Academic Staff

Oliver Jones

Assistant Professor
LLB (Hons), BA (Int’l Studies) (UTS)
BCL (Oxon)
University Medal for highest first in Law 2001
British Chevening Scholarship, 2004-2005

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Practical Experience

2001 - Associate to Justice Leslie Katz of Federal Court of Australia, Sydney, formerly Solicitor-General for New South Wales

2002-2004 – Counsel (Administrative, Constitutional and Statute Law Advisings), Office of General Counsel, Australian Government Solicitor, Canberra

2005-2006 – Solicitor and Counsel, Public International Law and International Commercial Arbitration, Herbert Smith LLP, London.
See, in particular, Eurotunnel Arbitration (2007) 132 ILR 1 (counsel for Eurotunnel, under Prof Christopher Greenwood QC)

Subjects taught

Administrative Law
Introduction to Private International Law
Interpretation of Statutes, Contracts and Treaties

Other duties

Director, Santa Clara University School of Law, Summer Abroad Program, Hong Kong, since 2008

Specialized Areas:

Statutory Interpretation, Relationship between Public International and Domestic Law, Imperial and colonial law (including Privy Council and Crown Liability) and Federal Jurisdiction in Australia