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
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Mr Hugh Arjonilla
Lecturer/Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School
- Hugh.Arjonilla@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6356
Ms Sher Campbell
Honorary Lecturer
Newcastle Law School
- Sher.Campbell@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5870
Professor Jane Goodman-Delahunty
Professor
Newcastle Law School
- Jane.Delahunty@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5374
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
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 Law School
- Daniel.Matas@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8690
Dr Kcasey McLoughlin
Senior Lecturer
Newcastle Law School
- Kcasey.McLoughlin@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5510
Dr Nicola Ross
Honorary 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
Senior Lecturer
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
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
Mrs Mellissa Coad
Administrative Assistant
Newcastle Law School
- Mellissa.Coad@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 492 15419
Casual Teaching Staff
Mr Tony Brown
Conjoint Fellow/Casual Academic
School of Medicine and Public Health|Newcastle Law School
Miss Sushmita Choudhury
Casual Academic/Casual Research Assistant
Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School
Ms Amy Farrugia
Casual Research Assistant/Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School|School of Humanities and Social Science
Miss Taylah Gray
Casual Lecturer/Casual Research Assistant/Casual Academic
Learning and Teaching|Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School
Mr Mohammad Islam
Casual Research Assistant/Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School
Ms Briony Johnston
Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School
- Briony.Johnston@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4042 0410
Miss Saskia Jones
Casual Academic/Casual Research Assistant
School of Humanities and Social Science|Newcastle Law School
Ms Hasanthi Kingsley
Casual Research Assistant/Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School
Mr Nik Orr
Casual Academic/Casual Academic/Casual Research Assistant/Casual Research Assistant
School of Creative Industries|School of Humanities and Social Science|School of Humanities and Social Science|Newcastle Law School
Miss Rhanee Rego
Casual Academic/Casual Project Officer/Legal Practitioner
Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School
Dr Eliezer Sanchez-Lasaballett
Education Focused Academic
Newcastle Law School
- E.Sanchez-Lasaballett@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8666
Mr Asheek Shimul
Casual Academic/Casual Research Assistant
School of Psychological Sciences|Newcastle Law School
Ms Kate Slowey
Casual Research Assistant/Casual Research Assistant/Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School
Miss Nichola Stodart
Casual Project Officer/Legal Practitioner/Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School
Mrs Sabrina Syed
Casual Research Assistant/Casual Academic/Casual Research Assistant/Casual Academic
School of Education|School of Education|Newcastle Law School|School of Humanities and Social Science
Mrs Felicity Wardhaugh
Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School
- Felicity.Wardhaugh@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8825
Dr Namira Williams
Casual Academic/Casual Academic/Casual Web Learn Tutor Nursing & Midwifery/Casual Research Assistant
School of Nursing and Midwifery|School of Humanities and Social Science|School of Nursing and Midwifery|Newcastle Law School
Conjoints
Conjoint Professor Richard Anicich
Honorary 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
Honorary Associate Professor
Newcastle Business 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.
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Conjoint Professor Michael Kirby
Honorary 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).
Dr John Woodward
Conjoint Lecturer/Casual Academic
Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School
- John.Woodward@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 8666
School contacts
General Enquiries
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Newcastle Law School Office
Law-School@newcastle.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 4921 8666
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