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The Academy is holding an on-line session on Whistleblowing - what is it, who does it, when is it lawful, when is it mandatory? on 19 November 2020. A distinguished panel of Professor A J Brown (Griffith), Professor John McMillan AO (ANU), Ms Kate McClymont AM (Investigative Journalist) and Mr Bret Walker SC will be chaired by Justice Julie Ward of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Registration details under events https://www.academyoflaw.org.au/event-3955570

The Academy has sponsored the publication of this collection of papers and speeches of one of Australia’s leading jurists, the Hon Robert French AC. The book is divided into ten parts, each reflecting an aspect of French’s career including Indigenous issues, human rights, public law, commercial dispute resolution and the judicial system. French’s contributions are put into context through commentaries by leading legal academics, judges and practitioners. Further details through Federation Press

The Academy's Ninth Annual Patron’s Address will be delivered by Her Excellency the Hon Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales. Her Excellency will examine the historical and changing relationship between the Common Law and Australian Aboriginals. The address will be held on-line on 22 October 2020. Please see registration details under events.

This online event concerned the history of the transport of cargo in container ships, and the law that developed around it. A ten minute extract from a documentary film, World in a Box-50 years of containerisation in Australia, was shown, based loosely on The Homeward Trade, written by Martin Orchard in 2006 on a commission from Shipping Australia. Along with Martin Orchard, we heard from Justices Angus Stewart and Sarah Derrington chaired by Chief Justice James Allsop AO. A recording of the event is available.