Ms Bibi Sangha

Position/s:Senior Lecturer
Flinders Law School
Phone: +61 8 82013946
Email:
Location: Law Commerce (2.24)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Biography

Bibi graduated with BA (Hons) in Law from Middlesex University in the UK. She went on to complete her LL.M at the London School of Economics. She was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in London. She has also been admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor in Malaysia, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia. She appeared before the Privy Council in the last case on appeal from Malaysia. Prior to joining Flinders Law School in 1994, she was a lecturer in law at the Australian National University.
She has done extensive work in both teaching and writing in contract, commercial and corporate law as well as comparative law on miscarriages of justice (Australia, Canada and Britain). In 2007 she was commissioned to provide an expert report to the Goudge Commission of Inquiry into Pediatric Pathology in Canada.

Teaching

Teaching interests

Contract, Advanced Contract, Comparative Aspects of Malaysian Law, Comparative Law on Miscarriages of Justice (Australia, Canada and Britain)

Topic Coordinator:

  • LLAW3271  Miscarriages of Justice- Australia, Canada, Britain

Topic Lecturer:

  • LLAW1224  Advanced Contract [Writing ll ]

Research and supervision

Publications

Books
Sangha, B.M., Roach, K. and Moles, R. (2010). Forensic Investigations and Miscarriages of Justice: The Rhetoric Meets The Reality. Toronto, Canada: Irwin Law.
Book chapters
Moles, R. and Sangha, B.M. (2007). The Role and Function of the Expert Witness. In V Raghuram, ed. EXPERT OPINION: EVIDENTIARY VALUES. Hyderabad, India: ICFAI University Press, pp. 54-69.
Refereed journal articles
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2012). Post-appeal review rights: Australia, Britain and Canada. Criminal Law Journal, 36(5), pp.300-316. [online]. Available from: http://legalonline.thomson.com.au/subscribed/static-fs/journals/CRIMLJ/LAWREP-036-CRIMLJ-JL-0300.pdf?sessionId=efa651290ade6d0420ba544b0b386664.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2012). Mercy or Right? Post-appeal petitions in Australia. Flinders Law Journal, 14(2), pp.293-328.
Sangha, B.M. (2007). Extending the scope of post-conviction reviews. Australian Bar Review, 30(1), pp.90-113. [online]. Available from: http://www.lexisnexis.com.au.
Journal articles
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2011). Why we need a criminal cases review commission. Direct Link, 9(2), pp.23-26. [online]. Available from: http://netk.net.au/CrimJustice/DirectLink6.pdf.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2011). The Right to a Fair Trial in the Context of International Human Rights Obligations. Direct Link, 8(10), pp.112-115. [online]. Available from: http://netk.net.au/CrimJustice/DirectLink3.pdf.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2011). Post-conviction reviews in Australia - A degree of intellectual isolation. Direct Link, 8(11). [online]. Available from: http://netk.net.au/CrimJustice/DirectLink4.pdf.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2011). Post-conviction reviews - Strategies for change. Direct Link, 8(9), pp.98-102. [online]. Available from: http://netk.net.au/CrimJustice/DirectLink2.pdf.
Other public research outputs
Moles, R. and Sangha, B.M. (2008). Comparative. Pediatric Forensic Pathology and the Justice System - Independent Research Studies Volume 2, 2, pp.283-324.

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Books
Sangha, B.M., Roach, K. and Moles, R. (2010). Forensic Investigations and Miscarriages of Justice: The Rhetoric Meets The Reality. Toronto, Canada: Irwin Law.
Book chapters
Moles, R. and Sangha, B.M. (2007). The Role and Function of the Expert Witness. In V Raghuram, ed. EXPERT OPINION: EVIDENTIARY VALUES. Hyderabad, India: ICFAI University Press, pp. 54-69.
Refereed journal articles
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2012). Mercy or Right? Post-appeal petitions in Australia. Flinders Law Journal, 14(2), pp.293-328.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2012). Post-appeal review rights: Australia, Britain and Canada. Criminal Law Journal, 36(5), pp.300-316. [online]. Available from: http://legalonline.thomson.com.au/subscribed/static-fs/journals/CRIMLJ/LAWREP-036-CRIMLJ-JL-0300.pdf?sessionId=efa651290ade6d0420ba544b0b386664.
Sangha, B.M. (2007). Extending the scope of post-conviction reviews. Australian Bar Review, 30(1), pp.90-113. [online]. Available from: http://www.lexisnexis.com.au.
Journal articles
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2011). Post-conviction reviews - Strategies for change. Direct Link, 8(9), pp.98-102. [online]. Available from: http://netk.net.au/CrimJustice/DirectLink2.pdf.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2011). Why we need a criminal cases review commission. Direct Link, 9(2), pp.23-26. [online]. Available from: http://netk.net.au/CrimJustice/DirectLink6.pdf.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2011). The Right to a Fair Trial in the Context of International Human Rights Obligations. Direct Link, 8(10), pp.112-115. [online]. Available from: http://netk.net.au/CrimJustice/DirectLink3.pdf.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2011). Post-conviction reviews in Australia - A degree of intellectual isolation. Direct Link, 8(11). [online]. Available from: http://netk.net.au/CrimJustice/DirectLink4.pdf.
Conference publications
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2012). A Failure of the Rule of Law in Australia - post-appeal reviews. In Symposium on the Rule of Law. Advocates Internation Symposium on the Rule of Law.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2011). Australia's criminal appeal procedures - in breach of international human rights obligations. In Criminal Justice in Australia and New Zealand - Issues and Challenges for Judicial Administration. Criminal Justice in Australia and New Zealand - Issues and Challenges for Judicial Administration. [online]. Available from: http://www.aija.org.au/Criminal%20Justice%202011/Program.pdf.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2010). The Miscarriages of Justice Project. In Christian Legal Fellowship National Conference. Christian Legal Fellowship National Conference.
Other public research outputs
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2012). Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Criminal Cases Review Commission. , pp.1-76.
Sangha, B.M. (2011). Australia lags in junk forensics remedies. The Australian Legal Affairs, pp.34-34.
Sangha, B.M. (2011). Non-disclosure of the facts at trial could threaten the integrity of our entire system of law and justice (article in legal issues in a national newspaper). Australian newspaper: Legal Affairs, pp.30-30.
Sangha, B.M. and Moles, R. (2011). Networked Knowledge web site (Web site). [online]. Available from: http://netk.net.au.
Sangha, B.M. (2011). Concise Australian Legal Dictionary (Written entries on Partnerships , Joint ventures and Voluntary Associations).
Sangha, B.M. (2008). Ten Years [book review]. AIDWYC Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted Journal, 9(38), pp.31-32.
Moles, R. and Sangha, B.M. (2008). Comparative. Pediatric Forensic Pathology and the Justice System - Independent Research Studies Volume 2, 2, pp.283-324.
Sangha, B.M. (2004). The Baby Deaths Enquiry. "A State of Injustice"'. [online]. Available from: http://netk.net.au/BabyDeaths/BabyDeaths.asp.

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Professional and community engagement

Assisted with drafting of the legal submissions in relation to the case of Henry Keogh before the Medical Board, Medical Tribunal, Supreme Court of South Australia and the High Court of Australia.

Joint developer of the Networked Knowledge website (http://netk.net.au) - a major source of online legal materials for general law topics and especially for materials relating to miscarriages of justice. 



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