Deakin Law School's Academic Excellence Prizes for 2020 have been awarded at an online ceremony. Congratulations to all students who were recognised.
The Deakin Law School Academic Excellence Prizes recognise our top performing students, placing them amongst the best of the best.
In a ceremony, featuring Supreme Court Prize winners Ivanna Cheng (2021) and Martin Bucki-Smith (2020) as occasional speakers, the outstanding achievements of Deakin Law School students and graduates were celebrated in the following categories:
- Dean’s Merit List Students – graduates in the top 3% of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees qualify for inclusion on the prestigious Dean’s Merit List 2020
- Deakin Law School Prizes – sponsored by the University’s industry partners recognising students who have achieved the highest academic standard in their coursework
- Supreme Court Prize – since 1995 the Supreme Court of Victoria has awarded the distinguished Supreme Court Prize to the highest achieving Bachelor of Laws graduate
Supreme Court Prize
Ivanna Cheng
Course Prizes
Bachelor Of Laws
Ivanna Cheng
Juris Doctor
Emma Morgan
Master Of Professional Accounting and Law
Malik Hannan
Sponsored Prizes
Best student in Legal Research and Statutory Interpretation
Phoebe Robertson
Sponsored by the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office
Best student in Contract
India Smith
Sponsored by the Geelong Law Association
Best student in Criminal Law
Amanda Stevenson
Sponsored by the Geelong Law Association
Best student in Commercial Law
Kaleb Oxley
Sponsored by Harwood Andrews
Best student in Personal Injuries Compensation Schemes
Ross Sottile
Sponsored by WorkSafe Victoria
Best student in Family Law
David Backhouse
Sponsored by Coulter Roache
Best student in Constitutional Law
Nathalia Crowe
Sponsored by Arnold Bloch Leibler
Best student in Land Law
Julianne Ellis
Sponsored by the Geelong Law Association
Best student in Land Law
Simon Winiarski
Sponsored by the Geelong Law Association
Best student in Property
James Kett
Sponsored by Dye & Durham
Best student in Property
Yehyun (Angela) Na
Sponsored by Dye & Durham
Best student in Corporate Law
Amber Selvan
Sponsored by Mast Lawyers
Best student in Corporate Law
Kunal Singh
Sponsored by Mast Lawyers
Best student in Equity and Trusts
Mariana Ghioghiu
Sponsored by Arnold Bloch Leibler
Best student in Taxation
Yehyun Na
Sponsored by Arnold Bloch Leibler
Best student in Intellectual Property
Connor Greenhill
Sponsored by FAL Lawyers
Best student in Administrative Law
Kathleen Lawn
Sponsored by the Australian Institute of Administrative Law
Unit Prizes
Best student in Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts
Caroline Ashton
Best student in Torts
Oi Man Zoe Chan
Best student in Criminal Procedure
Blythe Meechan
Best student in Legal Practice and Ethics
Emma Halliday
Best student in Legal Practice and Ethics
Lauren Wrigley
Best student in Financial Services Regulation (MLM717)
Jack Woods
Best student in Evidence
Kate Brown
Best student in Evidence
Stephanie Hill
Best student in Evidence
Ainslee Spadaro
Best student in Workplace Law
NamitaGosai
Best student in Civil Procedure and Dispute Resolution
Brent Anderson
Best student in Special Topics in Cyber Law
Andre Georgiou
Best student in Financial Services Regulation (MLL329)
James Royce
Dean’s Merit List – Undergraduate
Naseef Abdulla
IvannaCheng
Samuel Cleeve
Olivia De Angelis
Stephanie Hill
Dean Horiniak
Daniel Kalkopf
Jack Keleher
Smriti Khazanchi
Kayla Laird
Andreas Litras
Alan Lun
Nicholas Mcconville
Tia Rappel
Cameron Skene
Danielle Spiranovic
Jayden Vermeulen
Dean’s Merit List – Postgraduate
Grace Hicks
Emma Morgan