BFSLA - 2012 Research Prize and Scholarship Awards

ANNOUNCEMENT

ENTRY FORMS FOR THE 2012

BFSLA Scholarship and Research Prize Awards are now available

The Association offers as an integral part of its activities the legal scholarship prize and the legal research prizes.

Up to A$50,000 may be awarded to a successful applicant for the scholarship award, and a prize pool of up to A$15,000 is available to successful applicants for the legal research prizes.

The Prize information has now been launched and entries close on the Friday 8th June, with the winners being announced at the annual conference. (Sunday 5th August)

Click here to view more information about Research Prizes

Click here to view more information about Scholarship Awards

Application forms can be obtained by e-mailing the BFSLA Secretariat at jenny@eventsolutions.com.au

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2011 Scholarship Winner announced

Ms Lucy James (Chapman Tripp, Wellington)

Lucy was awarded the full scholarship and will commence her MML studies at Cambridge University in the UK in October this year.

2010 Scholarship Winner

Mr William Lam (Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney)

William is currently at Oxford University in the UK studying for his Bachelor of Civil Law.

We look forward to hearing about his progress.

2009 Scholarship Winner Report: Ms Felicity Lehane

October, 2010

2009 Scholarship: Ms Felicity Lehane (Freehills, Sydney)

Felicity was awarded the full scholarship and is currently studying for her LLM at Columbia Law School and we look forward to receiving a progress report on her time over there.

2009 Research Prizes awarded to:

Jennifer Devlin, Justice Dept. Wellington, New Zealand

She submitted the following paper: "The UNCITRAL model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency and Its Impact on Maritime Creditors"

and

Ben Saunders, Macpherson + Kelley Lawyers, Melbourne

He submitted the following paper: "Has FSR fixed the problems with the regulation of securities and derivatives?"

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