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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
- Media expert
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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2003
Journal Article
Property rights as a legally significant event
Grantham, R. B. and Rickett, C. E. F. (2003). Property rights as a legally significant event. The Cambridge Law Journal, 62 (3), 717-749. doi: 10.1017/S0008197303006469
2003
Journal Article
Company director's personal liability in tort
Grantham, Ross (2003). Company director's personal liability in tort. Cambridge Law Journal, 62 (1), 15-17. doi: 10.1017/S0008197303266216
2003
Journal Article
Disgorgement for Unjust Enrichment?
Grantham, R. J. and Rickett, C. E. F. (2003). Disgorgement for Unjust Enrichment?. Cambridge Law Journal, 62 (1), 159-180. doi: 10.1017/S0008197303006275
2003
Journal Article
Review of Goff and Jones: The Law of Restitution
Grantham, Ross B. (2003). Review of Goff and Jones: The Law of Restitution. Restitution Law Review, 237-239.
2003
Book Chapter
Restitutionary remedies
Grantham, R. and Rickett, C. E. F. (2003). Restitutionary remedies. Civil Remedies in New Zealand. (pp. 364-367) edited by Rt Hon Justice Peter Blanchard. NZ: Thomson Brookers.
2003
Journal Article
Review of Hedley and Halliwell, The Law of Restitution
Grantham, Ross B. (2003). Review of Hedley and Halliwell, The Law of Restitution. Restitution Law Review, 240-242.
2003
Book Chapter
Proprietary Remedies
Grantham, R. and Rickett, C. E. F. (2003). Proprietary Remedies. Civil Remedies in New Zealand. (pp. 410-447) edited by Rt Hon Justice Peter Blanchard. Wellington, NZ: Thomson Brookers.
2003
Journal Article
Company directors and compliance with the company's constitution
Grantham, Ross (2003). Company directors and compliance with the company's constitution. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 20 (4), 450-477.
2002
Journal Article
Corporate Governance: A New Name for an Old Problem
Grantham, Ross B. (2002). Corporate Governance: A New Name for an Old Problem. New Zealand Business Law Quarterly, 8, 257-259.
2002
Journal Article
Review of Birks, English Private Law
Grantham, Ross B. (2002). Review of Birks, English Private Law. Trust Law International, 16, 65-67.
2002
Book
Company and securities law : commentary and materials
Grantham, Ross B. and Rickett, Charles E. F. (2002). Company and securities law : commentary and materials. Wellington, New Zealand: Brookers.
2002
Book Chapter
The Doctrinal Basis of the Rights of Company Shareholders
Grantham, Ross B. (2002). The Doctrinal Basis of the Rights of Company Shareholders. Company Law Writings: A New Zealand Collection. (pp. 113-144) Christchurch: Canterbury University Press.
2002
Journal Article
Restitutionary Recovery Ex Aequo et Bono
Grantham, Ross B. (2002). Restitutionary Recovery Ex Aequo et Bono. Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, [2002], 388-402.
2001
Book
Restitution: Commentary and Materials
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (2001). Restitution: Commentary and Materials. 1st ed. Wellington: Brookers.
2001
Journal Article
Attributing Responsibility to Corporate Entities: A Doctrinal Approach
Grantham, Ross B. (2001). Attributing Responsibility to Corporate Entities: A Doctrinal Approach. Company and Securities Law Journal, 19, 168-180.
2001
Journal Article
On the Subsidiarity of Unjust Enrichment
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (2001). On the Subsidiarity of Unjust Enrichment. Law Quarterly Review, 117, 273-299.
2000
Book Chapter
Restitution and Insolvent Companies: Honing in on Shareholders
Grantham, Ross B. (2000). Restitution and Insolvent Companies: Honing in on Shareholders. Restitution and Insolvency. (pp. 220-237) edited by Rose. London: LLP.
2000
Journal Article
Restitution and Insolvent Companies: Honing in on Shareholders
Grantham, Ross B. (2000). Restitution and Insolvent Companies: Honing in on Shareholders. Company, Financial and Insolvency Law Review, [2000], 26-43.
2000
Book Chapter
Resulting Trusts - A rather Limited Doctrine
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (2000). Resulting Trusts - A rather Limited Doctrine. Restitution and Equity: Resulting Trusts and Equitable Compensation. (pp. 39-61) edited by Rose; Birks. London: LLP.
2000
Journal Article
Review of McGhee, Snell's Equity
Grantham, Ross B. (2000). Review of McGhee, Snell's Equity. Trust Law International, 122-123.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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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
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- Commercial Law
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Law
- Firearms Regulation
- Private Law
- Property
- Unjust Enrichment
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