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Energy Agreements Oil and Gas Alternative Energy and Sustainability

• Unit date: 26-29 Aug 2025
• Details: This three-day workshop (26, 28 and 29 August 2025) will appeal to lawyers and non-lawyers wanting to develop their understanding of the legal agreements which underpin the commercialisation of energy, including oil and gas and alternative energy. It aims is to explain and review the key provisions of contracts important to the commercial development of oil and gas, wind and solar against the background of a transition to more sustainable energy. The contracts considered include joint venture agreements, electricity and gas sales agreements, transportation and storage agreements and agreements for the development of wind and solar power.
• Price: $3,000.00 incl. GST and booking fee. We invite registered charities to inquire about the discounted registration rates. Please contact executiveeducation-slaw@uwa.edu.au for further information. 
• CPD: Full attendance at this short course entitles a practitioner up to 10 Legal CPD points. Points can be selected from Competency Area 2 (1 point available) and Competency Area 4 (16.5 points available) depending on the sessions they attend.
  
  

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George Winterton Memorial Lecture

The annual George Winterton Memorial Lecture commemorates the outstanding and lasting contribution of Professor George Winterton to constitutional law scholarship and teaching. The Lecture is usually hosted by The University of Sydney Law School, but every three years it is hosted by UWA Law School in recognition of Professor Winterton as an esteemed alumnus. The next Perth lecture will be held in 2027.

John Toohey Oration

The John Toohey Oration is a biannual Oration organised by the UWA Law School. The Oration, which commenced in 1998, honours the career and contribution to public life of a distinguished graduate of The University of Western Australia, the Hon. John Leslie Toohey. After graduating in Arts and Law, the Honourable John Leslie Toohey AC QC went on to become an outstanding legal practitioner and, as a Justice of the High Court of Australia, one of the country's most eminent jurists. The Oration is given by distinguished speakers on a variety of topics.

The most recent Toohey Oration was given by the Hon. Virginia Bell AC in September 2023. 

For more details about the Hon. John Toohey AC QC and details of past Oration speakers, visit the John Toohey Oration Lecture Series. 

Private and commercial law conference

The annual Private and Commercial Law Conference is held at the UWA Law School near the end of the year.

French Dialogues

The French Dialogues is a biennial event, named in honour of Hon. Robert French AC, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and former Chancellor of UWA.
 
The Dialogues consist of a cross disciplinary discussion by a panel of experts on a significant contemporary issue. In 2024, the Dialogues addressed the topic ‘Freedom of speech on Australian campuses – have we got the balance right?’.

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