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Publications Click here for Publication listing Overview I have been a member of the academic staff at the UNSW Law School since 1989. During that time I have taught and convened the compulsory courses Property and Equity (LAWS3010), Property, Equity and Trusts 1 (LAWS1081), Property and Equity 2 (LAWS1082), Legal System-Torts (LAWS1120), Legal Theory (LAWS8320) and Legal Research and Writing I (LAWS7410). I also teach and am responsible for the undergraduate elective Housing Law (LAWS2413) and the postgraduate course (LAWS 4013 Housing Law. I am currently supervising a number of PhDs in these areas. I was formerly the School’s Director of Teaching (1997-2000), and Associate Dean (Undergraduate) (1999-2001). My research interests span most of the areas in which I teach, as is reflected in my most recent publications: Law, Modernity, Postmodernity: Legal Change in the Contracting State, Ashgate, Aldershot, UK (2003); Property Law in New South Wales, 2nd ed, LexisNexis, Sydney, 2007 (with Janice Gray, Scott Grattan and Neil Foster); and Sackville and Neave: Property Law – Cases and Materials, 7th ed, LexisNexis, Sydney (2004) (with Chris Rossiter and Justice Margaret Stone). In addition, I research and publish in the areas of law and social theory, and legal history. I am actively involved in the reform of housing law and property law. I am a member of the Board of the Tenants Union of New South Wales. Courses Taught LAWS1081 Property, Equity and Trusts 1 LAWS1082 Property and Equity 2 LAWS2413 Housing Law Career Profile (1978) Senior Research Assistant at the National Law Center, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA (1982 - 1983) Tutor, School of Law, Macquarie University (1984) Senior Tutor, School of Law, Macquarie University (1985 - June 1988) Lecturer, School of Law, Macquarie University (July 1988 -January 1989) Visiting Academic, Trinity College, Dublin (1989 - 1992) Lecturer, School of Law, UNSW (1992 - 2004) Senior Lecturer, School of Law, UNSW (1999) Visiting Academic, School of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway (2004-) Associate Professor, School of Law, UNSW (2006) Visiting Fellow, School of Law, University of Warwick Other appointments (1980) Research officer with the Sheffield Centre for Environmental Research, UK (1995) Consultant, New South Wales Law Reform Commission; Reference: Compensation for Loss of Torrens Title Land Research Interests Law and Social Theory, Property Law, Housing Law, Legal theory, Law and social change Current Research Projects Possessory title and prescription Juridification Priorities as between equities and equitable interests Changing concepts of property and the contracting state Theorising contemporary legal and social change A longitudinal study of residential tenancy disputes in Sydney Grants (2003) Australian Research Council (Discovery-Projects): $89,000. (1994) Australian Research Council (Small Grant Scheme): $7,000. (1984) Australian Research Grants Scheme: $7,300 (with Michael Newcity). (1978) Social Science Research Council (UK) Postgraduate Award - £1,600. Journal Affiliations Macquarie Law Journal, Member Editorial Board, Journal of Equity - Associate Editor |
