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Lord Devlin by Justice John Sackar Lord Devlin was a leading lawyer of his generation. Moreover, he was one of the most recognised figures in the judiciary, thanks to his role in the John Bodkin Adams trial and the Nyasaland … Continue reading →

A reminder that the Ninth Annual Plunkett Lecture will be delivered by Dr John McLaughlin AM on Tuesday 24 November 2020 at 5:15pm. The JH Plunkett Lecture honours the memory of one of this State’s pivotal Attorneys General. John Hubert Plunkett (1802-1869) arrived in … Continue reading →

Registration for the 39th annual conference of the Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society is now open and can be completed here If you have not already seen it, the programme for the event can be downloaded below … Continue reading →

A draft version of the programme for the 39th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society is now available to view below. All times NZDT Stream 1 Stream 2 Stream 3 Stream 4 8:00 – 10:00 … Continue reading →

Join us for an intensive 1 day world-wide gathering devoted to law in history 9 December 2020 Hosted by Event Services at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand Keynote plenary sessions will feature Joshua Getzler, Oxford University, on “ Six … Continue reading →

The Competition is open to all Students enrolled, at any time during 2020, in an Australian Secondary School or in an undergraduate or graduate Tertiary Course, including a postgraduate practical skills course leading to admission to practice as a lawyer.  … Continue reading →

Please join us for the first of several planned symposia in 2020 and 2021 for Legal Histories of Empire and for the celebration of a special birthday of the founder of the Legal Histories of Empire Conferences. Our speakers: Rohit De: … Continue reading →

Members might be interested in this following workshop series. Thursdays, 14:15 – 15:45 Organized by: Rachel Friedman, Ron Harris & Assaf Likhovski Nov. 5, 2020, Jedidiah Kroncke, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, The Harvard Model as Domestic and … Continue reading →

Nominations for this year’s prize in Legal History are open and will close on 18 September 2020. Ideally nominations should be emailed to the president and include an electronic copy of the work. Please note the conditions of the award below. … Continue reading →

Volume 7, Issue 1 (2020) of Law & History, the Society journal, is now available online through institutional databases such as Informit. It comprises some fascinating legal and historical scholarship. Check out the contents below: Philip Girard, The contrasting fates … Continue reading →