Biography
Professor Gillian “Gill” North is a Professorial Research Fellow in Deakin Law School. Gill is a member of the Centre for Sustainable and Responsible Organisations in Deakin University. She is also an adjunct Associate Professor in the law school of the University of Western Australia. After completing a first-class honours law degree, she was awarded a doctorate in law from the University of New South Wales in 2011.
Gill is a chartered accountant and experienced financial analyst, as well as a law academic. Prior to joining academia, she worked at multinational corporations and investment banks in the major financial centres in London, Tokyo, New York and Sydney, where her roles included senior executive positions in the areas of corporate strategy, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and funds management. Gill has advised and provided consultancy services to a broad spectrum of international and domestic entities, including governments, regulators, corporations, academics, lawyers, financiers, consumer advocacy groups, and investment bodies.
Read more on Gill's profileResearch interests
- Disciplinary Regulation of Health Practitioners
- Health Records
- Sentencing Law
Affiliations
- Member, Banking & Financial Services Law Association.
- Member, Consumer Law Roundtable.
- Member, Daughters of Themis: International Network of Female Business Scholars.
- Member, Insolvency Academic Network.
- Member, Sustainable Market Actors Network.
- Treasurer, Executive Committee of Australasian Corporate Law Teachers Association.
- Peer Review, Sydney Law Review.
- Peer Review, Melbourne University Law Review.
Teaching interests
- Masters Law Research Thesis
- Accounting and Legal Research Methods
- Corporate Law and Policy
Media appearances
- Quoted by Elizabeth Tilley, ‘Fewer Queenslanders In Mortgage Stress as Job Prospects Improve’, Daily Mail, Australia, 2017.
- Quoted by Duncan Hughes, ‘First-Home Buyers Numbers Soar as Costs and Prices Fall’, Australian Financial Review, Australia, 2017.
- Commissioned empirical work at Monash University was cited multiple times in the ABC 'The Checkout, ABC, Australia, 2017.
Research groups
- Member, Centre for Sustainable and Responsible Organisations (CSaRO).
Publications
G North, T Wilson
(2020), Vol. 43, pp. 552-580, University of New South Wales law journal, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
G North
(2018), pp. 27-49, Globalisation of corporate social responsibility and its impact on corporate governance, Cham, Switzerland, B1
G North
(2018), pp. 91-113, Creating corporate sustainability: gender as an agent for change, Cambridge, Eng., B1
G North
(2018), Vol. 23, pp. 177-208, Deakin law review, Geelong, Vic., C1
G North
(2018), Vol. 33, pp. 227-249, Australian journal of corporate law, [Melbourne, Vic.], C1
Inquiry into social impact investment for housing and homelessness outcomes
K Muir, F Michaux, A Sharam, P Flatau, A Meltzer, M Moran, R Heaney, G North, S Findlay, E Webb, C Mason, W Stone, L Ward-Christie, K Zaretzky, I Ramia
(2018), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Corporate sustainability practices and regulation: existing frameworks and best practice proposals
G North
(2017), pp. 145-168, Corporate governance codes for the 21st century: international perspectives and critical analyses, Cham, Switzerland, B1
G North
(2017), pp. 83-92, New directions for law in Australia: essays in contemporary law reform, Acton, A.C.T., B1
G North
(2017), Vol. 32, pp. 1-26, Australian Journal of Corporate Law, Australia, C1
Small amount credit contract reforms: have transparency and competition concerns been forgotten?
G North
(2017), Vol. 25, pp. 101-124, Competition and consumer law journal, Chatswood, N.S.W., C1
G North
(2017), Vol. 23, pp. 240-258, New Zealand business law quarterly, New York, N.Y., C1
Supervision of the responsible lending regimes: Theory, Evidence, Analysis and Reforms
G North, Therese Wilson
(2017), Vol. 46, pp. 193-229, Federal Law Review, Canberra, A.C.T., C1
Supporting vulnerable households to achieve their housing goals: the role of impact investment
R Heaney, P Flatau, G North, L Ward-Christie, E Webb, K Zaretzky, K Muir
(2017), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Small amount credit contract reforms in Australia: household survey evidence & analysis
G North
(2016), Vol. 27, pp. 203-222, Journal of banking and finance law and practice, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1
Effective company disclosure in the digital age
G North
(2015), Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, A1-1
G North
(2015), Vol. 43, pp. 369-396, Federal law review, Canberra, A.C.T., C1-1
The future of financial advice reforms: will they achieve their long term objectives?
G North
(2015), Vol. 22, pp. 197-217, Competition and consumer law journal, Chatswood, N.S.W., C1-1
Financial advice reforms: striking the right balance
G North
(2014), pp. 63-83, Exploring tensions in finance law Trans-Tasman insights, Wellington, N.Z., B1-1
G North
(2014), Vol. 32, pp. 560-582, Company and securities law journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
G North
(2014), Vol. 6, pp. 484-511, Journal of business law, London, Eng., C1-1
G North
(2013), Vol. 28, pp. 233-252, Australian Journal of Corporate Law, Chatswood, N.S.W., C1-1
G North
(2013), Vol. 31, pp. 167-188, Company and securities law journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
A financial transactions tax: inefficient or needed systemic reform?
G North, R Buckley
(2012), Vol. 43, pp. 745-762, Georgetown journal of international law, Washington, D.C., C1-1
Companies take heed: the misleading or deceptive conduct provisions are gaining prominence
G North
(2012), Vol. 30, pp. 342-365, Company and securities law journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
G North, R Buckley
(2012), Vol. 86, pp. 525-529, Australian Law Journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
G North
(2012), Vol. 26, pp. 738-740, Australian law journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
G North
(2011), Vol. 25, pp. 209-225, Australian Journal of Corporate Law, Chatswood, N.S.W., C1-1
G North, R Buckley
(2011), Vol. 35, pp. 479-522, Melbourne university law review, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
Continuous disclosure in Australia: the empirical uncertainties
G North
(2011), Vol. 29, pp. 1-22, Company and securities law journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
G North, R Buckley
(2010), Vol. 33, pp. 714-744, UNSW law journal, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
A call for a bold and effective corporate disclosure regulatory framework
G North
(2010), Vol. 38, pp. 331-356, Company and securities law journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
The Australian company disclosure framework: piecemeal or integrated?
G North
(2010), Vol. 28, pp. 259-268, Company and securities law journal, New York, N.Y., C1-1
The Australian insider trading regime: workable or hopelessly complex?
G North
(2009), Vol. 27, pp. 310-327, Company and securities law journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
G North
(2009), Vol. 27, pp. 234-254, Company and securities law journal, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Periodic disclosure regulation: enhancements to enable all investors to make informed decisions
G North
(2009), Vol. 27, pp. 23-44, Company and securities law journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
A theoretical basis for selective disclosure regulation
G North
(2009), Vol. 32, pp. 143-168, UNSW law journal, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
The corporate disclosure co-regulatory model: dysfunctional and rules in limbo
G North
(2009), Vol. 37, pp. 75-82, Australian business law review, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
Efficiency, fairness & irrationality: incompatible or complementary?
G North
(2009), Vol. 24, pp. 311-342, Banking and finance law review, Toronto, Ont., C1-1
Closed and private company briefings: justifiable or unfair?
G North
(2008), Vol. 26, pp. 501-516, Company and securities law journal, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
Inquiry into social impact investment for housing and homelessness outcomes
Prof Gill North
- 2018: $1,980
AHURI project with UWA - Supporting vulnerable households to achieve their housing goals: the role of impact investment
Prof Richard Heaney, Prof Paul Flatau, Prof Kristy Muir, Prof Gill North, Prof Eileen Webb
- 2018: $2,851
- 2017: $3,484
Supervisions
Stephanos Alevras
Thesis entitled: A Historical and Critical Analysis of the Australian Law Applicable to the Payment of Dividends
Master of Laws, Deakin Law School