UWA Law School

Law school in Perth, Western Australia

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UWA Law School

Parent school| University of Western Australia
Established| 1927; 98 years ago (1927)
School type| Public
Dean| Natalie Skead
Location| Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Faculty| Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education
Website| UWA Law School

The UWA Law School is the law school of the University of Western Australia, located in Perth, Western Australia.

The law school was established in 1927, and is the fifth-oldest law school in Australia.[1] It is responsible for the publication of the University of Western Australia Law Review, the oldest university law review in Australia which began publication in 1948.[1] In 2020, UWA Law School was ranked among the top 100 law schools in the world by QS World University Rankings[2] and Times Higher Education, and thus is one of the highest ranked Australian law schools.[3]

## Notable alumni

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* Ben Wyatt (Treasurer of Western Australia, 2017–2021)[4]
* Michelle Gordon AC (High Court Justice, 2015–present)[5]
* James Edelman (High Court Justice, 2017–present)[6]
* Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC (Governor of Western Australia, 2011–2014)[7]
* Stephen Smith (federal minister, 2007–2013)
* Christian Porter MP (federal minister, 2015–2021)[8]
* Robert French AC (Chief Justice of Australia, 2008–2017)[9]
* Sue Gordon AM (magistrate and public servant)
* Bob Hawke AC GCL (Prime Minister of Australia, 1983–1991)[10]

## References

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1. ^ a b UWA Law School. Law School Archived 5 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
2. ^ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Law". Top Universities. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
3. ^ "World University Rankings 2020 by subject: law". Times Higher Education. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
4. ^ "Ben Wyatt" – West Weekend magazine. p. 18. Published 21–22 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
5. ^ Who's Who in Australia, ConnectWeb
6. ^ "Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court for the Swearing In and Welcome of the Honourable Justice Edelman". Federal Court of Australia. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
7. ^ Governor's Biography Archived 26 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Government House Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
8. ^ Burrell, Andrew (23 April 2016). "From Cleo to Canberra: Christian Porter is an MP to watch". The Australian.
9. ^ Pelly, Michael (30 July 2008). "Robert French new Chief Justice of the High Court". The Australian. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
10. ^ "Bob Hawke qualifies for cheap coffee on campus". UWA News. University of Western Australia. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

## External links

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* Official website

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University of Western Australia

People|

* List of people
* Chancellors
* Vice-chancellors
* Academic staff
* Alumni

Campuses and buildings|

* Albany Post Office
* Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
* Berndt Museum of Anthropology
* Cruthers Collection of Women's Art
* Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre
* Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
* Perth Children's Hospital
* Rural Clinical School of Western Australia
* Shenton House
* Library
* UWA Sports Park
* Western Australian Regional Computing Centre (former)
* Yule Brook Botany Reserve

Schools|

* Business School
* UWA Conservatorium of Music
* Law School
* School of Medicine

Research centres|

* ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions
* Centre for Social Impact
* Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
* Lions Eye Institute
* Symbiotica
* Telethon Kids Institute

Publications|

* UWA Publishing (books)
* Essays in French Literature and Culture
* Westerly

Student life|

* Student Guild
* Publications
* Pelican
* Prosh
* Hockey Club
* UWA Torpedoes

Residential colleges|

* St Catherine's College
* St George's College
* St Thomas More College
* Trinity Residential College
* University Hall

Miscellaneous|

* Ian Constable Lecture
* Raine Study
* Rindos affair
* Sandstone universities
* Western Australia University Regiment

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