Faculty of Law Research
Bond Law has a well-established reputation for innovative and internationally focused research into diverse aspects of law and related disciplines. Bond Law’s academics have headed ground-breaking legal challenges and court appeals, both here in Australia and on an international scale.
Our research groups include:
- Centre for Commercial Law
- Global and Comparative Law and Policy Network
- The Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLE)
Our legal research teams include:
- Canadian Law, Policy, and Practice (CLPP)
- Technology and Jurisdiction
- Blockchain and DLT
- Dispute Resolution Research
- The Safe Sport (Unsanctioned Violence) Legal Research Team
Our researchers and supervisors
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News
‘Where’s the Slice for King Island?’
Kana Nakano and William van Caenegem presented their report on potential geographical indications for King Island in the last week of January, at various venues on the island. The Report entitled ‘Where’s the Slice for King Island?: A case study of provenance protection models in King Island’ is based on scholarly research and interviews with producers in the beef, dairy and lobster industries on the island during 2019. The Report argues that GI protection would benefit agriculture on the island by providing clear rules about the use of the term ‘King Island’ in connection with beef, lobster and dairy products. Show more
‘Where’s the Slice for King Island?’
Kana Nakano and William van Caenegem presented their report on potential geographical indications for King Island in the last week of January, at various venues on the island. The Report entitled ‘Where’s the Slice for King Island?: A case study of provenance protection models in King Island’ is based on scholarly research and interviews with producers in the beef, dairy and lobster industries on the island during 2019. The Report argues that GI protection would benefit agriculture on the island by providing clear rules about the use of the term ‘King Island’ in connection with beef, lobster and dairy products. It calls for legislative changes in Australia that would allow GIs to be registered for food products. This is possible in Europe for both food and wine, but in Australia, only for the latter. This topic is crucial to the FTA negotiations currently proceeding between Australia and the EU where the latter seeks exclusive rights to use European GIs such as feta, Camembert de Normandie, Roquefort and Kalamata olive oil. The EU Delegation in Canberra and the King Island Council organised a number of events on the island around the importance of provenance and the Bond Report. A Town Hall meeting, an informal gathering and a launch event for the Report at the Cape Wickham golf course were very well attended (with the EU ambassador Michael Pulch and a number of EU country ambassadors in attendance, as well as the Deputy Premier of Tasmania and sundry officials) and gave rise to lively discussions and debate. The King Island Council strongly favours GI style protection for its agricultural products, with ‘King Island Lobster’ being the first candidate for registration if the Commonwealth introduces the necessary legislation. At present, the Council considers that free riding by false King Island provenance branding is rife and that there are no effective legal tools available to reign it in. Show less
Congratulations Professor Dan Svantesson
During his ARC Future Fellowship, Dan Svantesson developed the jurisprudential framework for jurisdiction which was recently adopted in the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy’s Draft Recommendation on the Protection and Use of Health-Related Data. Furthermore, for the second year in a row, Dan has been identified as the ‘Field Leader in Technology Law’ in The Australian RESEARCH magazine published in partnership with research analytics firm League of Scholars. The data relied upon was scanned from publicly available information in Google Scholar on all researchers working in Australia and the evaluation took into account both the volume of research produced and its quality.
European Union and Bond University GI Colloquium
On 12 February 2019, Professor William van Caenegem hosted a colloquium in collaboration with the EU Delegation in Australia and the Centre for Commercial Law, concerning Geographical Indications of Origin. The keynote speaker was Phil Hogan, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development of the EU. He emphasised the success of registered food GIs (such as feta, parmesan, stilton, Scotch whiskey) to support rural communities with unique character in the production and promotion of value-added food products. The Commissioner was joined by academics, wine and whisky producers, and a King Island Council representative to discuss the merits of GIs, particularly in light of the importance of the topic in the current FTA negotiations between the EU and Australia. Show more
European Union and Bond University GI Colloquium
On 12 February 2019, Professor William van Caenegem hosted a colloquium in collaboration with the EU Delegation in Australia and the Centre for Commercial Law, concerning Geographical Indications of Origin. The keynote speaker was Phil Hogan, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development of the EU. He emphasised the success of registered food GIs (such as feta, parmesan, stilton, Scotch whiskey) to support rural communities with unique character in the production and promotion of value-added food products. The Commissioner was joined by academics, wine and whisky producers, and a King Island Council representative to discuss the merits of GIs, particularly in light of the importance of the topic in the current FTA negotiations between the EU and Australia.
The event attracted considerable press attention. To read about this event, click on the following:
- 7 News Gold Coast – Australia Brand Protection
- European Union External Action – ‘Commissioner declares ‘Europe open for business’
- The Sydney Morning Herald – Australia might keep its prosecco but won’t win all food name battles, says EU
- The Mercury – Trade deal hope for top Tassie products
- The Courier Mail – Why we might have to rename our favourite foods
- European Commission – Press Release Database
- 91.7 ABC Coast FM Interview with William Van Caenegem on February 11 2019 4:06PM
- 91.7 ABC Coast FM Interview with William Van Caenegem on February 11 2019 5:47PM
- 91.7 ABC Coast FM Interview with William Van Caenegem on February 11 2019 5:53PM
- ABC Sunshine Coast FM at February 12 2019 8:33AM
- ABC Tropical North FM at February 12 2019 10:33AM
Research Newsletter
Welcome to the Faculty of Law's Research newsletter. In this newsletter you can read about the latest publications and activities by the academics within the Faculty; some examples of the many ways in which work by our academics is engaging and having an impact upon the legal profession, our legal system and the wider community; the latest achievements by our HDR students, our research centres and our research networks; and some upcoming research events and opportunities. Enjoy!
Research journals
The Faculty of Law manage the publication of a number of Law journals within a diverse range of research disciplines. They have an international focus and are circulated to law libraries and legal and accounting practitioners throughout the world. All the journals are refereed by experts in the field and professional peers. Bond Law staff also sit on the Editorial Panels of several other law journals in a variety of jurisdictions, including Britain, Malaysia and New Zealand.
The Australian Journal of Clinical Education ("AJCE") is an open access double-blind peer-reviewed journal devoted to issues of practice and innovation in clinical education across the two disciplines of Law and Health. The Bond University Faculty of Law's Centre for Professional Legal Education administers the journal.
The AJCE is an open access journal. All articles are published and made available at no cost to the author or the reader and are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Read moreThe Bond Law Review ("BLR") is a refereed journal that publishes articles, comments and notes on the whole spectrum of legal topics and issues.
The BLR is published twice each year by the Bond University Faculty of Law Review Editorial Committee.
Read moreThe Dispute Resolution Review is an open access peer-reviewed journal covering the spectrum of dispute resolution processes and practices.
Read moreEstablished in 2005 by the Centre for Commercial Law, the Enterprise Governance eJournal(formerly the Corporate Governance eJournal ("CGEJ")is an Australian journal on with a focus on global corporate governance law and practices for commercial and not for profit organisations. The eJournal has an international and comparative law focus. Contributors will discuss and analyse all aspects of corporate governance law and practice, with special emphasis on company directors' powers and duties.
The eJournal is published online as each article or note is refereed, accepted for publication, edited and posted on the web. From time to time, selected contributions will also be published in monographs.
The eJournal will be of interest to lawyers, managers, law and management academics and students. Articles are written by leading researchers, practitioners and students in aspects of corporate governance law and practice.
Read moreThe Legal Education Review (LER) is an independent, refereed journal. Its objectives are to encourage and disseminate research into legal education and to stimulate discussion debate and experimentation on topics related to legal education.
All articles are published under an Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-NC-ND.
The LER was established in 1989 with the support of a grant from the Law Foundation of NSW. The Editors of the Review are appointed by the Australasian Law Academics Association (ALAA), whilst publication of the journal is managed by the Bond University Law Faculty.
Read moreThe Owen Dixon Society was founded at Bond University in 1994 in honour of Sir Owen Dixon. Its members include law teachers, students and practitioners who support the ideals of a University education in Law put forward by Australia’s most eminent Judge, Sir Owen Dixon (1886-1972).
Read moreEstablished in 1989, the Revenue Law Journal ("RLJ") is an Australian journal with an international focus on all aspects of taxation. One volume of the Revenue Law Journal is published each year. The Revenue Law Journal is circulated to law libraries throughout the world, to practitioners, academics and law students. Leading tax thinkers write articles which are scrutinised by experts of international standing.
Read moreEstablished in 2005 by the Centre for Commercial Law, the Sports Law eJournal ("SLEJ") is an electronic journal on sports law. The eJournal has an international and comparative law focus and contributors will discuss and analyse all aspects of sports law and regulation.
The eJournal is published online as each article or note is refereed, accepted for publication, edited and becomes available on the web. From time to time, selected collections of contributions will also be published as monographs.
The eJournal will be of interest to sports lawyers and administrators, sports managers and leaders, sports participants and sports law and management students. Articles are written by leading researchers, practitioners and students in all aspects of sports law.
Read moreThis open access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal provides a focus for advances in our understanding of the creative uses of spreadsheets in education.
All accepted papers are published and made available at no cost to the author or the reader and may be freely downloaded and used in accordance with the terms of the Non Commercial No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) Creative Commons licence.
This journal does not levy any Article Processing Charge for the processing or publication of a paper and download statistics are provided for each article.
Read moreResearch events
The purpose of the Faculty of Law Twilight Seminar Series is to celebrate and disseminate the world-class expertise of our researchers, honorary adjunct professors and visiting scholars. It provides the context for staff, students, and the broader community to engage with leading minds and stimulating topics. These events are free of charge and everybody is welcome to attend. Read more
Emeritus Professor Steven Freeland (UWS)- 19 May 2021. Details forthcoming.
Teresa Dyson - 10 June 2021. Details forthcoming. Read more
| 13 April 2021 | Twilight Seminar A/Chief Superintendent, Dr Geoff Sheldon | 'Does the full moon need to be factored in when policing the Sunshine State?' | |
| 24 February 2021 | Twilight Seminar Dr Hugh Breakey | 'Defining the Social Licence to Operate, its Characteristic Regime and its Negative/Positive Variants' | |
| 10 November 2020 | Twilight Seminar Professor Sarah Joseph | 'COVID-19 and Human Rights: Balancing Interests and Obligations' Click here for a recording of the presentation. | |
| 21 October 2020 | Twilight Seminar Professor Simon Young | 'Can Akiba Recover the Promise of Mabo?' | |
| 15 September 2020 | Twilight Webinar Commissioner Maree Adshead | 'Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020' | |
| 23 July 2020 | Twilight Webinar Judge Judith Gibson | 'Defamation Law Reform and the Review of the Model Defamation Provisions' Click here for an audio of the presentation. | |
| 25 June 2020 | Twilight Webinar Chris Chen | 'What relevant Australian laws should you be aware of before you provide digital assets acquisition service as a merchant to any Australian client?' | |
| 11 March 2020 | Twilight Seminar Professor Vicki Beyer | 'What's Ghosn Gone and Done?' | |
| 11 February 2020 | Twilight Seminar Emeritus Professor Mary Hiscock | 'In Honour of Emeritus Professor Mary Hiscock' | |
| 6 February 2020 | Twilight Seminar Commissioner Scott McDougall | 'Making Rights Real – The Promise and Potential Pitfalls of the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld)' | |
| 22 October 2019 | Twilight Seminar Ulrika Wennersten | 'IP and Fashion: is imitation piracy or flattery? | |
| 14 October 2019 | Research Week Faculty of Law Academic and HDR Presentations | 'Legal Research at the Frontiers' Click here for the news article on this event. | |
| 10 October 2019 | Twilight Seminar Tania Murdock | 'The cost of experiencing Vicarious Trauma: Working with clients experiencing high levels of conflict and chronic stress' | |
| 8 August 2019 | Lunchtime Seminar Co-hosted by the Global and Comparative Law and Policy Network Graham Hassall and Kennedy Graham | 'Global Constitutionalism in the 21st Century: The UN in a Time of Crisis' | |
| 8 August 2019 | Twilight Seminar Professor Steven Freeleand | 'The Wonders of Space Law: Meeting the Challenges of Technology' | |
| 9 August 2019 | Colloquium Co-hosted by the Technology and Jurisdiction legal research team | 'Technology and Jurisdiction in Outer Space and Cyberspace' | |
| 9 July 2019 | Twilight Seminar Professor Gregory Durston | 'Admiralty Sessions in Early Modern England: An Old Response to a Present-Day Problem' | |
| 11 July 2019 | NAIDOC Week Panel Discussion Assistant Professors' Narelle Bedford, Lisa Bonin and Louise Parsons | 'Voice, Treaty, Truth' | |
| 24 June 2019 | Twilight Seminar Co-hosted by the Global and Comparative Law and Policy Network Professor Kristine Bowman | 'Free Speech on Campus in the United States and Australia' | |
| 6 June 2019 | Twilight Seminar Co-hosted by the Global and Comparative Law and Policy Network | 'Survivors Speak: How the Criminal Justice System Responds to Sexual Violence' | |
10 April 2019 | Twilight Seminar Judge Eugene M. Hyman | 'Non-Fatal Strangulation Cases: Perspectives From the United States' | |
| 21 March 2019 | Twilight Seminar co-hosted with Somerset Writer's Festival Jerome Doraisamy | 'Health, happiness and law: Proactive, individual responsibility for lawyers' | |
| 6 March 2019 | Twilight Seminar Professor Vicki Beyer | 'What's going on with Ghosn?' | |
| 14-15 February 2019 | Colloquium on Sport Hosted by the Centre for Commercial Law, Centre for Professional Legal Education, Faculty of Law and Bond Business School | 'Wellbeing in Sport: A Multitude of Perspectives' | |
| 12 February 2019 | Twilight Seminar Professor Dean Song Richardson | 'Innovation, Creativity and the Brain'. View Seminar | |
| 12 February 2019 | Colloquium on GI's Hosted by the Centre for Commercial Law, Bond University, and the Delegation of the European Union, Canberra | 'Taking provenance seriously: Will Australia benefit from better legal protection from GIs?' | |
| 22 March 2019 | Seminar Ontario Ombudsman, Mr. Paul Dube Hosted by the Canadian Law, Policy & Practice Team | 'Accountability in Administration and Human Rights' |
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| 3 December 2018 | Twilight Seminar Professor Daniel H. Foote | 'Lawyers in Every Corner of Society?: A Progress Report. View Seminar. | |
| 7 November 2018 | Twilight Seminar Professor Lee Bygrave | 'Taming Algorithms: The Probable Impact of EU Data Privacy Law on Automated Decision Making'. View Seminar. | |
| 24 September 2018 | Twilight Seminar Neil Sahota/ Lawcadia/ Professor Margaret Thornton Hosted by the Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLE) | 'Uberising Law: the Transformation of Law and Legal Practice'. View Seminar. |
Higher Degrees by Research
We offer three HDR programs in the Faculty of Law:
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Doctor of Legal Science (Research) (SJD)
- Master of Laws (by Research) (LLM (res))
Current HDR students
| Arsic, Milena | Atkinson, Violet | Azzopardi, Rebecca | ||
| Bamgbose, Oludayo | Barnes, Carol | Bonenfant, Alana | ||
| Bonin, Lisa | Carrigan, Amanda | Crowley, Joseph | ||
| Do, Christina | Doolan, Angela | Du, Zejun | ||
| Edwards, Holli | Eastwood, Michael | Fletcher, Kylie | ||
| Goff, Christopher | Harman, Joseph | He, Yuxing | ||
| Ivanova, Lyudmila | Jackson, Christina | Johannan, Bovas | ||
| Jones, Lance | Krakat, Michael | Lawal, Temitope | ||
| Marshall, Russell | Nakano, Kana | |||
| Nand, Simrata | O'Brien, Sophia | Pumuye, Glen | ||
| Schaffer, Jessica | Tapp, Warren | |||
| Taylor, Joshua | Terzic, Irina | Wilson, Christopher | ||
| Yasin, Tarisa | Yin, Ken | Zhao, Ying | ||
The Pursuit of HDR Study
Interested in a higher degree by research?
If you're interested in studying a higher degree by research in the Faculty of Law, watch this youtube video with some of our current students and supervisors.