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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2011
Journal Article
External Administration in Times of Uncertainty
Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (2011). External Administration in Times of Uncertainty. Insolvency Law Journal, 19 (1), 48-59.
2011
Journal Article
Directors duties around financial accounts: A matter of financial literacy
Morrison, David (2011). Directors duties around financial accounts: A matter of financial literacy. Insolvency Law Journal, 19 (2), 123-128.
2010
Conference Publication
Interpretation of the term 'Insolvency'
Morrison, David (2010). Interpretation of the term 'Insolvency'. Insolvency Academics Workshop, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 2010.
2010
Other Outputs
Australian Senate Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Service RE STORM FINANCIAL
Morrison, David and Nguyễn, Doan (2010). Australian Senate Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Service RE STORM FINANCIAL. Parkes, ACT Australia: Australian Government Senate.
2010
Other Outputs
Submission: Inquiry into Liquidators and Administrators Australian Government Senate
Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (2010). Submission: Inquiry into Liquidators and Administrators Australian Government Senate. Parkes, ACT Australia: Australian Government Senate.
2010
Other Outputs
Submission: inquiry into insolvent trading: a safe harbour for reorganisation attempts outside of external administration
Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (2010). Submission: inquiry into insolvent trading: a safe harbour for reorganisation attempts outside of external administration. Parkes, ACT Australia: Australian Government Treasury.
2010
Conference Publication
The Henry Review: how will you be impacted?
Morrison, David (2010). The Henry Review: how will you be impacted?. Taxation Institute of Australia Workshop, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, February 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Understanding insolvency in insolvent trading: potential reform following the GFC
Morrison, David and Anderson, Colin (2010). Understanding insolvency in insolvent trading: potential reform following the GFC. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, February 2010.
2010
Journal Article
The Importance of Corporate Financial Statements
Morrison, David (2010). The Importance of Corporate Financial Statements. Insolvency Law Journal, 18 (4), 213-221.
2010
Journal Article
What is the Date of Preferential Effect in Construing S 588FA of the Corporations Act?
Morrison, David (2010). What is the Date of Preferential Effect in Construing S 588FA of the Corporations Act?. Insolvency Law Journal, 18 (1), 26-37.
2010
Book
Company Law
Morrison, David S. and Anderson, Colin (2010). Company Law. Australia: Oxford University Press.
2009
Conference Publication
Voidable preferences: what does section 588FA of the Corporations Act mean?
Morrison, David (2009). Voidable preferences: what does section 588FA of the Corporations Act mean?. Law Council of Australia and Queensland Law Society Joint Insolvency Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, October 2009.
2009
Other Outputs
Submission: inquiry into financial products and services in Australia
Morrison, David (2009). Submission: inquiry into financial products and services in Australia. Parkes, ACT Australia: Australian Government, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services.
2009
Conference Publication
Current trust issues
Morrison, David (2009). Current trust issues. Taxation Institute of Australia, North Queensland Tax Convention, Cairns, QLD, Australia, August 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
GST and Insolvency Practitioners: PM developments
Morrison, David (2009). GST and Insolvency Practitioners: PM developments. Diocletian Tax Discussion Group, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, May 2009.
2009
Other Outputs
Submission: aspects of market integrity
Morrison, David (2009). Submission: aspects of market integrity. Parkes, ACT Australia: Australian Government Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee.
2009
Other Outputs
Submission: inquiry into aspects of bank mergers
Morrison, David (2009). Submission: inquiry into aspects of bank mergers. Parkes, ACT Australia: Senate Standing Committee on Economics.
2009
Conference Publication
External administration in times of financial uncertainty
Morrison, David (2009). External administration in times of financial uncertainty. Corporate Law Teachers' Association Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, February 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
Research method: getting started
Morrison, David (2009). Research method: getting started. Research Methods Seminar, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, February 2009.
2009
Journal Article
Voluntary Administration: Patterns of corporate decline
Morrison, David S. and Routledge, James (2009). Voluntary Administration: Patterns of corporate decline. Company and Securities Law Journal, 27 (2), 95-107.
Funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor David Morrison is:
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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
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- 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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