Legal meet and greet

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UQ Senator The Hon Justice Martin Daubney, Clare Kelly and Professor Gerard Carney at Customs House

The Chief Justice of Queensland, The Hon. Paul de Jersey AC, was among the distinguished guests who attended an official welcome for UQ’s new Dean of Law, Professor Gerard Carney, in February.

UQ Chancellor John Story introduced Professor Carney to the 160-strong audience at Customs House comprised of members of the legal profession, Queensland judiciary and university colleagues, and highlighted his distinguished career in academia and legal practice.

“Gerard comes to us, not only with excellent credentials, but the vision to ensure the Law School continues to remain both relevant and progressive,” Mr Story said.

Professor Carney, who took up his position in January and was also appointed to the Sir Gerard Brennan Chair in Law, described his appointment as both a great honour and a great responsibility.

“I regard it as the most important responsibility I will ever have,” he said.

Professor Carney joined UQ from the Faculty of Law at Bond University where he was the Deputy Dean, Professor of Constitutional Law and Chair of the Academic Senate.

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