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If you did, can you share your experience? I'm considering attending the College of Law then going to another country as a foreign lawyer.

Does anyone know where we can find descriptions of various legal practice areas like M&A and Banking, and lawyers talking about the sort of work they do in those areas?

we're having lots of group presentations this semester and while there are no bums in any of my groups, i've had it with bossy/domineering people who insist on rehearsing a 20-minute presentation for 2-3 hours, who insist for silly reasons on business suits for that presentation, who flood...

What are some "Trusts for Dummies" type books? So far I've looked at (kind of complex!) Equity and Trusts in Australia by Dal Pont and Chalmers Cases and Materials on Equity and Trusts by Heydon and Loughlan Principles of the Law of Trusts by Ford and Lee (bare in some areas)...

Become less straight, white and male - or go out of business Alex Spence http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article1743732.ece

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In Re Webster in relation to the types of contracts s44(v) CC applies to, Barwick CJ (from the bottom of p278 to the top of p279 (CLR) or para 13 in Austlii) says that the obligations of members of parliament are different from the obligations of local authorities. Is he saying that...

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which books are recommended for admin and con? i'd like one that gives a good overview of the area and one that goes more in-depth for both subjects. aronson is probably the one that goes more in-depth for admin eh.

have any of you been in a position (relating to real life) where someone has tried to deceive/take advantage/intimidate you by lying to you or telling you a half-truth about the relevant law? and you knew exactly what statute/section etc was relevant and what your rights were? -- how did you...

how long on average does it take you to prepare notes for a subject? do you do it checklist style or have facts, ratios and important obiter around topics or? i'm wondering what works for different people... also, is it safe to write exam answers in pencil? i find it easier to write fast in...

can anyone think of any contracts cases that show it's the responsibility of recipients to ensure prompt handling of messages in the office during office hours?

MR B.W.WALKER, SC: May it please the Court, I appear with my learned friend, MR M.E. ELIADIS, for the appellant. (instructed by Shine Roche McGowan) MR J.A. GRIFFIN, QC: May it please the Court, I appear with my learned friend, MR M.T. O’SULLIVAN, for the respondent. (instructed by Blake...

What does this sentence mean? - Would such a duty impose liability with respect to the defendant's exercise of "core policy-making" or "quasi-legislative" functions? What are core policy-making and quasi-legislative functions?

if i've got a statutory authority that's liable under common law and perhaps a statute, would the statute override common law? or would it work together with common law in that it limits the liability the stat authority would face?

the parts i don't understand are in red.. Jeffries v Great Western Ry. Co Lord Campbell: "I am of the opinion that the law is that a person possessed of goods as his property has a good title as against every stranger, and that one who takes them from him, having no title in himself, is a...

http://www.lexisnexis.com.au/aus/academic/publications/series/ how useful are they? and which are important to get? a 2nd year student recommended the Q&A and student companion. another recommended the outline series. thoughts? experiences?

based on first round offers, i'm trying to choose between law at UWA, UQ and flinders. question 1. i intend to do as well as i can during the first year and then try to transfer to a better university. should i go with UQ? or UWA? or flinders? i'm not exactly sure how they're ranked with law...

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1. what do you like about your university? 2. what's the atmosphere like? relaxed? tense? 3. what do the other law students behave like? are they helpful? competitive? selfishly competitive? do important library books get hidden or "lost" during assignment and exam times? 4. what are the...