Commercial and property law
Overview
We conduct research into significant current and emerging issues involving commercial and property law, and their impact on the economy, the environment and society. We aim to influence government policy and law reform in these areas.
Members of our commercial and property law research program conduct high-impact nationally and internationally recognised research in:
- e-commerce and e-information security in business and government
- property law in relation to sustainability
- property transactions
- consumer credit
- insolvency law.
Performance
Evidence of research quality
ERA (Excellence in Research for Australia) 2012 score:
- 4 (above world standard) -
- Law (FOR 1801).
Developing new researchers
- HDR students
- 17
- Early career researchers
- 1
Research income
- 2007-2011
- $10,665,884
People
- Professor Bill Duncan
- Professor Sharon Christensen
- Professor Stephen Corones
- Professor Rosalind Mason
- Professor Bill Lane
- Associate Professor Colin Anderson
- Mrs Denise McGill
- Ms Amanda Stickley
- Ms Nicola Howell
- Dr Bill Dixon
- Ms Michelle Backstrom
- Dr Lucy Cradduck
- Mr Mark Wellard
- Ms Anne Matthew
- Mrs Catherine Brown
Projects
Projects
This is just a sample of our research activity in this area.
Impact
Evidence of impact
- Citation of books and articles in supreme courts, courts of appeal and High Court (Christensen and Duncan).
- Invited to specialist property law consultancy in national law firm (Christensen and Duncan).
- Chair of National E-Conveyancing Working Group for Law Council of Australia (Christensen).
- Sessional member of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Christensen).
- Keynote speaker at National Property Law Conferences (Christensen).
- Invited member of two Queensland Law Society Committees relating to Conveyancing Practice and Specialist Accreditation of Property Lawyers in Queensland (Christensen).
