Ms Anne Hewitt

Biography/ Background

Anne studied Arts and Law at the University of Western Australia. After graduating from Law she completed her articles of clerkship with Arthur Robinson and Hedderwicks (now Allens Arthur Robinson) in Perth, before moving to Melbourne to work in commercial and intellectual property litigation. In 2003 Anne moved to London to complete a Master of Laws degree at King's College London, University of London. In 2005 Anne moved to Adelaide and commenced work at the University of Adelaide as a Lecturer in the Law School.

Anne is Secretary of the South Australian Women Lawyers' Association, and a member of the Law Council of Australia's Equalising Opportunities in the Law Committee.

Qualifications

BA (UWA), LLB (UWA), LLM (King's), Grad Certificate in Education (Higher Ed) (Adelaide)

Teaching Interests

Procedure
Evidence and advocacy
Anti-discrimination law

Research Interests

Equality and anti-discrimination laws, native title, legal education.

Publications

Refereed publications (sole author)

Producing skilled legal graduates: Avoiding the madness in a situational learning methodology (2008) 17(1) Griffith Law Review 87-120

It’s not because you wear hijab, it’s because you are Muslim: Inconsistencies in South Australia’s discrimination laws. (2007) 1 Queensland University Journal of Law and Justice 57-70.

A critique of the assessment of professional skills. (2007) 17 (1&2) Legal Education Review 119-134.

The right to negotiate: where and when does it apply? (2006) 8 Legal Issues in Business 33-40.

Refereed publications (joint author)

Using simulated practice to teach legal theory.  How and why skills and group work can be incorporated in an academic law curriculum (with Margaret Castles and Maureen Goldfinch) (2007) 27(2) University of Tasmania Law Review 120-177

Insuring Directors for Workers Compensation - The Radical Approach in Western Australia. (with Rob Guthrie), (2007) 18(1) Insurance Law Journal 50-67.

Refereed conference publications

Facilitating student recognition of their learning. (with Miriam Parsons and Kathleen McEvoy), HERDSA Enhancing Higher Education, Theory and Scholarship Conference Papers.

Conference presentations and papers

Avoiding the pitfalls in a situational learning methodology. Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference 15-18 September 2008, LSE, London, United Kingdom

What are the key criteria in assessment design and can they be reconciled? Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference 10-13 September 2007, Durham, United Kingdom.

Facilitating student recognition of their learning (with Kathleen McEvoy), HERDSA conference Enhancing Higher Education, Theory and Scholarship 8-10 July 2007, Adelaide.

Native Title Hunting and Fishing; Equality rights or inequity legislated? Is it time for Native Title to be reconsidered? at ACSANZ conference 11-13 April 2006, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Is an ungraded pass the answer? The problem of assessment of professional skills. Tri-university Symposium: Investigations into Learning and Teaching held at University of South Australia, Magill Campus 19 June 2006.

Other publications

What’s happening with discrimination in South Australia? (2009) 34(1) Alternative Law Journal 52-53.

WLA raises money for Charity. (2008) 3 Women Lawyers’ Association of South Australia Newsletter 1.

Informing students about alternative careers in law. (2008) 1 Women Lawyers’ Association of South Australia Newsletter 2.

Recent amendments to South Australia’s discrimination law. (2007) 32(1) Alternative Law Journal 45-47.

Renewal of Practising Certificates - not a simple process after a three years lapse. Women Lawyers Association of South Australia Newsletter (2007) 1, 4.

Diminution of Legal Professional Privilege. Australian Law Journal [2006] 80(5)295-297.

Native Title Hunting and Fishing Rights: A world apart. A comparison of the law in Australia and Canada. [2001] 10 (1) Onyx 32-39.

 

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009