Rate My Professor Bronwen Jackman

Bronwen Jackman serves as a Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of New England, having joined the institution in 1996 initially as a casual academic. She possesses qualifications including an LLM, SAB, and Diploma in Law, which she completed while balancing professional commitments and family responsibilities. Renowned as one of the School of Law's longest-serving lecturers, Jackman has delivered instruction across a broad spectrum of legal subjects, encompassing Evidence and Proof (LAW313), Family Law (LAW370), Equity and Trusts (LAW340), Fundamentals of Evidence Law (LSSU261), Property Law, Employment Law, Law and the NDIS, and Law Experiential Learning (LLM506), among others—virtually every core offering except Criminal Law. Her dedication to student engagement is evident in her management of large cohorts and involvement in community legal outreach, including partnerships with organizations like Centro ASSIST and service on the board of the North and North-West Community Legal Centre.

Jackman's research specializations include Evidence, Property Law, Equity, Disability Law, and Family Law. In recognition of her academic excellence, she was awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Scholars in 2014. Her scholarly output features prominent contributions to legal literature, notably as co-author of the textbook Australian Uniform Evidence Law (Cambridge University Press, 2019) alongside Fiona Hum, Ottavio Quirico, Gregor Urbas, and Kip Werren. Additional key publications comprise Property Law: Study Guide (2011, with Kip Werren), contributions to Property Law in Principle (2nd edition, 2008, Chapter 12: Housing; original 2005, Chapters 11 and 12 on Co-ownership and Housing) by Rohan Price and Lynden Griggs et al., the article "Seeking Justice in Post Conflict States: Any Answers or Just More Questions?" published in 2007 in the Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (vol. 1, pp. 37-46), Equity and Trusts entries in the Oxford Australian Law Dictionary (2010, edited by Trisha Mann), and the Halsbury's Laws of Australia Family Law, Children Guidecard (2003). Furthermore, she pioneered the Graduate Certificate in NDIS Business Management to assist the disability sector in navigating paradigm-shifting legislative reforms.