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Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) is the peak body of Australian Law Schools. Each Law School Dean is a member of the Council.

The objects of CALD include:

  • Consultation on matters of mutual concern to members or their institutions and where appropriate the adoption of common policies
  • The furtherance of legal education in Australia
  • The encouragement of legal research
  • The promotion of cooperation between law schools
  • The maintenance of close relations between law schools and the legal profession.

The Deans of all the law schools in Australia are members of the Council. The members meet together three times a year.

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Call to All Legal Publishers to Assist Law Schools During COVID-19

Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) and Legal Education Associate Deans

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Vale Emeritus Professor Michael Coper AO FAAL (1946-2019)

The Council of Australian Law Deans has been saddened to learn of the death of Emeritus Professor Michael Coper AO FAAL.

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Political Interference in Academic Research

The Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) expresses its deep concern

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