celebrating academic excellence cOnnect: laW aWards night 2013

FACULTY OF LAW

PRIZES & AWARDS CEREMONY 2013

Master of Ceremonies

Professor Warwick Gullettdean of law

WELCOME All Recipients of Prizes & Awards

WELCOME & THANKYOUAll Sponsors & Presenters

Angela Taylordirector legal services

University of Wollongong

Anna MasiPartner

hansons lawyers

Barrie Pricegeneral manager

Warren mcKeon dickson lawyers

Carolyn Chamberlainrelationship manager - academic

lexisnexis australia

Catherine HolzPartner

rmb lawyers

Christine Thompsonchair, campus alumni chapter

University of Wollongong

David Dimentdeputy commissioner

australian taxation Office

David PottsPartner, Kells

President, Wollongong & district law society

Glenn HennikerPrincipal solicitor

hennikers solicitors

Graham Lancasterdirector

access law group

Associate Professor Ian McCalldirector, Professional legal training Program

Faculty of law University of Wollongong

Jessica DawsonPresident

law students’ societyUniversity of Wollongong

Michael Lovesenior lawyer Wollongong

Office of the director of Public Prosecutionsnew south Wales

Michael DaviesPartner/accredited specialist in Family law

maguire & mcinerney lawyers

Professor Nan Seuffertdirector, legal intersections research centre

President, law & society association of australia and nZFaculty of law

University of Wollongong

Nicholas Rileyaccount executive academic & trade

thomson reuters

Paul Magagninomanaging PartnerKells the lawyers

Peta Hudsonsenior associate

marsdens law group

Renee Burtonsenior development coordinator (scholarships)

Office of advancementUniversity of Wollongong

Stuart Hillbarrister

President, Wollongong regional bar associationmember of the Faculty advisory committee

Tom Ellicotdirector

access law group

Professor Terry Buddin S.Cdirector, criminal Prosecutions Program

Faculty of law University of Wollongong

Vijay CugatiPartner - mergers, acquisitions & capital markets

allens

WELCOMEMembers of Staff, Family and Friends

DEAN’S MERIT LISTPresented by John Littrich

Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) Faculty of Law

University of Wollongong

the dean’s merit list recognises students in the Faculty of law whose results were in the top five percent in academic achievement and those

who obtained first class honours in the 2012 academic year.

congratulations to…

lachlanauld

Kirstenbannister

amybartush

emilybutler

meadhbhcacciaguidi-Fahy

Kevincampbell

Kimberleychikitch

Patrickdavies

Katherineedwards

KaelahFord

adamFriend

Joshuahammer

nancyhuggett

christopherhusband

stephanieJohns

nathanJohnston

stephanieJones

rachaelKalmanidis

blakelloyd

Vivekmahadevan

thomasmawson

matthewmcculloch

Quynh-dannguyen

JoshPallas

darrenPeterson

JordanPower

nicolasanchez

Jackshepherd

mathewshort

shannonsmith

ristetomeski

samueltroutman

adamVainauskas

lindaZhang

James diment

alexandra Payne

Verity Quartermain

danielle monti

FACULTY UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

Presented by Renee Burton

Senior Development Coordinator (Scholarships)Office of Advancement

University of Wollongong

each year the Faculty of law offers two undergraduate scholarships to commencing students who have demonstrated outstanding academic

achievement, motivation and evidence of leadership and participation in other areas.

We are pleased to introduce the 2013 scholarship recipients:

rebecca ellis&

lachlan Foster

WARREN MCKEON DICKSONWORK INTEGRATED LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP

Presented by Barrie Price

General ManagerWarren McKeon Dickson Lawyers

the Warren mcKeon dickson Work integrated learning scholarship is awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding

academic performance and is in the final year of their law studies.

James Oldknow

THOMSON REUTERS PRIZESPresented by Nicholas Riley

Account Executive Academic & TradeLegal, Tax & Accounting – Australia

Thomson Reuters

awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in selected llb and legal studies subjects in the 2012 academic year:

LAW970 Banking and Financial Institutions Law(equal first place)

lilian ha’aipo &

Yuan huang

LLB100 Foundations of Law Alachlan auld

LLB160 Foundations of Law Blachlan auld

LLB323/LAW323 Consumer Protection & Product Liability Law

rachael Kalmanidis

HENNIKERS SOLICITORS PRIZEPresented by Glenn Henniker

Principal Solicitor, Hennikers Solicitors

awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the subject ‘law of contract b’ in the 2012 academic year.

LLB170 Law of Contract Balannah mangnall

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOROF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS

NSW PRIZES Presented by Michael LoveSenior Lawyer - Wollongong

Office of the Director of Public ProsecutionsNew South Wales

awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in the study of criminal law in the 2012 academic year

LLB130 Criminal Law & Process Alachlan auld

LLB180 Criminal Law & Process Blachlan auld

ASSOCIATION OF TAXATIONAND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS

(ATMA) PRIZEPresented by Bob Duncan

Founder and President of the ATMA

awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the legal studies subject ‘law, business & society’ in the 2012 academic year

LAW101 Law, Business & Society(equal first place)

alison cunningham &

trinity-Joy malinski

ACCESS LAW GROUP PRIZE Presented by Graham Lancaster

Director, Access Law Group

awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the subject ‘Property & trusts a’ in the 2012 academic year

LLB220/LLB305 Property & Trusts A alice beasley

ACCESS LAW WORK INTEGRATED LEARNINGSCHOLARSHIP

Presented by Tom Ellicot

Director, Access Law Group

the access law group Work integrated scholarship is awarded to a first year student who is supported for the duration of their law degree. it

provides a student with the unique opportunity to work closely with the firm’s senior lawyers. this scholarship based is on academic merit and

culture fit within the organisation.

this scholarship was awarded in 2012 to: lachlan auld

MARSDENS LAW GROUP PRIZEPresented by Peta Hudson

Senior Associate, Marsdens Law Group

awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the subject ‘Public law b’ in the 2012 academic year

LLB280 Public Law Bskye roberts

UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG LAW STUDENTS’ SOCIETY AWARDS

Presented by Jessica DawsonPresident

Law Students’ SocietyUniversity of Wollongong

the following awards acknowledge the students who formed the winning teams in the law students’ society (lss)

competitions held during the past year:

LSS Junior Moot 2012nathan Johnston

&adam Friend

LSS Senior Moot 2012Kaelah Ford

&daniel schweickle

LSS Client Interviewing Competition 2012adam Friend

&James rueda

RMB LAWYERS PRIZESPresented by Catherine Holz

Partner, RMB Lawyers

awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the subject ‘law of torts’ in the 2012 academic year

LLB240 Law of Tortselle davidson

awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the legal studiessubject ‘environmental law’ in the 2012 academic year

LLB334 Environmental Law luke mcgregor

KELLS THE LAWYERS PRIZESPresented by Paul Magagnino

Managing Partner, Kells the Lawyers

awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in the subjects

‘law of contract a’ and ‘Property & trusts b’ in the 2012 academic year

LLB120 Law of Contract AJoshua hammer

LLB270 Property & Trusts Bnathan Johnston

MAGUIRE & McINERNEY LAWYERS PRIZESPresented by Michael Davies

Partner, Maguire & McInerney Lawyers

awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in the subjects

‘Public law a’ in the 2012 academic year

LLB230/LAW308 Public Law A/Administrative Lawshane Wallace

LEXISNEXIS PRIZES

Presented by Carolyn ChamberlainRelationship Manager - Academic, LexisNexis Australia

awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in the subjects‘law of business Organisations’ and ‘legal research Project’

in the 2012 academic year

LLB302 Law of Business Organisationsemma rostron

LLB313 Legal Research Projectalyson Poole

HANSONS LAWYERS PRIZE

Presented by Anna MasiPartner, Hansons Lawyers

awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the subject ‘Family law’ in the 2012 academic year

LLB303/LAW303 Family Lawnicola sanchez

HARMERS WORKPLACE LAWYERS PRIZE

Presented by Margaret BondFaculty of Law

University of Wollongongon behalf of Harmers Workplace Lawyers

awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in the subjects ‘law of employment’ and ‘anti-discrimination law’

in the 2012 academic year

LLB330/LAW330 Law of EmploymentPeter hughes

LLB335/LAW335 Anti-Discrimination LawJessica Fahmy

ADDRESS

Professor Terry Buddin SC director, criminal Prosecutions Program

Faculty of lawUniversity of Wollongong

AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE PRIZEPresented by David Diment

Deputy Commissioner

Australian Taxation Office

awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the legal studies subject ‘taxation law’

in the 2012 academic year

LAW315 Taxation Lawrobin mcdonald

NORTON ROSE AUSTRALIA PRIZEPresented by Angela Taylor

Director, Legal ServicesUniversity of Wollongong

on behalf of Norton Rose Australia

awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the subject ‘Occupational health & safety law’ in the 2012 academic year

LLB316/LAW316 Occupational Health & Safety Lawshannon smith

NEW SOUTH WALES BAR ASSOCIATION PRIZES

Presented by Stuart HillPresident, Wollongong Regional Bar Association

Representing the New South Wales Bar Association

awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in the subjects ‘remedies and Procedure’, ‘evidence’, ‘lawyers & australian society’

and ‘human rights law’ in the 2012 academic year

LLB300 Remedies & ProcedureKirsten bannister

LLB301 Evidencethomas mawson

LLB197 Lawyers & Australian Societyaaron strickland

LLB354 Human Rights Lawcaitlin drabble

FACULTY OF LAW PRIZESPresented by John Littrich

Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning)Faculty of Law

University of Wollongong

the Faculty Prizes are awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in selected subjects in the 2012 academic year

LLB381 Commercial Dispute Resolutionalexandra Payne

LLB339 Advanced Criminal Lawcorinne baird

LLB375 - Pollution Lawdaniel coulton

LLB3924 International Environmental Lawdarren Peterson

LLB319 International Business Law (equal first place)

gregg Johnston&

samir banga

LAW302 Law of Business OrganisationsKristen marin

FACULTY OF LAW PRIZES

LLB343/LAW343 International Law (Spring)Kaelah Ford

LLB343 International Law (Autumn)linda Zhang

LLB331/LAW331 Intellectual Property Lawlinda Zhang

LLB355 Bankruptcy & Corporate Insolvency Lawmeadhbh cacciaguidi-Fahy

LAW334/LAW9380 Environmental Law/LAW380 Law for Environmental Managers (Autumn)

Paul Wright

LLB332/LAW332 Labour RegulationPeta smith

LAW960 Legal Studies for ProfessionalsPeter elder

LLB337 Comparative Studies in Lawstella lawson

LAW319 International Business Lawsteven moriana

LLB361 Law & Popular Culturethomas Primrose

FACULTY OF LAW PRIZES

LLB379 Sports Lawthomas mawson

LLB290 Legal Theory(equal first place)

amy davis&

thomas mawson

LLB380 Securities RegulationVerity Quartermain

LEGAL INTERSECTIONS RESEARCH CENTRE PRIZES

Presented by Professor Nan Seuffert

Director, Legal Intersections Research CentreFaculty of Law

University of Wollongong

LLB324 Public Interest Law(equal first place)

aleesha nathan&

linda Zhang

LEGAL INTERSECTIONS RESEARCH CENTRE PRIZESLLB376 Gender, Sexuality & the Law

Josh Pallas

LLB/LAW344 Indigenous Peoples & Legal Systemsgregg Johnston

CCH AUSTRALIA PRIZEPresented by Jason Woodward

Academic Account Manager and National RTO Manager CCH Australia

awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the subject ‘revenue law’ in the 2012 academic year

LLB341 Revenue Law

rocco musumeci

ALLENS PRIZEPresented by Dr Cassandra Sharp

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law

on behalf of Allens

the allens Prize recognises the most outstanding performance by a student in the first year of the llb program.

the recipient for the 2012 academic year is:

Joshua hammer

MEMORIAL AWARD IN HONOUR OF THE LATE WILLIAM (BILL) MACQUARIE

Presented by David PottsPresident

Wollongong & District Law Society

Presented for excellence in the study of ‘Property law’

the recipient for the 2012 academic year is:nathan Johnston

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LEGAL PRACTICEBILL MACQUARIE PRIZE

Presented by Associate Professor Ian McCallDirector, Professional Legal Training Program

Faculty of LawUniversity of Wollongong

awarded by the new south Wales law society to the outstanding student in each session of the graduate diploma

in legal Practice course based on their contribution to the success of the program for themselves and others. it is judged on their academic

achievement and professional approach.

Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Spring 12)tessa burnside

Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Autumn 12)Valentina stojcevska

ALUMNI BOOKSHOP FACULTY PRIZE

Presented by Christine Thompson

Chair, Campus Alumni ChapterUniversity of Wollongong Alumni Network

the alumni bookshop Faculty Prize is awarded to a student enrolled in their final year of study who has a demonstrated record of

academic excellence in the study of law.

the 2013 recipient is:

nicola sanchez

FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE PRIZE

Presented by Stuart Hill

BarristerThe New South Wales Bar Association

Member of the Faculty Advisory CommitteeFaculty of Law, University of Wollongong

in 2013 the conditions of this prize were revised to recognise a graduate of the llb in the previous calendar year who demonstrated both high levels of academic achievement and a significant contribution to the

Faculty, including extra-curricular activities, the University and/or the broader community.

the 2013 recipient is:

shannon smith

STUDENTS OF LAW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP

Presented by Bunmi Ogunbona, Darren Peterson and Thomas Mawson

Students of LawUniversity of Wollongong

this is a new scholarship sponsored by three law students which recognises outstanding contribution

and ongoing participation in the community.

We are pleased to introduce the 2013 scholarship recipient:

corrine baird

save the date: Jack goldring memorial lecture 18th October 2013

lha.uow.edu.au

Please join us for supper after the ceremony