Programme for "The Past is Prologue: The Impact of Law's History" Colloquium

The Past is Prologue: The Impact of Law’s History

University of Southern Queensland
16 May 2019

8:30–8:40am Registration

8:40am Welcome by Professor Reid Mortensen

8:45–10:15am Session One : Law and the Constitution

Legal Pluralism in Magna Carta: Implications for the Present Australian Constitution and the Uluru Statement from the Heart
Jason Taliadoros, Deakin University

‘Christian Capitalism’ and the Constitution Act 1867 (Qld)
Julie Copley, USQ

The Impact of Identity Politics on the Rule Of Law in Australia: The Constitution’s External Affairs Power and the Commonwealth’s Expanding Legislative Potential
Joshua Anderson, Notre Dame

Chair: Marcus Harmes

10:30–11am Morning tea

11–11:45am Address

The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG: The Strange and Tragic Death of Legal
History in Australian Law Schools

Chair: Reid Mortensen

11:45am–12:45pm   Session Two: Law and Money

A Conspiracy of Paper? William Paterson and the Mysterious Origins of Banking and Company Law
John Farrar, Bond University

Historical insights into the marketing of professional legal services
Keith Thompson, Notre Dame

Chair: Sarah McKibbin

12:45–1:30pm Break for Lunch

1:30–3:00pm Session Three: Law and Rights

From Nicklin to Now: Prologue to Human Rights Legislation in Queensland
Nicky Jones, USQ

Brook v Brook: Marriage and Choice of Law
Sarah McKibbin, USQ

Ultra Vires in Van Diemen’s Land, 1826-1828?
Rosemary Lucadou-Wells

Chair: Jeremy Patrick

3–3:30pm Break for Afternoon tea

3:30–4:00pm Final Session: Medieval Law

The History of Bills of Privilege in the Court of King's Bench
Susanne Brand, Oxford

Chair: Reid Mortensen

4–5pm Keynote address

Married Women in the English Medieval Royal Courts: Women Under the Control of Their Husbands or Women with Minds and Wills of Their Own?
Professor Paul Brand, Oxford

Chair: Reid Mortensen