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PROF ANDREW ROBERTSON



Contact Details

Organization: Law
Position: CHAIR OF LAW
Email:
Homepage: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/staff/Andrew%20Robertson
Work: +61 3 834 40379
Fax: +61 3 9347 2392
Room: 0730
Level: 07
Building: Law Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
The law and theory of obligations, contract law, contract theory, remedies Australia, England

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Master of Laws Queensland University of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy The Australian National University

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Barrister & Solicitor High Court of Australia Barrister & Solicitor 10-Aug-2004
Barrister & Solicitor Supreme Court of England and Wales Barrister & Solicitor 10-Aug-2004
Barrister & Solicitor Supreme Court of Queensland Barrister & Solicitor 10-Aug-2004

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Policy-Based Reasoning in Private Law Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2009

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Books

  • Contract: cases and materials
    Year: 2009
    Publisher: Lawbook Co(Sydney)
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  • Principles of contract law
    Year: 2009
    Publisher: Lawbook Co(Sydney)
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • The basis of the remoteness rule in contract
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Legal Studies: The Journal of the Society of Legal Scholars
    Volume: 28
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 172-196
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  • The death of proprietary estoppel (Yeoman's Row v Cobbe)
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Lloyd's Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly
    Volume: 2008
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 449-460
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  • The reliance basis of proprietary estoppel remedies
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Conveyancer and Property Lawyer
    Volume: 72
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 295-321
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Major Reference Works

  • The New Oxford Companion to Law:Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd (1947)
    Year: 2008
    Reference Work Title: The New Oxford Companion to Law
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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Publications in 2005

Books

  • Contract: Cases and materials
    Year: 2005
    Publisher: Lawbook Co(Rozelle)
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  • Principles of Contract Law
    Year: 2005
    Publisher: Lawbook Co(Rozelle)
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Journal Articles

  • The limits of voluntariness in contract
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Melbourne University Law Review
    Volume: 29
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 179-217
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Publications in 2004

Books

  • The law of obligations: Connections and boundaries
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: UCL Press(London)
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Book Chapters

  • Connections and boundaries in private law
    Year: 2004
    Book: The law of obligations: Connections and boundaries
    Publisher: UCL Press(London)
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  • On the distinction between contract and tort
    Year: 2004
    Book: The law of obligations: Connections and boundaries
    Publisher: UCL Press(London)
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Publications in 2003

Books

  • Contract: Cases and materials
    Year: 2003
    Publisher: LBC Information Services(Sydney)
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Book Chapters

  • Contribution
    Year: 2003
    Book: The principles of equity
    Publisher: LBC Information Services(Sydney)
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  • Subrogation
    Year: 2003
    Book: The principles of equity
    Publisher: LBC Information Services(Sydney)
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Journal Articles

  • The Statute of Frauds, equitable estoppel and the need for "something more"
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Contract Law
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 173-189
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Publications in 2002

Books

  • Principles of Contract Law.
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Law Book Co(North Ryde)
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Book Chapters

  • Contribution.
    Year: 2002
    Book: The Principles of Equity.
    Publisher: Law Book Co(North Ryde)
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  • Subrogation.
    Year: 2002
    Book: The Principles of Equity.
    Publisher: Law Book Co(North Ryde)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Partial Rescission, Causation and Benefit
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Contract Law
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 163-180
    Publisher: Butterworths
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Major Reference Works

  • The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia:Estoppel
    Year: 2001
    Reference Work Title: The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(South Melbourne)
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  • The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia:Waltons Stores v Maher
    Year: 2001
    Reference Work Title: The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(South Melbourne)
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