Events
1. 16th National Family Law Conference 2014
This year’s National Family Law conference will take place from Tuesday 7 until Friday 10 October at the Hilton Sydney and has a truly eclectic program which is sure to be not only interesting for students, but also educational and beneficial for studies and resumes.
There are currently 800 registered delegates and this number is increasing
every day. The conference will be using an app instead of a printed program, and the app is available on the app store now for download. To look at the conference program and speakers who will be presenting this year, type in FL14 into the app store on either your Apple or Android device and download.
There is a heavily discounted student rate of $250 for the day and many social functions on offer. In particular, the New and Young Lawyer’s Evening at Paddington’s Bowls Club, Thursday 9 October. This event costs $40 and will provide students with the opportunity to interact and network with recent graduates, gain a real understanding of what to expect post studies and receive advice and tips on how to achieve their goals.
Please visit the website for further details.
2. 2014 Costello Lecture
“How does fairness fare?”
The role of an Ombudsman is to redress the imbalance of power between individual and state – a fundamentally unfair relationship. With jurisdiction over more than 1,000 public bodies, the Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass will reflect on fairness and the role of her office in ensuring it.
Speaker: Monash alumna, Ms Deborah Glass OBE (BA 1980, LLB 1982), The Victorian Ombudsman
Introduced by: Rev. Tim Costello AO (BJuris 1976, LLB 1978, Dip Ed 1979), CEO, World Vision Australia
Date: Tuesday 21 October, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7.15pm (followed by refreshments)
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Monday 15 October to law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630
Further information available from the website.
3. ADR Seminar
The Australian Centre for Justice Innovation (ACJI) is proud to present a free public lecture:
“Early Neutral Evaluation: A useful addition to the ADR smorgasbord?“
Presented by Chief Magistrate of Victoria, Peter Lauritsen & Dr Paula Gerber
All too often mediation is the default position for parties and lawyers wanting to use ADR to resolve a dispute. However, there are many different ADR models, and some maybe more appropriate to the nature of the dispute and parties than mediation. This seminar will provide insight into the use of Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) in a variety of jurisdictions around the world and identify when it might be appropriate to use, and the pros and cons of broadening our ADR options.
Date: Thursday 9 October, 2014
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St Melbourne
RSVP: Before Friday 3 October, 2014 to acji@monash.edu
For further information please see the flyer
4. Book Launch – “The Good Lawyer”
By Prof Adrian Evans
To be launched by Mr Michael McGarvie, Legal Services Commissioner and CEO, Legal Services Board Victoria.
“The Good Lawyer” explores the ethical and professional challenges that confront people who work in the law – or are considering it – and offers principled and pragmatic advice about how to overcome such challenges.
This book takes a holistic approach that begins with your innate humanity. It urges you to examine your motives for seeking a career in law, to foster a deep understanding of what it means to be ‘good’, and to draw on your virtue and judgement when difficult choices arise, rather than relying on compliance with rules or codes.
The Good Lawyer analyses four important areas of legal ethics – truth and deception, professional secrets, conflicts of interest, and professional competence – and explains the choices that are available when determining a course of moral action. It links theory to practice, and includes many examples, diagrams and source documents to illustrate ethical concepts, scenarios and decision making.
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Time: 5.30pm (for 6pm start) – 7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St Melbourne
RSVP: Wednesday,5 November to law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630 (for catering purposes)
Further information available on the website
5. Commercial CPD Seminar – Civil Procedure Act 2010
The last CPD Seminar for 2014 will explore the operation of the Civil Procedure Act 2010 in modern civil litigation, especially in light of recent cases including Yara Australia Pty Ltd v Oswal [2013] VSCA 337. Ethical issues arising out of the operation of the Act will also be addressed.
Chair
Justice Clyde Croft, Supreme Court of Victoria
Presenters
Justice John Digby, Supreme Court of Victoria
Ted Woodward SC, Victorian Bar
Penelope Pengilley, Director, Brian Ward Partners
Date: Wednesday 15 October, 2014
Time: 5.15pm – 6.15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Monday 13 October, 2014 (unless booked out prior)
law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630
Further information available on the website.
6. National Law Honours Student Conference
The National Law Honours Student Conference provides graduating LLB and JD students and recent graduates with the opportunity to present their law honours research, senior research thesis or comparable major research project in an academic setting. Session chairs in the students’ research field will offer constructive feedback and advice, including possible publication. There is a prize for best presentation, attendance is free and lunch and drinks are provided. A keynote address will be provided by Ass Prof Katherine Biber, of UTS Law Faculty, and the Hon Kevin Lindgren AM QC, former Federal Court Judge, will be the distinguished chair of prize-giving. Attendance is by invitation only upon submission of the paper abstract.
Students should visit the website for instructions on submitting abstracts.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday 10 October, 2014.
7. VADR CPD Event
“Child Sexual Behaviours: How to Assess and Understand”
Presented by:
Pauline Ryan, Senior Clinician and Family Therapist at the Gatehouse Centre for the Assessment and Treatment of Child Abuse at the Royal Children’s Hospital
Date: Monday 29 September
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Venue: Coopers Inn (2nd floor), corner of Exhibition and Little Lonsdale Streets
Cost: Free to current VADR or AFMA members, $20 for non-members. Finger food is provided. Drinks are available at the bar.
If you would like to attend, please email admin@vadr.asn or president@vadr.asn.au. Please feel free to pass on details of the event to anyone you feel may be interested.
For further please see the flyer
8. VADR: Metal Health Complaints Commissioner
You are cordially invited to a VADR CPD event will take place on Tuesday 28 October, 2014when Lynne Coulson Barr, the new Mental Health Complaints Commissioner will speak on the topic “New approaches to resolving mental health services complaints.”
The need for an independent specialist mental health complaints body was identified from community consultations and feedback in the context of mental health legislative reforms consultations. The Mental Health Complaints Commissioner was established under the Mental Health Act 2014, and commenced operation on Tuesday 1 July, 2014. Lynne Coulson Barr is Victoria’s first Mental Health Complaints Commissioner and will provide an outline of the role of the office and approaches to resolution of complaints about mental health services.
Date: Tuesday 28 October
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Venue: 2014 Coopers Inn (2nd floor), corner of Exhibition and Little Lonsdale Streets
Cost: Free to current VADR members, $20 for non-members. Finger food is provided. Drinks are available at the bar.
If you would like to attend, please email admin@vadr.asn or president@vadr.asn.au.
Further details are provided in the flyer