Law Student Gazette

Borrowing or Requesting Materials From Other Libraries

A reminder that as a Monash student you are entitled to borrow, in person, from other Victorian university libraries using the CAVAL system. This includes Victoria University (Level 2, 295 Queen Street) and the University of Melbourne (Level 3, Law School Building, 185 Pelham Street). Details for registration are at http://www.caval.edu.au/borrowing.html

As a postgraduate student, you are also entitled to request books or articles from journals not owned by Monash via the online Document Delivery form linked from the Catalogue home page or via: http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/services/loans/docdel.html  and photocopies of print journal articles held at other Monash campuses, via http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/services/loans/photocopies.html

Please contact the Law Library if you have any queries about this.

New Postgraduate Units in 2011

The Faculty is introducing the following new postgraduate units in 2011:

LAW7467 Advanced torts
LAW7468 Corporate environmental responsibility
LAW7465 Drafting patent specifications
LAW7464 Genocide in international law
LAW7453 Innovation: labour, competition and intellectual property law perspective
LAW7451 International trade mark law
LAW7466 Interpretation and validity of patent specifications
LAW7452 Patent practice
LAW7469 Remedies in commercial disputes
LAW7463 The international covenant on civil and political rights

Information on units and the list of proposed postgraduate units for 2011 is now available at:  http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview-2011.html.

Unit Change of Title

Please note, as of 2011 the title of the unit LAW7427 International aspects of foreign investment will change to LAW7427 International investment law.

Information on units is available at:  http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview-2011.html.

1. Change to JD Examinations Venue for Trimester 2 and 3, 2010

As recently advised, the Monash University Law Chambers will be moving to new premises in 2011.  To ensure students are not disrupted in any way by the refurbishment to be undertaken at 472 Bourke Street during the examination period, the Faculty has relocated the trimester 2 and 3, 2010, Juris Doctor examinations to another venue in the city.

The venue chosen for the JD examinations is Cliftons at 440 Collins Street (near the corner of Gurners Lane and Collins Street), Melbourne.  Cliftons provide a quality learning environment and is located a short distance from the MULC.

For further information on Cliftons (including a location map) visit:
www.cliftons.com/melbourne

The JD Trimester 2 exam timetable can be accessed at:
www.law.monash.edu.au/jd/students/examination-timetable-2010.html

For more information see:
www.law.monash.edu.au/mulcmove

Please do not hesitate to contact the MULC office if you need further information.

1. PG Unit Cancelled in 2010

LAW7326 World Trade Organisation (WTO) law has been cancelled.

The Faculty apologises for any inconvenience this cancellation may cause. 

Information on units available in 2010 is available at: 
www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html

Related units offered in semester 2, 2010:
LAW7028 International trade law
LAW7025 International trade finance: law and practice

Students requiring course advice can contact the Course Convenor:
graduate@law.monash.edu.au
or 9903 8500

END OF GAZETTE 19/7/10

1. Relocation of Monash University Law Chambers to New Premises in 2011

As a result of significant and protracted refurbishments proposed for the Monash University Law Chambers building at 472 Bourke Street, an exciting new location has been found at 555 Lonsdale Street to accommodate Monash University’s Law Chambers and our highly successful postgraduate programs.

This new site, which we will occupy from April 2011 onwards, is located around the corner from William Street and only a short walk from our current location.  It is readily accessed by public transport and still in the midst of the central Melbourne legal precinct. It will be significantly larger than our current premises and occupy the ground, first and second floors of the building.

It will offer our students and staff amenities consistent with their expectations and our positioning as a progressive and pre-eminent Law School.  There will be a range of work and study enhancements with substantially more space available for group study and areas allocated for specific student use.

Our intention is to ensure that the transition to the new premises will take place with minimal disruption to students.  Should we anticipate that construction works at 472 Bourke Street will have an impact on examination periods planned for the second half of 2010, alternative arrangements will be put into place to ensure student exams will not be affected.

A website has been established to provide information for students and staff regarding the move to the new premises.  It will be regularly updated so please ensure that you keep abreast of it via the weekly Student Gazette as this will be the official method which the faculty will use to provide information to students as the relocation approaches.

Initial building works at the current premises are scheduled to commence in mid-July, however we are confident that these will not alter day to day teaching arrangements currently in place.

The new location will be a superb facility with broad appeal to all users, and we are confident that 555 Lonsdale Street will quickly become an icon for the faculty and further testimony to our fine and enduring reputation.

For more information see:
www.law.monash.edu.au/mulcmove

1. Workshop 2: Legal Analysis Technique

Some of the questions addressed:
What are and how do I apply some of the models for solving legal problems?
How do I effectively probe the problem?
How do I break apart the law into its elements?
What is effective analysis when applying legal rules?

Dates: Thursday 1 July, Friday 2 July
Times: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm – 4 pm
Venues: City Chambers, Clayton

Use the my.monash booking system to book your place:
my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Online language and learning resources are also available at:
www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/

END OF GAZETTE 28/6/10

1. JD Trimester Two Examination Timetable

The trimester two exam timetable for JD compulsory units is now available. Please visit:
www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/t-tables/index.html 

2. Seminar 5: Preparing for Tests and Exams

Some of the questions addressed:
What strategies are effective for performing well in both open-book and closed book law exams?
How do I prepare effective exam summaries?

Dates: Thursday 24 June, Thursday 1 July, 2010
Times: 11:30 pm-1 pm, 4 pm – 5:30 pm
Venues: City Chambers, City Chambers

Use the my.monash booking system to book your place:
my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Online language and learning resources are also available at:
www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/

END OF GAZETTE 21/6/10

1. Careers Information Session

Lloyd England, X-Legal Recruiter and Con Moraitis, Career Education Consultant, Employment and Career Development, will be running an ‘Enhancing your Employability in the Law’ Careers Information Session for JD Students.

Both JD streams taught out at Clayton on that day are encouraged to attend and the event is also open to any other JD students.

Date: Friday 18 June, 2010
Time: 11 am – 12 pm
Venue: L4, Law Faculty, 
              Clayton Campus

2. Seminar 5: Preparing for Tests and Exams

Some of the questions addressed:
What strategies are effective for performing well in both open-book and closed book law exams?
How do I prepare effective exam summaries?

Dates: Friday 18 June, Thursday 24 June, Thursday 1 July, 2010
Times: 2:30 pm – 4pm, 11:30 pm – 1 pm, 4 pm – 5:30 pm
Venues: Clayton, City Chambers, City Chambers

Use the my.monash booking system to book your place:
my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Online language and learning resources are also available at:
www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/

END OF GAZETTE 15/6/10

1. JD Careers Information Session

Lloyd England, X-Legal Recruiter and Con Moraitis, Career Education Consultant, Employment and Career Development will be running an ‘Enhancing your Employability in the Law Careers Information Session for JD Students.

Both JD streams taught out at Clayton on that day are encouraged to attend and the event is also open to any other JD students.

Date: Friday 18 June, 2010
Time: 11 am – 12 pm
Venue: L4, Law Faculty, Clayton Campus

2. Rescheduling of PG Unit

The unit LAW7445 Issues in consumer policy timetabled for semester 2, 2010 has been rescheduled. The unit will now be offered in April 2011.

The Faculty apologies for any inconvenience this rescheduling may cause.  Students requiring course advice can contact the Course Convenor by email:
graduate@law.monash.edu.au
or telephone 9903 8500.

Information on units available in 2010 is available at: 
www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html

3. Workshop 2: Legal Analysis Technique

Some of the questions addressed:
What are and how do I apply some of the models for solving legal problems?
How do I effectively probe the problem?
How do I break apart the law into its elements?
What is effective analysis when applying legal rules?

Dates: Thursday 24 June, Thursday 1 July, Friday 2 July
Times: 4 pm – 5:30 pm, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm – 4 pm
Venues: City Chambers, City Chambers, Clayton

Use the my.monash booking system to book your place:
my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Online language and learning resources are also available at:
www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/

END OF GAZETTE 7/6/10 

1. Seminar 5: Preparing for Tests and Exams

Some of the questions addressed:
What strategies are effective for performing well in both open-book and closed book law exams?

How do I prepare effective exam summaries?

Dates: Friday 18 June, Thursday 24 June, Thursday 1 July, 2010
Times: 2:30 pm – 4pm, 11:30 pm-1 pm, 4 pm – 5:30 pm
Venues: Clayton, City Chambers, City Chambers

Use the my.monash booking system to book your place:
my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Online language and learning resources are also available at:
www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/

END OF GAZETTE 1/6/10

1. Seminar 3: Legal Citation and Referencing

Some of the questions addressed:
How do I incorporate others’ ideas appropriately through referencing in legal assessment tasks?
What is and how do I avoid plagiarism?

Dates: Friday May 14, Thursday May 20, Thursday May 27, 2010
Times: 2:30 pm – 4 pm, 4 pm-5:30 pm, 11:30 am-1 pm
Venues: Clayton, City Chambers, City Chambers

Use the my.monash booking system to book your place:
my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Online language and learning resources are also available at:
www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/

2. Seminar 4: Reading Legal Texts and Writing in Legal Genres

Some of the questions addressed:

What are and how do I apply critical reading techniques when summarising cases and statutes?
What are some effective approaches to planning my writing task?
What are the predictable structures of legal essays?
How do I write clearly and effectively for my audience using plain English?

Dates: Thursday May 27, Friday May 28, 2010
Times: 4 pm – 5:30 pm, 2:30 pm – 4 pm
Venues: City Chambers, Clayton

Use the my.monash booking system to book your place:
my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Online language and learning resources are also available at:
www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/

3. Units Cancelled in 2010 – Cancellation of PG Units

Due to unforeseen circumstances the following postgraduate units have been cancelled for 2010:

LAW7009 Commercial tenancy law
LAW7342 Legal aspects of the Israel/Palestine
LAW7345 Managing urban growth: legal planning issues

The Faculty apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Students requiring course advice can contact the Course Convenor by email:
graduate@law.monash.edu.au
or telephone 9903 8500

END OF GAZETTE 24/5/10