Written by Julia Day #UNELaw’s Associate Professor Guy Charlton has always been passionate about seeing Indigenous communities thrive. This passion was piqued when Guy was a young law student. During this time he visited several American Indian reservations where...
When Morgan Robins- the current President of the Law Students’ Society asked Tim what his career path was to achieve his current role, he surprised everyone. Tim proudly stated ‘I have never had a plan- instead I just chose roles which were interesting and in...
Written by Julia Day After completing his #UNELaw degree Christopher led a double life. During the day he worked as a community legal practitioner. At night he was an opera star on stage. Eventually though he needed to make a clear choice about what avenue he would...
Ms Wagner had applied for a review of a decision made by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) in November 2019. The NDIA affirmed an earlier decision which found Ms Wagner had not met the access criteria for the National Disability Insurance Scheme...
What led you to doing your double degree? Kate decided to respond to a desire for learning that had been gnawing at her for some time. As well as a brief stint running her own catering business, she had spent two decades in the corporate,...
Written by Julia Day Like many of us, #UNELaw alum Kathrine Takac suffers from imposter syndrome- so when she finished her law degree she was heartened and gratified. ‘When I received good marks within my law degree I realised I must have an aptitude for law. When...
The Facts Brocklands Pty Ltd conducted a nursery business in the north of Tasmania. In December 2010 a tree fell across a high voltage (HV) power line a few kilometres from the nursery. The appellant claimed that this resulted in a power surge with HV electricity...
Written by Julia Day Most of us are very familiar with traffic offences and legislation. We know if we break the rules whilst on the road we may be charged or arrested. What you may not be aware of are the rules that relate to waterways and boating. The relevant...
Dr Ian Hannam is an Adjunct Associate Professor with UNE’s Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law. He is also a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) and Chair Emeritus of the WCEL’s...
Written by Julia Day Sometimes life has a way of delivering exactly what you need on any given day. This was exactly what happened to me when I spoke with Trent Wallace who completed his law degree in 2016. Trent is an inspiration- he is smart, upbeat, insightful...
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