• Director of Studies: Professor Ian Ramsay

Overview

Melbourne Law School has considerable expertise in corporate law, having established the Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation in 1996. The corporations and securities law program recognises the importance of corporate law and securities regulation nationally and internationally. The program is ideal for lawyers and other professionals engaged in securities regulation and issues relating to corporate law. The broad range of subjects available in this field will enable you to tailor your course to directly influence your career goals.

Objectives and Skills

The Graduate Diploma in Corporations and Securities Law focuses on:

• A broad-based and reliable knowledge and understanding of Australian corporations law and securities regulation
• An elementary economic analysis of the law and its practical application
• Advanced skills and techniques in finding and using the law
• The articulation of knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations.

Requirements

Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed list.

Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.

Director of Studies

Ian Ramsay






Lecturers - 2012

• Associate Professor Paul Ali
• Professor Douglas Arner
• Associate Professor Elise Bant
• Mr Richard Bridgart
• Professor Michael Bryan
• Mr Michael Chaaya
• Mr Michael Charles
• Mr Jan Job de Vries Robbé
• Mr Aldrin De Zilva
• Professor Tony Duggan
• Justice Ray Finkelstein QC
• Ms Kate Fischer
• Mr Peter Fox
• Mr Martin Fry
• Mr Peter Gillies
• Mr Andrew Godwin
• Professor Stuart Green
• Mr Stewart Grieve
• Associate Professor Pamela Hanrahan
• Dr Peter Harris
• Ms Michelle Herring
• Mr Paul Hockridge
• Mr Peter Janetzki
• Professor David Kershaw
• Mr Rodd Levy
• Mr Robert Macdonald
• The Honourable Keith Mason AC QC
• Professor David McLauchlan
• Mr Carl Moller
• Mr Tim Neilson
• Professor Ann O'Connell
• Mr Frank O'Loughlin
• Mr Hayden Opie
• Professor Ian Ramsay
• Mr Cameron Rider
• Dr Michael Rush
• Mr Malcolm Speed
• Mr Richard Spurio
• Professor Miranda Stewart
• Mr William Swadling
• Associate Professor Benny Tabalujan
• Mr Michael Tuckfield
• Professor Reinout Vriesendorp
• Professor Roderick Wood
• Professor Sarah Worthington



Advisory Board

The Hon. Justice Kenneth Hayne AC, Hight Court of Australia (Chair)


• Professor Bob Baxt AO, Freehills


• Mr Jeremy Blackshaw, Minter Ellison Lawyers


• Mr Mark Burger, DLA Piper


• Mr Stephen Creese, Newcrest Mining Ltd


• Mr Quentin Digby, Freehills


• Mr Tony Greenwood, Ashurst Australia


• Mr Michael Hoyle, Macquarie Bank Ltd


• Ms Alison Lansley, King & Wood Mallesons


• Mr Rodd Levy, Freehills


• The Hon. Justice Philip Mandie, Supreme Court of Victoria


• Mr Simon Morris, Corrs Chambers Westgarth


• Mr Charles Rosedale, Clayton Utz


• Mr Joseph Santamaria, Victorian Bar


• Mr Ray Schoer, Company Director


• Mr Shane Tregillis, Australian Securities and Investments Commission


• Mrs Catherine Walter, Company Director


• The Hon. Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Victoria


• Mr Jon Webster, Allens Arthur Robinson





International Advisory Board

• Professor Theodor Baums, University of Osnabruck


• Professor Brian Cheffins, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge


• Professor John Coffee, School of Law, Columbia University


• Professor Ronald Daniels, Johns Hopkins University, United States


• Professor Deborah DeMott, School of Law, Duke University


• Professor Kenjiro Egashira, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo


• Associate Professor Say Goo, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong


• Professor Hideki Kanda, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo


• Professor Jiang Ping, China University of Political Science and Law


• Professor Dan Prentice, Pembroke College, Oxford University


• Professor Roberta Romano, Yale Law School


• Professor Sang-Hyun Song, Seoul National University


• The Hon. Justice E Norman Veasey, Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Delaware


• Professor Eddy Wymeersch, Financial Law Institute, University of Ghent

Course Subjects for 2012

• Advanced International Tax: Offshore Entities (Formerly Taxation of Overseas Entities)
• Banking and Finance Law: Principles and Transactions (Formerly Law of Secured Finance)
• Commercial Law: Principles and Policies
• Company Takeovers
• Comparative Companies Law in Asia
• Comparative Corporate Governance
• Comparative Corporate Tax (Formerly Comparative Business Tax)
• Contract Interpretation (Formerly Commercial Contracts)
• Corporate and White Collar Criminal Law
• Corporate Governance and Directors’ Duties
• Corporate Insolvency and Reconstruction
• Corporate Tax A (Shareholders, Debt and Equity)
• Corporate Tax B (Consolidation and Losses) Formerly Corporate Tax B (Companies and
• Debt Capital Markets (Formerly Securitisation)
• Equity and Commerce
• Financial Services Law
• International Corporate Insolvency
• International Financial System: Law and Practice
• International Financial Transactions: Law and Practice
• Not-for-Profit Organisations: Current Regulatory and Governance Issues
• Project Finance
• Regulation of Securities Markets
• Secured Transactions: The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (Formerly Secured Transactions)
• Sports Law: Entities and Governance
• Superannuation Law
• Taxation of Business and Investment Income (Formerly Taxation of Business and Investment Income A)
• Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions
• Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises
• The Law of Restitution (Formerly Restitution Law in Commercial Practice)

# Offered in 2012

All Subjects

• Accounting for Commercial Lawyers
• Advanced International Tax: Offshore Entities (Formerly Taxation of Overseas Entities) #
• Banking and Finance Law: Principles and Transactions (Formerly Law of Secured Finance) #
• Commercial Law: Principles and Policies #
• Company Takeovers #
• Comparative Companies Law in Asia #
• Comparative Corporate Governance #
• Comparative Corporate Tax (Formerly Comparative Business Tax) #
• Contract Interpretation (Formerly Commercial Contracts) #
• Corporate and White Collar Criminal Law #
• Corporate Governance and Directors’ Duties #
• Corporate Insolvency and Reconstruction #
• Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law
• Corporate Tax A (Shareholders, Debt and Equity) #
• Corporate Tax B (Consolidation and Losses) Formerly Corporate Tax B (Companies and #
• Debt Capital Markets (Formerly Securitisation) #
• Derivatives Law and Practice
• Equity and Commerce #
• Financial Services Law #
• Insurance Law
• International Corporate Insolvency #
• International Financial System: Law and Practice #
• International Financial Transactions: Law and Practice #
• Managed Investments Law
• Not-for-Profit Organisations: Current Regulatory and Governance Issues #
• OTC Derivatives: US and International Practice, Regulation and Policy Issues
• Principles of Corporate Law
• Project Finance #
• Regulation of Securities Markets #
• Regulation of Securities Offerings
• Schemes of Arrangement
• Secured Transactions: The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (Formerly Secured Transactions) #
• Shareholders’ Rights and Remedies (formerly Shareholders’ Remedies)
• Sports Law: Entities and Governance #
• State Taxes and Duties
• Superannuation Law #
• Taxation of Business and Investment Income (Formerly Taxation of Business and Investment Income A) #
• Taxation of Financial Instruments
• Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions #
• Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises #
• The Law of Restitution (Formerly Restitution Law in Commercial Practice) #
• Trusts in Commerce