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Human rights focus at UNSW

THE UNIVERSITY of NSW (UNSW) has launched a new masters degree. It aims to address a new era of human rights activism in Australia, and a greater knowledge of human rights law and policy. The Master of Human Rights Law and Policy will be offered at UNSW...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

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Statutory declarations to be uniform

The Standing Committee of Attorneys-General has announced a uniform approach to statutory declarations. The move will attempt to redress the fragmentation of the current system, which has different forms in use across the country, and eight different...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

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Freehills’ Shopfront initiative celebrates 15 years

THE MINISTER for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, was among guests the Shopfront Legal Centre’s 15th anniversary celebration which was held at Freehills last week. Shopfront, a joint project of Freehills, Mission Australia and the Salvation Army, is a free legal...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

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Ex law dean to serve on UN treaty body

A FORMER Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney has been elected to the United Nations, as one of 12 experts in the first monitoring committee for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Professor Ron McCallum AO, an...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

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DLA Phillips Fox set for fun and fitness

FOR THE fourth year running, DLA Phillips Fox is sponsoring the DLA Phillips Fox Government and Business triathlon to be held on 7 December at Blake Mountain Peninsula in the ACT. Organised by Triathlon ACT, the event is aimed at providing a social, fun...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

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Minters takes the trivia challenge for charity

ABOUT 170 staff from Minter Ellison’s Brisbane office put their wits to the test last week to raise money for Mission Australia’s Café One in Fortitude Valley. The office’s trivia night raised an impressive $10,500 for Café One, one of the firm’s charities...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

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Pacific set to bear brunt of climate change

THE CHALLENGES for the Pacific Islands thrown up by climate change was the focus of the University of New South Wales Faculty of Law’s Ingram Colloquium on International Law and Development last week. Speakers, who included lawyers, scientists, engineers...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Zoe Lyon

Filed under: Pacific islands

Lawyers predict mergers in struggling resources secto

AS THE energy and resources sector flounders, project finance lawyers could be kept busy as smaller energy and resources companies are snapped up by bigger players. According to Allens Arthur Robinson partner Phillip Cornwell, smaller resources companies...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Zoe Lyon

Filed under: project finance

LIV award recongises pro bono acheivements

Baker & McKenzie Melbourne partner Ken Gray has been awarded the Law Institution of Victoria (LIV) President’s Pro Bono Award. The annual LIV awards recognise excellence and outstanding achievements by legal practitioners, and are open to Victoria...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

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Top lawyers saluted

legal professionals were recognised last week at awards ceremonies held in Victoria and New South Wales. The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) annual awards were held at the LIV on Friday 7 November. A LIV honorary life membership was awarded to David Faram...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

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Best and brightest of in-house rewarded

ROUNDING OFF day one of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association’s (ACLA) 14 th annual National Conference last Thursday was the much anticipated announcement of the 2008 In-house Lawyer of the Year Awards. This year female lawyers dominated the awards...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Zoe Lyon

Filed under: Australian in-house lawyer of the year awards 2008

Carbon trade hub taskforce for Sydney

A NEW taskforce is being assembled to guarantee Sydney’s future as a hub of carbon trading in the region. New South Wales Minister for Climate Change and Environment Carmel Tebbutt appointed Baker & McKenzie partner Martijn Wilder to chair the Sydney...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: carbon trade

From Pakistan to Oxford and back again

AS A relatively recent graduate, Natasha Simonsen has achieved more in her short legal career than most lawyers would in a lifetime, but she will now go one step further after winning the 2009 NSW Rhodes Scholarship. The Allens Arthur Robinson lawyer...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Sydney

Filed under: Rhodes

Freehills lands Landcare award

FREEHILLS HAS been rewarded for its key role in developing Landcare Australia’s innovative carbon trading scheme, being named a Landcare Foundation Partner at the National Landcare Awards held at Parliament House last week. The National awards, which...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Zoe Lyon

Filed under: CarbonSmart

Justice crusaders take crowns

MEMBERS OF the legal profession gathered at Parliament House last week for the 2008 Justice Awards. The awards, presented by the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, recognised the inspiring efforts of individuals and organisations in improving access to...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Zoe Lyon

Filed under: justice awards

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Human rights focus at UNSW

Statutory declarations to be uniform

Freehills’ Shopfront initiative celebrates 15 years

Ex law dean to serve on UN treaty body

DLA Phillips Fox set for fun and fitness

Minters takes the trivia challenge for charity

Pacific set to bear brunt of climate change

Lawyers predict mergers in struggling resources secto

LIV award recongises pro bono acheivements

Top lawyers saluted

Best and brightest of in-house rewarded

Carbon trade hub taskforce for Sydney

From Pakistan to Oxford and back again

Freehills lands Landcare award

Justice crusaders take crowns