SCHOOL OF LAW
AWARDS NIGHT
Celebrating the outstanding
achievements of students in 2014
Wednesday 20 May 2015
City Beach Function Centre
Marine Drive, Wollongong
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
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Dean’s Merit List
Faculty Scholarships
Access Law Group Award
Allens Arthur Robinson Award
Association of Taxation and Management Accountants (ATMA) Award
Australian Taxation Office Award
Carter Ferguson Solicitors Award
Hansons Lawyers Award
Harmers Workpace Lawyers Awards
Hennikers Solicitors Award
Kells the Lawyers Awards
LexisNexis Awards
GUEST SPEAKER – THE HON. MARK SPEAKMAN SC MP
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
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Maguire and McInerney Lawyers Award
Marsdens Law Group Award
New South Wales Bar Association Awards
Norton Rose Fulbright Australia Award
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW Awards
People + Culture Strategies Award
RMB Lawyers Awards
Thomson Reuters Awards
UOW Law Students’ Society Awards
School of Law Award
Legal Intersections Research Centre (LIRC) Awards
Alumni Bookshop Award
Memorial Award in Honour of the Late William (Bill) Macquarie
Students of Law Community Engagement Scholarship
Acorn Lawyers Scholarship
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Professor Warwick Gullett
Dean, School of Law
GUEST SPEAKER
THE HON. MARK RAYMOND SPEAKMAN SC MP
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member for Cronulla
Minister for the Environment, Minister for Heritage, and Assistant Minister for Planning
Member of the Liberal Party
Biography
Political Party Activity - 1978 to date Member of the Liberal Party. Previously President,
Cronulla State Electorate Conference of the Liberal Party. Previously Secretary, Cook
Federal Electorate Conference of the Liberal Party. Previously Chair, Constitution
Standing Committee of the Liberal Party. 1983 to 2009 Member, Caringbah Branch of the
Liberal Party. 2011 to date Member, Cronulla Branch of the Liberal Party. 1978 to 1988
Member, Cronulla Young Liberals.
Community Activity
Patron, Rainbow Club of Australia Inc.
Qualifications, Occupations and Interests
Master of Law (LLM), University of Cambridge, 1986. Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
(LLB(Hons)), University of Sydney, 1982. Bachelor of Economics (BEc), University of Sydney
1980. Higher School Certificate, Caringbah high School, 1977.
September 2004 to date Senior Counsel, NSW Bar. March 1991 to date Barrister, NSW Bar.
July 1988 to January 1991 Partner, Blake Dawson Waldron, Solicitors. August 1983 to
September 1985 and September 1986 to June 1988 Solicitor, Dawson Waldron, Solicitors.
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
DEAN’S MERIT LIST
The Dean’s Merit List recognises students in the School of Law whose results were in the
top 5% in academic achievement and those who obtained first class honours in the 2014
academic year.
Presented by:
Dr Trish Mundy
Head of Students
School of Law
Recipients:
James Arblaster
Kate Austen
Jason Ball
Emily Butler
Kevin Campbell
Kimberley Chikitch
Jai Clark
Elle Davidson
Bethany Doust
Katherine Edwards
Adam Friend
Alexandra Haverkamp
Sarah Hovanyecz
Christopher Husband
Seppy Pour
Julia Jensen
Stephanie Johns
Nathan Johnston
Rachael Kalmanidis
Sarah Kennedy
Jackson Lowrie
Vivek Mahadevan
Professor Warwick Gullett
Dean
School of Law
Michael Mandicos
Jennifer Messieh
Lara Miccoli
James Mitchell
Angus Morris
Philip Morrison
Christiana Muratidi
Quynh-Dan Nguyen
Dennis Olthof
Josh Pallas
Melanie Pearson
Joseph Pokoney
Laura Porto
Amy Scanu
Jessica Setter
Jack Shepherd
Benjamin Shilson-Josling
Mungo Skyring
Harry Thompson
Olivia Todhunter
Samuel Troutman
Hannah White
FACULTY OF LAW, HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS
SCHOLARSHIPS
Presented by:
Kathryn Devoy
Senior Development Coordinator (Scholarships)
Office of Advancement
University of Wollongong
Each year the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts offers undergraduate scholarships
to commencing students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement,
motivation and evidence of leadership and participation in other areas.
Recipients:
Byron Turner
Jasmyn Newton
B Laws
B Arts - B Laws
ACCESS LAW GROUP AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Access Law Group
Tom Ellicot
Director
Access Law Group
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in LLB220
Property and Trusts A.
Michael Mandicos
B Laws
ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Allens Operations Pty Ltd
Margaret Bond, School of Law
Criteria:
Awarded to the student with the most outstanding academic
performance in the first year of the LLB program.
Harry Thompson
B International Studies - B Laws
Recipient:
on behalf of Allens Arthur Robinson
ASSOCIATION OF TAXATION AND MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTANTS (ATMA) AWARD
Donated by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Association of Taxation and Management Accountants
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in
LAW101 Law, Business and Society.
Nguyen Bick Huyen Lam
B Banking and Financial Services
Sherly
B Accounting and Financial Services
AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE AWARD
Donated by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Australian Taxation Office
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in LAW315
Taxation Law.
Sarah Pui Lin Lam
B Commerce
CARTER FERGUSON SOLICITORS AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Carter Ferguson Solicitors
Deb Langton
Director
Carter Ferguson Solicitors
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in LLB346
Interpreting Legal Texts.
Adam Friend
B Arts - B Laws | Diploma in Languages
Joseph Pokoney
B Laws Honours
HANSONS LAWYERS AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Hanson Lawyers
Anna Masi
Partner
Hansons Lawyers
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in
LLB/ LAW303 Family Law.
Cailin Schouten
B Arts - B Laws
HARMERS WORKPLACE LAWYERS AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Associate Professor Andrew Frazer
on behalf of Renée Gase-Patterson, HR Manager,
Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in
LLB/LAW330 Law of Employment and LLB/LAW335 AntiDiscrimination Law.
Recipients:
LLB/LAW330
LLB/LAW335
Kevin Campbell
Sarah Hovanyecz
B International Studies - B Laws Honours
B Laws Honours
HENNIKERS SOLICITORS AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Hennikers Solicitors
Glenn Henniker
Principal Solicitor
Hennikers Solicitors
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in LLB170 Law
of Contract B.
Mungo Skyring
B Commerce - B Laws
KELLS THE LAWYERS AWARDS
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipients:
LLB120
LLB270
Kells the Lawyers
David Potts
Partner
Kells the Lawyers
Awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in LLB120
Law of Contract A and LLB270 Property and Trusts B.
Erica Timmins
Benjamin Shilson-Josling
B International Studies - B Laws
B Commerce - B Laws
LEXISNEXIS AWARDS
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipients:
LLB302
LLB313
LexisNexis Australia
Trish Mundy on behalf Carolyn Chamberlain
Relationship Manager – Academic: NSW
LexisNexis Australia
Awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in LLB302
Law of Business Organisations and LLB313 Legal Research Project.
Vivek Mahadevan
Angus Morris
Aaron Strickland
B Commerce – B Laws
B Science - B Laws
B Laws
GUEST SPEAKER:
THE HON. MARK SPEAKMAN SC MP
MAGUIRE AND MCINERNEY LAWYERS AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Maguire and McInerney Lawyers
Michael Davies, Partner, Maguire and McInerney Lawyers
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in
LLB230/LAW308 Public Law A.
Alleysha Ann Elmir B Laws
MARSDENS LAW GROUP AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Marsdens Law Group
Peta Hudson
Associate
Marsdens Law Group
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in
LLB280 Public Law B.
James Mitchell
B Science - B Laws
NEW SOUTH WALES BAR ASSOCIATION AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipients:
New South Wales Bar Association
John Wilson
Hargrave Chambers, representing the New South Wales Bar Association
Awarded to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in LLB197
Lawyers and Australian Society or LLB300 Remedies and Procedure or
LLB301 Evidence or LLB354 Human Rights Law. This year the award is
jointly awarded to two students who both met criteria.
Mungo Skyring
B Commerce - B Laws
Richard Milne
B Commerce - B Laws
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT AUSTRALIA AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Ashley Tsacalos
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in LLB/LAW316
Occupational Health and Safety Law.
Emily Cecilia Butler B Arts - B Laws
NSW OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
PROSECUTIONS AWARDS
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipients:
LLB130
LLB180
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions New South Wales
David Coulton
Senior Lawyer, Wollongong Regional Office
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions New South Wales
Awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in LLB130
Criminal Law and Process A and LLB180 Criminal Law and Process B.
Jai Clark
Harry Thompson
B Science - B Laws
B International Studies - B Laws
PEOPLE + CULTURE STRATEGIES AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
People + Culture Strategies
Joydeep Hor
Managing Principal
People + Culture Strategies
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in
LLB/LAW332 Labour Regulation.
Vivek Mahadevan
B Commerce - B Laws
RMB LAWYERS AWARDS
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipients:
LLB240
LLB334
RMB Lawyers
Christopher Sheppard
Partner
RMB Lawyers
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in LLB240 Law
of Torts and LLB334 Environmental Law.
Alexandra Haverkamp
Aaron Strickland
B Commerce - B Laws
B Laws
THOMSON REUTERS AWARDS
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipients:
LLB100
LLB160
LLB/LAW323
LAW970
Thomson Reuters
Nicholas Riley
Account Executive
Thomson Reuters
Awarded to the students who achieved the highest marks in LLB100
Foundations of Law A, LLB160 Foundations of Law B, LLB/LAW323
Consumer Protection and Product Liability Law and LAW970 Banking
and Financial Institutions Law.
Rohan Gibbs
Harry Thompson
Adam Friend
Haroon Bashir
B Economics and Finance - B Laws
B International Studies - B Laws
B Arts - B Laws | Diploma in Languages
M Applied Finance
UOW LAW STUDENTS’ SOCIETY AWARDS
Presented by:
Christos Arsenis
President
UOW Law Students’ Society
The following Awards acknowledge students who formed the winning teams in the UOW
Law Students’ Society (LSS) competitions held during the 2014 academic year.
Recipients:
Allens Linklaters Junior Mooting Championship
Mungo Skyring
James Moore
B Commerce - B Laws
B Commerce - B Laws
Norton Rose Fulbright Senior Mooting Championship
Adam Friend
Alexandra Brassel
B Arts - B Laws | Diploma in Languages
B Science - B Laws
Clayton Utz Negotiation Championship
John Inan
Cameron Havasi
B Commerce - B Laws
B International Studies - B Laws
College of Law Client Interviewing Championship
Erin Doyle
Samuel Bargwanna
B Arts - B Laws
B Laws
SCHOOL OF LAW AWARD
The School of Law Award is presented to a student who achieved the highest marks in
selected core subject LLB290 Legal Theory in the 2014 academic year.
Presented by:
Recipient:
Dr Luis Gómez Romero
Hannah White
B Laws
LEGAL INTERSECTIONS RESEARCH CENTRE (LIRC)
AWARDS
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipients:
LLB324
LLB/LAW344
Professor Nan Seuffert
Awarded to the students who achieved the highest mark in LLB324
Public Interest Law and LLB/LAW344 Indigenous Peoples and Legal
Systems.
Avril Nadin
Aaron Strickland
B Science - B Laws Honours
B Laws
ALUMNI BOOKSHOP AWARD
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Alumni Campus Chapter, University of Wollongong
Christine Thompson
Chair, Campus Chapter of the UOW Alumni Association
The Alumni Bookshop Award is presented to a student enrolled in their
final year of study who has a demonstrated record of academic
excellence in their law studies.
Nathan Johnston
B Arts - B Laws
ACORN LAWYERS SCHOLARSHIPS
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Acorn Lawyers
Ash Argawal
Principal/Director, Acorn Lawyers
The Acorn Lawyers scholarships are for outstanding academic
performance in LLB subjects with specific relevance to legal practice
including "Contracts" A and B, "Property and Trusts" A and B and
"Lawyers and Australian Society"; a demonstrated interest in legal
practice; and maintenance of at least a distinction average.
Recipients:
LLB
Clara Staples
Combined Degree Jai Clark
B Laws
B Science - B Laws
MEMORIAL AWARD IN HONOUR OF THE LATE WILLIAM
(BILL) MACQUARIE
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Martin Culleton
President
The Wollongong and District Law Society
On behalf of The Law Society of New South Wales
Awarded for excellence in the study of LLB220 Property and Trusts A
and LLB270 Property and Trusts B.
Benjamin Shilson-Josling B Commerce - B Laws
STUDENTS OF LAW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SCHOLARSHIP
Donated by:
Presented by:
Criteria:
Recipient:
Bunmi Ogunbona, Darren Peterson and Thomas Mawson
Darren Peterson and Thomas Mawson
This scholarship, sponsored by three UOW Law students, recognises
outstanding contribution and ongoing participation in the community.
Parrys Raines
B Laws
CLOSE OF PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL THANKS
The University of Wollongong would like to congratulate all award
recipients on their outstanding achievements. Special thanks goes to
the sponsors and presenters for their continuing generosity and
support.
MUSIC
Performed by Mark Churchill (Bachelor of Performance)