Mr Wayne Courtney
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Profile
Degrees
- BSc (University of Sydney)
- BComp (Hons) (University of Tasmania)
- LLB (Hons) (University of Sydney)
- G.Dip in Legal Practice (Australian National University)
Research Interests
- Contracts
- Commercial law
- Electronic Commerce
Courses Taught
- Contracts
- Torts & Contracts II
Brief Biographical Details
Wayne specialises in corporate and commercial law, particularly, contract law. He publishes articles regularly in these areas in journals such as the Journal of Contract Law, the Journal of Business Law and the Companies & Securities Law Journal. Before entering academia, Wayne practised as a commercial lawyer in a leading Australian law firm and also in-house at a major multinational company. Wayne is currently undertaking a PhD in the Faculty in the area of contract law.
Publications
- Courtney, W,‘Construction of contractual indemnities – out with the old, in with the new?’ (2008) Journal of Contract Law (accepted).
- Courtney, W, ‘Termination of contract by a party in breach’ (2008) Journal of Business Law (accepted).
- Courtney,W, ‘Failed pre-registration contracts and the statutory remedy’ (2007) 25(4) Company and Securities Law Journal 226-245.
- Courtney, W and Curtin, B, ‘Construction goes off the rails: an analysis of the case of Wallace-Smith v Thiess Infraco’ (2006) 22(3) Journal of Contract Law 287-99.
- Courtney, W and Curtin, B, ‘Hardship in Australian contract law’ (2006) 20(3) Commercial Law Quarterly 3-11.
- Courtney, W, ‘'Problems with the new regime of proportionate liability for misleading or deceptive conduct' (2005) 32(2) University of Western Australia Law Review 164-193.
