Law Student Gazette

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. World Red Cross Day Forum

Are you interested in International Humanitarian Law, Crisis Relief or volunteering with the Red Cross? Wednesday 8th May celebrates World Red Cross Day – a day to recognise the efforts of both staff and volunteers at an international and local level. The Red Cross Victorian Youth Advisory Committee are hosting a free public forum, with speakers presenting on the theme of ‘Everyday Acts of Humanity’. There will be presentations from international humanitarian law, international disaster relief and local volunteering teams, as well as the opportunity to find out about how to become involved in the Red Cross movement.

When: Wednesday 8 May
Time: 6:15pm – 7:30pm
Where: State Library of Victoria, Village Roadshow Theatrette
Entrance 3, 179 La Trobe Street, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Not Applicable
More information: Facebook Event, or email vyac.redcross@gmail.com

1. Biggest Morning Tea

Nina Massara is pleased to host MULC’s annual Biggest Morning Tea, raising funds for the Australian Cancer Council.

When: Wednesday 22nd May, 11am – 12noon
Where: Student Kitchen, Level 2, MULC
RSVP: by 17 May to nina.massara@monash.edu (for catering purposes)
What to Bring: Your preferred cuppa and a small donation

We will supply something sweet & yummy to go with it! All staff and students are welcome join in.

Biggest Morning Tea Poster

1. Careers in Collaborative Practice

This panel discussion between experienced practitioners, and chaired by the Progressive Law Network, is designed to provide information to law students, newly admitted practitioners and junior lawyers about career options in alternative dispute resolution and collaborative practice and to provide an introduction to LAW7474 Collaborative Practice.

Date: Wednesday 5th June
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Where: Law Institute Victoria, 470 Bourke St
RSVP: By Monday 3rd June, register@liv.asn.au
Further Details: LIV Website

2. Reprieve

Global opportunities where will you take your career

Allens and Linklaters are offering clerkship opportunities in Australia and London for Australian law students in the penultimate year of their law degrees. We invite you to find out more about our alliance and our clerkships.

Join us to meet our people and find out more about the opportunities available to you.

Monday, 29 April – 6pm – 7pm

Tuesday, 30 April – 1pm – 2pm

For more information: Clerkship Opportunities Invitation

1. Invitation: 4th University Scholars Leadership Symposium (Philippines)

Humanitarian Affairs would like to invite 20 Outstanding Student Leaders to participate in the 4th University Scholars Leadership Symposium to be held in Manila, Philippines from August 1 to 7, 2013. The Symposium is endorsed by the United Nations Department of Social Affairs and the United Nations Youth Unit in New York.

Humanitarian Affairs is a member of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organisations as well as the World Alliance for Citizen Participation. It initiates and supports humanitarian relief efforts and development programs in countries that are poverty stricken and disaster prone.

This year’s Symposium will see a culmination of 1,000 student leaders from leading universities worldwide to discuss issues pertaining to humanitarian matters and sustainable development. The program will also include training sessions on leadership and communication, project management and implementation, lectures from expert humanitarians such as Robin Lim (CNN Hero of the Year, 2011) and Australia’s very own Geraldine Cox (Founder of Sunrise Children’s Village, Cambodia), as well as hands-on service learning activities at a local community.

For the past three years, over a thousand participants have taken this opportunity to not only learn and network with other like-minded individuals from different cultures and backgrounds, but to reach out to poverty-stricken and disaster prone communities outside their countries as well.

Humanitarian Affairs believes in the holistic development of global minded citizens, and this symposium would certainly be a great learning opportunity for students not only in terms of personal development, but more importantly, in nurturing social responsibility and action.

For more information on this event, access the Symposium’s official website. You may also download a copy of the 2013 Manila Symposium brochure.

1. Student Workshop on Research in International Law

A half-day workshop for research students of international law is to be held on the afternoon of 13 November, the day preceding the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law to be hosted by the Indian Society of International Law in New Delhi.

Expressions of interest should include:

• A 600-word synopsis of the paper to be presented;
• A 350-word brief biography or curriculum vitae;
• An indication as to whether or not participation is contingent on receiving travel funding from the conference organizers.

Please submit your expression of interest by Monday, 29 April 2013, 2300 hrs, India Time.

Further information is available here.

1. Invitation: 4th University Scholars Leadership Symposium (Philippines)

Humanitarian Affairs would like to invite 20 Outstanding Student Leaders to participate in the 4th University Scholars Leadership Symposium to be held in Manila, Philippines from August 1 to 7, 2013. The Symposium is endorsed by the United Nations Department of Social Affairs and the United Nations Youth Unit in New York.

Humanitarian Affairs is a member of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organisations as well as the World Alliance for Citizen Participation. It initiates and supports humanitarian relief efforts and development programs in countries that are poverty stricken and disaster prone.

This year’s Symposium will see a culmination of 1,000 student leaders from leading universities worldwide to discuss issues pertaining to humanitarian matters and sustainable development. The program will also include training sessions on leadership and communication, project management and implementation, lectures from expert humanitarians such as Robin Lim (CNN Hero of the Year, 2011) and Australia’s very own Geraldine Cox (Founder of Sunrise Children’s Village, Cambodia), as well as hands-on service learning activities at a local community.

For the past three years, over a thousand participants have taken this opportunity to not only learn and network with other like-minded individuals from different cultures and backgrounds, but to reach out to poverty-stricken and disaster prone communities outside their countries as well.

Humanitarian Affairs believes in the holistic development of global minded citizens, and this symposium would certainly be a great learning opportunity for students not only in terms of personal development, but more importantly, in nurturing social responsibility and action.

For more information on this event, access the Symposium’s official website. You may also download a copy of the 2013 Manila Symposium brochure.

2. Reprieve

Global opportunities where will you take your career

Allens and Linklaters are offering clerkship opportunities in Australia and London for Australian law students in the penultimate year of their law degrees. We invite you to find out more about our alliance and our clerkships.

Join us to meet our people and find out more about the opportunities available to you.

Monday, 29 April – 6pm – 7pm

Tuesday, 30 April – 1pm – 2pm

For more information: Clerkship Opportunities Invitation

1. Reprieve Volunteer Talk

Date: Tuesday, 9 April
Time: 1pm
Location: Lecture Theater L3, LAW BUILDING 12

Returned volunteers will tell you about their experiences fighting the death penalty in the U.S. and give information and advice on how you can apply.

About Reprieve:

Reprieve is an Australian non-government organisation that fights the death penalty. It seeks to provide effective legal representation and humanitarian assistance to those facing the death penalty, to advocate against the death penalty and to raise awareness about human rights.

Established in Melbourne, Australia in May 2001, Reprieve Australia conducts volunteer programs at home and abroad, including sending Australians to defend clients facing the death penalty. It also produces newsletters and news updates, conducts awareness raising events and works with other organisations to abolish capital punishment.

1. Allen & Overy Info Session

Interested in working in an International Law Practice? We will be holding an information session at your campus. Details as follows:

Date: 20 March 2013
Time: 1-2pm
Place: E457/11, Menzies Building, Monash University

We are keen to meet Monash law students in their penultimate and final years or postgraduate students with Burmese, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Thai or Indonesian language skills.

For more information please see A&O Monash Information Session & interview.

2. Children’s Ground: A Model That Could End Inter-generational Poverty in Australia

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, proudly presents:

Rosemary Addis
Social Innovation Strategist, Social Innovation
Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Jane Vadiveloo
CEO, Children’s Ground

Date: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Time: 6:00pm to 7:15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details

Public Lecture – All Welcome

Children’s Ground has been established to model a new approach to working with communities experiencing the greatest disadvantage in Australia and globally. Extensive efforts by many people and agencies have failed to overcome a crisis faced by many communities in particular indigenous communities.

Children’s Ground offers an ambitious yet common sense approach for change. It has been incubated through a unique partnership between government and community.

3. Linklaters Info Session-Win an iPad!

Online applications are now being accepted for the Linklaters Hong Kong 2015 Training Contract conducted in September 2015.

This outstanding opportunity to work at one of the world’s most prestigious law firms, in one of the world’s most exciting cities, is open to all penultimate & final year law students.

For more information visit the Linklaters website.

Details of this program is as follows;

2015 Training Contract
Starting date: September 2015
Application Deadline: 30 April 2013

A representative from Linklaters Hong Kong will also be on campus on March 20 to provide more information about this program and to answer any questions interested students may have. Please see this Linklaters Flyer for more information. For your chance to win a Mini iPad, join our talk on 20th March, and tell us “What’s the best way to LINK UP with you”-it’s that simple!

4. Monash Brain Awareness Day Events

We are recognising the 2013 Brain Awareness Week a little late this year, and delivering it to you in a bite sized chunk. Monash Brain Awareness Day will be on Wednesday 27th March, to run in conjunction with Student Survival week.

For bookings and more information see Monash Brain Awareness Day Events Flyer.