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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1997
Conference Publication
An economic model of corporate governance
Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (1997). An economic model of corporate governance. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, February 1997.
1997
Book
Study Guide for the Handbook of Australian Corporate Finance
Morrison, D. (1997). Study Guide for the Handbook of Australian Corporate Finance. 5th ed. Sydney, Australia: Butterworths.
1997
Book
Solutions Manual - Guide for Handbook of Australian Corporate Finance
Morrison, D. (1997). Solutions Manual - Guide for Handbook of Australian Corporate Finance. 5th ed. Sydney: Butterworths.
1997
Book Chapter
Equipment Leasing
David Morrison (1997). Equipment Leasing. Guide for Handbook of Australian Corporate Finance. (pp. 1-1) edited by David Morrison. Sydney: Butterworths.
1997
Book Chapter
Introduction, Chapter 1
Morrison, David S. (1997). Introduction, Chapter 1. Guide for Handbook of Australian Corporate Finance. (pp. 1-1) edited by Morrison, David S.. Sydney: Butterworths.
1996
Journal Article
Due inquiry and the lender
Morrison, David (1996). Due inquiry and the lender. Australian Banking Law Bulletin, 12 (3), 33-35.
1996
Conference Publication
The due inquiry exception to the common law indoor management rule
Morrison, David (1996). The due inquiry exception to the common law indoor management rule. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 1996.
1996
Conference Publication
Directors' duties, ethics and the payment of company dividends
Morrison, David (1996). Directors' duties, ethics and the payment of company dividends. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand , July 1996.
1996
Conference Publication
Standard Chartered Bank v Antico
Anderson, Colin and Morrison, David (1996). Standard Chartered Bank v Antico. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, Bond University, QLD, Australia, February 1996.
1996
Journal Article
The Continued Role of the Common Law Indoor Management Rule Due Inquiry Exception
Morrison, David (1996). The Continued Role of the Common Law Indoor Management Rule Due Inquiry Exception. Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal, 12 (3), 28-40.
1996
Journal Article
Standard Chartered Bank of Australia Ltd v Antico: Towards a New Understanding of Insolvent Trading
Anderson, C. and Morrison, D. (1996). Standard Chartered Bank of Australia Ltd v Antico: Towards a New Understanding of Insolvent Trading. Current Commercial Law, 4-4.
1995
Conference Publication
Economic aspects of voluntary administrations
Morrison, D. (1995). Economic aspects of voluntary administrations. INSOL International Regional Conference, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, November 1995.
1995
Conference Publication
Aspects of teaching insolvency law
Morrison, David (1995). Aspects of teaching insolvency law. INSOL International Regional Conference, Hong Kong, November 1995.
1995
Conference Publication
Ethical considerations for directors' duties
Morrison, David (1995). Ethical considerations for directors' duties. National Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, September 1995.
1995
Journal Article
Ethical considerations for the Australian banker
Morrison, David and Thompson, Spencer (1995). Ethical considerations for the Australian banker. The Australian Banker, Journal of the Australian Institute of Bankers, 109 (4), 163-165.
1995
Conference Publication
Corporate governance: an Australian perspective
Thompson, Spencer, Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (1995). Corporate governance: an Australian perspective. Alberta Chartered Secretaries Conference, Calgary, Canada, June 1995.
1995
Journal Article
The internationalisation of corporate ethics
Morrison, David (1995). The internationalisation of corporate ethics. QBIZ.
1995
Conference Publication
Voluntary administration: simplification or bust?
Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (1995). Voluntary administration: simplification or bust?. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, Monash University, VIC Australia, February 1995.
1995
Book
Ford and Austin's Principles of Corporations Law Workbook Solutions Manual
Morrison, D. and Anderson, C. (1995). Ford and Austin's Principles of Corporations Law Workbook Solutions Manual. Sydney, Australia: Lexis Nexis Butterworths.
1995
Book
Ford and Austin's Principles of Corporations Law
Morrison, D. and Anderson, C. (1995). Ford and Austin's Principles of Corporations Law. 7th edn ed. Sydney: Lexis Nexis Butterworths.
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
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
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- companies
- complex problems
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- 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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