld, and Susana SÃ¡Couto.
In this panel, participants will hear from some of the book’s Australian authors and participate in a live â€˜question and answer’ session.
Chaired by transitional justice expert Rachel Killean (Sydney Law School), the panel will feature presentations from:
â€¢ Indira Rosenthal (University of Tasmania) on â€˜Gender and International Criminal Law’;
â€¢ Professor Valerie Oosterveld (Western Law, Canada) on gender-based persecution;
â€¢ Melanie O’Brien (University of Western Australia) on â€˜Forced marriage’;
â€¢ Jonathan O’Donohue (University of New South Wales) on â€˜Gender inclusive reparations’;
â€¢ Rosemary Grey (Sydney Law School) on â€˜Forced pregnancy and other reproductive crimes’ and
â€¢ Dianne Otto (University of Melbourne) on “Is international criminal law particularly impervious to feminist reconstruction?”.

Wednesday 7 September 2022, 12:00 to 1.30pm (AEST)
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.
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About the book
Gender and International Criminal LawÂ
The last few decades have seen remarkable developments in international criminal justice, especially in relation to the pursuit of individuals responsible for sexual violence and other gender-based crimes.
Historically ignored, justified, or minimised, this category of crimes now has a heightened profile in the international political and judicial arena. Despite this, gender is poorly understood, and blind spots, biases, and stereotypes prevail.
Responding to that challenge, this book brings together leading feminist international criminal and humanitarian law academics and practitioners to examine the place of gender in international criminal law (ICL).
The book

Provides an in-depth examination of how gender is perceived and analysed in international criminal law
Offers recommendations for how gender, including sexual violence and other gender-based crimes, can be more meaningfully addressed by international courts and tribunals
Identifies key gaps in the understanding of gender within international criminal law

Order online with code ALAUTHC4 to save 30%.
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CPD Points:Â 1.5
This event is hosted by the Sydney Centre for International Law at The University of Sydney Law School.Â

JSI Seminar: Children, families, and immigration enforcement
2022-09-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School
JSI Seminar: Children, families, and immigration enforcement
Speaker: Associate Professor Matthew Lister, Bond University
What might otherwise seem like straight-forward instances of immigration enforcement can give rise to both practical and moral complications when the objects of the enforcement measures are children and/or have close family ties to citizens or legal permanent residents. In the case of children, we may doubt whether they can be held morally responsible for immigration violations and may also face complicated questions about the best interest of the children.
When an otherwise removable non-citizen has close family ties to a citizen or permanent resident, we may worry that removal will both impose disproportionate harms on the one removed and will also cause unacceptable harms on, and violate the rights of, citizens or permanent residents.
In this seminar, Matthew Lister will try to isolate the issues, both practical and moral, and look at what sorts of limits they place on otherwise acceptable instances of immigration enforcement.
About the speaker:
Matthew Lister is an Associate Professor at Bond University. He is a legal and political philosopher as well as a lawyer who works on normative issues relating to immigration and refugee law, international law, including international economic law and regulation, workplace and employment law, criminal law, and other issues in jurisprudence and political philosophy.

Thursday 15 September 2022, 6-7.30pm AEST
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.

CPD Points:Â 1.5

This event is hosted by theÂ Julius Stone Institute of JurisprudenceÂ at The University of Sydney Law School.Â

Underutilisation of ADR in ISDS: Resolving Treaty Interpretation Issues
2022-09-16 13:00 - 14:00
Underutilisation of ADR in ISDS: Resolving Treaty Interpretation Issues
Online event
Over the years, it has become evident that arbitration is the favoured dispute resolution mechanism over conciliation/mediation in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). This is due to the benefits of arbitration (binding process with final, enforceable award) over the shortcomings of conciliation/mediation (non-binding process with non-enforceable settlement agreements). Therefore, incentives, such as the recent adoption of the Singapore Convention on Mediation and proposed amendments by ICSID, are deemed promising developments for the promotion of more alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms in ISDS.
This study advances a hypothesis that, apart from the non-enforceability of settlement agreements, there may be an additional and, as a matter of fact, the principal cause for the underutilisation of conciliation in ISDS. The common formulation of ISDS clauses, that carry advance consent to conciliation and arbitration in investment treaties, suggests that the choice between these two may have conflicting interpretations. Under one interpretation, disputants have an option to choose conciliation and then proceed with arbitration; the other interpretation suggests that selection of conciliation is to the exclusion of arbitration. This is also supported by anecdotal evidence where claimants have had an impression that the â€˜fork in the road’ principle applied to the choice between conciliation and arbitration, and that, therefore, recourse to conciliation regardless of the outcome would jeopardise their right to subsequent arbitration. Based on these observations this study argues that the adoption of the Singapore Convention on Mediation will most probably not be enough to promote more ADR in ISDS. In particular, recourse to investor-state conciliation (and mediation) will not increase unless mediation/conciliation are made mandatory before arbitration, and the source of conflicting interpretations of the choice between conciliation and arbitration is eliminated.
Ubilava, A. (2022). Underutilization of ADR in ISDS: Resolving Treaty Interpretation Issues. UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, 26(2).
About the speaker:
Dr Ana Ubilava is a lecturer in International Law at the University of Sydney Law School.
Discussant: Associate Professor Stacie Strong, the University of Sydney Law School and Co-Director of the Sydney Centre for International Law.
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Webinar via Zoom: Friday, 16 September, 1-2pm (AEST)

Once registered, you will be provided with Zoom details closer to the date of the webinar.
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CPD points = 1
This webinar is presented by the Sydney Centre for International Law at the University of Sydney Law School.

Book launch and in conversation with Professor Wojciech Sadurski
2022-09-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Camperdown Campus – venue to be confirmed
Book launch and in conversation with Professor Wojciech Sadurski
In-person event
The University of Sydney Law School is delighted to invite you to the launch of A Pandemic of Populists by Professor Wojciech Sadurski, Challis Chair in Jurisprudence, Sydney Law School.
The book will be launched by Professor Simon Bronitt, Dean of Sydney Law School, followed by in-conversation discussion with the author and Professor David Kinley, Professor of Human Rights Law at the Law School.
About A Pandemic of Populists
Over the last decade, the world has watched in shock as populists swept to power in free elections. From Manila to Warsaw, Brasilia to Budapest, the populist tide has shattered illusions of an inexorable march to liberal democracy. Eschewing simplistic notions of a unified global populism, this book unpacks the diversity and plurality of populisms.
It highlights the variety of constitutional and extraconstitutional strategies that populists have used to undermine the institutional fabric of liberal democracy and investigates how ruling populists responded to the Covid-19 crisis. Outlining the rise of populisms and their governing styles, Wojciech Sadurski focuses on what populists in power do, rather than what they say. Confronting one of the most pressing concerns of international politics, this book offers a vibrant, contemporary account of modern populisms and, significantly, considers what we can do to fight back.
â€˜Wojciech Sadurski is one of the world’s leading constitutional theorists; not for nothing has he been subject to the wrath of right-wing populists in his native Poland. With this masterful volume, he brings together a sophisticated analysis of what populists in power do to institutions with personal stories as well as new ideas how to defeat populists.’ Jan-Werner Mueller, Princeton University
The book will be available for purchase on the evening, or order online here.
Find out more about the book.
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TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2022
Time:Â 6-7.30pm (including a cocktail reception)
This event is being held in-person at Sydney Law School.
Location: The University of Sydney, Camperdown.
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About the author
Wojciech Sadurski is Challis Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Sydney and Professor of the Centre for Europe at the University of Warsaw; formerly Professor and Head of Department of Law at the European University Institute in Florence. He is author of several books, most recently Poland’s Constitutional Breakdown (2019) and Constitutionalism and the Enlargement of Europe (2012). He regularly teaches, as visiting professor, in top universities around the world, including at Yale and New York Universities.
CPD Points: 1
This event is presented by the University of Sydney Law School.

Repatriating Cultural Heritage: Conflict of Laws, Archaeology, and Indigenous Studies
2022-09-21 18:00 - 19:15
Repatriating Cultural Heritage: Conflict of Laws, Archaeology, and Indigenous Studies
From the intersection of conflict of laws, archaeology, and indigenous studies, this multidisciplinary webinar will explore legal and practical challenges and solutions in repatriating cultural heritage in Australia, China, the EU, and the USA.
Examples include an Australian repatriation project with the Anindilyakwa Land Council and Traditional Owners on Groote Eylandt, the world-wide Return of Cultural Heritage (RoCH) program established by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, legal battles in repatriating the Chinese statue of ZhÄng GÅng ZÇ” ShÄ« (a budda statue with a mummy inside), sovereign immunity issues in recovery of World War II-era stolen art and other heritage, and participation of local communities in protecting and repatriating cultural heritage.
SpeakersÂ (listed in the surname alphabetic order):

Dr. Evelien Campfens, member of the International Law Association Cultural Heritage Law Committee based at Leiden University, the Netherlands, and former director to the Dutch Restitutions Committee for Nazi looted art
Professor Anne (Annie) Clarke, Chair of Archaeology Discipline and Member of Museum and Heritage Studies Program, the University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Zheng Xin Huo,Â China University of Political Science and Law, China
Professor Charles T. Kotuby Jr., University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Honorary Professor of Law, Durham Law School, the USA and UK
Mr. Craig Ritchie, an Aboriginal man of the Dhunghutti and Biripi nations and the Chief Executive Officer at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), Australia
Professor Jennifer Barrett, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous (Academic) and Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) at the University of Sydney.

Moderator:

Associate Professor Jie (Jeanne) Huang, the University of Sydney Law School and Co-Director of Center for Asian and Pacific Law

Webinar via Zoom: Wednesday 21 September 6.00-7.15 pm (AEST)

Once registered, you will be provided with Zoom details closer to the date of the webinar.

This webinar is jointly presented by the American Society of International Law Private International Law Interest Group, Centre for Asian and Pacific Law and the Center for International Law at the University of Sydney Law School.

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Celebrating 45 years of inspirational teaching
2022-09-28 18:00 - 20:00 | The Great Hall
Celebrating 45 years of inspirational teaching
** Limited places available**
In-person event
The University of Sydney Law School and the Law Extension Committee invite you to a special event to celebrate the valuable contribution Mr Ross Anderson has made to the legal profession and tertiary education throughout his 45-year career at the University of Sydney.
As an esteemed Senior Lecturer, Ross Anderson has dedicated more than four decades to enriching the minds of both junior and advanced law students, and until his recent retirement was the longest continuously serving academic at Sydney Law School.
To mark this occasion, the Hon Andrew Bell, Chief Justice of NSW, will give an opening address and launch a scholarship named in Ross Anderson’s honour. The evening will also include reflections from Ross’ colleagues, friends, and past students.
About Ross Anderson
Mr Anderson joined the Law School in 1973, serving as a part-time lecturer after graduating from Sydney Law School with a first-class honours Bachelor of Laws degree. He then moved to London to complete his Master of Laws at University College London before returning to the Law School as a full-time staff member.
In 1993, Mr Anderson was awarded a University of Sydney Excellence in Teaching Award. At the ceremony in the Great Hall, Chair of the Academic Board, Professor John Mack, acknowledged his outstanding contribution to the Sydney Law School and the University â€œthrough his scholarly and gifted enhancement of the art of teachingâ€.
Having taught generations of students, Ross has been profiled several times demonstrating his excellence in teaching and dedication to his students: â€œExcellence in teaching award for â€˜guru’â€ (The University of Sydney News,Â 17 May 1994) and â€œ40 years of inspirational teachingâ€ (JurisDictionÂ 2017).
Many of Ross’ former students have gone on to become eminent figures in the legal profession in Australia. Moreover, Ross’ influence extends internationally through the knowledge and careers of many of our most talented alumni in many other countries.
Post a message to congratulate Ross!
Leave a heartfelt message to congratulate Ross here. You can contribute photos, videos, and memories.
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WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2022
Time: 6-8pm
This event is being held in-person at the University of Sydney Great Hall
Location: The University of Sydney, Camperdown.
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This event is hosted by the University of Sydney Law School and the Law Extension Committee.

Artwork credit: Portrait of Ross Anderson by Simon Fieldhouse (2010).

Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape
2022-09-29 00:00
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:
Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape?
Substantive Law
CPD Points: 1.5
About
It is common for people to deceive other people into engaging in sexual activity with them. But there is sharp division about whether all such deceitful people should be convicted of a sexual offence and, if all or some of them should, of which offences they should be convicted.
This seminar defends the view that, whenever an accused person uses deception to induce another person to engage in sexual activity with her or him, s/he has has knowingly engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with that person. Accordingly, such accused should generally be convicted of non-consensual sexual offending. But it will also be argued that there are exceptions to this. The person who induces her spouse to engage in sex by fraudulently telling him that she is not having an affair; the Jew who induces a Nazi to participate by telling her that she is not Jewish; the person who procures â€˜consent’ by falsely stating that he is unmarried, or that he is wealthier than he is; the person who causes a person to â€˜consent’ by lying about her biological sex at birth, or by failing to disclose an HIV infection that he presents no real risk of transmitting â€” none of them should be held criminally liable. For while, in each of these cases, there is no consent, the law cannot provide absolute protection to sexual autonomy.
Consideration will be given to recent non-consensual sexual offence law reform in New South Wales (â€˜NSW’) and Queensland. It will be argued that, while the NSW approach to deceptive sex is better than the prevailing Queensland approach, it is deficient in certain respects.
Presenter
Dr Andrew DyerÂ is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney Law School, having been appointed the inaugural Colin Phegan Lecturer in Legal Reasoning in 2014. A graduate of Sydney Law School and the London School of Economics, Andrew began his working career not as a lawyer, but in television, acting in and writing for various sketch comedy shows. He then worked at a large commercial law firm; as tipstaff to a judge of the NSW Court of Appeal; and, immediately before coming to Sydney Law School as a sessional lecturer in 2010, as a Researcher at the Judicial Commission of NSW.

Registration
Full series (7 webinars) = $300
Individual webinar(s) = $50

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This webinar will be released on 29 September 2022.

About the series
The 2022-23 Criminal Law CPD series, presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology is an innovative educational program made up of 7 recorded webinars delivered by eminent speakers from the University of Sydney and the legal profession.
A new webinar will be released each month from September 2022 – March 2023. Quizzes will be included to test your comprehension of the material being discussed.
Register now for the full series or individual webinars and enjoy the flexibility of watching at your own pace from any location at any time.
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Program Schedule

Title
Presenter
CPD area
Recording release date

1. Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape?
Dr Andrew Dyer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 29 September 2022

2. The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
Mr Brett Hatfield
Practice Management and Business Skills, Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 20 October 2022

3. The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses
Associate Professor Helen Paterson
Substantive Law
Thursday, 24 November 2022

4. Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers
Ms Talitha Hennessy
Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 15 December 2022

5. Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions
Professor David Hamer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 19 January 2023

6. Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
John Stratton SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 February 2023

7. The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Judge Paul Lakatos SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 March 2023

Information for lawyers and barristers
If this educational activity is relevant to your professional development and practice of the law, then you should claim 1.5 MCLE/CPD points per seminar attended or 10.5 units for the full series. Practitioners are advised to check with the CPD governing body in their jurisdiction for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Find out about interstate accreditation.
For further enquiries: T +61 2 9351 0248
E law.events@sydney.edu.au

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In conversation with Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of NSW
2022-10-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Law Foyer, Level 2
In conversation with Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of NSW

In-person event
Join us for this special â€˜in conversation’ event with University of Sydney Law School alumnae Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of NSW, and Nicole Abadee.
Her Excellency will reflect on her Law School experience, and successful career at the Bar and as a judge of both the Federal Court of Australia and the NSW Court of Appeal, during which time she served as a role model for women in law at both the State and national level. She will also discuss her current role as Governor of New South Wales and share her thoughts and advice for the next generation of lawyers.
The Distinguished Alumni Series is an occasional program of talks featuring eminent graduates of the Law School.
Speakers
Her Excellency Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of NSW
Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC is the 39th Governor of New South Wales.
Prior to her appointment as Governor, Her Excellency enjoyed a long and distinguished law career spanning 43 years, during which time she served as a role model for women in law at both the State and national level.
Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1989, in 1993 she was made a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, the first woman to sit exclusively in that Court. In 1996, she achieved the distinction of being the first woman appointed to the New South Wales Court of Appeal and, subsequently, as the first woman to be appointed as its President. She served, on a number of occasions, as Administrator of the Government of the State of New South Wales.
She was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List on 26 January 2020 for “eminent service to the people of New South Wales, particularly through leadership roles in the judiciary, and as a mentor of young women lawyers”.
Her Excellency brings her deep commitment to education, youth leadership, human rights and social justice to the role in service of the people of New South Wales.
Nicole Abadee
Nicole Abadee is a University of Sydney alumna. After a 20-year career in the law, practising as a barrister at the New South Wales Bar and then teaching International Law, she moved into the literary world and now writes about books and other things for Good Weekend. Nicole was one of many extremely fortunate women barristers to be mentored by Her Excellency whilst at the NSW Bar.
Time: Wednesday 5 October, 6-7pm, followed by a cocktail reception

CPD Points: 1
This event is proudly co-presented by Sydney Law School and the Sydney University Law Society (SULS).

The Public International Law Webinar Series
2022-10-12 00:00 - 2022-11-16 00:00

Book launch: China and the International E-commerce and Digital Trade Law
2022-10-12 13:00 - 14:00 | The University of Sydney Law School, Boardroom, Level 4, New Law Building F10
Book launch: China and the International E-commerce and Digital Trade Law
THIS EVENT IS BEING HELD ONLINE AND IN-PERSON AT SYDNEY LAW SCHOOL.
The University of Sydney Law School is delighted to invite you to the launch ofÂ China and the International E-commerce and Digital Trade LawÂ by Associate Professor Jie (Jeanne) Huang, Sydney Law School.
The book launch is an in-conversation discussion with the author and Mr Ian Watt, Vice Chair of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), Professor Hans Hendrischke from the University of Sydney Business School, and Associate Professor Delei Peng from the East China University of Science and Technology in China.
AboutÂ China and the International E-commerce and Digital Trade Law
This monograph extensively compares the e-commerce/digital trade chapters in the CPTPP, USMCA with RCEP and other free trade agreements concluded by China and discusses the impact of these rules on relevant Chinese domestic laws and development strategies.
Its main points are:
(1) China should promote the pluralism trend of international digital trade and e-commerce legislation, but this type of pluralism is not the pluralism of one-hundred flowers blooming or decentralized pluralism. On the contrary, China should seek centralized pluralism: trying to become one of a limited number of centers leading international digital trade and e-commerce legislation.
(2) For a long time in the past, China’s legislative model for domestic laws in foreign-related economic relations was to use international pressures (e.g. trade negotiation) to push domestic reforms. That is to apply the â€˜internalization of international law’ model. However, in the field of digital trade and e-commerce, China has increasingly departed from the old model and instead, adopts the “externalization of domestic law” model. For example, China’s legislation on the protection of personal information has included provisions to achieve extraterritorial application, and Chinese courts have actively exercised long-arm jurisdiction in intellectual property disputes. The application of Chinese domestic law outside China will likely become the norm in the coming years.
(3) The “externalization of domestic law” model will likely help China become one of a limited number of centers shaping international digital trade and e-commerce legislation.
It has seven chapters covering major themes of the e-commerce/digital trade: cross-border data flow, intermediaries (such as Internet platforms), trade facilitation and China’s innovation in trade in goods by e-commerce, China’s private-international-law response to digital trade and e-commerce development, personal information protection and international investment arbitration.
“As one of the earliest research monographs in this field, this book has a thorough and precise analysis of CPTPP digital trade rules and is an indispensable reference book for scholars and practitioners studying CPTPP and free trade agreements.” Professor Qingjiang Kong, China University of Political Science and Law
Moderator: Mr. David Markus, law and data compliance expert and EMBA student at the University of Sydney Business School.
Find out more about the book.
The book is in Chinese: Jie (Jeanne) Huang, China and the International E-commerce and Digital Trade Law: the case of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (University of International Business and Trade Press, August 2022, Beijing China, ISBN: 9787566323989, 262,000 words).
About the author
Dr. Jie (Jeanne) HuangÂ is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Law School, specializing in conflict of laws and digital trade. She is the Co-chair of the American Society of International Law Private International Law Interest Group and Co-Director of the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law at the Sydney Law School. She has published three monographs with leading publishers in English and Chinese.
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Wednesday 12 October 2022, 1-2pm (AEDT)
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.
CPD Points: 1
This event is presented by the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law at Sydney Law School and the China Studies Centre.
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ACCEL NextGen Series: Realism in the Corporate Sphere - Greenwashing and Net Zero
2022-10-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Law Lounge, Level 1
ACCEL NextGen Series: Realism in the Corporate Sphere – Greenwashing and Net Zero
THIS EVENT IS BEING HELD ONLINE AND IN-PERSON AT SYDNEY LAW SCHOOL.
The Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law invites you to a panel discussion on the Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility’s case against Santos. Developed and chaired by the ACCEL interns, this event forms part of the ACCEL NextGen Series.
Although corporations are increasingly responding to the climate crisis through implementing sustainability targets and promoting ESG practices within their day-to-day business, environmental law has begun to focus on â€˜greenwashing’: the deceptive persuasion of a company to the public that their policies and protocols are environmentally friendly.
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (â€œACCRâ€) has recently filed a landmark case in the Federal Court against Santos, one of Australia’s largest oil and gas companies. This is the first case in which a company’s net zero emissions target has been challenged, as well as being the first relating to the viability of carbon capture and storage (â€œCCSâ€) and the environmental impacts of blue hydrogen.
The ACCR filed their case initially on the basis that Santos engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in claiming that CCS is able to make gas a â€œclean fuel.â€ The ACCR alleges that the pathway for net zero emissions that Santos mapped out in its 2020 Annual Report for reaching its sustainability goals is not substantiated by scientific evidence.
In August 2022, the ACCR amended pleadings to include additional claims arising from Santos’ 2020 Investor Day Briefing and their 2021 Climate Change Report. Allegations include that â€˜blue hydrogen’ production would actually increase Santos’ greenhouse gas emissions and that CCS is not practical to capture all of Santos’ increased emissions. Further, ACCR claims that their net zero plan does not account for the expected projected emissions and production growth from oil and gas exploration.
You will hear from those directly involved in the landmark case and from experts in the field of environmental law and corporate citizenship.
Panelists:
Dr Sebastian Hartford Davis, Barrister, Banco Chambers
Professor Christopher Wright, The University of Sydney Business School
Sally Torgoman, Partner, Infrastructure, Assets & Places, KPMG
About the event
The panel will delve into the potential implications of the case, such as the role of environmental law in enforcing corporate responsibility and how it can be harnessed to push corporations beyond mere â€˜box-ticking’ of ESG requirements. Further, the panel will explore how corporations can balance financial stability and their sustainability goals in keeping with legal obligations, considering the future of this developing area of the law.

Wednesday 19 October 2022, 1-2pmÂ AEDT
CPD Points: 1
This event is being held an online and in-person at Sydney Law School. Please indicate your viewing preference when registering.
This event is hosted by the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law (ACCEL) at Sydney Law School.

The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
2022-10-20 00:00
2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:
The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
Practice management, Business Skills & Professional ResponsibilityÂ
CPD Points: 1.5
About
The principal functions of the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) are to institute and conduct prosecutions for indictable offences in the Local, District and Supreme Courts; and to conduct appeals in any court arising from those prosecutions, including as the responding party. Those duties are guided by the ODPP Prosecution and other best-practice instruments. The role of a prosecutor is crucial, involving a balancing of the interests of the state, community and victims, as well as a duty to the court. In a system subject to growing case numbers, increasingly regulated pre-trial processes, plea negotiations, and broad discretion, how are those priorities managed? Crown Prosecutor Brett Hatfield will consider those competing priorities and how they are balanced in practice.
Presenter
Brett Hatfield, Crown Prosecutor, The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)

Registration
Full series (7 webinars) = $300
Individual webinar(s) = $50

CLICK HERE to register
This webinar will be released on 20 October 2022.

You will receive a webinar link on this date, and can also register at a later date to catch up in your own time.Â

About the series
The 2022-23 Criminal Law CPD series, presented by the Sydney Institute of Criminology is an innovative educational program made up of 7 recorded webinars delivered by eminent speakers from the University of Sydney and the legal profession.
A new webinar will be released each month from September 2022 – March 2023. Quizzes will be included to test your comprehension of the material being discussed.
Register now for the full series or individual webinars and enjoy the flexibility of watching at your own pace from any location at any time.
View flyer here

Program Schedule

Title
Presenter
CPD area
Recording release date

1. Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape?
Dr Andrew Dyer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 29 September 2022

2. The Role of the Crown Prosecutor in NSW
Mr Brett Hatfield
Practice Management and Business Skills, Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 20 October 2022

3. The Reliability and Credibility of Eyewitnesses
Associate Professor Helen Paterson
Substantive Law
Thursday, 24 November 2022

4. Ethical Practice for Junior Criminal Law Barristers
Ms Talitha Hennessy
Ethics and professional responsibility
Thursday, 15 December 2022

5. Myths, Misconceptions and Mixed Messages: An Early Look at the New Tendency and Coincidence Evidence Provisions
Professor David Hamer
Substantive Law
Thursday, 19 January 2023

6. Advocacy in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal
John Stratton SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 February 2023

7. The Work of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Judge Paul Lakatos SC
Professional Skills
Thursday, 9 March 2023

Information for lawyers and barristers
If this educational activity is relevant to your professional development and practice of the law, then you should claim 1.5 MCLE/CPD points per seminar attended or 10.5 units for the full series. Practitioners are advised to check with the CPD governing body in their jurisdiction for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Find out about interstate accreditation.
For further enquiries: T +61 2 9351 0248
E law.events@sydney.edu.au

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