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Professor Ross Grantham
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Ross Grantham

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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

Research interests

  • Corporate governance

  • Commercial law

  • Private law theory

  • Law of Obligations

  • Regulation Theory

Works

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95 works between 1989 and 2022

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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

Property rights as a legally significant event

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

Company director's personal liability in tort

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

Disgorgement for Unjust Enrichment?

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.

Review of Goff and Jones: The Law of Restitution

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.

Restitutionary remedies

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.

Review of Hedley and Halliwell, The Law of Restitution

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.

Proprietary Remedies

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.

Company directors and compliance with the company's constitution

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.

Corporate Governance: A New Name for an Old Problem

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.

Review of Birks, English Private Law

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.

Company and securities law : commentary and materials

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.

The Doctrinal Basis of the Rights of Company Shareholders

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.

Restitutionary Recovery Ex Aequo et Bono

2001

Book

Restitution: Commentary and Materials

Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (2001). Restitution: Commentary and Materials. 1st ed. Wellington: Brookers.

Restitution: Commentary and Materials

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.

Attributing Responsibility to Corporate Entities: A Doctrinal Approach

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.

On the Subsidiarity of Unjust Enrichment

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.

Restitution and Insolvent Companies: Honing in on Shareholders

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.

Restitution and Insolvent Companies: Honing in on Shareholders

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.

Resulting Trusts - A rather Limited Doctrine

2000

Journal Article

Review of McGhee, Snell's Equity

Grantham, Ross B. (2000). Review of McGhee, Snell's Equity. Trust Law International, 122-123.

Review of McGhee, Snell's Equity

Funding

Past funding

  • 2013 - 2014
    The Australasian Legal Scholarship Library: New contact and sophistication for a world-leading legal scholarship repository and citator (ARC LIEF Grant administered by UNSW)
    ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    The Australasian Legal History Library: Creating historical depth in legal data on AustLII, to improve all legal research (ARC LIEF Grant administered by UTS)
    ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Bringing Australian free-access legislation to international best practice standards (ARC LIEF administered by University of Technology, Sydney)
    ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

Media

Enquiries

Contact Professor Ross Grantham directly for media enquiries about:

  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Law
  • Firearms Regulation
  • Private Law
  • Property
  • Unjust Enrichment

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