UWS Law Alumni

• About UWS Law Alumni
• 2008 Occasional Address
• Membership in the UWS Law Alumni
  
  

About UWS Law Alumni

Graduates of the UWS School of Law may retain their links through the UWS Law Alumni (UWSLA).

The UWS Law Alumni has been established to:

• identify, encourage, organise, develop, advance and promote opportunities for furthering knowledge in the field of law for the benefit of UWSLA members
• provide and assist in the provision of, opportunities for UWSLA members to meet and to take part in social, cultural and professional activities
• assist in the development and advancement of the UWS School of Law.

UWS Law Alumni was officially launched on 22 April 2004 by the late Honourable Justice Graham Hill.

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2008 Occasional Address

Each year, the UWS Law Alumni hosts a dinner with an occasional address delivered by a prominent figure within the law community.

This year's speaker is eminent barrister, Mr Chester Porter QC, and marks the fifth year the UWSLA have been able to deliver speakers of the highest quality and relevance.

Date: Friday 28 November 2008

Time: 7pm (pre-dinner drinks) for 7.30pm (dinner)

Venue: Hilton Hotel, State Room, 488 George Street, Sydney

Cost: $120 per person (includes 3 course dinner and drinks) (Tables of 10 available)

Attire: Dinner suit/formal dress

For individual or group bookings, tickets can be purchased via IPAY through the secure UWS website.

IPAY allows payment via the following methods:

• Pay with a credit card online
• Pay in person by cash, EFTPOS, credit card or cheque at any Australia Post
• Phone to pay by credit card
• BPAY payment from a cheque, savings or credit card account
• Mail cheque and payment slip

Alternatively, please contact UWS Alumni Relations on (02) 9852 5454 or email alumni@uws.edu.au should you have any queries.

Profile of Chester Porter QC

Chester Porter QC is universally acclaimed as one of Australia's most illustrious advocates. For more than 52 years he has brought to the Bar his consummate advocacy skills combined with an acerbic wit and a sharp legal mind. His many remarkable performances in court have led some observers to famously describe him as the "Smiling Funnelweb" and to claim that he "walked on water".

Chester Porter QC has been a barrister with the moral courage to question the criminal law. He has left an indelible mark in the area of criminal justice. He has both witnessed and been a part of changes to the criminal law to such an extent that it may be safely said that it is now more difficult to convict an innocent person today than was the case when he first went to the Bar.

At all times his integrity has remained intact, even when his legal battles were subjected to intense public scrutiny. To list but a few of his high profile engagements: he assisted Justice Morling in the Royal Commission into the wrongful convictions of Lindy and Michael Chamberlain; he represented the NSW Bar Association in the highly publicised proceedings to oppose Wendy Bacon's admission to the Bar; in 1985 he successfully defended Detective Sergeant Roger Rogerson on bribery charges; and in 1992 he appeared for the NSW Minister for the Environment, Tim Moore, in the ICAC inquiry into Dr Metherill's appointment to a position in the public service.

Chester Porter QC's recent publications include Walking on Water: A Life in the Law (2004), The Gentle Art of Persuasion (2005) and The Conviction of the Innocent: How the Law Can Let Us Down (2007).

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Membership in the UWS Law Alumni

Every law graduate of UWS is invited to join the UWSLA and membership is free. To join, please return your completed UWSLA membership application form via any of the following means:

Fax: (02) 9685 9510

Email: alumni@uws.edu.au

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