About this Event
The public emergence of Generative AI in late 2022, has had, and continues to have, profound effects across the board but its value, efficacy and impact may vary as between different contexts.
Corporations and directors and officers are subject to important and onerous statutory responsibilities.
Chief Justice Bell will explore some of the challenges and implications of the emergence and availability of Gen AI for corporate and director/officer responsibility
Pre-lecture refreshments | 5:15pm - 6pm
Public Lecture | 6pm - 7pm
The Harold Ford Lecture series is generously supported by Clayton Utz.
About the Speaker:
The Honourable A.S. Bell AC Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales The Hon. Andrew Bell was sworn in as Chief Justice of New South Wales on 7 March 2022. Prior to being appointed as Chief Justice, his Honour was President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal having been appointed to that position on 28 February 2019. His Honour is also Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales and President of the Judicial Commission. Since 2022, his Honour has been a member of the Council of Chief Justices of Australia and New Zealand. His Honour also holds the position of Chair of the Judicial Division of LAWASIA, convening the Biennial Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific. Since July 2023, his Honour has been an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. His Honour graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws receiving First Class Honours and the University Medal in both degrees and was also awarded the Sydney University Convocation Medal. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where he graduated in 1993 with First Class Honours in the BCL. He was awarded the Vinerian Scholarship for first place in the BCL. His Honour completed his doctorate the following year with his thesis forming the basis for his subsequent book Forum Shopping and Venue in Transnational Litigation. He is also co-author of Nygh’s Conflict of Laws in Australia and has taught and published extensively, especially in relation to private international law and transnational litigation. His Honour was admitted to the Bar in 1995 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2006. During his time at the Bar, his Honour had a broad national practice at trial and appellate levels. At the time of his appointment to the Bench, his Honour was Senior Vice-President of the New South Wales Bar Association. He is also Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney where he taught part time for many years.
About the Lecture Series:
This lecture is named in honour of Melbourne Law School’s distinguished alumnus, Professor Harold Ford, who passed away in September 2012. Professor Ford spent almost his entire career at Melbourne Law School following his appointment to the Law School in 1949. He was Dean of the Law School in 1964 and from 1967 to 1973. He is remembered as a gifted teacher by several generations of law students.
Professor Ford also made many important contributions to law reform and co-authored a leading text titled Principles of the Law of Trusts and other influential books. The Harold Ford Memorial Lecture celebrates the many contributions of Professor Ford to Melbourne Law School, the legal profession, and to the development of corporate law and trusts law.
The Harold Ford Memorial Lecture is proudly sponsored by Clayton Utz.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Woodward Conference Centre, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton, Australia
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