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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2012
Conference Publication
Taxation obligation policy
Morrison, David (2012). Taxation obligation policy. Diocletian Club Seminar, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, April 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Director obligations in insolvency: is there room to move more productively on business judgment?
Morrison, David (2012). Director obligations in insolvency: is there room to move more productively on business judgment?. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, February 2012.
2012
Journal Article
Recent developments: Australian bankruptcy law: debtor profile update 2011
Lee, Rachel and Morrison, David (2012). Recent developments: Australian bankruptcy law: debtor profile update 2011. Insolvency Law Journal, 20 (4), 279-295.
2012
Other Outputs
Submission: Scoping Study for a National Not-for-profit Regulator
Morrison, D and Nicolae, M (2012). Submission: Scoping Study for a National Not-for-profit Regulator. Parkes, ACT, Australia: Australian Government Treasury.
2012
Conference Publication
Notions of insolvency
Morrison, D. (2012). Notions of insolvency. Insolvency Scholars Forum, Perth, WA, Australia, 13 December 2012.
2012
Journal Article
Trends in personal insolvency in Australia - an update
Morrison, David and Lee, Rachel (2012). Trends in personal insolvency in Australia - an update. Insolvency Law Journal, 20 (1), 18-54.
2012
Conference Publication
Taxation obligation policy
Morrison, D. (2012). Taxation obligation policy. Diocletian, Brisbane, Australia, 17 April 2012.
2012
Journal Article
In defence of liquidators
Morrison, D. (2012). In defence of liquidators. Insolvency Law Journal, 20 (2), 144-146.
2012
Journal Article
Educational institutions, corporate governance and not-for-profits
Lessing, John, Morrison, David and Nicolae, Maria (2012). Educational institutions, corporate governance and not-for-profits. Corporate Governance EJournal, 2012, 1-22.
2012
Conference Publication
Tax implications of insolvency
Morrison, D. and Broderick, M. (2012). Tax implications of insolvency. The Tax Institute, Brisbane, Australia, 21 November 2012.
2012
Journal Article
Chasing the Phoenix
Morrison, D. (2012). Chasing the Phoenix. Insolvency Law Journal, 20 (1), 65-70.
2012
Conference Publication
Personal Property Securities Act and Insolvency
Morrison, D. and Broderick, M. (2012). Personal Property Securities Act and Insolvency. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Seminar: Current Issues, Queensland Law Society, Brisbane, Australia, 20 September 2012.
2011
Other Outputs
Submission: Proposals paper: a modernisation and harmonisation of the regulatory framework applying to insolvency practitioners in Australia
Morrison, D and Anderson, C (2011). Submission: Proposals paper: a modernisation and harmonisation of the regulatory framework applying to insolvency practitioners in Australia. Parkes, ACT, Australia: Australian Government Treasury.
2011
Conference Publication
Corporate insolvency and personal bankruptcy: time for a rethink
Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (2011). Corporate insolvency and personal bankruptcy: time for a rethink. Insolvency Academics Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, July 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Taxation considerations for insolvency practitioners
Morrison, David (2011). Taxation considerations for insolvency practitioners. Insolvency Practitioners Association National Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, June 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
The Australian Insolvent Trading Prohibition: is there a need for reform in the twilight zone?
Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (2011). The Australian Insolvent Trading Prohibition: is there a need for reform in the twilight zone?. INSOL International Academics' Forum, Singapore, March 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Law and economics research methodology
Morrison, David (2011). Law and economics research methodology. Research Methods Seminar, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, February 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Future directions for corporate law: where are we now and where do we go from here?
Morrison, David (2011). Future directions for corporate law: where are we now and where do we go from here?. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, February 2011.
2011
Journal Article
Managing older people's money: Assisted and substitute decision making in residential aged-care
Tilse, Cheryl, Wilson, Jill, Rosenman, Linda, Morrison, David and McCawley, Anne-Louise (2011). Managing older people's money: Assisted and substitute decision making in residential aged-care. Ageing and Society, 31 (1), 93-109. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X10000747
2011
Journal Article
The Certainty of Tax in Insolvency: Where Does the ATO Fit?
Brown, Catherine, Anderson, Colin and Morrison, David (2011). The Certainty of Tax in Insolvency: Where Does the ATO Fit?. Insolvency Law Journal, 19 (2), 108-122.
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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