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Faculty excellence at Australian Legal Education Awards

Published on the 04 July 2025 by UNSW Media
A group of people from UNSW Law & Justice with their award trophies
The extraordinary award ceremony saw UNSW Law & Justice educators win in every category they had entered. | L-R Anneka Ferguson, Vedna Jivan, Pamela Taylor-Barnett, Alex Steel, Chun Chi (Michael) Hung. Photo: supplied.

UNSW Law & Justice is proud to announce an extraordinary achievement at the 2025 Australian Legal Education Awards, with faculty members winning in every category entered.

Award Winners:

  • Excellence in Teaching (Sessional): Teaching Fellow Chun Chi (Michael) Hung, from the School of Private and Commercial Law

  • Excellence in Teaching (Engagement): Associate Professor Vedna Jivan, with senior lecturers Anneka Ferguson, Pamela Taylor-Barnett and Moira Murray, from the School of Law, Society and Criminology, for our Practical Legal Training program  

  • Excellence in Research Supervision: Associate Professor Jonathan Bonnitcha from the School of Global and Public Law

  • Excellence in Teaching, Outstanding Career Achievement Award: Professor Alex Steel from the School of Law, Society and Criminology

UNSW Law & Justice Dean Professor Andrew Lynch  praised the recipients, saying:

“These awards celebrate the exceptional talent and dedication of our educators, whose contributions enrich student learning and prepare graduates for success in the legal profession. They also affirm UNSW’s reputation for a genuine commitment to student experience and sector-leading educational innovation in Australia and beyond.”

Echoing this sentiment, Associate Professor Helen Gibbon, Associate Dean (Education), added:

“I extend my warmest congratulations to each of the winners. This recognition of their achievements is a testament to their dedication, innovation and leadership in legal education.”

The Australian Legal Education Awards (ALEAs) recognise and promote excellence in teaching and learning within the Australian legal academic discipline. The awards are a joint initiative of the Council of Australian Law Deans and Legal Education Associate Deans. The ALEAs aim to encourage innovation and best practices in legal education across Australian law schools. 

The ALEAs were awarded during the 2025 Australasian Law Academics Association Conference hosted by the UQ Law School at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, from Wednesday 2nd July to Friday 4th July, 2025.