Staff listing
Head of school, Dean of Law
Professor Jenni Lightowlers
Jenni is considered one of Australia's leading advisors to universities (both in Australia and the South Pacific) and has a deep understanding of the university and higher education sectors, particularly their compliance and operational issues.
School Executive
Dean of Law
Jenni Lightowlers
Deputy Dean of Law
Marilyn McMahon
Director of Research
Alfred Deakin Professor Matthew Groves
Associate Head of School
Associate Professor Patrick Emerton
Director of International and the Master of Law
Jean du Plessis
Director, Juris Doctor (JD)
Dr Tamsin Paige
Director, Bachelor of Laws
Associate Professor Gabrielle Wolf
Academic coordinators
| Name |
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Director, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Associate Professor Gabrielle Wolf |
Deputy Director, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Dr Antje Kreutzmann-Gallasch |
Director, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB Hons) |
| Associate Head of School Associate Professor Patrick Emerton |
Director, Juris Doctor (JD) |
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Director, Master of Laws (LLM) Professor Jean du Plessis |
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Director, Master of Professional Accounting and Law (MPAL) Dr Zehra Gulay Kavame Eroglu |
Director of HDR Dr Ben Saunders |
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Director International Professor Jean du Plessis |
Coordinator, Recognition of prior learning Dr Penny Gleeson |
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Program Coordinator, Deakin Law Clinic Michele Tucker |
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Moot Director Dr David Tan |
Professors
Emeritus professors
Adjunct professors
| Name |
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| Adjunct Professor Gillian North |
| Adjunct Professor the Honourable Justice Ross Robson |
| Adjunct Professor the Honourable Justice Josh Wilson |
Associate professors
Senior lecturers
Lecturers
Associate lecturers
Teaching scholars
Research Fellow
Clinical solicitors
Current HDR students
| Name | PhD topic | Principal supervisor | Associate supervisor | External supervisor/ research adviser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manasi Kumar | The Indian Group of Companies Doctrine and its implications for Indian contract law | Dr Firew Tiba | Dr Shu Zhang | Professor Shivprasad Swaminathan |
| Morgan Stonebridge | The Application of Empathy to the Question of Animal Rights | Dr Jane Kotzmann | Associate Professor Patrick Emerton | |
| Isa Alade | FinTech and Data Protection: Imperatives for Bespoke Regulatory Standard | Dr Zehra Gulay Kavame Eroglu | Professor Jean Du Plessis | |
| Serena Hildenbrand | Victorian government transport data-sharing framework, encompassing privacy and human rights | Associate Professor Shiri Krebs | Alfred Deakin Professor Matthew Groves | |
| Jack Aquilina | Research and Development Tax Incentive in the New Knowledge Economy | Associate Professor Mark Bowler-Smith | Associate Professor Shiri Krebs | |
| Madeleine Hale | Protection of free speech rights against infringement by private entities | Associate Professor Patrick Emerton | Dr Colin Campbell | |
| Maragrita Vladamirova | Legal Regulation of Facial Recognition Software and Its Application | Associate Professor Patrick Emerton | Professor Marilyn McMahon | |
| Kate Miller | Is administrative law fit for high volume, high velocity decision making? A case study | Alfred Deakin Professor Matthew Groves | Professor Dan Meagher | |
| Kelly Green | Toward a Cohesive Theory of Search Engine Liability in Defamation | Dr Sharon Erbacher | Associate Professor Jason Taliadoros | |
| Ninia Reza | A critical analysis of the domestic and transnational laws applicable to multinational corporations in selected jurisdictions with supply chains in the Bangladeshi garment industry | Professor Jean Du Plessis | Associate Professor Jason Taliadoros | |
| Katrina Bullock | Climate change risk disclosure requirements for listed companies in the finance sector | Professor Samantha Hepburn | Professor Jean Du Plessis | |
| Lisa Rogers | The safeguarding and protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in international law and policy. | Associate Professor Jason Taliadoros | Professor Christoph Antons |
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