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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1994
Journal Article
Corporatisation in Queensland
Morrison, David and Silvester, Neville (1994). Corporatisation in Queensland. QBIZ, 3.
1994
Conference Publication
Schemes of arrangement: the future
Anderson, Colin and Morrison, David (1994). Schemes of arrangement: the future. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, University of Technology, Sydney NSW, February 1994.
1994
Journal Article
Voluntary Administrations and Their Effect on the Use of Schemes of Arrangements
Anderson, Colin and Morrison, David (1994). Voluntary Administrations and Their Effect on the Use of Schemes of Arrangements. Insolvency Law Journal, 2, 195-202.
1993
Conference Publication
Recent Section 164 developments
Morrison, David (1993). Recent Section 164 developments. The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Darwin, NT Australia, 20 Jule 1993.
1993
Conference Publication
Recent developments and legal analysis of bankers' dealings with company customers
Morrison, David (1993). Recent developments and legal analysis of bankers' dealings with company customers. Australian Institute of Bankers, Banking and Finance Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, July 1993.
1993
Journal Article
"Fuzzy" law not complete answer
Morrison, David (1993). "Fuzzy" law not complete answer. QBIZ Winter Edition.
1993
Journal Article
Using ethics in business decisions
Morrison, David (1993). Using ethics in business decisions. QBIZ Autumn 1993.
1993
Conference Publication
The justification of expert reports
Colin Anderson and Morrison, David (1993). The justification of expert reports. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, Queensland University of Technology, QLD Australia, 15 February 1993.
1993
Book
Business law guide
Kavanagh, M and Morrison, D (1993). Business law guide. Toowoomba, QLD, Australia: Open Leaning Scheme.
1993
Other Outputs
The operation of s164 corporations law and the scope for the further use of the common law indoor management rule
Morrison, David (1993). The operation of s164 corporations law and the scope for the further use of the common law indoor management rule. Master's Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/222818
1992
Journal Article
Forged signature on company documents
Law, Larelle and Morrison, David (1992). Forged signature on company documents. The Australian Banker, Journal of the Australian Institute of Bankers, 106, 334-335.
1992
Journal Article
Directors' duties: the Corporate Law Reform Bill change
Morrison, David (1992). Directors' duties: the Corporate Law Reform Bill change. QBIZ Autumn.
1992
Conference Publication
The indoor management rule
Morrison, David (1992). The indoor management rule. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, University of Canberra, ACT Australia, February 1992.
1992
Book Chapter
Directors' duties
Law, Larelle and Morrison, David (1992). Directors' duties. Professional year accounts module. (pp. 1-56) Sydney, NSW, Australia: Institute of Chartered Accountants.
1991
Journal Article
Bankruptcy law: Some current issues
Morrison, David (1991). Bankruptcy law: Some current issues. QBIZ Spring.
1991
Book Chapter
Directors' duties
Law, Larelle and Morrison, David (1991). Directors' duties. Professional year accounts module. (pp. 1-52) Sydney, NSW, Australia: Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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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