Lee Aitken
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- l.aitken1@uq.edu.au
Overview
Background
Lee Aitken is an Associate Professor at the TC Beirne Faculty of Law, The University of Queensland and studied at ANU, Oxford and Columbia. He has previously taught at law schools in Canada, Hong Kong, and Australia as well as practising extensively as a solicitor and barrister. While at the Sydney Bar from 1994 to 2005 he specialized in property, banking, insolvency, and general commercial disputes. He appeared in several leading cases in the High Court of Australia including Reid v Howard (1995) 184 CLR, Garcia v National Australia Bank (1998) 194 CLR 395, Tanwar Enterprises Pty Ltd v Cauchi (2003) 217 CLR 315, and Palgo Holdings Pty Ltd v Gowans (2005) 221 CLR 249.
Availability
- Lee Aitken is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Law (Hons), Australian National University
- Bachelor of Civil Law, Oxf.
Research interests
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Contract Law
Works
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2011
Journal Article
The modern position on equitable set-off, and "retention" in Scotland
Aitken, Lee (2011). The modern position on equitable set-off, and "retention" in Scotland. Law Quarterly Review, 127, 176-179.
2011
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Lender versus intending surety – the duty to advise
Aitken, Lee (2011). Lender versus intending surety – the duty to advise. Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin, 27 (3), 42-42.
2011
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A liability ‘properly incurred’? — The trustee’s right to indemnity, and exemption from liability for breach of trust
Aitken, Lee (2011). A liability ‘properly incurred’? — The trustee’s right to indemnity, and exemption from liability for breach of trust. Australian Bar Review, 35 (1), 53-70.
2011
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“Recognising an elephant”: equitable set-off, “impeaching title” and the modern position on “sufficient connection”
Aitken, Lee (2011). “Recognising an elephant”: equitable set-off, “impeaching title” and the modern position on “sufficient connection”. Australian Law Journal, 85 (1), 51-59.
2011
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‘Without prejudice’ revisited
Aitken, Lee (2011). ‘Without prejudice’ revisited. Australian Bar Review, 34 (3), 296-305.
2010
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Forfeiture and the operating lease
Aitken, Lee (2010). Forfeiture and the operating lease. Law Quarterly Review, 126, 505-507.
2010
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Trespass, trover, and domestic correspondence
Aitken, Lee (2010). Trespass, trover, and domestic correspondence. Law Quarterly Review, 126, 179-183.
2010
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Set-off, the `Anti-deprivation' Principle and Ipso Facto Clauses in the `Financial Crisis'
Aitken, Lee (2010). Set-off, the `Anti-deprivation' Principle and Ipso Facto Clauses in the `Financial Crisis'. Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 21 (1), 70-78.
2010
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The jurisdiction to relieve against forfeiture in a commercial transaction
Aitken, Lee (2010). The jurisdiction to relieve against forfeiture in a commercial transaction. Australian Bar Review, 33, 110-118.
2010
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Enforcing the undertaking as to damages
Aitken, Lee (2010). Enforcing the undertaking as to damages. Civil Justice Quarterly, 29 (4), 405-410.
2010
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Three clear sundays
Aitken, Lee (2010). Three clear sundays. Australian Law Journal, 84 (4), 210-210.
2010
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Abandonment of a chattel, and the unwitting bailee: Position in Robot Arenas Ltd [2010] EWHC 115 (QB)
Aitken, Lee (2010). Abandonment of a chattel, and the unwitting bailee: Position in Robot Arenas Ltd [2010] EWHC 115 (QB). Australian Law Journal, 84 (6), 369-371.
2010
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Recent applications of the rule in Cherry v Boultbee (or Jeffs v Wood)
Aitken, Lee (2010). Recent applications of the rule in Cherry v Boultbee (or Jeffs v Wood). Australian Law Journal, 84 (3), 191-198.
2010
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Resuscitating Unenforceable Contracts
Lee Aitken (2010). Resuscitating Unenforceable Contracts. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 48 (2), 56-57.
2010
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Set-off, Relief Against Forfeiture and Repudiation of the Lease
Aitken, Lee (2010). Set-off, Relief Against Forfeiture and Repudiation of the Lease. Australian Property Law Journal, 19, 46-58.
2010
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The Future of the `Minimum Equity' and the Appropriate `Fault Line' in Promissory and Proprietary Estoppel
Aitken, Lee (2010). The Future of the `Minimum Equity' and the Appropriate `Fault Line' in Promissory and Proprietary Estoppel. Australian Bar Review, 33, 212-222.
2010
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Current issues with caveats: a pan-Australian conspectus
Aitken, Lee (2010). Current issues with caveats: a pan-Australian conspectus. Australian Law Journal, 84 (1), 22-31.
2010
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The Forged Mortgage: Further Developments in 'van den Heuvel v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd' [2010] NSWCA 171
Aitken, Lee (2010). The Forged Mortgage: Further Developments in 'van den Heuvel v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd' [2010] NSWCA 171. Commercial Law Quarterly, 24 (3), 28-30.
2009
Journal Article
Recent Developments in Shareholder's Derivative Action: Hong Kong and Australian Perspectives
Aitken, Lee (2009). Recent Developments in Shareholder's Derivative Action: Hong Kong and Australian Perspectives. Hong Kong Law Journal, 39, 129-142.
2009
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Discretion, Power and the Accrued Jurisdiction of the Family Court
Aitken, Lee (2009). Discretion, Power and the Accrued Jurisdiction of the Family Court. Australian Law Journal, 83, 694-703.
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