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Associate Professor David Morrison
Associate Professor

David Morrison

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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

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

  • Global financial crisis

    Research into global financial crisis; impact on wealth; financial well-being and literacy; bankruptcy and insolvency outcomes

  • Corporations and insolvency law

  • Financial literacy

  • Bankruptcy law

Works

Search Professor David Morrison’s works on UQ eSpace

296 works between 1991 and 2024

41 - 60 of 296 works

2022

Journal Article

Editorial

Morrison, David (2022). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (2), 67-68.

Editorial

2022

Journal Article

Book Review: Corporate Governance and Insolvency: Accountability and Transparency, by Andrew Keay, Peter Walton and Joseph Curl, Edward Elgar Publishing, Elgar Corporate and Insolvency Law and Practice Series, 2022, 443 pp: ISBN 9781788979337

Morrison, David (2022). Book Review: Corporate Governance and Insolvency: Accountability and Transparency, by Andrew Keay, Peter Walton and Joseph Curl, Edward Elgar Publishing, Elgar Corporate and Insolvency Law and Practice Series, 2022, 443 pp: ISBN 9781788979337. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (2), 123-123.

Book Review: Corporate Governance and Insolvency: Accountability and Transparency, by Andrew Keay, Peter Walton and Joseph Curl, Edward Elgar Publishing, Elgar Corporate and Insolvency Law and Practice Series, 2022, 443 pp: ISBN 9781788979337

2022

Journal Article

Book Review: Schemes, Takeovers, and Himalayan Peaks: The Use of Schemes of Arrangement, by Tony Damian and Andrew Rich, Fourth Edition, Herbert Smith Freehills and included in the Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law series 20, 2021, 2,021 pp: ISBN 97809875191

Morrison, David (2022). Book Review: Schemes, Takeovers, and Himalayan Peaks: The Use of Schemes of Arrangement, by Tony Damian and Andrew Rich, Fourth Edition, Herbert Smith Freehills and included in the Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law series 20, 2021, 2,021 pp: ISBN 97809875191. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (2), 122-122.

Book Review: Schemes, Takeovers, and Himalayan Peaks: The Use of Schemes of Arrangement, by Tony Damian and Andrew Rich, Fourth Edition, Herbert Smith Freehills and included in the Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law series 20, 2021, 2,021 pp: ISBN 97809875191

2022

Book Chapter

Regulation of Financial Institutions and Payment Systems

Morrison, David, Ahern, Sarah, Weaver, P.M., Moses, J. and Roberts, Catherine (2022). Regulation of Financial Institutions and Payment Systems. The Laws of Australia. (pp. 1-64) Sydney, NSW, Australia: Thomson Reuters Legal.

Regulation of Financial Institutions and Payment Systems

2022

Journal Article

Editorial

Morrison, David (2022). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (1), 3-3.

Editorial

2022

Journal Article

Book Review - Special Leave to Appeal (3rd ed), by David O’Brien, The Federation Press, 2021, 304pp, ISBN 9781760023249

Morrison, David (2022). Book Review - Special Leave to Appeal (3rd ed), by David O’Brien, The Federation Press, 2021, 304pp, ISBN 9781760023249. Insolvency Law Journal, 30 (1), 64-64.

Book Review - Special Leave to Appeal (3rd ed), by David O’Brien, The Federation Press, 2021, 304pp, ISBN 9781760023249

2021

Book Chapter

10.8 Companies and Securities Offences

Fairall, Paul Ames, Bagaric, Mirko and Morrison, David (2021). 10.8 Companies and Securities Offences. The Laws of Australia. (pp. [10.8.10]-[10.8.1270]) Sydney, NSW, Australia: Thomson Reuters Legal.

10.8 Companies and Securities Offences

2021

Book Chapter

Bodies corporate registered as companies, and registrable bodies

Robson, Ken, Arthur, John and Morrison, David (2021). Bodies corporate registered as companies, and registrable bodies. Robson's annotated corporations law. (pp. 1-47) Sydney, NSW, Australia: Thomson Reuters Legal.

Bodies corporate registered as companies, and registrable bodies

2021

Journal Article

Editorial

Morrison, David (2021). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 29 (3), 119-120.

Editorial

2021

Journal Article

Book Review: Paul J. Omar and Jennifer L.L. Gant (eds), Research Handbook on Corporate Restructuring

Morrison, David (2021). Book Review: Paul J. Omar and Jennifer L.L. Gant (eds), Research Handbook on Corporate Restructuring. Insolvency Law Journal, 29 (4), 233-234.

Book Review: Paul J. Omar and Jennifer L.L. Gant (eds), Research Handbook on Corporate Restructuring

2021

Journal Article

Editorial

Morrison, David (2021). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 29 (4), 181-183.

Editorial

2021

Journal Article

Editorial

Morrison, David (2021). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 29 (1), 3-3.

Editorial

2021

Journal Article

Editorial

Morrison, David (2021). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 29 (2), 59-60.

Editorial

2021

Journal Article

Part 5.3B: Move along folks, not much to see here

Morrison, David (2021). Part 5.3B: Move along folks, not much to see here. Insolvency Law Journal, 29 (4), 197-207.

Part 5.3B: Move along folks, not much to see here

2021

Book Chapter

Deregistration, and transfer of registration, of companies

Robson, Ken, Arthur, John and Morrison, David (2021). Deregistration, and transfer of registration, of companies. Robson's Annotated Corporations Legislation. (pp. 1-32) Sydney, NSW Australia: Thomson Reuters Legal.

Deregistration, and transfer of registration, of companies

2021

Journal Article

Book Review: Virginia Torrie​​​​​​​, Reinventing Bankruptcy Law: A History of the Companies' Creditors Arrangements Act

Morrison, David (2021). Book Review: Virginia Torrie​​​​​​​, Reinventing Bankruptcy Law: A History of the Companies' Creditors Arrangements Act. Insolvency Law Journal, 29 (2), 115-116.

Book Review: Virginia Torrie​​​​​​​, Reinventing Bankruptcy Law: A History of the Companies' Creditors Arrangements Act

2020

Other Outputs

6 Strategies to help small business innovate post-COVID

Gronum, Sarel and Morrison, David (2020, 12 02). 6 Strategies to help small business innovate post-COVID Momentum

6 Strategies to help small business innovate post-COVID

2020

Other Outputs

Like many young Aussies, Nathan withdrew half of his super during the pandemic

Gillespie, Eden and Morrison, David (2020, 08 18). Like many young Aussies, Nathan withdrew half of his super during the pandemic The Feed

Like many young Aussies, Nathan withdrew half of his super during the pandemic

2020

Conference Publication

Wage Theft and its relation to phoenixing

Morrison, David (2020). Wage Theft and its relation to phoenixing. ROCIT Remote Roundtable, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 24 July 2020.

Wage Theft and its relation to phoenixing

2020

Book Chapter

4.7 Company Winding Up

Ford, Harold, Ramsay, Ian M., Collier, Berna, Symes, Christopher F. and Morrison, David (2020). 4.7 Company Winding Up. The Laws of Australia. (pp. [4.7.10]-[4.7.3530]) edited by Michael Kirby. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Thomson Reuters Legal.

4.7 Company Winding Up

Funding

Past funding

  • 2009 - 2010
    Ameliorating the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis upon Australia's Baby Boomers
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2009
    A Consumer Bankruptcy Project - an interdisciplinary empiric inquiry into determinants and impacts of bankruptcy upon Australian debtors
    ARC Linkage International
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Student perception of learning enhancement through the applied use of technology
    UQ Teaching & Learning Strategic Grants
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Determination of key factors around near-bankrupt debtors and financial literacy components
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2007
    UQ Travel Award - David Morrison
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Managing Older People's Financial Assets in Aged Care Facilities: The Intersection of Legal and Care Requirements and Financial Management Practices
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006
    Assessment of the Regulatory Environment Surrounding Australia's Ageing Population's Financial Literacy Challenge
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Review of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation Intellectual Property Policy and Procedures
    Cotton Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    Modelling the use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) - A Legal and Economic Framework for the Evaluation of the Use of These Structures
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Regulation of company takeovers in Australia: The role of economic rationale
    UQ Foundation
    Open grant
  • 1998
    An Examination of Proposed Amendments to Australian Corporate Law within an Economic Framework
    University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor David Morrison is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • 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

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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