Monash Faculty of Law Prize Ceremony
Students are awarded prizes at the annual Monash Faculty of Law Prizes Ceremony. Undergraduate and Postgraduate unit prizes are supported by the legal and business professions as well as the Monash Faculty of Law itself.
The Faculty of Law Prize Ceremonies provide an excellent opportunity to showcase some of the Law School's finest talent and pay tribute to these students who through hard work and dedication have accomplished great success in their academic endeavours.
Recognising and encouraging outstanding academic achievement contributes to the personal and professional growth of our students and is a vital element in the development of a university education.
The financial rewards offered with our prizes are only made possible through the generous support of the many supporters both within and outside the legal profession who join with us in recognising the efforts of our high achievers.
The 2020 Faculty of Law Prize Ceremonies
The Faculty of Law Prize Ceremony pays tribute to students who, through hard work and dedication, have accomplished so much in their academic endeavours throughout the 2020 academic year. Congratulations to all of our prize winners.
Thank you to our many generous prize supporters. Our students and the Faculty are very grateful for your support, thank you.
If you would like to view the Postgraduate Prize Ceremony, please click play on the video below.
Congratulations to all the Postgraduate Prize Ceremony recipients
The following prizes are proudly supported by the legal community and industry:
| Arnold Bloch Leibler Prize for Australian Legal Reasoning and Methods | William Little |
| Arnold Bloch Leibler Prize for Australian Legal Reasoning and Methods | Brianna Melville |
| Australian Italian Lawyers Association Prize for Advanced Property Law | Maxwell Davie |
| Australian Italian Lawyers Association Prize for Advanced Property Law | Johanna Wells |
| Baker McKenzie Prize for Principles of Company Law | Madeline Whitton |
| Blackwood Family Lawyers Prize for Principles of Family Law | Natalia Blecher |
| Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation Prize for Overview of International Human Rights Law | Alice Tyson |
| County Court of Victoria Prize for Principles of Criminal Law and Procedure | Sarah Calder, Rosie Donegan |
| Davies Collison Cave Prize for Intellectual Property | Rachel Gibney, Stephanie Parsons |
| iappANZ Prize for LAW5317 Principles of Privacy and Freedom of Information | Ying Kuan Ong |
| Maddocks Prize for Principles of Administrative Law | Tristan Brumby-Rendell, George Connolly, Asher Wright |
| Mahlab Recruitment Prize for Ethics in Legal Practice | Tristan Brumby-Rendell, Adam Slevison |
| McDonald Murholme Prize for Law of Employee Relations | Sheena Hoey, Gemma Sibley-Lewis |
| Moray & Agnew Prize for Principles of Litigation and Dispute Resolution | Maxwell Davie |
| The Taussig Cherrie Fildes Principles of Equity Law Prize | Ella Thomas |
| Thomson Reuters Prize for Principles of Constitutional Law | Sophie Barron |
The following prizes are proudly supported by the Faculty of Law at Monash University:
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Advanced Evidence and Proof in Litigation | Katherine Mroz, Shehara Skilbeck |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Competition Law | Anne Utecht, Sebastian Lynch |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Contract Law B | Ellen Otte |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Principles of Evidence | Sophie L'Estrange |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Principles of Public Law and Statutory Interpretation | Lisa Erickson |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Principles of Taxation | Jeremy Tran |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Torts | Dilmi Achinthya Gallage |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Trusts | Maxwell Davie |
The following prizes are named in honour of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Faculty of law and supporting organisations:
| Annie Moylan JD Professional Practice (Family Law Stream) Prize Supported by marshalls+dent+wilmoth | Ruby Sarah Kesselschmidt, Jacqueline Scodellaro |
| Henry Jolson OAM, QC Award for Advanced Mediation: Skills and Theory A Supported by Foley's List | Sally Reid |
| Henry Jolson OAM, QC Award for Negotiation: Essential Skills for Dispute Resolution Supported by Foley's List | Rachel Gibney |
| Julian Burnside AO QC Prize for International Refugee Law and Practice | Rebecca Russell |
| Lachlan Brown Memorial Prize for Principles of Property Law Supported by the Brown Family | Jacqueline Wright |
| Moulton Family Prize for Principles of Contract Law A | Imogen Sarah Fox |
Research Prize
| Emeritus Professor H P Lee Student’s Publication Prize: Runner(s) Up Supported by Robyn Campbell, Mark Hayes, Jane Hodder and Kathie Sampson | Warisa Ongsupankul |
| Emeritus Professor H P Lee Student’s Publication Prize: Prize Winner Supported by Robyn Campbell, Mark Hayes, Jane Hodder and Kathie Sampson | Dr Maria Bhatti |
| Monash Law Alumni Excellence Prize for Runner-up Best Juris Doctor Student Supported by Robyn Campbell, Phoebe Dunn, Robyn Griffin, James Hawkins, Andrew Kroger, Tony Pane and John Steven | Peter Hession |
Best Juris Doctor Student Prize
Chief Justice Marilyn Warren Prize for Best Juris Doctor Student The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Best Juris Doctor Student | Ruby Sarah Kesselschmidt |
Congratulations to all the Undergraduate Prize Ceremony recipients
| Arnold Bloch Leibler Prize for Corporations Law | Noah Abelman |
| Arnold Bloch Leibler Prize for Property A | Arieh Herszberg, Clement Wong |
| Arnold Bloch Leibler Prize for Property B | Micky Fisher |
| Arnold Bloch Leibler Prize for Taxation Law | Kat Ellis |
| Ashurst Prize for Contract B | Madeleine Constanti |
| Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation Prize for International Human Rights | Alice Baker |
| County Court of Victoria Prize for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | Simone Briggs, Maximilian Plitsch |
| Davies Collison Cave Prize for Copyright and Designs | Rae Huang |
| DLA Piper Prize for Litigation and Dispute Resolution | Maximilian Plitsch |
| DLA Piper Prize for Trusts | Adete Bhasin, Rockson Chan |
| Forte Family Lawyers Prize for Professional Practice | Yiyun Feng |
| King & Wood Mallesons Prize for Contract A | Emma Ward |
| King & Wood Mallesons Prize for Evidence | Simone Briggs, Keira Unmack |
| KPMG Law Prize for Australian Commercial Law | Thi Thu Thao Nguyen |
| Maddocks Prize for Public Law and Statutory Interpretation | Erin Galbraith |
| Moray & Agnew Prize for Foundations of Law | Ashley Rubin |
| Slater & Gordon Prize for Best Junior Advocate | Shani Wilson |
| Thomson Reuters Prize for Lawyers Ethics in Practice | Haris Aniulis, Phoebe Naylor, Anna Wotherspoon |
| Thomson Reuters Prize for Media Law 1 | Micky Fisher |
| UniSuper Prize for Administrative Law | Jarryd Shaw |
| Victoria Legal Aid (Family Dispute Resolution Service) Prize for Non-Adversarial Justice | Claudia Lang |
The following prizes are proudly supported by the Faculty of Law at Monash University:
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Competition and Consumer Law | Lana Yu Rong Yang |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Construction Law (Dispute Resolution) | Christopher Puljevic, Elsie Richardson |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Current Problems in Criminal Law | Sarah Browell |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Equity | Catherine Zhou |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Indigenous Peoples and the Law | Lucas Anderson, Annie Ward-Ambler |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for International Criminal Justice | Kara Stefanos, Christopher Tricker-Reissig |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for International Environmental Law | Max Pragt, Heidi Ruckert |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Introduction to Family Law | Danielle Attwood, Madeline Chloe Grace Aulia |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Law of Employment | Anna Wotherspoon |
| The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for Succession Law | Sowmyaa Sangu |
The following prizes are named in honour of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Faculty of law and supporting organisations:
| Carol Keating Prize for Criminal Law and Procedure 2 Supported by the Office of Public Prosecutions | Evangelia Diamantopoulos, Sara Doan (Kilmartin), Jarryd Shaw, Michael Tran |
| Enid Campbell Prize for Constitutional Law Supported by the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office | Christian Santoro |
| Francis Trindade Prize for Torts | Corey Lay, Elizabeth Rudelic |
| Kumar Amarasekara Prize for Criminal Law 1 Supported by the Kumar Amarasekara Bequest Fund | Chhavi Khathuria |
| Louise Crockett Memorial Prize for Family Law Assistance Program: Professional Practice Supported by the Famiy of Ms Louise Crockett | Stephanie Chun Yee Chong |
| Prize for Sport and the Law Supported by Mr Tim North QC | Simone Briggs |
| Sir Charles Lowe Moot Prize for Best Senior Advocate Supported by the Sir Charles Lowe Trust | Kat Ellis |
| Sir Owen Dixon Prize for International Law Supported by the International Commission of Jurists (Victoria) | Astan Ure |
Runner-Up Honours Student
| Monash Law Alumni Excellence Prize for Runner up – Best Bachelor of Laws Honours Student Supported by Robyn Campbell, Phoebe Dunn, Robyn Griffin, James Hawkins, Andrew Kroger, Tony Pane and John Steven | Dafni Samuni |
Best Honours Thesis
| Supreme Court Exhibition Prize for Best Honours Thesis Officially awarded at the Supreme Court of Victoria Ceremony The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for the Best Honours Thesis | Cassandra Holford |
Best Honours Student
| Supreme Court Prize for the Best Honours Student Officially awarded at the Supreme Court of Victoria Ceremony The Monash Faculty of Law Prize for the Best Honours Student | Anna Wotherspoon |
The Monash Faculty of Law would like to thank the following donors for supporting our top students in the 2020 Prize Ceremonies:
- Andrew Kroger
- Arnold Bloch Leibler
- Ashurst
- Australian Italian Lawyers Association
- Baker McKenzie
- Blackwood Family Lawyers
- Brown Family Gift
- Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation
- County Court of Victoria
- Davies Collison Cave
- DLA Piper
- Foley's List
- Forte Family Lawyers
- Francis Trindade
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- International Commission of Jurists (Victoria)
- James Hawkins
- Jane Hodder
- John Steven
- Julian Burnside AO QC
- Kathie Sampson
- King & Wood Mallesons
- KPMG Law
- Kumar Amarasekara Bequest Fund
- Maddocks
- Mahlab Recruitment
- Mark Hayes
- marshalls+dent+wilmoth
- McDonald Murholme
- Monash University Faculty of Law
- Moray & Agnew Lawyers
- Moulton Family
- Office of Public Prosecutions
- Phoebe Dunn
- Professor the Honourable Marilyn Warren AC QC and Alumni
- Robyn Campbell
- Robyn Griffin
- Sir Charles Lowe Fund
- Slater & Gordon
- Supreme Court of Victoria
- Taussig Cherrie Fildes Family Lawyers
- The Family of Ms Louise Crockett
- Thomson Reuters
- Tim North QC
- Tony Pane
- UniSuper
- Victoria Legal Aid (Family Dispute Resolution Service)
- Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
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If you have any questions regarding the Monash Faculty of Law Prize Ceremonies please contact:
Monash Law Events Team
Email: law-engagement@monash.edu
If you would like to view the Prize Ceremony winners from previous years, please visit Past Prize Ceremony Winners.