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Jean Jacques du Plessis
Professor
BProc LLB LLM LLD Bloemfontein
Tel: +61 3 5227 2180
Fax: +61 3 5227 2286
Email: jean.duplessis@deakin.edu.au
Office location: Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus |
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| Teaching interests/Units taught |
Company Law
Company Directors
Corporate Governance
Commercial Law
Business Organisations
Business Law
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| Research interests |
Company Directors
Corporate Governance
Employee Participation at Board Level
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| Highlight publications |
- Du Plessis, A Hargovan and M Bagaric, Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance, Cambridge University Press (2nd edition, 2011) (482 pages);
- Du Plessis, ‘Open Sea or Safe Harbour? American, Australian and South African Business Judgment Rules Compared’ (2011) 32 Company Lawyer (to be published in November 2011);
- Du Plessis, ‘A comparative analysis of directors’ duty of care, skill and diligence in South Africa and in Australia’ (2010) Acta Juridica 263-289;
- Du Plessis, ‘Revisiting the judge-made rule of non-interference in internal company matters’ (2010) 86 South African Law Journal 304-327;
- Du Plessis, 'Reflections and perspectives on the South African close corporation as business vehicle for SMEs' (2009) 15 New Zealand Business Law Quarterly 250-275
- Du Plessis, 'Corporate law and corporate governance lessons from the past: Ebbs and flows, but far from 'The End of History ...' - Part 1 (2009) 30 The Company Lawyer 43 / Part 2 (2009) 30 The Company Lawyer 71;
- Gamble, Du Plessis and Neal, Principles of Business Law, Thomson Lawbook Co Ltd (2008);
- Du Plessis, Großfeld, Luttermann, Saenger and Sandrock, German Corporate Governance in International and European Context, Springer Verlag (2007);
- Du Plessis, J McConvill and M Bagaric, Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance, Cambridge University Press (2005);
- Klein and Du Plessis, 'Corporate Donations, the Best Interest of the Company and the Proper Purpose Doctrine' (2005) 28 University of New South Wales Law Review 69;
- Du Plessis, 'Directors' duty to use their powers for proper or permissible purposes' (2004) 16 South African Mercantile Law Journal 308.
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| Work history |
- Professor of Law, Deakin University: Jan 2000 - current;
- Visiting Professor, Catholic University of Eichstaett-Inglostadt, Germany: July 2006;
- Alexander von Humboldt Scholar, University of Muenster, Germany: Jun – Dec 2003;
- Visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg: Oct 2003;
- Head of the Law School and Professor of Law, Deakin University: Jan 2000 - Dec 2002;
- Associate Professor, Deakin University: Jan - Dec 1999;
- Visiting Professor, Deakin University: Jan - June 1998 (teaching Business Organisations (Geelong) and Company Directors (Burwood);
- Professor of Law, Rand Afrikaans University (RAU): Jul 1991 - Dec 1998;
- Alexander von Humboldt Scholar, University of Muenster, Germany: 1995;
- Senior Lecturer, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein: Jan 1986 - Dec 1991;
- Associate Professor, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein: Jan 1991 - June 1991;
- Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London: Jan – Dec 1988.
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