
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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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.
2016
Conference Publication
The importance of control in insolvency
Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (2016). The importance of control in insolvency. Insolvency Academics Network, The University of Sydney, NSW Australia, December 2016.
2016
Journal Article
Forging or shaping the fundamentals around the PPSA in Australia?
Morrison, D. (2016). Forging or shaping the fundamentals around the PPSA in Australia?. Insolvency Law Journal, 24 (1), 76-82.
2016
Journal Article
The appointment of voluntary administrators, their conduct, and aspects of insolvency
Morrison, David (2016). The appointment of voluntary administrators, their conduct, and aspects of insolvency. Insolvency Law Journal, 24 (2), 141-151.
2016
Journal Article
Personal and corporate insolvency doing the same thing for the business end of town: why so complicated?
Morrison, D. (2016). Personal and corporate insolvency doing the same thing for the business end of town: why so complicated?. Insolvency Law Journal, 24 (3), 217-226.
2016
Conference Publication
The notion of trust within blockchain and automated contracting transactions: taxation implications
Morrison, David (2016). The notion of trust within blockchain and automated contracting transactions: taxation implications. Diocletian Tax Discussion Group, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, October 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Recent bankruptcy data: are we more literate?
Morrison, David, Lee, Rachel and Anderson, Colin (2016). Recent bankruptcy data: are we more literate?. Personal Insolvency Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, September 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Stormy weather: deeds of company arrangement and the corporate rescue ideal
Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (2016). Stormy weather: deeds of company arrangement and the corporate rescue ideal. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, University of New South Wales, NSW Australia, February 2016.
2016
Journal Article
Phoenixing at the fulcrum: less faff, faster forward formulation
Morrison, David and Gray, Stephen (2016). Phoenixing at the fulcrum: less faff, faster forward formulation. Insolvency Law Journal, 24 (4), 267-279.
2015
Conference Publication
Whither the phoenix?
Morrison, David (2015). Whither the phoenix?. Diocletian Tax Discussion, Brisbane, QLD Australia, August 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Corporate social responsibility
Morrison, David (2015). Corporate social responsibility. Boeing Collaborative Research Day, St Lucia, QLD Australia, July 2014.
2015
Conference Publication
Death and bankruptcy
Anderson, Colin and Morrison, David (2015). Death and bankruptcy. Bankruptcy Trustees Forum, University of Adelaide, SA Australia, July 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Liquidators
Morrison, David, Anderson, Colin and Bird, Helen (2015). Liquidators. Insolvency Academics Network, University of Adelaide, SA Australia, July 2015.
2015
Journal Article
Floundering around the phoenix: is it possible to use court proceedings effectively?
Morrison, David (2015). Floundering around the phoenix: is it possible to use court proceedings effectively?. Insolvency Law Journal, 23 (3), 143-149.
2015
Journal Article
Is corporate rescue a realistic ideal? Business as usual in Australia and the UK
Morrison, D. and Anderson, C. (2015). Is corporate rescue a realistic ideal? Business as usual in Australia and the UK. Nottingham Insolvency and Business Law e-Journal, 3 (23), 417-435.
2015
Journal Article
Barriers to entry and exit for Australian businesses: the solvency impact of disruption
Morrison, David (2015). Barriers to entry and exit for Australian businesses: the solvency impact of disruption. Insolvency Law Journal, 23 (2), 81-93.
2015
Journal Article
Deeds of company arrangement and secured creditors
Morrison, David (2015). Deeds of company arrangement and secured creditors. Insolvency Law Journal, 23 (4), 181-195.
2015
Journal Article
Commercial litigation under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth): part 1
Broderick, Matthew, Morrison, David S. and Ramage, Emma (2015). Commercial litigation under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth): part 1. Company and Securities Law Journal, 33 (6), 372-388.
2015
Journal Article
Never mind the law: just hurry up and collect more tax! The ATO persists with unnecessary litigation
Morrison, David (2015). Never mind the law: just hurry up and collect more tax! The ATO persists with unnecessary litigation. Insolvency Law Journal, 23 (4), 196-208.
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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