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Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture Series

  Justice Richard Cooper
  Justice Richard Cooper
About the Series

This series of lectures was established in 2005 in honour of the late Justice Richard Cooper of the Federal Court of Australia, who passed away suddenly on 14 March 2005. It is dedicated to the strong interests in maritime and native title law which he developed over the course of a long and distinguished legal career. For information on the Richard Cooper LLM Scholarship, please click here.

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2012 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture
Topic:  "The Business of Maritime Law"
Presenter:  Mr David Taylor - Special Advisor, International Underwriting Association (IUA)
Venue:  Court 1, Level 7, Commonwealth Law Courts, 119 North Quay, Brisbane
(Entry via Tank Street)
Time:  Wed, 12 September : 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Contact:  Beth Williams, ph: (334) 69350, email: events@law.uq.edu.au
More Information: 

The TC Beirne School of Law is proud to present the annual Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture, in conjunction with the 2012 Annual MLAANZ Conference. Registration is essential by the 5 September 2012.

The lecture will also be broadcast to the following registries of the Federal Court:
  • Sydney: Court 1 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
  • Melbourne: Court 8A - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
  • Adelaide: Court 3 - 5:00pm to 7pm
  • Perth: Court 4 - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Further Details: 

In his presentation 'The Business of Maritime Law' David Taylor will consider the component elements of the practice of maritime law: the factors which are key to its continued importance and the relationships which together are essential to its efficiency. He will draw personal experience of casualties on five continents, his involvement in the formation of maritime law and his participation in the London Marine Insurance Market as permanent secretary of the Joint Hull Committee.
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Previous Richard Cooper Memorial Lectures
2011 Professor Rob Merkin Australia: Still a Nation of Chalmers?
2010 Professor Bradford Morse Seeking to Forge a Partnership: The Challenge of Building Positive Relationships Between Indigenous Peoples and Settler States in the 21st Century
2009 Professor Nick Gaskell  The Rotterdam Rules 2009: Issues for Australia?
2008 Associate Professor
Paul Myburgh		 Admiralty Law – What is it Good For?
2007 Emeritus Professor
Garth Nettheim		 International Law & Native Title in Australia
2006 Justice James Allsop Australian Admiralty and Maritime Law – Sources and Future Directions
2005 Professor
Edgar Gold AM CM QC		 Bloodhounds, Scapegoats and Fatcats: Criminal Action, Professional Duty and Corporate Responsibility in the Maritime Menagerie

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