Key people
- Dean of Law
- Deputy Dean of Law
- Director of Academic Program for the LLB
- Director of Academic Program (ILU)
- Director of Research & HDR
- Academic Course Advisors
Dean of Law
Professor Michael Adams
LLM Lond, BA(Hons) CNAA
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Professor Adams is a internationally recognised specialist in corporate law, securities markets regulation, corporate governance and legal education (especially e-learning). He writes, teaches and regularly presents on all these topics. Michael is a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Australia (FCIS) and the Australian Academy of Law (FAAL).
Michael was the Chairperson of the Australasian Law Teachers Association and former President of both the Corporate Law Teachers Association and President Chartered Secretaries Australia. He is the author of ten books, 50 articles and 150 conference/seminar presentations.
Deputy Dean of Law
Dr Stephen Janes
PhD, LLB(Hons), BEc Syd
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Dr Stephen Janes was admitted as a Barrister in 1991 and practised in commercial, equity and succession law, having previously practised as a solicitor. In 2005 Dr Janes was awarded a PhD by the University of Sydney for a thesis on an aspect of succession law. He is currently a senior lecturer in law at the University of Western Sydney, lecturing in wills and succession and commercial law. Dr Janes is also a member of the Law Society of NSW Specialist Accreditation Committee for Wills and Estates.
Director of Academic Program (LLB)
John Juriansz
PhD Candidate (Macq), Master of Public Policy (Merit) (USyd), Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (UWS), GradDipSocSci (UNE), Bachelor of Arts (UWO)
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John Juriansz joined the faculty of the University of Western Sydney, School of Law in 2006 where he is the Director Academic Program, LLB and lectures in Remedies, Contract Law and Moot Court. John has also lectured in Administrative Law, Introduction to Law and Law of Business Organisations.
John is admitted as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and of the High Court of Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (History and Political Science) from the University of Western Ontario, a Graduate Diploma in Social Science from the University of New England, a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Western Sydney and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Sydney. John commenced as a PhD Candidate at the Macquarie Law School in 2010. In February 2012, John will be a Visiting Researcher at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada.
Director of Academic Program (ILU)
Associate Professor Michael Blissenden
LLM Syd, GDipTaxLaw RivIHE, LLB, BA UNSW
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Michael Blissenden has been involved with taxation for over 25 years. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from UNSW he spent 7 years in the Australian Tax Office, representing the Commissioner and assisting counsel with Federal Court matters. After completing his LLM at Sydney University he worked as a specialist taxation writer for the commercial publishers Butterworths and CCH. For the past 10 years he has been involved with the teaching taxation, firstly at ATAX UNSW and currently at the School of Law, UWS.
Director of Research & HDR
Professor Michael Head (January - June)
PhD UWS, LLM Columbia, LLB(Hons), BJuris Monash
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After teaching law in the 1970s at Columbia, Adelaide and ANU, Dr Michael Head returned to university life at UWS in 1999. He teaches, researches and writes on civil liberties, democratic rights, refugee law, legal theory and public law.
Professor Steven Freeland (July - December)
LLM, LLB, BComIndRel UNSW
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Steven Freeland is Professor in International Law at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, where he teaches both postgraduate and undergraduate students in International Criminal Law, Commercial Aspects of Space Law, Public International Law, Human Rights Law and International Moot Court. He is also Associate Head of School (Research) and coordinator of the School’s International Law Mooting Program.
First Year Co-ordinator
Dr Ludmilla Robinson
Dr Ludmilla Robinson commenced her academic career at UWS (Milperra) in 1982, teaching in the Interpreting/Translating courses and later in Community Language teacher education. After being admitted to the Bar in 1991, Dr Robinson left UWS to take up a career as a barrister at the beginning of 1992. She has been a practising barrister since that time.
Dr Robinson completed her Doctor of Juridical Science degree from University of Technology, Sydney in 2003, and taught in the Law School (on a very casual basis) from 2003 to 2009. Dr Robinson took up her position at UWS in Ferbruary 2010.
Academic Course Advisor
Mr Michael Brogan
Michael was a foundation member of the School of Law when it was established on Campbelltown campus in 1994. Michael is a Senior Lecturer within the School but is currently on secondment as the inaugural College of Business Teaching Fellow. In addition to UWS Michael has taught law at Macquarie University, the University of Wollongong and the University of Technology Sydney. Prior to his academic career in the School of Law Michael worked in tertiary education and the entertainment industry.
Course Advisor for GDLP
Paul Rogers
LLM UWS, M.AppSc UWS, LLM UTS, LLB NSWIT
Paul is currently the Academic Course Advisor for Practical Legal Training at the University of Western Sydney, School of Law. He teaches in the area of Professional Practice and Alternative Dispute Resolution in both the School of Law and the Sydney Graduate School of Management. Paul is a Lawyer and Notary Public of the Supreme Court of NSW and a Legal Practioner of the High Court of Australia.
Paul is also undertaking research in the area of alternative dispute resolution and the legal profession.
