John Devereux (academic)

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John Anthony Devereux is a professor of law at the University of Queensland. [1]

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Devereux's primary area of research and teaching is in the area of Torts. He has a special interest in Medical Law. [1] He has been awarded over $1 million dollars in research funding.https://law.uq.edu.au/profile/1056/john-devereux

Education

Educated at St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace, Devereux went on to study a Bachelor of Arts (1984) and Bachelor of Laws (1987) at the University of Queensland. [1] Devereux was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1988. [2] He completed his Doctorate of Philosophy at Oxford University in 1993 [1] in Competency to Consent to Medical Treatment in England and Australia as a student of Magdalen College.

Professional career

Devereux has worked as a lawyer in a variety of contexts including as a Barrister, as a consultant to a multi-national law firm, a Law Reform Commissioner for Queensland and as a Defence Force Magistrate. [1] Devereux was admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1988 and the Tasmanian Bar in 1997. [1] He was a Lecturer in Law at Keble College, Oxford University and Assistant Dean of Magdalen College, Oxford University. [1] He was made professor of law at the University of Queensland in 1999. In 2010 he took leave from the University of Queensland to become Associate Vice Chancellor of Australian Catholic University. [3] Devereux is an Honorary Fellow of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine. [4] He is a legal member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. He was formerly the legal member of the Health Quality and Complaints Commission, and was formerly a Law Reform Commissioner for Queensland. [1]

Military career

Devereux was a member of the Australian Army Infantry Corps. He joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 2001 as a Specialist Legal Officer. He now holds the rank of Group Captain. He served in Iraq in 2007-2008 and Afghanistan in 2011-2012 and 2017-2018. He was awarded a Bronze Star by the United States of America for his service in Iraq. [5] He has served four terms as a Defence Force Magistrate and Judge Advocate.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "John Devereux - TC Beirne School of Law - The University of Queensland, Australia". www.law.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rhodes Scholars: complete list, 1903-2015". The Rhodes Scholarships. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Law professor appointed Associate Vice-Chancellor - ACU (Australian Catholic University)". ACU. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Honorary Fellows - Australasian College of Legal Medicine" . Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Hale, Greg. "Hearsay ... the electronic journal of the Bar Association of Queensland - Letter to the Editor". www.hearsay.org.au. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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