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Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS)
The Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS) at Monash University Law School facilitates innovative research in commercial law, corporate governance and regulation. The Centre includes select Monash University academics and postgraduate students, as well as visiting scholars and research partners from around the world. The Centre promotes discussion and dissemination of commercial and corporate law research through scholarly publications, seminars and conferences, and actively engages with the legal and business communities, policy makers, and regulators.
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‘So why would you want to be a banking lawyer?’
At our next Commercial Law Student Discussion Forum on 17 May, we will be hosting Yu Zhang, Managing Associate in the Banking & Finance law practice group at Allens. He will be sharing with law students his path from law school to the courts to postgrad studies to a corporate law firm. Click on the link above to learn more about this online event and to register
Law & Business Seminar Series: Resisting the Return to Managerialism
We recently hosted Professor Randall Thomas, of Vanderbilt Law School who spoke on Resisting the Return to Managerialism. If you are interested in viewing the video click here. To join other online events become a member of the mailing list.
Spotlight
Australian Academy of Law/NSW Bar Association Event - 'Regulatory Enforcement of Directors’ Obligations'
On 22 February 2021, CLARS’ Director, Professor Jennifer Hill, was a speaker at a major event, hosted by the Australian Academy of Law in association with the New South Wales Bar Association, on the topic, “Regulatory Enforcement of Directors’ Obligations”. Go to the link above to read more about the event and access Professor Hill's video address on international issues involving regulatory enforcement of directors' obligations
Successful ARC Linkage Grant on The Culture of Implementing Freedom of Information in Australia
CLARS would like to congratulate Centre Member, Professor Moira Paterson, on her recent $349,906 ARC Linkage grant on the topic, The Culture of Implementing Freedom of Information in Australia. Well-functioning access to information systems is crucial both for good governance and Australia's participation in the digital economy. This research project, which will be undertaken In partnership with three Australian Information Commissioners/Ombudsmen, aims to map the culture of administering Freedom of Information (FOI) laws across a number of Australian jurisdictions and to capture and analyse the attitudes among FOI practitioners, government agency managements and political leaders toward information access implementation. The project will provide the partner organisations with an increased understanding of the culture of administering FOI to inform training/awareness programs and campaigns and to increase the functionality of FOI.
Critical Junctures/Critical perspectives – a call for new voices in tax reform
CLARS member Dr Kathryn James will be hosting this online symposium in July. The event opens up discussion of tax reform to new voices and new perspectives that can challenge the status quo. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended societies worldwide. It has exposed the consequences of economic stratification with the poor and marginalised disproportionately bearing the economic impact of the pandemic, the consequences of lockdown responses and the burden of disease. In Australia, the bipartisan political response has paired massive government spending with declining revenue which will ultimately require fundamental tax reform. With taxation a primary means of addressing wealth and income inequality in a political system that is tied to a market-based economy, the stakes are high. The symposium offers the opportunity for scholars from diverse disciplines to respond to the issues. Click on the link above for more information.