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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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Recent CLARS Commercial Law Student Discussion Forum
On 5 October 2021 we hosted Ruth Higgins SC for our latest CLARS Commercial Law Student Discussion Forum. Ruth spoke on the Lives of the Law. Click on the link above to read more and to view the video recording of the event
Bob Baxt AO Annual Lecture with Prof John C. Coffee, Columbia Law School
Recently we hosted Professor John C. Coffee of Columbia Law School for the inaugural Bob Baxt AO Annual Lecture. Professor Coffee spoke on The Coming Shift in Shareholder Activism: From "Firm-Specific" to "Systematic Risk" Proxy Campaigns (and How to Enable Them). To view the video of the event click on the link above
Spotlight
Yee-Fui Ng Awarded Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship at NYU for Project on Digital Government Decision making
CLARS congratulates Centre Member, Dr Yee-Fui Ng, who has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship at New York University. As a Fulbright Scholar, Yee-Fui will undertake research at New York University’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, focussing on the Digital Welfare State and Human Rights Project. She will investigate successful policies in the United States and identify optimal and rights-protective strategies for regulating automated government decision-making in Australia. Her project will contribute significantly to the accountability, efficiency and robustness of automated government decision-making, which is integral to Australia’s system of administrative justice.
Cross-Border Insolvency, Modified Universalism and the Rule in Gibbs
CLARS PhD student Neerav Srivastava has written this article on the Rule in Gibbs, ‘Heritage and Vitality: Whether Antony Gibbs Is A Presumption’, which appears in (2021) 29 Insolvency Law Journal 61. Under the ‘Rule in Antony Gibbs’ (Gibbs), if the proper law of a contract is Australian, then a discharge of the debt by a foreign jurisdiction will not be a discharge in Australia unless the creditor submitted to the foreign jurisdiction. Gibbs has been subject to vitriol from cross-border insolvency practitioners. It has been described as ‘irreconcilable’ with modified universalism and ‘Anglocentric reasoning which should be consigned to history’. To be sure, it can cause issues in cross-border restructuring or insolvency. Nevertheless, in Neerav's recent article, ‘Heritage and Vitality: Whether Antony Gibbs Is A Presumption’, he seeks to defend the Rule. Read more at the link above.
New Intensive Unit "Regulating Shareholder Activism"
Are you a professional wanting to advance your career in law, business, government or policy development? Monash Law School will run a new intensive subject entitled “Regulating Shareholder Activism”. Taught by experienced corporate and securities lawyer Dr Tim Bowley, this is your opportunity to consolidate your understanding of corporate law by exploring the many issues raised by shareholder activism. This unit is available as a one off unit to those in the profession, as well as currently-enrolled JD and LLM students. Click on the link above for more information.