1. Commercial CPD Seminar
The introduction of the Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) has been an important development in Victorian legal practice.
This Seminar explores two issues brought squarely into focus by the legislation.First, the increasing prospect of costs orders being made against practitioners. Second, the ethical issues raised for practitioners in matters where one party is a self represented litigant.
Chair
Justice David Harper AM, Supreme Court of Victoria
Presenters
Justice James Judd, Supreme Court of Victoria
Helen Symon SC
Annette Hughes,Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Date: Wednesday 5 June, 2013
Time: 5.15 pm – 6.15 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Monday 3 June, 2013- law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630
Commerical Court Poster
2. Great Law Week Debate – “Free Speech Isn’t Free Enough in Australia”
Witness a team of prominent Monash Law Alumni battle it out with current Monash Law Students, over this highly controversial topic at the annual Great Law Week Debate.
2011 World Universities Debating Championship winner and Senior Policy Officer for the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Fiona Prowse (BA/LLB 2012), will lead the alumni team to argue “Free speech isn’t free enough in Australia”, supported by well renowned barrister Shivani Pillai (BA/LLB) and Kylie Lane (BEc(Hons), LLB(Hons), DipLang (Japanese) 2005) a highly regarded Senior Associate at Ashurst.
Proving this point won’t be easy against the Monash Law students’ team consisting of Duncan Wallace (Law/Arts) former winner of the Monash Senior Moot and Monash Junior Moot and a semi-finalist of the AAT Moot, Beatrice Paull (Law/Arts) a recent Octofinalist at 2013 Australian Novice Intervarsity Debating Championships and Sam Myers (Law/Arts) a semi-finalist in the 2012 Junior Moot, and winner in 2013.
Overseeing the Great Law Week Debate as moderator is current Monash Law student David Jancik (Law/Arts(Hons)), who currently works as a Legal and Business analyst a Piper Capital.
GLWD Poster
3. Get Active Week
To offset the negativity with the onset of cold weather, Federal government announcements and the ongoing construction in the Law building, staff and students are encouraged to lift their spirits and become involved in the university’s Get Active Campaign being held 6-12 May 2013. Please see details below:
- The Get Active Campaign is all about;
- Getting Out of the office and into some fresh air and sunshine,
- Getting Involved in some good old fashioned community togetherness,
- Having Fun- goodness knows we all need some of that at the moment- and;
- Getting Active- which will help us feel better all round.
The first ‘Get Active Week’ Campaign across Monash University is being held 6th and 12th May 2013. The themes of the week are to Get Out, Get Involved, Have Fun and to Get Active.
Monash Sport will be hosting a number of special events across Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, Parkville and Peninsula campuses, as well as making a number of existing service offerings free of charge for Monash students and staff members. All information is hosted on the Get Active Week website: www.monash.edu/sport/get-active-week
All activities are free to get involved in but what’s needed is for as many students and staff to join in the Fun! It would be great if as many people from the Law Faculty got out and got active!
Some of the marquee events happening during the week include:
- BBQ & Sporting Challenges – Join us for lunch on the Menzies lawn Tuesday 7 May from 12:30pm and take part in sporting challenges
- Menzies Stair Climb – Challenge yourself on the stairs! From 1pm on Thursday 9 May we’ll be taking the stairs to the top of the Menzies Building and want you to join us!
- Campus walks – Stretch your legs in your lunch breaks! Campus walks will be taking place at all campuses throughout the week.
- Mother’s Day Classic – Get Active Week will culminate on Sunday 12 May, with TeamMONASH participating in this annual event in support of the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Participate with friends, family, and as a part of the Monash University community!
4. Emer Casey Fun Run
Elena Karataeva, a PhD candidates and casual tutor at Monash Law, will on May the 26th be doing a 10 km “Emer Casey Fun Run” at Monash Clayton Campus that raises awareness and funds for ovarian cancer research through the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Emer Casey, an Irish girl, died at the age of 28 after a very short battle with ovarian cancer and Emer Casey Foundation was established in her honour.
Ovarian cancer does not have an early diagnostic test, and as a result, most of women are diagnosed at the advanced stages of it. More importantly, one of the main risk factors is being a female in an industrialized country, with a higher standard of living (see http://www.ocrf.com.au/about-ovarian-cancer/symptoms/ ). This means that yourself (if you are a female), along with other loved ones around you and the Australian female population are at risk.
So, please, if you can, donate via the fundraising page Together We Stand and support her first fundraising effort.
5. Melbourne Courts Open Day
Saturday 18 May
10am to 3pm
Free admission
Courts Open Day is your opportunity to go behind the scenes at Victoria’s courts, and participate in a range of events. The Supreme, County, Magistrates’ and Children’s Courts will all be open and welcoming the public with a FREE program of tours, talks and public information stalls. There will also be a BBQ in the County Court forecourt. Bookings are required for some events. Come along for your chance to win great prizes, including an iPad! Highlights include…
- ‘Sentencing Jackson’- an interactive session with a magistrate in the Children’s Court
- Guided tours of the courts and time to talk to judges, magistrates and court staff
- ‘All Stand’ – go behind the scenes in a mock criminal hearing in the Magistrates’ Court
- ‘Who’s Your Mob?’ – learn about the inner workings of the County Koori Court
- ‘A Judge’s Guide to a Supreme Court Trial’ – get an insight into the trial process
- ‘VCAT hearing’ – see how a Tribunal hearing works and how a decision is made
- ‘Jury Service: Get the Facts’ – ask the Juries Commissioner’s Office all about jury duty
- ‘30 Years On’ – the Coroners Court commemorative Ash Wednesday exhibition
- Tours of the historic cells beneath the Supreme Court (bookings required)
6. The LIV Legal Careers Fair
The LIV Legal Careers Fair is the premier event for Victorian law students commencing a career in law. Targeting penultimate and final year law students, particularly those interested in obtaining Seasonal and Graduate employment, the Legal Careers Fair will feature representatives from Australia’s leading law firms, government, regional firms, and non-legal employers.
MELBOURNE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE
THURSDAY 11 JULY 2013, 5-8pm