New Frontiers in Law, Technology and Social Justice

Can legal technology revolutionise access to justice for individuals and communities? 

What are the human rights implications of cutting edge areas of technology including neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence (AI)? 

What is the impact of new technology and data on access to housing? 

Join Chair, Professor Penny Crofts with industry experts Sophie Farthing, Leanne Ho, Vasili Maroulis and Linda Przhedetsky as they explore the new challenges and opportunities for using technology in law to promote social justice.

To continue the social justice and technology discussion, guests will have the opportunity to network with external partners, UTS academics, alumni and students following the panel discussion.

Date:   Thursday 12 September 2024

Time:   5.30pm - Registrations open
            6.00pm - Event commences 
            7.00pm - Networking and refreshments
            8.00pm - Event concludes

Location: UTS Startups, UTS Building 15, Level 1, 622-632 Harris St, Ultimo NSW 2007
Please enter via Harris St entrance

RSVP: Please register your attendance by Thursday 5 September.

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Speakers

Chair: Professor Penny Crofts is an international expert on criminal law, models of culpability and responsibility. Professor Crofts' current research is focused on evil corporations in law and horror. She is the co-author of Technology: New Trajectories of Law (Routledge 2023), which demonstrates why legal thinking should be prioritised in emerging technological futures.

Sophie Farthing is Head of the Policy Lab at the Human Technology Institute, UTS and was previously Senior Policy Adviser to the Australian Human Rights Commissioner, leading the Human Rights and Technology Project at the Australian Human Rights Commission for five years. Sophie has worked in legal policy roles at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre in Sydney, at Liberty (National Council for Civil Liberties) in the United Kingdom, and was appointed the Research Assistant to Baroness Hale of Richmond in the United Kingdom Supreme Court.

Leanne Ho is Pro Bono Partner at Wotton + Kearney and manages the firm’s human rights practice. Leanne has over 20 years’ experience as a human rights lawyer, trusted policy advisor to government; and advocate for the systemic changes that reduce inequality and make a positive social impact in the community and corporate sectors. Leanne’s former roles have included international legal advisor to the United Nations, CEO of Economic Justice Australia and Vice President of the Management Committee of the Refugee Advice and Casework Service. She was most recently appointed to the Australian Government’s Interim Independent Advisory Board.

Vasili Maroulis is the Chief Executive Officer at Marrickville Legal Centre (MLC) and has worked with his management team to digitally transform the Centre’s operations and implement innovation solutions to providing access to justice for marginalised communities. MLC is leading the Community Legal Centres sector in innovative digital strategies to optimise legal service delivery, including the development of the Legal Chatbot, Client Referral Pathway and the building of a new practice management system for Community Legal Centres, Consensus for Purpose.

Linda Przhedetsky is an interdisciplinary researcher specialising in emerging technology policy. She is currently completing a PhD at UTS Law, which focuses on the regulation of artificial intelligence and the use of automated decision-making systems to facilitate or compromise access to essential services such as housing. Linda has extensive professional experience in government, advocacy, and consumer affairs and she is passionate about developing meaningful, high-impact research that directly contributes to Australia's policy landscape. 

We'd love to have you join us.

This event is part of the UTS Faculty of Law’s Tech + Social Justice Week. To engage in more events and opportunities within the areas of Legal Tech and Social Justice visit:
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