We are very much looking forward to concluding our 90th anniversary celebrations at our Gala Dinner at Winthrop Hall on Saturday 1 September. It will be a wonderful night to catch up, reminisce and celebrate our achievements over the last nine decades. Cohort photos will be taken from 6pm. Tickets are on sale now.

Law School opens Mediation Clinic

Early this year, the UWA Mediation Clinic was opened. The Clinic aims to provide excellence in the practice, research and teaching of mediation. Lisha van Reyk is Clinic Manager and Research Co-ordinator and works closely with Clinic Director, Associate Professor Jill Howieson.

UWA and Corrs launch AI legal collaboration

A special pro bono collaboration to help prepare law students for the increasing influence of artificial intelligence in the practice of law – while at the same time benefiting the Australian not-for-profit sector – has been announced by Australia’s leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, and The University of Western Australia.

UWA Law alumni supporting women in Law through memorial scholarship

Sisters, Anna and Nicoletta Ciffolilli, have given back to their alma mater through a scholarship that supports women undertaking the Juris Doctor (JD) who are academically capable, but experiencing financial disadvantage.

2018 Ciara Glennon Memorial Scholarship

A third-year Law student with a passion for the law, arts and environment has been awarded this year’s Ciara Glennon Memorial Law Scholarship.This year marks 20 years since the first scholarship was awarded following the death of UWA law graduate, Ciara Glennon.

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

Our Jessup moot team performed exceptionally well in the National Championship held in Canberra in February. The team reached the semi-finals and Simon Bourke was named the fourth-best oralist in the preliminary rounds. Congratulations to the team (Annabel Beech, Simon Burke, Zaccary Molloy Mencshelyi, Lynsey O’Neil and Stephen Puttick) and their coaches (Sam Pack, Isabella Bogunovich and Stefan Tomasich) on an outstanding Jessup campaign.

Law School Dean and Head of School, Associate Professor Natalie Skead received a National Award for Teaching Excellence from the Minister for Education and Training at the Australian Awards for University Teaching.

The School congratulates Professor Robyn Carroll, Dr Ambelin Kwaymullina, Associate Professor Jani McCutcheon and Dr Philipp Kastner on their recent well-deserved promotions.

Grant succcesses have included:

• Professor Harry Blagg and Dr Joe Clare: $60,000 from the Town of Port Hedland to undertake a review on Community Safety and Crime Prevention.
• Professor Harry Blagg and Associate Professor Hilde Tubex: $25,000 from Abt Associates Pty Ltd (Consultancy) to undertake a literature review on ‘Better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island young people moving in and out of detention’.

Associate Professor Sarah Murray was awarded a UWA Fay Gale Fellowship to visit a range of community court projects run by the Center for Court Innovation in New York City.

Professor Rick Krever was successful in obtaining a Herbert Smith Freehills Visiting Scholar Fellowship to Cambridge University.

The Law School has celebrated two new arrivals: David Hodgkinson’s son, Rupert and Dr Renae Barker’s son, Jethro.

Meet our new Law School Staff

Dr Joe Clare

What are your areas of research interest?

I am a quantitative criminologist with applied experience working with governments in Australia and Canada, helping make evidence-based strategic decisions and evaluate policy and practice. My research interests cover three broad areas.

Michael Douglas

What path have you followed since leaving Law School?

I completed articles at Lavan while doing an LLM at UWA. After a brief taste of solicitor life, I went to Korea and interned with the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific. After that I joined Curtin Law School as an Associate Lecturer; when I started I was just looking for a way to pay the rent while having a vacation from lawyering. But I really enjoyed the work.

Dr Melanie O’Brien

What are your areas of research interest?

My research covers the fields of international criminal law, human rights, feminist legal theory, military law, international humanitarian law, comparative criminal law and peacekeeping. This sounds like a lot of areas, but they all intersect quite significantly.

Dr Marco Rizzi

What are your aspirations for the Law School in the lead up to the 100th Anniversary?

One aspect that attracted me to UWA Law School is the attention that is devoted to teaching, which in many universities around the world is increasingly considered a mere 'chore'. We should nurture this characteristic and build strong bridges between teaching and research.

Meet PhD student

Jeanette Jensen

What are you enjoying about doing a PhD at UWA?

I love UWA in general for its inclusiveness, multicultural feel, beautiful campus, and approachableness of its academics. For those reasons, I feel very lucky to be a student here. Another important thing for enjoying doing a PhD at UWA is the collegial feeling I have with my fellowPhD students.

Watch the Hon. Justice Edelman reflect on his time at the Law School

Remember to purchase your tickets for our 90th Anniversary Gala on Saturday 1 September 2018 at Winthrop Hall. A great chance to reminisce and catch up with Law School friends and dance the night away.