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Comparative History of International Arbitration: Australia, Japan and Beyond

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

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 Resolution

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 shareholders

Law Foyer, Level 2

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 […]

Advocacy in the Children’s Court

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 […]

Probative Value and Admissibility in the Criminal Trial

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 588FL

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 Movement

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

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 […]

Let’s Talk About Corporations | “Bid-rigging”, cartel regulation, and public procurement: a comparative perspective from Switzerland

Let’s Talk About Corporations | “Bid-rigging”, cartel regulation, and public procurement: a comparative perspective from SwitzerlandOnline event This seminar provides a comparative perspective on cartel regulation, focused on the Swiss framework. The presentation provides a brief overview of the effects that cartels can have on competition, followed by a careful examination of the different legislative measures the Swiss legal system has […]

Copyright and Generative AI: Best practices for LLM training and recent developments in U.S. litigation

New Law Building (F10)

Copyright and Generative AI: Best practices for LLM training and recent developments in U.S. litigationAbstract Generative AI based on large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, DALL·E-2, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, JukeBox, and MusicLM can produce text, images, and music that are indistinguishable from human-authored works. The training data for these large language models consists predominantly […]

JSI Seminar | Bathroom Bills and Liberal Rights

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

JSI Seminar: Bathroom Bills and Liberal RightsIn-person event On June 30th 2023 Florida’s House Bill 1521 came into effect. The bill requires that all trans people must use Florida public restrooms that align with the sex they were assigned at birth. This includes restrooms in all Florida airports, government buildings, schools and universities, city parks […]

The Modern Slavery Act Review: Can the law drive meaningful change?

Law Foyer, Level 2

The Modern Slavery Act Review: Can the law drive meaningful change? In-person event In May this year, the Government tabled a report on the findings of the statutory review of Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018. The Review, led by Professor John McMillan AO, made 30 recommendations to strengthen the Act. If the recommendations are adopted, it […]

JSI Seminar | Contract law and reasons for action: A crash course in private law theory

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

JSI Seminar | Contract law and reasons for action: A crash course in private law theoryIn-person event If contract law is to be authoritative, it must mediate between the subjects of contract law and reasons for action they have. Either implicitly or explicitly, this insight informs various approaches to the theorisation of this law. Some […]