Staff listing
Contact a Deakin Law School staff member, see their staff profile or read their publications.School Executive
Dean of Law
Professor Jenni Lightowlers
Deputy Dean of Law
Professor Marilyn McMahon
Director of Research
Professor Dan Meagher
Director of HDR
Dr Shiri Krebs
Director of Teaching and Learning
Dr Jason Taliadoros
Associate Director of Teaching and Learning
Karen Powell
Academic coordinators
| Name |
|---|
Director, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Dr Sharon Erbacher |
| Deputy Director, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Patricia Perlen |
Director, Juris Doctor (JD) |
| Director, Master of Laws (LLM) Professor Jean du Plessis |
| Director, Master of Professional Accounting and Law (MPAL) Dr Zehra Gulay Kavame Eroglu |
| Director, Master of Legal Studies (MLS) Dr Jason Taliadoros |
| Director, Master of Laws (Major Thesis) Dr Josh Newton |
| Director International Professor Jean du Plessis |
| Co-ordinator - Recognition of prior learning Kelly Green |
Professors
| Name |
|---|
|
Professor Jean du Plessis |
| Professor Felicity Gerry, QC |
| Professor Matthew Groves |
|
Professor Samantha Hepburn |
| Professor Jenni Lightowlers |
| Professor Marilyn McMahon |
| Professor Dan Meagher |
Emeritus professors
Associate professors
| Name |
|---|
|
Associate Professor Elizabeth Adeney |
| Associate Professor Theo Alexander |
| Associate Professor Sonia Allan |
|
Associate Professor Pieter Badenhorst |
| Associate Professor Neera Bhatia |
| Associate Professor Mark Bowler-Smith |
|
Associate Professor Gabrielle Wolf |
Senior lecturers
Lecturers
Associate lecturers
Teaching scholars
Clinical solicitors
Administrative staff
Law Librarian
| Name |
|---|
| Michelle Bendall (Melbourne Burwood Campus) |
Current HDR students
P = Principal
A = Associate
| Name | PhD topic | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanos Alevras | Solvency, Liquidty and Capital Maintenance: Australian Reform in International Context | Prof Jean Du Plessis (P) |
| Jonathan Aiogwu Ande | Effective Regulatory Response to Bank Lending in Mitigating the Effect of Energy Companies on Climate Change | |
| Dakshina Chandra | Global metamorphosis of legal services | Dr Claudio Bozzi (P) |
| Vivek Chandra | Energy Resources in Disputed Regions: Evaluation of International Law and Recommendations for South China Sea | Dr John Morss (P) Dr Claudio Bozzi (A) A/Prof Pieter Badenhorst (A) |
| Yin Chen | A Study on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Chinese Context | Prof du Plessis (P) Dr Firew Tiba (A) |
| Pritam Dey | Human rights obligation of corporates: understanding horizontal effects of rights and enforcement in constitutional democracy | |
| Kelly Green | Toward a Cohesive Theory of Publisher Liability for Online Defamation | Dr Sharon Erbacher (P) Dr Jason Taliadoros (A) |
| Katrina Hogan | Creating an Australian Framework to Nurture Conscious Capitalism Offshore | Prof John Du Plessis (P) |
| Akanksha Jumde | An Analysis of Mandatory CSR Provisions under Indian Company Law | |
| Paul McGorrery | Criminalising Psychological Harms | Prof Marilyn McMahon (P) Prof Samantha Hepburn (A) Dr Kelley Burton (A) |
| Kathryn (Katie) Miller | Is administrative law fit for the Technology Age? | Prof Matthew Groves (P) |
| George Neophytou | Cyber Law - Social Media Law and Economics | Prof Danuta Mendelson (P) Dr Andrew Torre (A) Dr Jason Taliadoros (A) |
| Carol Anne Newlands | The Role of the Medical Panels in Victoria | Prof Danuta Mendelson (P) Dr Jason Taliadoros (A) |
| Athula Pathinayake | Seeking Alternatives to Prison | Prof Sandeep Gopalan (P) Prof Marilyn McMahon (A) Dr Elizabeth Kirley (A) |
| Richard James Polkinghorn | Retrospective Study of Applications Made to Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal | Prof Danuta Mendelson (P) Dr Jason Taliadoros (A) |
| George Douglas Raitt | Misuse of Market Power and the Hypothetical Competitive Market Standard | Prof Danuta Mendelson (P) Dr Andrew Torre (A) |
| Ninia Farhana Reza | CSR is often lost in supply chains of host states, as moral self-regulation is insufficient | |
| Lisa Rogers | The International Legal Framework for Intangible Cultural Heritage | Dr Jason Taliadoros (P) |
| Melanie Tan | Optimising and Balancing the Protection of Rights in Medical Negligence | A/Prof Sonia Allan (P) Ivan Hare (A) |
| Edwin Tongoi | Mobile Financial Services: Regulatory Responses Australia, Kenya and South Africa | Prof John Du Plessis (A) Dr Elizabeth Kirley (A) |
| Cam Truong | How Effective Has Trade Practices Laws Been in Australia? | Dr Claudio Bozzi (A) |
| Leon Wolff | How Does Law Matter in Japan? | Prof Gill North (P) Dr Oscar Roos (A) |