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There are two joint winners of the Academy of Law Essay Prize, Natalie Ngo and Tom Allchurch. The topic involved the impact of a new and widespread contagious disease on pre-existing contractual obligations. The Prize will be awarded when circumstances allow.
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The Academy is holding a launch of this collection of papers and speeches of one of Australia’s leading jurists, the Hon Robert French AC.
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | 5:00 – 6.00 pm AEDT, online.
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Welcome to the Australian Academy of LawThe Australian Academy of Law comprises elected individuals of exceptional distinction in the discipline of law who are committed to the advancement of that discipline and to justice according to law in Australia. Fellows are each elected by the Academy from the legal profession, from legal academia and from the judiciary. The Academy thereby provides a bridge between each of those sections of the legal community. The Academy's objects as listed in its Constitution are pursued through its public conferences and debates and its publications and newsletters, and the promotion of those objects through the individual activities of the Fellows. |
LATEST NEWS |
 Fellow Spotlight: The Annual Spigelman Oration was given on 12 November 2020 by the Hon Alan Robertson SC under the auspices of the Public Law Section of the NSW Bar Association. The title of the talk was 'Supervising the legal boundaries of executive powers'. See this link. | 26 November 2020
Fellow Spotlight: Academy Fellow the Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett was one of three Commissioners appointed to the Royal Commission on Natural Disaster Arrangements the report of which is now with government. More detail here. |
RECENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS |
Date 22 October 2020
The Ninth Annual Patron's Address - Aboriginal Australians and the Common Law , given on 22 October 2020.See Her Excellency's Address here. |
Date 22 February 2021 Regulatory Enforcement of Directors’ ObligationsDetails soon |
Date 19 November 2020
Whistleblowing - what is it, who does it, when is it lawful, when is it mandatory?
Details of this past event are being uploaded shortly.
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