Ms Hazel Litaba - Researcher Profile

Biography

Oyiela Litaba has extensive experience of legal practice and University teaching. After graduating from The University of Cambridge in 1984 she qualified as a barrister, practiced as an Advocate (Government legal officer) and worked as a solicitor for London firms Slaughter and May and Brecher & Co. She is currently admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales and as a Barrister and Solicitor in Fiji. In 1993 she moved to the Law Department at The University of Sheffield, England where she spent 4 years teaching and developing courses for the postgraduate Legal Practice Course. Her main subject areas are civil litigation and associated advocacy, professional responsibility and the design of course materials to develop legal skills. Before moving to Monash she was Coordinator of the PDLP at the Institute of Justice and Applied Legal Studies, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands.

Areas of Expertise

Legal Education/Practical Legal Training; and
Civil Procedure

Qualifications

MASTER OF LAWS

Institution: The University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2008

POST GRAD DIP TEACHING

Institution: The University of Sheffield

Year awarded: 2001

MA

Institution: Cambridge University

Year awarded: 1997

LAW SOCIETY FINALS

Institution: College of Law

Year awarded: 1989

BAR FINALS

Institution: Inns of Court School of Law

Year awarded: 1985

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: University of Cambridge

Year awarded: 1984

Publications

Journal Articles

Litaba, H.O.E., 2013, Developing ethical practice as a family dispute resolution practitioner, Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal [P], vol 24, issue 1, Thomson Reuters, Australia, pp. 36-44.

Castan, M., Litaba, H.O.E., 2012, Lawyers' conduct and social media: tips and traps, Precedent [P], vol 2012, issue 110, Australian Lawyers Alliance, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 26-30.

Litaba, O.E., 2003, Does the 'offence' of contempt by scandalizing the court have a valid place in the law of modern day Australia?, Deakin Law Review, vol 8, issue 1, School of Law Deakin University, Burwood Vic Australia, pp. 113-146.

Teaching Commitment

Australian legal reasoning and methods(LAW7470)

Lawyers responsibilities (LAW7331)