Ross Parsons Centre Law and Business seminar | Insolvency and Tax Debts: the special position of the ATOOnline event The Australian Taxation Office is a creditor in almost three out of every four company insolvencies. Legislation in 1993 removed the last of what were seen as rights that elevated the ATO to the status of […]
Julius Stone Address: What is political progress?In-person event Progress is both a necessary and a dangerous idea. It is necessary if one is striving to improve the way things are, and it is dangerous because the pursuit of progress has historically often given rise to episodes of paternalism, colonial domination and narratives of civilizational […]
Report launch | The risks of oil and gas development for human health and wellbeing: A synthesis of evidence and the implications for Australia In-person event This launch event will highlight the significance of the new report “The risks of oil and gas development for human health and wellbeing: A synthesis of evidence and the implications […]
JSI Seminar | Beyond Indigenous Cultural & Intellectual Property: opportunities in law reform for Aboriginal-led medicines in Australia and the limitations of legal pluralismIn-person event Australian regulators and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have the opportunity to co-design a cross-jurisdictional framework that ensures structural integrity and cultural ethics, which embodies international law principles and […]
Criminalising Children: Should we raise the age of criminal responsibility? In-person event Recently, the Northern Territory became the first Australian jurisdiction to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years. In New South Wales, and other Australian jurisdictions, the minimum age remains 10, which is one of the lowest minimum ages […]
Comparative History of International Arbitration: Australia, Japan and BeyondHybrid event This hybrid-format webinar compares the historical trajectory of international arbitration law and practice in Australia and Japan in regional and global contexts. An aim is to explore the evolving images and contours of arbitration and scope for cross-border collaboration in promoting this popular but sometimes […]
2nd Annual Global Sports Law Symposium: Dispute ResolutionIn-person event Abstract This symposium brings together luminary experts and practitioners in sports law to discuss dispute resolution in the world of sports (it follows on from ANJeL’s seminar on international arbitration). The symposium’s first panel will feature two giants of the Australian sports law world reflecting on their […]
Ross Parsons Corporations Law Lecture 2023: The responsibility of shareholdersIn-person event In 1911, Justice Louis Brandeis argued that: ‘…there is no such thing as an innocent purchaser of stocks. It is entirely contrary…to what ought to be our whole attitude towards investments, that the person who has a chance for profit by going into […]
2023 Criminal Law CPD Series: Advocacy in the Children’s Court: Considerations for Criminal Matters Involving Children and Young Persons Ethics & Professional Responsibility Professional Skills CPD Points: 1.5 About The Children’s Court deals with a wide range of cases across NSW involving children and young people. In its criminal jurisdiction, matters involve defendants under the […]
2023 Criminal Law CPD Series: Probative Value and Admissibility in the Criminal Trial: Focus and HolismSubstantive Law CPD Points: 1.5 About In determining whether challenged evidence is admissible, the trial judge is often required to assess its probative value. The orthodox view is that this assessment focuses on the strength of connection between the challenged […]
Ross Parsons Centre Law and Business seminar | Law Reform & The PPSA: Why We Should Delete s 267 and Corporations Act s 588FLOnline event The Government’s response to the Statutory Review of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (‘PPSA’) has been released, including an Exposure Draft containing its proposed amendments. We are currently within an […]
JSI Seminar | Demystifying CLS: A reflection on writing an intellectual history of the Critical Legal Studies MovementIn-person event In his forthcoming book The Rise and Fall of Critical Legal Studies, Stewart uses the tools of CLS to analyse CLS, assessing its dominant narrative against its history and legacy. Literary and philosophical lenses are used to highlight […]
