2019 EVENTS
BREAKFAST SEMINARS
15 OCTOBER
Justice Francois Kunc, Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales speaking on "An Australian Judge among the American Judiciary"
27 AUGUST
The Rt Hon. LORD SALES, Justice of the UK Supreme Court speaking on "Directors duties and climate change: keeping pace with environmental challenges" (a copy of this paper is available here)
08 AUGUST
Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, speaking on "To our children's children, the glad tomorrow"
04 JULY
The Hon. Justice Glenn Martin AM, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, speaking on "History, Guns and Judges - Antonin Scalia and the Right to Bear Arms ?"
30 MAY
The Hon. Justice Sarah Derrington, President of the Australian Law Reform Commission speaking on "Where to for law reform in Australia ?"
7 MARCH
Prof. Megan Davis, Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous and Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, speaking on "The Uluru Statement from the Heart"
14 FEBRUARY
David Bennett AC QC, barrister and former Commonwealth Solicitor General, speaking on "Section 44 of the Constitution - a selection of outdated prejudices"
2018
BREAKFAST SEMINARS
28 SEPTEMBER
Her Excellency, Menna Rawlings CMG, British High Commissioner to Australia speaking on "A Vision for Britain after Brexit"
23 AUGUST
The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Arden DBE, former judge of the UK Court of Appeal and Justice of the UK Supreme Court speaking on "Commercial Law after Brexit"
16 AUGUST
The Hon. Peter McClellan AM, former Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW and Chair of the Royal Child Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse speaking on "The Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse: why it was different ?"
05 JULY
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG, international jurist, educator and former justice of the High Court of Australia speaking on: "President Trump and Chairman Kim: will it end in tears ?"
22 JUNE
Sir Jack Beatson, former judge of the Queens Bench Division and member of the UK Court of Appeal speaking on "Challenges and Opportunities for the Independence of the Judiciary in the 21st Century - a view from the UK"
22 MAY
The Right Hon. Dame Sian Elias GNZM, Chief Justice of New Zealand speaking on "Cousins in Law: Common Origins and Continental Drift in Legal Thinking Today"
8 MAY
Chief Justice John Pascoe AC, CVO, Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, speaking on "Same Old Picture - New Story"
19 MARCH
Geoffrey Robertson AO QC, human rights barrister, academic, author, broadcaster speaking on his book "Rather His Own Man: Reliable Memoirs"
19 FEBRUARY
The Hon. Mark Dreyfus QC MP Shadow Attorney General and Shadow Minister for National Security speaking on "Establishing a National Integrity Commission"