- BCom (Melbourne)
- LLB (Melbourne)
- LLM (Melbourne)
- Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Before joining Monash University Michael was a Senior Associate at two well known law firms and a Senior Lawyer with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. In private practice Michael worked as a litigator on Australia's first shareholder class action (King v GIO) and at ASIC he worked on a variety of enforcement matters including continuous disclosure, insider trading, unregistered schemes and financial services.
Teaching
Michael currently teaches Corporations Law and Business Law at graduate and undergraduate levels.
Publications
Referred Journal Articles
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"Insider Trading: Addressing the continuing problems of proof" (2009) 23(2) Australian Journal of Corporate Law 149.
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"Class representation: Choosing the best lawyer for the case" (2009) 83(5) Law Institute Journal 30.
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"After Sons of Gwalia - Some perspectives on the position of shareholders and creditors and the question of law reform" (2008) 22(2) Australian Journal of Corporate Law 161.
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"Shareholder agreements and shareholder remedies: Contract versus statute?" (2008) 20(2) Bond Law Review 1.
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"A classy offer" (2008) 82(3) Law Institute Journal 52.
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"Fraud on the market: Judicial approaches to causation and loss from securities nondisclosure in the United States, Canada and Australia" [2005] 29(3) Melbourne University Law Review 621.
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"Procedural dilemmas for contemporary shareholder remedies – derivative action or class action?" (2004) 22 Company & Securities Law Journal
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"Shareholder Democracy or Shareholder Plutocracy? Corporate Governance and the Plight of Small. Shareholders" (2002) 25 University of New South Wales Law Journal 434.
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"Shareholder representative proceedings: remedies for the mums and dads" (2001) 75(5) Law Institute Journal.
Other publications
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Selling to NBN could rebound" (2009) theage.com.au, Business Day.
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" 'Overall impression' and other Section 52 insights - an aid to PDS disclosure or a paradise for the wisdom of hindsight?" (2008) Australian Compliance Institute Compliance & Regulatory Journal Issue 5.
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"Hold the phone: AWB and Telstra, victims of the privatisation mania" (2008) Number 79, Australian Rationalist: Journal of the Rationalist Society of Australia. April 2008.
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"Proportionate Liability: A Disproportionate and Problematic Reform" (2003) 60 Plaintiff 8.
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"The franchise model: towards greater participation and co-operation" Franchise Law and Policy Review Vol 2 No 1 June/July 1999.
Recent Conference Papers
"The perils of calling the bankers: Is there a problem with selective disclosure to non investors?" Paper presented to the Corporate Law Teachers Association Conference (CLTA) Sydney 1-3 February 2009.
Law reform submissions
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Submission to CAMAC on Shareholder Claims against insolvent companies and implications of the Sons of Gwalia decision undated (lodged February 2008).
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Submission on proposals contained in the paper "Corporate disclosure - strengthening the financial reporting framework" focusing on their impact on small or retail shareholders 2002.
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Submission on CLERP 9 exposure draft - CLERP (Audit Reform & Corporate Disclosure) Bill 2003 focusing on proportionate liability reforms.
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