2023 Gadigal Conference

Thank you to all those who attended our 2023 Gadigal Conference. A massive thank you to our host university, University of Technology Sydney. We look forward to seeing some of you again next July, in Hobart!

Thank you to Vidsta for our beautiful Closing Gala Photos and their photography/videography services throughout the conference!

2023 Gadigal Conference Digest

Award Winners

LSA/LSS Awards

Best Careers Initiative: Adelaide University Law Students’ Society

LegalSuper Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative: Adelaide University Law Students Society

Best Student Engagement Initiative: Deakin (Burwood) Law Students Society

Spirit of Leadership Award: University of New England

Individual Awards

Julia Gillard Female Law Student of the Year: Lara Glasson - University of New England

First Nations Scholarship: Maggie Blanden - University of Melbourne

Pride in Law LGBTQIA+ Law Student of the Year: Lachlan McCauley - Flinders University

Grace Tame Award for Outstanding Advocacy: Amy Danek - University of New England

Competition Winners

Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot

Winner: Kurt Schenk & Jessica March - Adelaide University Law Students’ Society

Runner up: Farrah Mikhail, Sami Shamsi & Lucinda Goodwin - Macquarie University Law Society

Best Memorial Submissions: Kurt Schenk & Jessica March - Adelaide University Law Students’ Society

Best Oralist: Jessica Marsh - Adelaide University Law Students’ Society

Spirit of the Competition: Mina Storey & Bridget Spry Griffith University (Gold Coast) Law Students’ Association

LegalSuper National Championship Moot

Winner: Adithya Srivatsan, Sophie Gallagher & Tatvika Singh - University of New South Wales Law Society

Runner up: Emily Edwards & Charles Bergman - Bond University Law Students’ Association

Best Oralist: Sophie Gallagher - University of New South Wales Law Society

Best Memorial Submissions : Alex Bako & Lola Archibald - Australian National University Law Students’ Society

Spirit of the Competition: Frank Kabalu & Abhay Reissenberger University of Southern Queensland Law Society

National Negotiation Competition

Winner: Chandra Renouf & Emma Gaston University of Technology Sydney Law Students’ Society

Runner up: Fergus Pandy & Lachlan McInerney University of Wollongong Law Students’ Society

Spirit of the Competition: Daniel Good & Elnaz Pourandalibi Griffith University (Gold Coast) Law Students’ Association

King & Wood MallesonsnNational Witness Examination Competition

Winner: Brandon Velleley - Sydney University Law Society

Runner up: Katie Cooper - Adelaide University Law Students Society

Spirit of the Competition: Chloe Winkler Tasmania University Law Society

Australian Academy of Law National Paper Presentation Competition

Winner: Jaiden Tucker - University of Otago Law Society

Runner up: Rory Brown - University of Queensland Law Society

Spirit of the Competition: Rory Brown - University of Queensland Law Society

National Client Interview Competition

Winner: Angie Qiu & Bianca Barass BorzattiAustralian National University Law Students’ Society

Runner up: Paige Sullivan & Meg Byers - University of Cantebury Law Students’ Society

Spirit of the Competition: Lucas Spicer & Penelope Dwyer Notre Dame (Fremantle) Law Students’ Society

A big thank you to our 2023 Conference and Competitions Subcommittee!