EVENT: 2016 Geoff Masel Lecture: Whatever Happened to Atticus Finch? The Hon. Justice Daubney

Description

The highly successful Geoff Masel Lecture Series is now in its 11^th year and is presented in 2016 by Justice Daubney of the Queensland Supreme Court who will examine recent national and international trends in the field of legal professional ethics, with particular focus on issues arising in insurance litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

Time

5:00pm Registration
5:30pm Introduction & Presentation
6:30pm Drinks & Canapes

Cost

Members $66.00
Non-Members $88.00
Bring A Client $25.00 - only available to AILA members (purchase the 'student' ticket online)

Registration

Online or CLICK HERE for the flyer/registration form

The Honourable Justice Martin Daubney | Queensland Supreme Court

The Honourable Justice Martin Daubney was appointed to the Supreme Court of Queensland on 13 July 2007, becoming the 101st appointee to the Supreme Court.  At the time of his appointment, Justice Daubney was the President of the Bar Association of Queensland.

Justice Daubney was educated at Downlands College, Toowoomba. He graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. After 18 months practising as a solicitor, he was admitted to the Bar in 1988. In 2000 he was appointed Senior Counsel.

Justice Daubney practised in Queensland as a barrister in both litigation and mediation.  From 1994, he was also admitted to practise in Fiji, and appeared in numerous trial and appeals in that jurisdiction.

In 2005, he chaired a Commission of Inquiry into the Queensland thoroughbred racing industry. 

Justice Daubney served on the Council of the Bar Association of Queensland for more than 10 years, including as Treasurer (1998 – 2005), Vice-President (2005-2006) and President from July 2006 until the time of his appointment to the bench.  Other appointments included membership of the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board of Queensland for three years from its inception in 2004, membership of the Management Committee of the Queensland Bar Practice Course (2000-2008), membership of the Council of the Australian Bar Association, and directorship of the Law Council of Australia in 2006-2007.

Justice Daubney’s recent and current appointments include: Member of the Senate of the University of Queensland (since 2010); Fellow of King’s College (UQ); President of the King’s College Council (UQ) (2009 - 2015); Honorary Fellow of the Australian Catholic University; Inaugural chair, University of Southern Queensland Law School Advisory Committee (2007-2010); National Vice-President and Queensland Chair of the Australian Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (2009 - 2014); Member of the Archdiocesan Finance Council of the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane (since 2011); Member of the Queensland Law Society Commercial Litigation Specialist Accreditation Committee (since 2008); Judges’ Forum, International Bar Association - Vice-Chair (2012-2014) & Chair since 2015; and International Bar Association Judicial Integrity Initiative – member, Expert Advisory Panel (since 2015).