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Overview
Background
Professor Ross Grantham’s principal research interests are in the fields of corporate governance and the private law. He has published extensively in the area of the duties of company directors, as well as on matters dealing with the theoretical nature of the company and the implications of this nature for the integration of the company as a juristic entity into the general legal system. He has also published extensively on developments in the law of unjust enriched and restitution, particularly the interface between restitution and the law of property, and on the theoretical and philosophical basis of the private law.
In addition to his many articles in leading international journals, Professor Grantham is the author of a number of monographs and casebooks, and he has edited a number of collections of essays. Professor Grantham is a member of the editorial boards of a number of leading international journals.
Professor Grantham holds degrees from Oxford University, the University of Auckland and the University of Queensland, and has held senior management positions at both the University of Auckland and the University of Queensland.
Availability
- Professor Ross Grantham is:
- Available for supervision
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Fields of research
Research interests
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Corporate governance
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Commercial law
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Private law theory
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Law of Obligations
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Regulation Theory
Works
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2016
Conference Publication
The Privatisation of Australian Corporate Law
Grantham, Ross B. (2016). The Privatisation of Australian Corporate Law. Australian National Law Reform Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, 14-15 April 2016.
2015
Journal Article
The Proceduralization of Australian Corporate Law
Grantham, Ross (2015). The Proceduralization of Australian Corporate Law. Federal Law Review, 43 (2), 233-257. doi: 10.1177/0067205x1504300203
2015
Book Chapter
Company Law
Grantham, Ross (2015). Company Law. The Supreme Court of New Zealand 2004-2013. (pp. 93-114) edited by Russell, Mary-Rose and Barber, Matthew. Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
2015
Book
The Law of Misstatements: 50 Years on from Hedley Byrne v Heller
Kit Barker, Ross B. Grantham and Warren Swain eds. (2015). The Law of Misstatements: 50 Years on from Hedley Byrne v Heller. 1st ed. Hart studies in private law, Oxford: Hart Publishing.
2015
Book
The Law of Misstatements: 50 Years on from Hedley Byrne v Heller
Barker, Kit, Grantham, Ross and Swain, Warren (2015). The Law of Misstatements: 50 Years on from Hedley Byrne v Heller. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc..
2014
Book Chapter
New Zealand
Grantham, Ross B. (2014). New Zealand. Anti Money Laundering Guide. (pp. 85101-85111) edited by Robin Booth. London, United Kingdom: Sweet & Maxwell.
2013
Journal Article
The Corporate Veil: An Ingenious Device
Grantham, Ross B. (2013). The Corporate Veil: An Ingenious Device. University of Queensland Law Journal, 32 (2), 311-315.
2008
Journal Article
A normative account of defences to restitutionary liability
Grantham, Ross and Rickett, Charles (2008). A normative account of defences to restitutionary liability. Cambridge Law Journal, 67 (1), 92-125. doi: 10.1017/S000819730800007X
2008
Book Chapter
Unjust Enrichment - Reason, Place and Content
Grantham, Ross B. and Rickett, Charles E. F. (2008). Unjust Enrichment - Reason, Place and Content. Structure and Justification in Private Law: Essays for Peter Birks. (pp. 5-18) edited by Charles Rickett and Ross Grantham. Oxford United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.
2008
Book
Structure and Justification in Private Law: Essays for Peter Birks
Rickett, Charles and Grantham, Ross B. (2008). Structure and Justification in Private Law: Essays for Peter Birks. Oxford, UK: Hart Publishing.
2008
Journal Article
Private Law and Property Claims
Grantham, Ross B. (2008). Private Law and Property Claims. Journal of Equity, 2008 (2), 172-176.
2007
Journal Article
The limited liability of company directors
Grantham, R. B. (2007). The limited liability of company directors. Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 3 (August), 362-391.
2007
Journal Article
'Regulatory and enabling approaches to corporate law enforcement', by Matthew Berkahn
Grantham, Ross (2007). 'Regulatory and enabling approaches to corporate law enforcement', by Matthew Berkahn. University of Queensland Law Journal, 26 (1), 209-212.
2005
Book Chapter
The Equitable Basis of the Law of Restitution
Grantham, Ross (2005). The Equitable Basis of the Law of Restitution. Equity in Commercial Law. (pp. 349-381) edited by Simone Degeling and James Edelman. Sydney: Thomson Lawbook Company.
2005
Journal Article
Absence of Juristic Reason in the Supreme Court of Canada (Pacific National Investments v Victoria)
Grantham, R. B. (2005). Absence of Juristic Reason in the Supreme Court of Canada (Pacific National Investments v Victoria). Restitution Law Review, 13, 102-110.
2005
Journal Article
The governance of government-owned corporations
Grantham, R. B. (2005). The governance of government-owned corporations. Company and Securities Law Journal, 23 (3), 181-194.
2004
Journal Article
Review of Equity, restitution and fraud. By John Glover. LexisNexis Butterworths: Sydney, 2004
Grantham, Ross (2004). Review of Equity, restitution and fraud. By John Glover. LexisNexis Butterworths: Sydney, 2004. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 23 (1), 258-261.
2004
Journal Article
The reserve powers of company shareholders
Grantham, Ross (2004). The reserve powers of company shareholders. Cambridge Law Journal, 63 (1), 36-39. doi: 10.1017/S0008197304336494
2004
Journal Article
Corporate governance codes in Australia and New Zealand: Propriety and prosperity
Grantham, Ross (2004). Corporate governance codes in Australia and New Zealand: Propriety and prosperity. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 23 (1), 218-225.
2004
Journal Article
In memorium: Professor Peter Birks
Rickett, C. E. F. and Grantham, R. (2004). In memorium: Professor Peter Birks. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 21 (2), 5-7.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
A model national legal framework for mangrove ecosystem services: a comparative analysis of existing legal recognition of ecosystem services for wetlands in the United States and Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Justine Bell-James
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Locating the Public in Australian Public Enterprise: Reinforcing the Public Objectives and Public Accountability of Australian Government-Owned Businesses
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Graeme Orr
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Specific Conflicts of Interest and Debtor Opportunism within Corporate Groups: A case for additional creditor protection.
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Morrison
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Coherence in Australian Private Law: A Review of the High Court's Approach
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kit Barker
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
How is 'efficiency' determined in the insolvency context? Clarifying the meaning of efficiency with the conjunction of insolvency jurisprudence and economic methodology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Morrison
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Australian Corporate Regulation: Theory and Practice - The Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Regulation of Corporate Misconduct
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
COST-EFFECTIVE PROTECTION FOR LOW-VALUE INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS. CURRENT STATUS AND POTENTIAL DIRECTIONS.
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Commercial Law
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Law
- Firearms Regulation
- Private Law
- Property
- Unjust Enrichment
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