Presenters

Professor Stephen Owen-Conway KC, Sir Lawrence Jackson Chambers
Stephen Owen-Conway KC appears in Federal Court and State Courts throughout Australia, practising in the field of commercial and administrative law. Stephen was admitted as a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in early 1971, having been awarded an entrance scholarship. He was subsequently awarded two further scholarships by the Inner Temple. Stephen graduated from the university of Sheffield in 1972. He was first called to the English Bar in mid 1973. Stephen joined the Queensland Bar in 1975; the Victorian Bar in 1976 and the Western Australian Bar in 1977. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in the states of Queensland and Western Australia in 1992. Stephen has held a number of legal academic positions throughout his career including: visiting lecturer at Nottingham University, senior teaching fellow at the University of Western Australia and lecturer-in -law at the universities of Plymouth, Queensland and Western Australia. Stephen is currently adjunct professor of law at Murdoch University. Stephen's List Clerks are Svenson Barristers who are located in Melbourne.


Robert French, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Robert French is a barrister who practices in commercial, administrative and employment law. Robert has been at the Bar for over 10 years. He has  appeared as sole or lead counsel in numerous trials in the Supreme Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia. He has also appeared as sole counsel in appeals to the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia, the Western Australian Court of Appeal and to the High Court (special leave only). Prior to joining the Bar, Robert worked at law firms in Perth, Melbourne & Hong Kong.

Presenters

Professor Stephen Owen-Conway KC, Sir Lawrence Jackson Chambers
Stephen Owen-Conway KC appears in Federal Court and State Courts throughout Australia, practising in the field of commercial and administrative law. Stephen was admitted as a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in early 1971, having been awarded an entrance scholarship. He was subsequently awarded two further scholarships by the Inner Temple. Stephen graduated from the university of Sheffield in 1972. He was first called to the English Bar in mid 1973. Stephen joined the Queensland Bar in 1975; the Victorian Bar in 1976 and the Western Australian Bar in 1977. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in the states of Queensland and Western Australia in 1992. Stephen has held a number of legal academic positions throughout his career including: visiting lecturer at Nottingham University, senior teaching fellow at the University of Western Australia and lecturer-in -law at the universities of Plymouth, Queensland and Western Australia. Stephen is currently adjunct professor of law at Murdoch University. Stephen's List Clerks are Svenson Barristers who are located in Melbourne.


Robert French, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Robert French is a barrister who practices in commercial, administrative and employment law. Robert has been at the Bar for over 10 years. He has  appeared as sole or lead counsel in numerous trials in the Supreme Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia. He has also appeared as sole counsel in appeals to the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia, the Western Australian Court of Appeal and to the High Court (special leave only). Prior to joining the Bar, Robert worked at law firms in Perth, Melbourne & Hong Kong.