
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.
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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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1997
Journal Article
Refloating a Floating Charge
Grantham, Ross B. (1997). Refloating a Floating Charge. Company, Financial and Insolvency Law Review, [1997], 53-66.
1997
Journal Article
Property and Unjust Enrichment: Categorical Truths or Unnecessary Complexity?
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (1997). Property and Unjust Enrichment: Categorical Truths or Unnecessary Complexity?. New Zealand Law Review, [1997], 668-685.
1997
Book
Essays on Insider Trading and Securities Regulation
Rickett, Charles and Grantham, Ross B. (1997). Essays on Insider Trading and Securities Regulation. Wellington, New Zealand: Brooker's.
1997
Journal Article
Company directors and tortious liability
Grantham, Ross (1997). Company directors and tortious liability. Cambridge Law Journal, 56 (2), 259-262. doi: 10.1017/S0008197300081265
1996
Book Chapter
The Impact of Equitable Doctrines on Priorities
Grantham, Ross B. (1996). The Impact of Equitable Doctrines on Priorities. Essays on Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency. (pp. 248-262) edited by C Rickett. Wellington: Brooker's.
1996
Journal Article
Restitution, Property and Ignorance - A Reply to Mr Swadling
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (1996). Restitution, Property and Ignorance - A Reply to Mr Swadling. Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 1996, 463-466.
1996
Journal Article
Contracting With Companies: Rules of Law or Business Rules?
Grantham, Ross B. (1996). Contracting With Companies: Rules of Law or Business Rules?. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 17, 39-68.
1996
Journal Article
Doctrinal Basis for the Recognition of Proprietary Rights
Grantham, Ross B. (1996). Doctrinal Basis for the Recognition of Proprietary Rights. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 16, 561-585.
1995
Journal Article
The Powers of Company Directors and the Proper Purposes Doctrine
Grantham, Ross B. (1995). The Powers of Company Directors and the Proper Purposes Doctrine. King's College Law Journal, 5, 16-44.
1993
Journal Article
The Unanimous Consent Rule in Company Law
Grantham, Ross B. (1993). The Unanimous Consent Rule in Company Law. Cambridge Law Journal, [1993], 245-271.
1993
Journal Article
The Content of the Director's Duty of Loyalty
Grantham, Ross B. (1993). The Content of the Director's Duty of Loyalty. Journal of Business Law, [1993], 149-167.
1993
Journal Article
The unanimous consent rule in company law
Grantham, Ross (1993). The unanimous consent rule in company law. The Cambridge Law Journal, 52 (2), 245-271. doi: 10.1017/S0008197300095155
1993
Journal Article
Ultra Vires: Gone But Not Forgotten
Grantham, Ross B. (1993). Ultra Vires: Gone But Not Forgotten. Australian Bar Review, 10, 233-247.
1991
Journal Article
The Judicial Extension of Director's Duties to Creditors
Grantham, Ross B. (1991). The Judicial Extension of Director's Duties to Creditors. Journal of Business Law, [1991], 1-18.
1991
Journal Article
Reforming the Duties of Company Directors
Grantham, Ross B. (1991). Reforming the Duties of Company Directors. The Company Lawyer, 12, 27-29.
1989
Journal Article
Legal Imperialism and Debt Subordinatioin
Grantham, Ross B. (1989). Legal Imperialism and Debt Subordinatioin. New Zealand Law Journal, 1989, 224-227.
1989
Journal Article
The Impact of a Security Interest on Set Off
Grantham, Ross B. (1989). The Impact of a Security Interest on Set Off. Journal of Business Law, 1989, 377-388.
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: Professor Justine Bell-James
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Doctor Philosophy
An Australian Approach to Conduct Regulation and the Supervision of Culture in Banks
Associate Advisor
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
Addressing Inequality in Consumer Transactions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Nick Gaskell
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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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