Two findings from my recent research sit in uncomfortable tension. Students who complete a law Honours degree rate its job-market value highly. Yet when you match those graduates against comparable peers, the employment premium disappears. Each finding comes from a separate study, one published in Student Success and one in the Legal Education Review, but…
I recently published a study in the Journal of Corporate Law Studies examining whether Australian shareholders actually support corporate social responsibility (CSR) or if they’d rather companies focus solely on maximising profits. You can read the full article here: My research was sparked by the debate around corporate Australia’s support for the Voice to Parliament…
In the ever-evolving landscape of the legal profession, change is the only constant. A recent study I co-authored sheds light on how lawyers in Queensland are adapting to disruptions such as technological advances, demographic shifts, and regulatory changes exacerbated by unforeseen events like COVID-19. Understanding Disruption in Law Disruption in the legal sector isn’t a…
In my article, “A New Sheriff in Town? Section 596A and Shareholders’ Newfound Powers,” I explore the transformative interpretation of Section 596A of the Corporations Act 2001, as articulated in the High Court of Australia’s ruling in Walton v ACN 004 410 833 Ltd (in liq) (Walton). This pivotal ruling has granted shareholders and former…
I wrote a short piece summarising my article in the Adelaide Law Review, titled ‘Could existing anticruelty laws ban whip use in horse racing?’. Here is the link to the Lawfully website…
Prof Paula Gerber (Monash) kindly recorded a video introducing and summarising our research recently published in the Human Rights Law Review. We hope you find it interesting.
Professor Paula Gerber and I recently published an empirical analysis of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (‘CRC’) and their relationship with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in the Human Rights Law Review. Specifically, we examined the CRC’s primary outputs, including its Concluding Observations for the last ten years (2010-2020), all…
I am pleased to announce the publication of ‘Justice at the Edge: Hearing the Sound of Silence’ in the latest edition of the Adelaide Law Review. My coauthors (Kim Economides and Leslie S Ferraz) and I created a short video presenting the significant findings. We hope this piques your interest in the topic and you…