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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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97 works between 1989 and 2024

81 - 97 of 97 works

1997

Journal Article

Refloating a Floating Charge

Grantham, Ross B. (1997). Refloating a Floating Charge. Company, Financial and Insolvency Law Review, [1997], 53-66.

Refloating a Floating Charge

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.

Property and Unjust Enrichment: Categorical Truths or Unnecessary Complexity?

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.

Essays on Insider Trading and Securities Regulation

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

Company directors and tortious liability

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.

The Impact of Equitable Doctrines on Priorities

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.

Restitution, Property and Ignorance - A Reply to Mr Swadling

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.

Contracting With Companies: Rules of Law or Business Rules?

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.

Doctrinal Basis for the Recognition of Proprietary Rights

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.

The Powers of Company Directors and the Proper Purposes Doctrine

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.

The Unanimous Consent Rule in Company Law

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.

The Content of the Director's Duty of Loyalty

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

The unanimous consent rule in company law

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.

Ultra Vires: Gone But Not Forgotten

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.

The Judicial Extension of Director's Duties to Creditors

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.

Reforming the Duties of Company Directors

1989

Journal Article

Legal Imperialism and Debt Subordinatioin

Grantham, Ross B. (1989). Legal Imperialism and Debt Subordinatioin. New Zealand Law Journal, 1989, 224-227.

Legal Imperialism and Debt Subordinatioin

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.

The Impact of a Security Interest on Set Off

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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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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