
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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2018
Other Outputs
Experts want 'financial literacy' taught in schools
Cameron, Domaii and Morrison, David (2018, 02 01). Experts want 'financial literacy' taught in schools The Courier Mail
2018
Journal Article
The insidious nature and scope of phoenix company trading
Morrison, David (2018). The insidious nature and scope of phoenix company trading. Insolvency Law Journal, 26 (4), 203-208.
2018
Journal Article
Editorial
Mason, Rosalind and Morrison, David (2018). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 26 (2), 59-60.
2018
Journal Article
Romalpa Suppliers and the PPSA - for better or worse in insolvency - Part I
Morrison, David and Broderick, Matthew (2018). Romalpa Suppliers and the PPSA - for better or worse in insolvency - Part I. Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 29 (4), 307-327.
2018
Journal Article
Editorial
Mason, Rosalind and Morrison, David (2018). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 26 (1), 3-4.
2018
Journal Article
Editorial
Mason, Rosalind and Morrison, David (2018). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 26 (4), 171-171.
2018
Journal Article
Editorial
Mason, Rosalind and Morrison, David (2018). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 26 (3), 123-124.
2017
Journal Article
The determination of market price where a receiver is realising a secured asset
Morrison, David (2017). The determination of market price where a receiver is realising a secured asset. Insolvency Law Journal, 25 (4), 225-232.
2017
Other Outputs
Superannuation, governance and independent directors
Morrison, David (2017). Superannuation, governance and independent directors. Financial Services Council of Australia.
2017
Journal Article
Proposed change to tax treatment of discretionary trusts in Australia: reductio ad absurdum
Morrison, David (2017). Proposed change to tax treatment of discretionary trusts in Australia: reductio ad absurdum. Trusts & Trustees, 23 (10), 1046-1050. doi: 10.1093/tandt/ttx172
2017
Journal Article
Commercial Litigation under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) - Part II
Broderick, Matthew and Morrison, David (2017). Commercial Litigation under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) - Part II. Company and Securities Law Journal, 35 (8), 533-552.
2017
Journal Article
Death and Bankruptcy
Anderson, Colin and Morrison, David (2017). Death and Bankruptcy. Insolvency Law Journal, 25 (3), 127-141.
2017
Book Chapter
The impact of tax regulation on housing
Morrison, David (2017). The impact of tax regulation on housing. Housing Australia. (pp. 95-104) Melbourne, VIC, Australia: CEDA.
2017
Other Outputs
Guarding your nest egg: restoring Independence to Industry Retirement Funds
Morrison, David (2017). Guarding your nest egg: restoring Independence to Industry Retirement Funds. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Menzies Research Centre.
2017
Conference Publication
Harmonisation of Corporate Insolvency and Personal Bankruptcy Laws within Australia: the technological entrepreneurial imperative
Morrison, David (2017). Harmonisation of Corporate Insolvency and Personal Bankruptcy Laws within Australia: the technological entrepreneurial imperative. INSOL International World Congress Academics' Colloquium, Sydney, NSW, Australia, March 2017.
2017
Journal Article
Editorial
Morrison, David and Mason, Rosalind (2017). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 25 (4), 167-169.
2017
Journal Article
Does holding out subvert the intention of Part 5.3A
Morrison, David (2017). Does holding out subvert the intention of Part 5.3A. Insolvency Law Journal, 25 (2), 90-97.
2017
Journal Article
Company directors in the spotlight: a safe harbour or plugging another imaginary leak?
Morrison, David (2017). Company directors in the spotlight: a safe harbour or plugging another imaginary leak?. Insolvency Law Journal, 27 (3), 147-159.
2017
Journal Article
Editorial
Morrison, David and Mason, Rosalind (2017). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 25 (2), 57-58.
2017
Journal Article
Editorial
Morrison, David and Mason, Rosalind (2017). Editorial. Insolvency Law Journal, 25 (3), 105-106.
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
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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