UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
ABN 13 616 240 923

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The sixth Annual General Meeting of the University of Queensland Law Alumni Association will take place in the Moot Court, TC Beirne School of Law, Forgan Smith Building, University of Queensland at 5:30pm on THURSDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2023.

Business to be Transacted:
1.       (Annual Report)  Presentation of the Annual Report for 2022-2023.
2.       (Annual Accounts) Presentation of the Annual Accounts for 2022-2023.
3.       (Directors) Election of Directors.
4.       (Other Business)  Any other business. 
 
Note:  A member has a right to appoint a proxy, who need not be a member.

John McKenna KC
Hon President

University of Queensland Law Alumni Association
ABN 13 616 240 923
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The UQLA is delighted to invite you to our sixth annual Breakfast, to be held on Tuesday, 24 October 2023 at the Brisbane Club. We are honoured to have the author, Joanna Jenkins, as our guest speaker for our event and encourage all members of the UQ Law Alumni community to join us for this special function.

Tickets are $45 for existing members of the UQLA. We would be delighted for members to organise their own tables (of ten) or to otherwise arrange to sit with friends or colleagues. Please mention these arrangements on the booking form and we will seek to accommodate them. For non-members, please purchase your membership here.

For more information, and tickets to the breakfast, please visit this link.

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
ABN 13 616 240 923

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The sixth Annual General Meeting of the University of Queensland Law Alumni Association will take place in the Moot Court, TC Beirne School of Law, Forgan Smith Building, University of Queensland at 5:30pm on TUESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2022.

Business to be Transacted:
1.       (Annual Report)  Presentation of the Annual Report for 2021-2022.
2.       (Annual Accounts) Presentation of the Annual Accounts for 2021-2022.
3.       (Directors) Election of Directors.
4.       (Other Business)  Any other business. 
 
Note:  A member has a right to appoint a proxy, who need not be a member.

John McKenna KC
Hon President

University of Queensland Law Alumni Association
ABN 13 616 240 923
A company limited by guarantee

The UQLA is delighted to invite you to our fifth annual Breakfast, to be held on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 at the Brisbane Club. We are honoured to have the CEO of Tritium, Jane Hunter, as our guest speaker for our event and encourage all members of the UQ Law Alumni community to join us for this special function.

Tickets are $45 for existing members of the UQLA. We would be delighted for members to organise their own tables (of ten) or to otherwise arrange to sit with friends or colleagues. Please mention these arrangements on the booking form and we will seek to accommodate them.

More information, and tickets to the breakfast, is available here.

This year, the UQLA is, again, holding a dinner to farewell the UQ Law Alumni who are preparing to embark upon postgraduate study overseas – and to offer those alumni some advice from those who have previously undertaken such a course of study in previous years.

The dinner is named in honour of Francis Patrick (Pat) Donovan (1922-2012), the first UQ law graduate to take this path.  Donovan was born on 2 February 1922 in Ingham.  He was educated at St Joseph's College, Nudgee, where he was Dux.  In 1938, he was awarded an open scholarship to the University of Queensland.  During the war years (1939-1945), he completed his legal studies whilst serving in the Australian Army.  In 1946, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and was admitted as a barrister.   In 1946, he became the Law School's first Rhodes Scholar.  At Magdalen College, Oxford, he completed a Bachelor of Civil Laws degree (1949).  In 1952, he was appointed Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Melbourne.  In 1961, he commenced a career in the Australian diplomatic service, later becoming Australia's Ambassador to the OECD (1977).  After retirement from the diplomatic service, he served on the International Court of Arbitration.  In 1976, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.  In 1998, the French government appointed him a Chevalier Legion d'honneur.  After many years living in an apartment in the Avenue Foch, Paris, he died at the age of 90 in 2012.

This year, the UQ law alumni who are leaving for overseas study are:

• Emma Beckinsale (Cambridge)

• Zoe Brereton (Oxford/Cambridge)

• Michael Chen (Oxford)

• Milan Gandhi (Oxford)

• Anna Kretowicz (Oxford)

The details for the 2022 Pat Donovan Dinner are as follows:

• Date - Tuesday, 2 August 2022

• Time - 6.30 pm, for a 7.00 pm start

• Venue - Phoenix, Level 2, Brisbane Quarter, 300 George Street, Brisbane

• Price - $80.00 per person (including a banquet, jasmine tea, and wine)

Tickets for this dinner are available for UQLA Members and their guest.

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

ABN 13 616 240 923

2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The fifth Annual General Meeting of the University of Queensland Law Alumni Association will take place at the TC Beirne School of Law, Forgan Smith Building, University of Queensland at 5:30 pm on Monday, 29 November 2020.

The following business will be transacted:

1.       (Annual Report)  Presentation of the Annual Report for 2020-2021.
2.       (Annual Accounts) Presentation of the Annual Accounts for 2020-2021.
3.       (Directors) Election of Directors.
4.       (Other Business)  Any other business. 
 

Note: A member has a right to appoint a proxy, who need not be a member.

John McKenna QC

Hon President

The UQLA is delighted to invite you to our fourth annual Breakfast, to be held on Wednesday, 10 November 2021 at the Brisbane Club, starting at 7 am. We are honoured to have the Honourable Chief Justice Catherine Holmes AC of the Supreme Court of Queensland as our guest speaker for our event and encourage all members of the UQ Law Alumni community to join us for this special function.

This year's Breakfast will also serve as the launch of the first issue of the UQLA newsletter, Nota Bene. 

Tickets are $45 for existing members of the UQLA. We would be delighted for members to organise their own tables (of ten) or to otherwise arrange to sit with friends or colleagues. Please mention these arrangements on the booking form and we will seek to accommodate them.

Please purchase tickets to the breakfast here. For non-members, please also purchase your membership here.

We hope you will be able to join us at this exciting event. If you experience any difficulties in purchasing tickets, please contact Shane Montgomery at secretary@uqla.com.au.

The 2021 Pat Donovan Dinner is being arranged to farewell a group of UQ Law Alumni who are leaving shortly for postgraduate studies overseas.

The dinner is named in honour of Francis Patrick (Pat) Donovan (1922-2012), the first UQ law graduate to take this path.  Donovan was born on 2 February 1922 in Ingham.  He was educated at St Joseph's College, Nudgee, where he was Dux.  In 1938, he was awarded an open scholarship to the University of Queensland.  During the war years (1939-1945), he completed his legal studies whilst serving in the Australian Army.  In 1946, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and was admitted as a barrister.   In 1946, he became the Law School's first Rhodes Scholar.  At Magdalen College, Oxford, he completed a Bachelor of Civil Law degree (1949).  In 1952, he was appointed Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Melbourne.  In 1961, he commenced a career in the Australian diplomatic service, later becoming Australia's Ambassador to the OECD (1977).  After retirement from the diplomatic service, he served on the International Court of Arbitration.  In 1976, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.  In 1998, the French government appointed him a Chevalier Legion d'honneur.  After many years living in an apartment in the Avenue Foch, Paris, he died at the age of 90 in 2012.

This year, the UQ law alumni who are leaving for overseas study are:

• Jack Baldwin (Master of Law and Finance at Oxford)

• Penelope Bristow (BCL at Magdalen College, Oxford)

• Sarah Clouston (LLM at Columbia)

• Zack George (Master of Law and Finance at Linacre College, Oxford)

• Leo Rees-Murphy (Master of Law and Finance at St Hugh’s College, Oxford)

• James Rigby (BCL at St Edmund Hall, Oxford)

• Benjamin Teng (LLM at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge)

• Tom Whip (LLM at Columbia)

• Hannah Williams (LLM at Cambridge)

The dinner in their honour is to be held as a private function at Greenglass Restaurant, 336 George Street, Brisbane, on Tuesday, 13 July 2021, at 7pm.

Tickets for this dinner are available for UQLA Members and their guests.  The cost is $70 per person.

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

ABN 13 616 240 923

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The third Annual General Meeting of the University of Queensland Law Alumni Association will take place in the Moot Court, TC Beirne School of Law, Forgan Smith Building, University of Queensland at 5:30 pm on TUESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2019.

Business to be Transacted:

1.       Presentation of the Annual Report for 2018-2019.

2.       Presentation of the Annual Accounts for 2018-2019.

3.       Election of Directors.

4.       Any other Business.

Note:  A member has a right to appoint a proxy, who need not be a member.

John McKenna QC

Hon President

Come and join us at the UQ Art Museum to celebrate your milestone reunion with fellow alumni from your class and other cohorts.

The milestone years celebrating a reunion being 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+.

• Enjoy complimentary canapes and drinks served throughout the reception

• Take a tour of the newly refurbished TC Beirne School of Law

• Hear about the latest news and developments at UQ Law

For more information, visit this link.

The UQLA is delighted to invite you to our second annual Breakfast, to be held on Thursday, 26 September 2019 at the Brisbane Club. We are honoured to have the Honourable Justice Sue Brown of the Supreme Court of Queensland as our guest speaker for our event and encourage all members of the UQ Law Alumni community to join us for this special function.

Tickets are $45 for existing members of the UQLA. For non-members who are recent graduates (within the last 3 years), tickets are $55 and include your membership to the UQLA. For all other graduates, tickets to this event with included membership will be $65.

To purchase a ticket to the event please follow this link: https://www.uqla.org.au/breakfast

We hope you will be able to join us at this exciting event. If you experience any difficulties in purchasing tickets, please contact Shane Montgomery at secretary@uqla.com.au.

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

ABN 13 616 240 923

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The second Annual General Meeting of the University of Queensland Law Alumni Association will take place in the Moot Court, TC Beirne School of Law, Forgan Smith Building, University of Queensland at 5:30pm on TUESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2018.

Business to be Transacted:

1.       Presentation of the Annual Report for 2017-2018.

2.       Presentation of the Annual Accounts for 2017-2018.

3.       Election of Directors.

4.       Any other Business.

Note:  A member has a right to appoint a proxy, who need not be a member.

John McKenna QC

Hon President

The Pat Donovan Dinner is being arranged to farewell a group of UQ Law Alumni who are leaving shortly for postgraduate studies overseas.

The dinner is named in honour of Francis Patrick (Pat) Donovan (1922-2012), the first UQ law graduate to take this path.  Donovan was born on 2 February 1922 in Ingham.  He was educated at St Joseph's College, Nudgee, where he was Dux.  In 1938, he was awarded an open scholarship to the University of Queensland.  During the war years (1939-1945), he completed his legal studies whilst serving in the Australian Army.  In 1946, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and was admitted as a barrister.   In 1946, he became the Law School's first Rhodes Scholar.  At Magdalen College, Oxford, he completed a Bachelor of Civil Laws degree (1949).  In 1952, he was appointed Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Melbourne.  In 1961, he commenced a career in the Australian diplomatic service, later becoming Australia's Ambassador to the OECD (1977).  After retirement from the diplomatic service, he served on the International Court of Arbitration.  In 1976, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.  In 1998, the French government appointed him a Chevalier Legion d'honneur.  After many years living in an apartment in the Avenue Foch, Paris, he died at the age of 90 in 2012.

This year, the UQ law alumni who are leaving for overseas study are:

• Joshua Underwood (Oxford)
• Jordan English (Oxford)
• Sam Walpole (Oxford)
• Carl Tessmann (Harvard)
• Samuel Hickey (Harvard)
• Stephanie Derrington – who studied at both UQ and QUT (Oxford)

The dinner in their honour is  to be held as a private function at Greenglass Restaurant, 336 George Street, Brisbane, on Tuesday, 7 August 2018, at 7pm.

Tickets for this dinner are available for UQLA Members and their guests.  The cost is $70.

The UQLA is delighted to invite you to our Inaugural Breakfast, to be held on Thursday, 26 July 2018 at the Brisbane Club. We are honoured to have our patron, the Honourable Justice Patrick Keane AC, as our guest speaker for our event and encourage all members of the UQ Law Alumni community to join us for this special function.

Tickets are $40 for existing members of the UQLA. For non-members who are recent graduates (within the last 3 years), tickets are $50 and include your membership to the UQLA. For all other graduates, tickets to this event with included membership will be $60.

Should you have a particular seating preference, it would be of great assistance to our committee if you could please nominate a “Head of Table” to which each individual attendee will each refer in his or her booking. We will of course do our best to accommodate your request in any case.

Membership to the UQLA runs annually, such that the membership in your ticket price includes your first year of membership, running from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.  For more information on membership, please see here.

We hope you will be able to join us at this exciting event. If you have any queries regarding the event please contact Shane Montgomery at secretary@uqla.com.au.