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May 28th, 2015

28/5/2015

 
The article "'WHERE'S THE MEN'S ONLY ROOM?' The Menimists respond" has been taken down at the request of the Melbourne Law School.

BUDGET 2015: HIGHER TAXES, AD HOC CUTS

26/5/2015

 
DUNCAN WALLACE

The Government’s first budget last May predicted that the deficit last year would be $26 billion. This estimate proved way off, the deficit instead coming in at $41.1 billion. The Government’s second budget, released last week, predicts the deficit this year will come in slightly lower, at $35.1 billion. ​

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WHO'S AFRAID OF THE WOOLF REFORMS

26/5/2015

 
JASMINE ALI

There is no doubt that Hazel Genn’s critical appraisal of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a sobering reality-check. Genn shows us that championing ADR as a panacea to costly court processes is not only empirically troublesome, but also compromises the foundational principles of the modern judicial system. 
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MEET THE COCKTAILS: A PROFESSIONAL EVENING 2015

26/5/2015

 
AMELIA EDDY

The antechamber beckoned. The night had begun. My name was signed away. I will squeeze every last opportune moment of May dry. To the bitters end.

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PERSONAL STATEMENT CONSULTATION SESSION: A prelude to the curriculum review?

26/5/2015

 
The LSS, as part of its new Advocacy program, last week gathered together and summarised student feedback regarding the recent decision to remove the personal statement from JD selection criteria.

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A GUIDE TO GETTING THROUGH EXAMS

26/5/2015

 
We’re heading into the stressful period of swot vac and exams. To help you get through it, I offer the following advice:

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 THE WOMEN AND MENTORING PROGRAM

26/5/2015

 
CLARA HARPER

With the doom of exams impending I’ve found myself questioning exactly why I decided to embark on a law degree. Well this week, I attended an event, which brought me back to reality and reminded me exactly why I’m here.

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A THANK YOU FROM DE MINIMIS

25/5/2015

 
HAMISH WILLIAMSON

As another semester draws to a close, and a pall both metaphorical and literal settles across the Law School, it’s time for De Minimis to bid its readers farewell. Having started this year with some trepidation as to whether we could fill an issue every week, we’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quantity and quality of the articles we’ve received.

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LOST: PROPERTY TEXTBOOK, FAITH IN HUMANITY

18/5/2015

 
Henry Hamilton sends a heart-felt message to the cretin who stole his Property textbook.

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WHY YOU SHOULD DO YOUR SES SURVEY

18/5/2015

 
Jacob Debets, 2015 De Minimis Co-Editor and Secretary, has a gripe. 

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WHAT’S A GIRL TO DO? Sanitary Bin-sanity

16/5/2015

 
Attending Melbourne Law School is an absolute privilege. That being said, there are small inefficiencies and inconveniences which plague life at law school and detract from an otherwise exceptional academic experience. I’d like to draw attention to a problem that persisted since be-fore my time at MLS, and has be-come a pet peeve of mine.

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BOYS WILL BE BOYS? Speaking up against sexual violence and sexism at MLS

16/5/2015

 
Pleasantly weary from a beautiful evening of dining, dancing and catching up with long lost friends at Law Ball, I wandered out of the Peninsula Ballroom. The masses had just begun making their way to the party buses to carry on the festivities elsewhere. I, however, was making my way home, thanks to an inconveniently early start at work the following morning. A short distance from the venue doors, still swamped by crowds of merry law students, I bent down to assist my housemate with something. ​

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A STUDENT’S OPEN LETTER TO DEAN CAROLYN EVANS

10/5/2015

 
In the last issue of De Minimis, we reported on an interview between two editors of this publication and the Associate Dean, Alison Duxbury. The interview pertained to the removal of the personal statement as part of the application process for the Juris Doctor. The article provoked extended discussion on the Facebook pages to which the article was posted. One first-year student was motivated to write an open letter to the Dean protesting the change. In acknowledgement of the strong feelings of some members of the student body about this matter, De Minimis has agreed to publish his letter in full (Ed.)

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PUTTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LSS IN CONTEXT (PART 2)

8/5/2015

 
Duncan Wallace continues his discussion of student political engagement in the context of a ‘corporatised’ tertiary sector.

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PUTTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LSS IN CONTEXT (PART 1)

3/5/2015

 
The current LSS Secretary, Anna Belgiorno-Nettis, highlighted in an article on the LSS elections last year that “the LSS committee is being chosen from fewer of the students, and voted in by fewer of the students.” She provided some interesting statistics: in two years, the number of uncontested Committee positions had increased from 24% to 72%, and elections voter numbers had decreased by 19% (without factoring in how many more students are now enrolled in the course). ​

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LAW SCHOOL REMOVES PERSONAL STATEMENT FROM SELECTION CRITERIA

3/5/2015

 
Selection into the JD has until recently been based on three criteria: a personal statement, academic results from previous tertiary studies, and the LSAT score and essay. From now on, it will be based only on the latter two. De Minimis interviewed Associate Dean Alison Duxbury to find out why.

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LAW DE-BALL-CHERY

2/5/2015

 
A spectre is haunting the law school—the spectre of exams. With four weeks left in the semester, it’s time to bid farewell to one’s friends and family. Most students will be spending the next month or so in Faustian isolation, ‘chained to print and script…confined behind the mounds of tomes’.

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