Law Student Gazette

1. Upcoming Postgraduate Learning Skills Seminars and Workshops

Seminar 4: Reading legal texts and writing in legal genres

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/

END OF GAZETTE 17/5/10

1.Trimester Result and Unit Discontinuation Date

Trimester 1 result releasing date:

Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) program – compulsory unit results will be published on Thursday 13 May, 2010.

Master of laws program, including JD electives – results publication date can be accessed online:
www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/results-release-dates-2010.html

Trimester 2 unit discontinuation date:

Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) program – compulsory units:

If you discontinue a unit before Tuesday 8 June 2010, you have ‘Withdrawn early’, meaning no financial penalty and the enrolment record will not be recorded on transcript.

Master of laws program, including JD electives – census dates information can be accessed online:
www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/census-dates-2010.html

2. Upcoming Postgraduate Learning Skills Seminars and Workshops

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/

END OF GAZETTE 11/5/10

1. Upcoming Postgraduate Learning Skills Seminars and Workshops

Seminar 2: Reading efficiently and critically

Some of the questions addressed:

What reading styles and speeds are the most appropriate to adopt in order to cope with my reading?
How do I improve my understanding and keep focused when I’m reading?
What critical reading skills do I need to develop in order to help me question and evaluate my reading, and improve my analytical writing practice
How do I choose key ideas to create useful paraphrases and summaries?
How do I become an effective self-critical reader?

Dates: Friday May 7, Thursday May 13, Thursday May 20, 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/

END OF GAZETTE 3/5/10

1. Upcoming Postgraduate Learning Skills Seminars and Workshops

Seminar 1: Starting out as a law student

Some of the questions addressed:

How do I manage my successful return to study in this new discipline?

What are some appropriate techniques to use for taking effective notes from my reading and my lectures?

Dates: Friday April 30, Thursday May 6 and Thursday May 6, 2010

Times: 12 pm -1:30 pm, 11:30 pm-1.00 pm, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Venues: City Chambers, 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. Unit Discontinuation Dates Reminder

Unit discontinuation dates for Master, Graduate Diplomas, Single Unit enrolment and JD elective units is available at:
www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/t-tables/index.html

END OF GAZETTE 27/4/10

1. Assessment Submissions

Assessments (research assignments and take-home examinations) must be submitted as an electronic copy to:
pg.assessment@law.monash.edu.au

The email subject should include: Unit Code – Exam or Assignment – Surname (For example: LAW7212-Assignment-Surname).

Submission of a completed assessment task cover sheet is required.

Please remember you are required to keep an up-to-date copy of all submitted assessments to safeguard against the loss of work through accident or error.
Please note:  You must put your name and Student ID number on every page of your assignment either as a header or a footer and you must number the pages in your assignment.

The assessment cover sheet can be found from the student forms website (This information has also been included in the unit guide):
www.law.monash.edu.au/forms/assessment-cover-sheet.doc

2. New Units – Enrol Now!

The Faculty is pleased to advise that Professor Samuel Murumba from the Brooklyn Law School in New York will be teaching the unit Current Issues in Intellectual Property (LAW7309), scheduled to commence on Wednesday 26 May, 2010.

The unit will concentrate on key, cutting-edge issues not covered in depth or at all in the other Intellectual Property Units. These issues mainly arise from the dramatic impact of complex technological and global developments on Intellectual Property law and practice.

They include:
IP-Jurisdictional issues, especially in the digital networked environment;The intersection of trademarks and commercial designations with domain names, especially the proposed generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) and domain names in non-roman characters which will have profound implications for online trademarks.
The expanding scope of trade mark protection (well-known marks/dilution, defensive registration etc).
Comparative database protection, including the EC Directive and US developments.
Comparative business method patents including the anticipated US Supreme Court decision in Bilskietc.

Students interested in enrolling in this unit can do so via WES at:
my.monash.edu.au/wes/student_services/

The Faculty is pleased to advise that a new postgraduate unit, International labour law – LAW7449 has been added to the 2010 calendar. The unit International labour law will run intensively.

Date: Wednesday 10, Wednesday 17, Friday 19 and Monday 22 November, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
For more information see: 
www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2010handbooks/units/LAW7449.html

Students interested in enrolling in this unit can do so via WES at: my.monash.edu.au/wes/student_services/

3. 2010 Postgraduate Student Representative

The Postgraduate Student Representative for 2010 is Daniel Stepanenko, representing all Monash PG law students (including JD and LLM) on the Postgraduate Studies Committee and the Law Faculty Board this year.

If students have queries, issues, or suggestions that they would like to raise concerning their studies, their course, or the Law Faculty they are encouraged to contact Daniel. He will endeavour to address individual student queries, or suggest the appropriate avenue for them.

Please contact him at:
danielstepanenko@gmail.com

4. Postgraduate Students – Assignment Submission

Please be advised that as of Trimester 1 – 2010, submission of assessments is by electronic copy only to:
pg.assessment@law.monash.edu.au

END OF GAZETTE 22/3/10

1. JD Trimester 1 Exam Timetable

 The JD trimester 1 exam timetable will be released on Wednesday 24 February, 2010. Please visit for a detailed exam timetable: 
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/t-tables/index.html 

END OF GAZETTE 22/2/10

1. 2010 Australian Government – Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarships

The Australian Government and Rio Tinto are once again offering two scholarships to lawyers currently working or interested in working at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) or Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs). 

Successful candidates will undertake a one-year Master of Laws (LLM) in Mineral Law and Policy at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee and must commit to work within an NTRB or NTSP for a minimum period of two years upon their return.

Candidates must be:
Australian citizens or permanent residents and reside in Australia
There is no age restriction for applicants.

FaHCSIA also provides an additional AU$15,000 towards the living expenses of those recipients of the scholarship who are working within the NTRB system at the time they receive the scholarship.

The program commences in September 2010.

Applications open on Monday 22^nd February, 2010 and close on Friday 19^th March, 2010. 

For further information see:
www.auroraproject.com.au/NTRB_scholarships.htm
2010.02.02 Australian Government Rio Tinto Scholarships Flyer

For further information on the LLM in Mineral Law and Policy Program see: www.dundee.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/cepmlp_llm.htm?cepmlp_mlp

2. European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (E.MA) 2010/2011

The European Master’s Program in Human Rights and Democratisation is organised by the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC).

For further information see:
www.emahumanrights.org
www.eiuc.org

For further information and to apply see:
EMA_2010_2011_ApplicationForm_web-1
EMA_2010_2011_Call_For_Applications

The deadline for application is 19 March 2010 (date of the receipt in Venice of the application materials).

END OF GAZETTE 16/2/10

1. Census date for Juris Doctor units in Trimester 1, 2010

The census date for Juris Doctor units in Trimester 1, 2010 is:
Tuesday, 16 February 2010.

If a student discontinues a unit before the census date, the student will have ‘Withdrawn no-load’, which means the withdrawn will be recorded on transcript.

If a student discontinues a unit after the census date but before the withdrawn fail date, the student will have ‘Withdrawn late’, which means 100% of fees retained and withdrawn will be recorded on transcript.

For unit discontinuation dates for all other postgraduate law units see: www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/t-tables/index.html

2. Postgraduate Learning Skills Seminars and Workshops

Use appropriate academic vocabulary and form in writing. Write clearly and effectively using plain English and learn to be aware of your likely audience.

Date: Friday 5 February, 2010
Time: 11:30 am -1 pm
Venue: Clayton Campus
Topic: Writing for your audience

You can check when and where these sessions are scheduled and book your place online via my.monash booking system. Search for a specific session using the session title as a keyword or law and postgraduate as keywords to see all sessions.

END OF GAZETTE 8/2/10

1. Corporate Governance Re-scheduled to Semester 2

Due to unforeseen circumstances the unit LAW7306 Corporate governance and directors’ duties has been re-scheduled to semester 2, 2010.  

New dates for this unit are:
Wednesdays, 21 July – 13 October (except 29 September) 6 pm – 8 pm.

Students interested in taking this unit in semester 2 can enrol online using the Web Enrolment System (WES):
my.monash.edu.au/wes/

END OF GAZETTE 2/2/10

1. 2010 Re-enrolment for Postgraduate Law Students 

Please remember that all students, including double degree Law students, are required to re-enrol via WES for the 2010 academic year (e.g. Sem 1 and Sem 2, or Trimester 1, 2, and 3 ) between 12 October and 23 November 2009.

The 2010 timetables are available at: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/t-tables/index.htm

Students are advised to refer to the course and unit information of their program available at: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/courses-units/pg-courses-units.htm

If a unit is noted as ‘full’ on the timetable, please contact your course coordinator to be placed on a waiting list.

Late Enrolment

If a student has not re-enrolled by 23 November 2009, they may do so between the 24 November to 18 December 2009 and a late fee of $250 will be applied.  If a student does not re-enrol within this period they risk losing their place in the course.

Very Late Enrolment

If a student has not re-enrolled by 18 December 2009 they will need to submit a Reinstatement of Enrolment Request.  The Faculty will determine if there are any places available in the course in 2010.  If a student is permitted to re-enrol they will incur a late fee of $250.

2. Monash Faculty of Law/Washington College of Law – Dual JD Degree

In an Australian-first agreement with a US law school, the Faculty of Law has established a dual-degree program with Washington College of Law (WCL), American University, Washington, D.C. Students who successfully complete the program will be awarded a Juris Doctor degree from both law schools. 

The dual degree will involve two years of study in Washington, D.C. in order to meet the requirements of the American Bar Association. Upon completion of the dual-degree, students will be able to sit the U.S. bar examination and/or undertake Practical Legal Training in order to gain admission to practice in Victoria.

Further information about the dual JD degree and the application process is available at:  http://www.law.monash.edu.au/jd/students/dualjd.html

Applications close on 18 December 2009.

3. Postgraduate Student Survey – Prize Winners

Thank you to all the postgraduate students who participated in the recent 2009 Postgraduate Student Survey. 

 We received valuable responses from 155 students which will assist us in planning the continued growth and development of the Monash Law postgraduate program.

 The following are the winning student ID’s:

21745838
20031807
21208085
10398740

Each winning student has been sent a $50 Monash Bookshop Voucher.

Congratulations to the winners!

END OF GAZETTE 17/11/09