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The Maritime Moot Team recently won the International Maritime Law Arbitration Mooting competition held at the Federal Court in Perth. They competed against 16 other teams from around the world. Congratulations go to the successful team members who were Mitch Riley, Rosemary Gibson, Matthew Doyle and Alex Psaltis. Special congratulations go to Mitch and Alex who were awarded 2nd and 4th place respectively in the oral presentations section.

We have a display up in the Law Library at the moment devoted to law as depicted in books and films such as The Castle, Erin Brockovich or the novels of Lisa Scottoline. Check it out and if you want to, borrow the film or the novel.

It’s that time of year again for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. This year it’s going to be held at the Conference Room Foyer in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library on Level 1, Duhig Building from 10-11:30 am. So for a gold coin donation have for a cup of tea and a yummy side treat that also helps cancer research!

If you make a donation of $10 or more you’ll go into the prize draw for 5 nights on Heron Island in a Wistari Suite including full breakfast, return airfares and return transfers from Gladstone to Heron Island for 2 people valued at $5,038.00. You’ve got to be in it to win it.

The University has changed the timetable for Thursday 24th April to a Friday timetable, however, the LAWS1111 Library classes will still be running on a Thursday timetable. So if you have a clash between your Thursday Legal Method class and a Friday class you can attend at an alternative time:
Monday 21st April 3pm,
Tuesday 22nd April 4pm,
Wednesday 23rd April 10am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm
Thursday 24th April 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm or 5pm.

There is no need to book and all sessions run in eZone 1.

If you cannot make any of these times please contact Julie Oates on j.oates@library.uq.edu.au.