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Previous Conferences

 -2001 University of the South Pacific
 -2002 Murdoch University
 -2003 Griffith University
 -2004 Charles Darwin University
 -2005 The University of Waikato
 -2006 Victoria University
 -2007 University of Western Australia
- 2008 James Cook University, Cairns
 


 

 

 
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Programme

Sunday 6th July

Monday 7th July


Tuesday 8th July

Wednesday 9th July

Interest Groups:

- Commercial and Consumer Protection
- Comparative and Asian Law
- Ethics and the Legal Profession
- Indigenous Peoples and the Law
- International Law
- Legal Education
- Legal Research and Communication
- Legal Theory and Law in Context
- Property Law
- Revenue Law

Conference Re-cap

 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
2008 ALTA Conference

 
 

Wednesday 9th July 2008

Time:

 

8:30 - 2:00

Registration Desk open

 

9:00 - 11:00

Plenary Session:
Chair: Ms Lisa Westcott, Conference Secretary
 
"Learning to Feel Like a Lawyer: Doing Things with Emotion in the Law Classroom."
Speaker: Dr Mary Heath, Senior Lecturer in Law, School of Law, Flinders University.

"Curriculum Design for Quality Learning Engagement in Law, Starting with the First Year."
Speaker: Professor Sally Kift, ALTC Senior Fellow.

11:00-11:30

  Morning Tea with the Exhibitors

11:30 – 1:00

Interest Groups Sessions

Legal Education A: Lisa Westcott (Convener)

·
   Michelle Sanson:
    Continuing Professional Development: Is There a Role
    For Academics?

·   Maree Sainsbury:
     Teaching Graduate Law: The Juris Doctor.

·   Jill Cowley:
     Teaching Intensive Appointments: Are they the
      Answer or Even  the Question?

·   David Barker:
     Rethinking Legal Education - A Comparative Study of 
     Recent Developments in Legal Education in Australia
     and in the United States.

Indigenous Peoples and the Law: Julie Cassidy (Convener)

·     Parry Agius and Tom Jenkin:
Enjoying and Managing Outcomes from Native Title Negotiations.

·    Francesca Dominello:
Beyond Symbolism: the Practical Effects that Recognition of Aboriginal Sovereignty Could Have on the Concept of Native Title.

·     Jennifer Greaney and Julie Cassidy:
The Howard Era: A Policy of Paternalism and Racial Discrimination.

Legal Education B: Kate Galloway (Convener)

·    Mandy Shircore:
Using Effective and Engaging Assessment to Scaffold Development of Legal Problem Solving Skills in First Year Law.

·    Sally Kift:
Articulating a Transition Pedagogy for Legal Education: What Might Good First Year Curriculum in Law Look Like?

·   Joseph Indaimo and Michael Crowley:
Learning Lessons in Legal Writing Skills.

Ethics and the Legal Profession: Helen Sungaila (Convener)

·    Maxine Evers:
Changes in Legal Ethics - From the Colony to Cairns.

·    Jason Harris and Maxine Evers:
The Duties of In-House Counsel - The Bold, the Bright and the Blurred?

Legal Theory and the Law in Context: Michael Head (Convener)

·    Ken Parish:
Moral Intuitionist and Cognitive Theory - a Challenge for Trials, Judges and Advocates.

·    Lynda Crowley
Reflexive Professionals or Technicians? The Political Economy of the University.

·    Paul Havemann and Rachel Bradshaw
Introducing Conceptual and Contextual Literacy to First Year LLB Students.

 

International Law: Daud Hassan (Convener)

·    Rachel Bradshaw :
Regulation of Mediation Training and Education...Thin End of the Wedge or Just a Wedge?

·    Andrew Byrnes, Andrea Durbach and Catherine Renshaw:
From Paris to Dhaka: The Paris Principles, National Human Rights Institutions, and the Effective Protection of Human Rights.

·    Michelle Sanson:
Challenges in Implementing Human Rights Treaties - A Namibian Case Study.

·    Daud Hassan:
Combating Piracy and the Law of the Sea: Applications and Shortcomings.

Property Law: Fiona Burns (Convener)

·    Philippa Wells
Perfection of Personal Property Securities: Possibilities, Problems and Peculiarities.

·    Lindsay Trotman and Debbie Wilson:
For Sale: Beautiful Family Home, 3 Bedrooms, Termites, Friendly Poltergeist and Unique Reputation as Local Murder Site: The Obligations of Disclosure on Real Estate Agents Under the Fair Trading Act (NZ)/ Trade Practices Act (Cth).

·   Fiona Burns:
Intestacy Reform in New South Wales and Queensland: A Critical Evaluation of Aspects of the Uniform Succession Laws: Intestacy Report.

Commercial and Consumer Protection: Gehan Gunasekara (Convener)

·    Frank Zumbo:
Unfair Terms in Contracts Involving Small Businesses: Exploring the Case for Reform.

·    Vijaya Nagarajan:
Use of Discretion by Regulatory Agencies.

·    Nicholas Drake and Suzanne McMeekin:
Commercial Free Speech in New Zealand.

Comparative and Asian Law: Vivienne Bath (Convener)

 ·    Mary Ip:
Law is Not a Major Ingredient for the Safety of Chinese Food.

·    Vivienne Bath:
Legal Protection of the Rights of Shareholders in Chinese Unlisted Companies.

·    Chenxia Shi and Bin Hu:
Directors' Liability For False Statements in the Information Disclosure of Listed Companies in China.

Legal Research and Communication: Natalie Cuffe (Convener)

·    Natalie Cuffe:
Reflecting on Legal Research Learning - Tools to Assist (and its not the Assessment!)

·    Panel Discussion: Natalie Cuffe and Terry Hutchinson:
Developing Legal Research Skills: Contemporary Issues in Legal Research and Curriculum Design.

1:00 – 2:00

 Lunch 

2:00 Close of Conference
Post Conference Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) Meeting (Invitation Only)