CLARS Highlights

CLARS Director, Professor Jennifer Hill, and Deputy Director, Dr Steve Kourabas, are pleased to share with you the first edition of CLARS Highlights.

CLARS Highlights includes a wide range of CLARS conference, seminar and research events and activities, such as:

  • The CLARS Annual Bob Baxt AO Address in Corporate Law.
  • The CLARS Law and Business Seminar Series, featuring leading national and international scholars.
  • A major conference, held in Prato, Italy, on corporate accountability in an era of global challenges.
  • CLARS awards for Indigenous student excellence in Commercial Law.
  • Centre members’ research activities in corporate, commercial and regulatory law.

The Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS) is a Monash University research centre, focused on innovative research in the areas of corporate/commercial law and regulation.

We hope you enjoy reading about the goals and achievements of the Centre in CLARS Highlights.

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Featured Stories

Read more about the research articles featured in CLARS Highlights, with access to additional resources such as videos, conference papers and project reports.

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A New Work Relations Architecture

Professor Marilyn Pittard's law reform work is holding up the roof of a new architecture for work relations.

The legacy of Bob Baxt AO

Monash Law's Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS) seeks to continue Bob Baxt’s vision and goals.

Shareholder Engagement Inside and Outside the Shareholder Meeting

CLARS Members Dr Tim Bowley, Professor Jennifer Hill and Dr Steve Kourabas explore the engagement practices of public company shareholders and offer several important insights.

Financial Services Regulation with The Hon. Justice Ashley Black

CLARS was fortunate to have The Hon. Justice Ashley Black teach an intensive course in ‘Financial Services Regulation’ for Monash Law.

The Prosecco Project

CLARS Members, Caroline Henckels, and Mark Davison, with CLARS Affiliate Member, Lisa Spagnolo have recently been involved in the Prosecco Project.

Member networking evening and book launch

At a recent gathering, The Hon. Justice Matthew Connock, Supreme Court of Victoria, launched three CLARS books and announced two CLARS Awards for Indigenous Student Excellence in Commercial Law.

Chris Marsden appointed as Monash Data Futures Institute Associate Director

Monash Data Futures Institute - AI for Social Good (MDFI) are pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Directors to lead the thematic research areas.

International Conference on Enhancing Accountability

CLARS co-hosted a major international conference on Enhancing Accountability in Corporate and Financial Governance in Prato, Italy.

What's a Director To Do?: Directors' Duties in Times of COVID

Professor Kristin van Zwieten presented the work-in-progress with Professor Sarah Paterson (London School of Economics) on directors' duties under English law during the pandemic.