Our people
Newcastle Law School staff are recognised as leading academics in their fields of expertise .
Our academics deliver intellectually challenging and stimulating courses that provide our students with both theoretical and practical knowledge. Our School culture ensures that academics get to know our students well and support them both in their learning and in their career aspirations
Our advisory board brings together the specialist knowledge and legal professional practice expertise of a highly skilled and diverse group, including members of the judiciary, lawyers from local and global law firms, members of community legal centres, lawyers from government agencies, members of the Newcastle Bar Association, and sole practitioners.
Academic Staff
Associate Professor Neil Foster
Associate Professor
Newcastle Law School
- Neil.Foster@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 7430
Ms Christie Gardiner
Associate Lecturer
Newcastle Law School
- Christie.Gardiner@newcastle.edu.au
- 02 4055 3345
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Associate Professor Amy Maguire
Associate Professor
Newcastle Law School
- Amy.Maguire@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5374
Mr Daniel Matas
Legal Practitioner/Casual Academic/Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Business School|Newcastle Business School
- Daniel.Matas@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8690
Ms Margot McAlary
Legal Practioner
Newcastle Law School
- Margot.McAlary@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8666
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Dr Nicola Ross
Conjoint Associate Professor
Newcastle Law School
- Nicola.Ross@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5871
Dr Eliezer Sanchez-Lasaballett
Education Focused Academic
Newcastle Law School
- E.Sanchez-Lasaballett@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8666
Dr Kevin Sobel-Read
Deputy Head of School
Newcastle Law School
- Kevin.Sobel-Read@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6613
Professor Tania Sourdin
Dean and Head of School
Newcastle Law School
- Tania.Sourdin@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 492 15839
Ms Jacqueline Svenson
Legal Practitioner
Newcastle Law School
- Jacquie.Svenson@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8803
Mr Dan Toohey
Legal Practitioner/Clinical Advisor
Newcastle Law School
- Dan.Toohey@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4985 4034
Professor Lisa Toohey
Assistant Dean and Deputy Head of School
Newcastle Law School
- Lisa.Toohey@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4985 4145
Dr John Woodward
Associate Lecturer
Newcastle Law School
- John.Woodward@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8666
Professional Staff
Ms Ingrid Barnes
Placement Officer
Newcastle Law School
- Ingrid.Barnes@newcastle.edu.au
- 4921 5531 or 4921 8666
Mrs Donna Jamieson
Administrative Assistant
Newcastle Law School
- Donna.Jamieson@newcastle.edu.au
- 4921 8774
Miss Debbie Willett
Administrative Assistant
Newcastle Law School
- Debra.Willett@newcastle.edu.au
- 405 53417
Casual Teaching Staff
Mr Hugh Arjonilla
Legal Counsel/Casual Academic
Legal Office|Newcastle Law School
- Hugh.Arjonilla@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6356
Dr Mirella Atherton
Casual Lecturer/Casual Newstep Teacher/Casual Academic
Learning and Teaching|Learning and Teaching|Newcastle Law School
Mr Hamed Azad Moghddam
Casual Web Learn Tutor Newcastle Business School/Casual Academic/Casual Academic/Casual Research Assistant
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Ms Alysoun Boyle
Casual MOOC Course Moderator/Casual Academic
Learning and Teaching|Newcastle Law School
Ms Hasanthi Kingsley
Casual Research Assistant/Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School|School of Architecture and Built Environment
Miss Jacqueline Meredith
Associate Lecturer/Casual Academic/Casual Research Assistant
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Ms Sara Rayment
Conjoint Associate Professor/Casual Academic
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Dr Eliezer Sanchez-Lasaballett
Education Focused Academic
Newcastle Law School
- E.Sanchez-Lasaballett@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8666
Ms Lynette Stoker
Conjoint Lecturer/Casual Academic/Casual Research Assistant/Casual Academic/Casual Academic
School of Health Sciences|School of Humanities and Social Science|Newcastle Law School|School of Humanities and Social Science|School of Humanities and Social Science
- Lynette.Stoker@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5756
Conjoints
Conjoint Professor Richard Anicich
Conjoint Professor
Newcastle Law School
Conjoint Professor Richard Henry Anicich is interested in commercial litigation, projects & Infrastructure, insolvency and restructuring law. In 2017 Legal 500 Asia Pacific directory acknowledged Anicich as a leading insolvency and restructuring lawyer. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Finance & Systems) and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from University of New South Wales. Anicich is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), a public notary and an accredited mediator. In 2018 for services to the Hunter, development of business, medical and legal research he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). He is currently Chair of the AICD Hunter Committee and a Director of the Hunter Business Chamber (the president between 2011-2014). Anicich also is a Non-Executive Director of Rural and Remote Medical Services Limited and Hunter Primary Care Ltd.
Associate Professor Avi Brisman
Conjoint Associate Professor
Newcastle Law School
Associate Professor Brisman’s research interests include the anthropology of law, critical criminology, cultural criminology, and green criminology. Within the area of green criminology, Associate Professor Brisman has written extensively on environmental rights, linkages between armed conflict and environmental degradation, representations of environmental crime and harm in film and literature, and individual and collective resistance to environmental crime and harm.
Professor Fred Ellinghaus
Conjoint Professor
Newcastle Law School
Fred Ellinghaus was educated at the University of Melbourne and at Yale University. He has taught, researched and published mainly in the area of contract law. He is co-author (with N C Seddon) of Cheshire and Fifoot's Contract Law, 7th Australian edition (1997), 8th Australian edition (2002), and 9th Australian edition (2008). He is also co-author (with E W Wright) of An Australian Contract Code (Law Reform Commission of Victoria,1992), and of Models of Contract Law (Federation Press, 2005).
Conjoint Professor Michael Kirby
Conjoint Professor
Newcastle Law School
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG is an international jurist, educator and former judge. He served as a Deputy President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (1975-83); Chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission (1975-84); Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (1983-4); President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal (1984-96); President of the Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands (1995-96) and Justice of the High Court of Australia (1996-2009).
School contacts
General Enquiries
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Newcastle Law School Office
Law-School@newcastle.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 4921 8666