Qualifications Bachelor of Laws [Honours] - University of London Master of Laws - University of London Doctor of Laws - University of London Doctor of Philosophy - Universityof Bristol � Barrister of the Supreme Courts of Queensland and ACT and High Courts of Australia and New Zealand � Emeritus Professor of Law, Bond University (2004) � Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne (1999-2009) � Formerly Dean of Law, University of Canterbury (1985-1988); Bond University (1993-1996) and Acting Vice Chancellor, Bond University, (1995-1996); Dean of the University of Waikato Law School (2004-2008) � Professor of Corporate Governance and Joint Director of the New Zealand Governance Centre, University of Auckland Business School (2008-date) � Author of a number of books and articles the most recent of which are: 'Corporate Governance: Theories, Principles and Practice' 3rd edition, Oxford University Press 2008 and 'Company & Securities Law in New Zealand' (General Editor and Author of chapters) Thomson Brookers Wellington 2008, and 'Legal Reasoning', Thomson Reuters, Sydney, 2009.
Articles
Self-dealing, fair dealing and related party transactions - History, policy and reform (with Susan Watson), Journal of Corporate Law Studies (2011)
The law on self-dealing, fair dealing and related party transactions has a long and complex...
Fighting identity crime, Bond Law Review (2011)
Identity crime is on the increase in most jurisdictions and is a matter of concern...
Director's duties of care - Issues of classification, solvency and business judgment and the dangers of legal transplants, Singapore Academy of Law Journal (2011)
In the Anglo-American world and Singapore, the duties of care of directors developed in equity,...
The global financial crisis and the governance of financial institutions, Australian journal of corporate law (2010)
The global financial crisis has presented many regulatory challenges as jurisdictions struggle to effectively address...
The development of an appropriate regulatory response to the global financial crisis (with Louise Parsons and Pieter Joubert), Bond law review (2009)
Recurring financial crises are part of the cyclical nature of a free market economy, though...
Books
Legal reasoning, Legal reasoning (2010)
This book takes a fresh approach to legal reasoning and its central place in legal...
Corporate governance: Theories, principles and practice, Law papers (2008)
Corporate Governance: Theories, Principles and Practice is a fully updated, comprehensive study of the law...
Book Chapters
Improving the governance of superannuation funds in Australia (with Kenneth Levy), Contemporary issues in corporate governance (2011)
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Prior to 1945 superannuation was the exception rather than the rule. Individual pensions were uncommon...
Corporate governance, Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (2008)
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Corporate governance is a fashionable term which has been in use now for...
Corporate personality, Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (2008)
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Section 15 of the Companies Act 1993 provides that a company is a...
Debt capital, Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (2008)
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In company law we are concerned with medium and long-term capital, not short-term...
Protection of creditors, Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (2008)
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The modern view reflected by s 128(1) of the Companies Act 1993 is...