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Jean Jacques du Plessis

Professor

BProc LLB LLM LLD Bloemfontein

Campus: Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
Phone: +61 3 522 72180
Email: jean.duplessis@deakin.edu.au

Link to Research Output

• 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.

Teaching Interests

• Company Law
• Company Directors
• Corporate Governance
• Commercial Law
• Business Organisations
• Business Law

Research Interests

• Company Directors
• Corporate Governance
• Employee Participation at Board Level