Craig Collins

Honorary Senior Lecturer
BEc (ANU); LLB (ANU); LLM (Melb); GradCertHigherEd (NE).

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Research Themes

Appointments

  • Associate Director, ANU Legal Workshop (2017
  • Deputy Director, PEARL (Profession, Education and Regulation in Law) Centre (ANU, 2015-cont)
  • Editorial Board, PEARL Press (ANU, 2015-cont)
  • GDLP/MLP Research and Education Strategy Co-ordinator (ANU, 2015-16)
  • Lawyer Development Advisor (Australian Government Solicitor, Jan-Jul 2012)
  • JD Director (ANU, 2010-11)
  • Board Secretary & Public Officer, North & North-West Community Legal Centre (NSW, 2005-2009)
  • Chair, Teaching & Learning Committee (UNE Law School, 2006-2009)
  • Partner, Gadens Lawyers Melbourne (1998-2003)
  • Associate, Gadens Lawyers Melbourne (1994-1998)
  • Solicitor, JM Smith & Emmerton (1992-1994)

Recent news

28
May
2019
Michelle Hankey (GDLP '14)
From Hong Kong to Perth, Michelle Hankey (GDLP '14) shares her journey from law graduate to admission as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
01
Apr
2015
Craig Collins
Craig is currently pursuing PhD research on 'Defamation; Law and Public Opinion in the Australian Colonies; 1824-1874'.
01
Jan
2014
Paul Maharg
Professor Paul Maharg heads up our newest research Centre, the PEARL (Profession, Education and Regulation in Law) Collaborative.

Honours thesis supervision

I am willing to supervise in the areas:

  • Defamation & Free Speech
  • Legal History
  • Legal Education
  • Litigation and Dispute Management
  • Legal Profession
  • Intellectual Property

I have previously supervised:

  • Michael Windeyer, 2015:

 

Internship supervision

 

 

Past courses

  • Convenor, Honours Thesis (ANU LLB & JD, 2012-2016)
  • Convenor, Bankruptcy & Insolvency (ANU LLB & JD, 2009-11 & 2013)
  • Co-convenor, Foundations of Australian Law (ANU JD, 2014)
  • Convenor, Becoming a Practitioner courses (ANU GDLP, 2012-16)
  • Convenor, Civil Litigation-Professional Practice Core (ANU GDLP, 2010-13 & 2015-16)
  • Co-convenor, Ethics & Professional Responsibility (ANU GDLP, 2013)
  • Convenor, Federal Litigation (ANU LLM, 2009)
  • Convenor, Human Rights Litigation (ANU LLM, 2009)
  • Convenor, Consumer Law Practice (ANU GDLP, 2009)
  • Convenor, Media Law (UNE LLB & JD, 2006-8)
  • Convenor, Honours in Law (UNE LLB & JD, 2003-8)
  • Convenor, Information Technology Law (UNE LLB & JD, 2003-4 & 2007-8)
  • Convenor, Intellectual Property Law (UNE LLB & JD, 2003-6)
  • Convenor, Jurisprudence (UNE LLB & JD, 2006)

Publications

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