Overview
Background
Associate Professor David Morrison's primary academic interests are in revenue law, corporate and insolvency law and economic analysis.
Associate Professor Morrison is an interdisciplinary researcher whose interests lie at the intersection of taxation law, corporate and insolvency law, bankruptcy, finance law and financial literacy as those interests apply to finance, the economy, social and policy framework and climate change. Associate Professor Morrison researches around law and finance especially as it applies to literacy and support for generational change. The recipient of three ARC research grants and a UQ Vice-Chancellors Research Excellence award, Associate Professor Morrison has held over 20 research grants and has published extensively including papers, conferences and as co-author of Voluntary Administration Thomson service. Associate Professor Morrison holds the degrees of BCom, LLB, MFM, LLM, GCEd and PhD (Qld), he holds the professional qualifications of Barrister-at-law, Chartered Accountant (CA), Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FFin), and is a Chartered Tax Advisor of The Taxation Institute (CTA).
Availability
- Associate Professor David Morrison is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Law, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Law, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Global financial crisis
Research into global financial crisis; impact on wealth; financial well-being and literacy; bankruptcy and insolvency outcomes
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Corporations and insolvency law
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Financial literacy
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Bankruptcy law
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Wage theft and insolvency: A familiar problem
Morrison, David (2023). Wage theft and insolvency: A familiar problem. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (4), 209-218.
2023
Journal Article
Interpretation
Morrison, David (2023). Interpretation. Insolvency Law Journal, 31 (2), 136-136.
2023
Journal Article
Submission for the Inquiry into Australian Securities and Investments Commission Investigation and Enforcement
Morrison, David (2023). Submission for the Inquiry into Australian Securities and Investments Commission Investigation and Enforcement. Insolvency Law Journal, 31 (2), 118-118.
2023
Journal Article
Editorial
Morrison, David (2023). Editorial. The Insolvency Law Journal, 31 (2), 83-84.
2023
Journal Article
Individual Voluntary Arrangements: Law and Practice
Morrison, David (2023). Individual Voluntary Arrangements: Law and Practice. Insolvency Law Journal, 31 (2), 135-135.
2023
Journal Article
Editorial
Morrison, David (2023). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 31 (1), 3-4.
2023
Journal Article
The Editorial
Morrison, David (2023). The Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 31 (2), 83-84.
2023
Journal Article
The Interpretation and Value of Corporate Rescue
Morrison, David (2023). The Interpretation and Value of Corporate Rescue. Insolvency Law Journal, 31 (1), 79-80.
2023
Journal Article
Editorial
Morrison, David (2023). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 31 (1), 3-4.
2023
Journal Article
Badenoch and Peak Indebtedness
Morrison, David (2023). Badenoch and Peak Indebtedness. Insolvency Law Journal, 31 (1), 52-55.
2023
Journal Article
International Notes
Morrison, David (2023). International Notes. Insolvency Law Journal, 31 (1), 60-60.
2022
Journal Article
Keay's Insolvency: Personal and corporate law and practice
Morrison, David (2022). Keay's Insolvency: Personal and corporate law and practice. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (4), 223-223.
2022
Journal Article
Redefining harmonisation: Lessons from EU insolvency law
Morrison, David (2022). Redefining harmonisation: Lessons from EU insolvency law. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (4), 225-225.
2022
Journal Article
Editorial
Morrison, David (2022). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (4), 181-182.
2022
Journal Article
Debt and Federalism: Landmark cases in Canadian bankruptcy and insolvency law
Morrison, David (2022). Debt and Federalism: Landmark cases in Canadian bankruptcy and insolvency law. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (4), 224-224.
2022
Journal Article
Editorial
Morrison, David (2022). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (3), 127-129.
2022
Journal Article
Review of Corporate Misconduct & White-collar Crime in Australia: Regulation, Investigation & Enforcement, by Michael Legg, Olivia Dixon and Stephen Speirs, Thomson Reuters Lawbook, 2022
Morrison, David (2022). Review of Corporate Misconduct & White-collar Crime in Australia: Regulation, Investigation & Enforcement, by Michael Legg, Olivia Dixon and Stephen Speirs, Thomson Reuters Lawbook, 2022. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (3), 176-176.
2022
Journal Article
Review of Cross-border protocols in insolvencies of multinational enterprise groups, by Ilya Kokorin and Bob Wessels, Edward Elgar, 2021
Morrison, David (2022). Review of Cross-border protocols in insolvencies of multinational enterprise groups, by Ilya Kokorin and Bob Wessels, Edward Elgar, 2021. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (3), 177-178.
2022
Book Chapter
Chapter 5A - Deregistration, and transfer of registration, of companies
Robson, Ken Arthur John and Morrison, David (2022). Chapter 5A - Deregistration, and transfer of registration, of companies. Robson's annotated corporations legislation. (pp. 1-32) Sydney, NSW, Australia: Thomson Reuters Legal.
2022
Journal Article
Resolving problems with insolvent corporate trustees - some suggestions for consideration
Hamilton, Garry J. and Morrison, David (2022). Resolving problems with insolvent corporate trustees - some suggestions for consideration. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (1), 43-58.
Funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor David Morrison is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Revenue (Taxation) Law/Corporations Law/Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law/Elder Law/Law of Investments
Potential projects are available relating to these primary areas of law, including interdisciplinary proposals.
For further information contact Dr David Morrison, e: d.morrison@uq.edu.au
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
An Australian Approach to Conduct Regulation and the Supervision of Culture in Banks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Vicky Comino
Completed supervision
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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
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ross Grantham
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Specific Conflicts of Interest and Debtor Opportunism within Corporate Groups: A case for additional creditor protection.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ross Grantham
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
The Allocation of Resources to Insolvent Company Employees: An Examination of the Consistency between Australian Law and Rawlsian Distributive Justice
Principal Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Navigating dual legal systems: Islamic inheritance law in Australia's secular legal framework
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ann Black
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY, COMPLEXITY THEORY AND EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL AND LEGAL RULES
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor David Morrison directly for media enquiries about:
- companies
- complex problems
- controllers
- Corporations law
- Finance
- Financial literacy
- Financial planning
- governance
- GST and law
- illegal phoenix activity
- Insolvency law
- Investment
- Law - corporations
- Law - tax
- liquidation
- non-profit governance
- non-profit organisations
- Personal investment
- receivership
- Revenue law
- social policy
- voluntary administration
- winding up
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