Faculty of Business and Law

School of Law

Jean Jacques du Plessis

Jean Jacques du Plessis

Professor

BProc LLB LLM LLD (University of the Free State, South Africa)

Campus: Geelong Waterfront Campus
Phone: +61 3 5227 2180 / 5243 9760
Email: jean.duplessis@deakin.edu.au

Link to Research Output

  • Badenhorst and Du Plessis, 'Alienation or disposal of a "controlling interest" in a prospecting company - Mogale Alloys (Pty) Ltd v Nuco Chrome Boputhatswana (Pty) Ltd 2011 (6) SA 96 (GSJ)’ (2012) 45 De Jure 388-404
  • Du Plessis, 'Company law developments in South Africa: Modernisation and some salient features of the Companies Act 71 of 2008' (2012) 27 Australian Journal of Corporate Law 46-71
  • Du Plessis and Meaney, 'Directors' liability for approving financial statements containing blatant incorrect items: Lessons from Australia for all directors in all jurisdictions’ (2012) 33 The Company Lawyer 273-283
  • Du Plessis, Großfeld, Luttermann, Saenger and Sandrock, German Corporate Governance in International and European Context, Springer Verlag (2nd edition, 2012) (502 pages)
  • 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' - Part 1 (2011) 32 Company Lawyer 347-352 / Part 2 (2011) 32 Company Lawyer 377-383
  • 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 7

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

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17th January 2013