Student life

LRSJ group Law Students for Gender Equality is bringing students and staff together to think through past and future paths for legal change. This semester’s evening event, ‘Voices by the Fire: Stories of Gender and Justice’, fostered discussion on gender, justice, and lived experiences of women and gender-diverse people in the legal system.

Student life

The ANU Law Students’ Society’s 2024 Ashurst Senior Mooting Competition showcased 38 students' advocacy skills in a contract law dispute, culminating in a Grand Final victory for Luke McNamara, Ashna Sahi, and Francesca Boardman, with McNamara also winning Best Speaker.

Chief Justice Andrew Bell welcomes the appointment of Stephen Free SC to the New South Wales Court of Appeal.

When Lillian Ireland moved from Tasmania (lutruwita) to Canberra (Ngunnawal-Ngambri Country) in 2016 to study at The Australian National University (ANU), she was excited about growing within a supportive community of Indigenous students.

Lawyer, storyteller and PhD candidate gets boost in research exploring how art practices can be used to advance coronial justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

News

In late 2024, Professor James Stellios FAAL FASSA, former Head of the ANU Law School, was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia. On 21 February 2025, he will be welcomed at a Ceremonial Sitting in Sydney.