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Associate Professor Helen Anderson

Business Law and Taxation

  • LLB (Honours) - University of Melbourne
  • Graduate Diploma in Business (Accounting) - Monash University
  • LLM - Monash University
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Monash University
  • Barrister and Solicitor

Helen Anderson graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1981, and joined a firm of Melbourne solicitors, where she completed her articles and was admitted to practice. She later worked for the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria.

In 1989 Helen commenced her academic career at Monash University, completing a Graduate Diploma in Business (Accounting) in 1992. She later completed an LLM by major thesis at Monash University, followed by a PhD. Her doctoral thesis concerned the fairness of imposing liability on directors for company debts.

Research

Helen Anderson's main research interest has been the protection of third parties in their dealings with companies. Her initial area of interest was the liability of auditors to third parties for their published financial statements.

Contact details

Telephone
+61 3 9903 2695
Email
Email Associate Professor Anderson
Postal address
Department of Business Law and Taxation
PO Box 197
Caulfield East, Vic 3145
AUSTRALIA
More recently, she has examined the state of the law concerning the liability of directors to non-shareholder groups such as employees, and contract and tort creditors. She has presented papers at local and international conferences on both of these areas, as well as publishing widely in well respected journals including Deakin Law Review, Insolvency Law Journal, Australian Journal of Corporate Law, and the Malayan Law Journal.

Publications

Books

  • "Corporate directors' liability to creditors", Thomson Lawbook Co (2006) ISBN 45522370.

Journal Articles

  • "Corporate Social Responsibility:  some critical questions for Australia", University of Tasmania Law Review 24(2) (2007) pp. 143-172.
  • "Corporate Social Responsibility - the case for unsecured creditors", Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 7(1) (2007) pp. 93-124.
  • "Directors' personal liability for corporate fault:  an alternative model", (with Michelle Welsh), Adelaide Law Review 26(2) (2006).
  • "Creditors' rights of recovery:  economic theory, corporate jurisprudence and the role of fairness", Melbourne University Law Review 30(1) (2006).
  • "Directors' liability to creditors - what are the alternatives?", Bond Law Review 18(2), (2006).
  • "The theory of the corporation and its relevance to directors' tortious liability to creditors" (2004) Australian Journal of Corporate Law.
  • "Directors' personal liability to creditors: theory versus tradition" (2003) Deakin Law Review.
  • "Personal recovery actions by creditors against company directors" (with Janine Pascoe) (2002) Insolvency Law Journal.
  • "A duty of imperfect obligation: a comparison of directors' duties to creditors in Australia, Malaysia and Hong Kong" (with Janine Pascoe) (2002) Malayan Law Journal.
  • "Liability trends in the USA and their relevance for Australian auditors", (2001) Australian Journal of Corporate Law.