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.


Amir Chowdhury, Barrister, Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers
Amir was called to the Bar in 2024 and accepts briefs in all areas of law, with a particular interest in commercial disputes and class actions. Prior to coming to the Bar, Amir practised as a Senior Associate at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, where he worked on disputes across the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the Federal Court of Australia and private arbitral tribunals. Amir was also the Associate to the Hon Kathleen Farrell of the Federal Court of Australia. Amir holds a Juris Doctor (with Distinction, Order of Merit), Bachelor of Science (Physics) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of New South Wales.

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.


Amir Chowdhury, Barrister, Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers
Amir was called to the Bar in 2024 and accepts briefs in all areas of law, with a particular interest in commercial disputes and class actions. Prior to coming to the Bar, Amir practised as a Senior Associate at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, where he worked on disputes across the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the Federal Court of Australia and private arbitral tribunals. Amir was also the Associate to the Hon Kathleen Farrell of the Federal Court of Australia. Amir holds a Juris Doctor (with Distinction, Order of Merit), Bachelor of Science (Physics) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of New South Wales.