UWS School of Law

Infobox_University


name = University of Western Sydney School of Law
established = 1995
type = Public
dean = Professor Michael Adams
city = Sydney
state = New South Wales
country = Australia
affiliations = University of Western Sydney
campus = Urban
website= [http://www.uws.edu.au/about/acadorg/schools/law www.law.uws.edu.au]

The University of Western Sydney School of Law comprises part of the College of Business at the University of Western Sydney.

History

The University of Western Sydney School of Law comprises part of the College of Business at the University of Western Sydney. It is housed on the Parramatta and Campbeltown Campuses of the University. It is one of Sydney's youngest Law Schools. The UWS School of Law was established on 1 January 2001 as a result of the amalgamation of the three former federated members of the University of Western Sydney - Hawkesbury, Macarthur and Nepean. The establishment of the school brought together the law programs of those organisations. The law school places special emphasis on commercial law including taxation law, banking, finance and investment law, contracts and corporations law, and delivers programs in specialist areas such as elder law and international law.

Distinctions

Teams from the School of Law have won the following law competitions: [ [http://studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/CourseSearch/OrganisationDetails.asp?PVCD=00917K Australian government information on UWS] ]

* Winner 2003 National Final, Law Council of Australia, Family Law Mooting Competition
* Winner 2003 Australasian Law Students Association Competition, Best

References

External links

* [http://www.uws.edu.au/law/sol Official website of School of Law]
* [http://www.uwslsa.com/2006/index.html UWS Law Students' Association]
* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UWSLRev/ UWS Law Review]