The Brief - Week 4 Sem 2

THE BRIEF WEEK 3 SEM 2

Upcoming events

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Week 4

Thursday 21th August

LawPLUS Juris Doctor Q&A at 1-2pm | Law Staff Common Room

Sunday 24th August

Intervarsity Sports Day 10am-5pm at Macquarie University

For NEW JD STUDENTS: Are you a new JD student? Do you have burning questions about law school?

Come along to our JD Q&A session to have your questions answered!

Please join our Facebook Event for catering purposes: https://www.facebook.com/

events/327379067437393/

Light snacks and drinks will be provided, we hope to see you there!

LOOK WHO’S TALKING: Banking and the Law The UNSW Law Alumni Network invites you to attend their annual Look Who's Talking lecture on

Monday, 18 August. The lecture will look at Banking and the Law: The Financial System Inquiry.

Professor Ross Buckley, CIFR & KWM Chair of International Finance Law, will moderate a discussion panel

with a focus on David Murray's July 15th Interim Report and what it means for the legal and banking

professions as well as the Australian economy.

The panel will be comprised of four guest speakers:

Phil Harvey, Partner, KWM

Greg Wong, Senior Legal Counsel, Perpetual

Shannon Finch, Partner, KWM

Anatoly Kirievsky, Head of Compliance, Bank of America

Please join us at the offices of our host, King & Wood Mallesons on 18 August from 6—7:30pm.

A drinks reception will follow after the panel concludes. Attendance is free.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/unsw-laws-look-whos-talking-banking-and-the-law-tickets

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COMPETITIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sir Henry Gibbs Moot 2014 This is a national mooting competition focusing on federal constitutional law. The grand final will

be held in the High Court, with Chief Justice Robert French presiding. UNSW Law Society will select

one team with 3 members, to compete in the competition. To apply, visit: http://goo.gl/SJC2TW

Oxford IP Moot 2014

This is an international mooting competition held by the University of Oxford. UNSW will select a

team of 3 members to compete in the 2014 competition. To apply, visit: http://goo.gl/EIHK5G

EXTERNAL mooting competitions

The UNSW Primus Gradus Essay Competition

This new competition represents an opportunity exclusively for first-years to challenge themselves

beyond the curriculum. Students are to write a legal essay on the topic of law reform. Entries close

in Week 5. For more information, go to: http://www.unswlawsoc.org/essaycomp/

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ANNUAL NGOC TRAM NGUYEN SCHOLARSHIP DINNER

Ngoc Tram Nguyen came to Australia as an infant refugee. She met Professor David Dixon, Dean of UNSW Law,

when he was conducting research on policing in Cabramatta. He found Tram to be an extraordinary young

woman and the intellectual equal of any of the wonderfully gifted students in the law school.

Tram became a research assistant and co-authored the report, Anh Hai: Young Asian Background People’s

Perceptions and Experiences of Policing. Encouraged by Professor Dixon, Tram began UNSW’s University

Preparation Program. She hoped to become a lawyer and a leader of her community.

But it was not to be. Tram died in a tragic accident before she was able to fulfil her dream.

The Ngoc Tram Nguyen Scholarship allows disadvantaged young people like Tram Nguyen to achieve their

potential at UNSW Law. It is awarded to a socio-economically disadvantaged student from a non-selective

public secondary school in south-west Sydney, and has a value of $5,000 per year for the duration of an

undergraduate law degree (5 years).

Date

Friday, 29 August 2014

Time

6.30pm for a 7.00pm start

Venue

The International Restaurant, Canley Vale

Guest Speaker

Justice Virginia Bell, High Court of Australia

Ticket Price

$60pp (of which $30 goes directly to the scholarship) plus

$5 if you'd like to opt for a private bus back into the city

after

Dress

Smart casual

PURCHASE

TICKETS AT: https://

webpay.fin.unsw.edu.au/

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CreateBooking.aspx?

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