Commercial and Private Law

Co-ordinator: Professor Justin Malbon

This cluster comprises a group of researchers whose interests are in commercial and private common law.

The broad research areas covered in this group are:  Bankruptcy and Restitution Law, Business Law, Commercial Law, Company Law, Competition Law, Consumer Law, Contract Law, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce in International Transactions, Equity Law, Insolvency Law, International Finance, Partnership Law, Property Law, Tort Law, Trust Law, Superannuation Law, Venutre Capital Law.

Current and recent research projects:

• Applying General Contract and Consumer Protection Law to Consumer Credit Disputes Outside the Uniform Consumer Credit Code
• Effective Implementation of Consumer Laws
• Protecting Vulnerable Credit Consumer: Towards Fair and Efficient Regulation
• Review of the Taxation Treatment of Off-Market Share Buy-Backs

• Venture Capital (VC) and Tax Expenditure Programs - An International Comparative Analysis of Legal Structures and Benefits

Links

Members of the cluster have developed links with banks, State and Federal government departments and insurance companies.