Lisa Coates is a teaching academic and Principal practising lawyer. She holds Masters qualifications in Law (Masters of Applied Laws, Business Transactions). Lisa also holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Teaching from CSU. She was admitted to legal practice in the Supreme Court of the ACT and the High Court of Australia in 2001. At CSU, Lisa lectures into both the Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree and the Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB). She authored Property Law for the LLB and authors subject content for both degrees. Lisa is a peer reviewer for Salus Journal and Cambridge University Press. Lisa has made a number of submissions to government. The most significant was a formal submission evaluating the NSW legislation on adult sexual assault to the New South Wales Law Reform Commission on Consent in Relation to Sexual offences in February 2019. This was cited in the Commission’s final report to the NSW Parliament. Prior to joining CSU in 2014, Lisa spent 10 years as a courtroom solicitor. Lisa has worked for global law firms such as DLA Piper in Canberra and boutique plaintiff firms. She regularly appeared before the Magistrates, Children's, Supreme, Federal and Family Courts in Canberra and Melbourne, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Lisa has instructed Senior Counsel on a special leave application before the High Court. Lisa has represented three of the four major Australian banks and number of landmark Australian companies. She also has experience acting for both plaintiffs and defendants in civil and administrative proceedings, represented criminal defendants in summary and indictable matters, has worked as an in-house advisor to the Australian Federal Police, the Federal Government and as a legal researcher in Canada. In 2021, Lisa opened her own incorporated law firm as principal. In 2024, she lent her legal expertise on contract with Danny King Legal, multi- award winning employment law firm on a major project. https://dannykinglegal.com/ Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Bachelor of Criminal Justice (BCJ) Lisa Coates is a teaching-focussed academic. However, she has the following publications and citations. Journal articles - Refereed Coates, L.G. (2020). How #MeToo may ignite reform in Australian sexual assault laws: A legal critique. Abuse: An International Impact Journal, 1(2), 31-44 (14). https://doi.org/10.37576/abuse.2020.010 Coates, L., & Glover, A. (2022). Coward punchers: Shamed and deterred by 'one punch' laws? Salus Journal, 10(1), 1-7. Full conference papers - Non-Refereed Coates, L. (2024, March 1). Blockchain in rural and regional legal practice [Conference Presentation]. NRWL Conference, Armidale, NSW. https://nrwl.org.au/events/ Creative works - Publication, exhibition or performance details Coates, L. (2018). Criminal justice goes digital: transitioning graduates to the workplace [Poster presentation]. International Improving University Teaching Conference and BJBS Learning and Teaching Symposium, Port Macquarie. Other Publications - letters, editorials and websites Coates, L. (2019). Submission to the New South Wales Law Reform Commission: Consent in relation to sexual offences. NSW Law Reform Commission. Coates, L. (2022, November 25). Coercive Control in intimate relationships what is it and how can we save lives? CSU News. https://news.csu.edu.au/opinion/coercive-control-in-intimate-relationships-what-is-it-and-how-can-we-save-lives Coates, L. (2023). Blockchain in rural and regional legal practice: A window into the future. [Master’s thesis, College of Law Australia].
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Lisa Coates
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