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The following article was featured in the most recent edition of the Law Society of South Australia’s Bulletin which is the Law Society’s flagship journal:

Adelaide Law School Research Unit Targets the Regulation of Corporations, Insolvency and Taxation

Associate Professor David Brown, Associate Professor Suzanne Le Mire, Sylvia Villios and Professor Christopher Symes

The Law School at the University of Adelaide has recently established its ROCIT research unit, which brings together a range of scholars researching in areas relating to the Regulation of Corporations, Insolvency and Taxation. The co-directors of the research unit are Professor Christopher Symes and Associate Professor David Brown. ROCIT deputy directors are Associate Professor Suzanne Le Mire and Sylvia Villios.

Research within the unit explores the regulation of corporations and corporate governance in Australia and considers approaches that could advance this regulation to better serve the public interest.

The insolvency arm of the research unit was first established as BILS, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Scholarship Unit. Its focus is on insolvency law, a vital plank in the commercial legal architecture of a domestic economy, increasingly seen as an important aspect of international and transnational commercial frameworks, and influential in foreign investment choices.

A sub-group of the unit specialises in taxation and tax policy. This sub-group is primarily engaged in research that investigates the impact of the Australian tax system, particularly with respect to the income tax, excise and SGC regimes, upon the various industry segments in Australia and the various participants in each industry.

ROCIT provides an independent and informed perspective on regulatory developments in these fields, facilitates and hosts events on these areas of law and policy, and coordinates submissions to relevant government and parliamentary bodies on the issues of the day.

Visit the ROCIT blog for regular updates concerning the ROCIT research unit’s research and activities at http://blogs.adelaide.edu.au/law-rocit/

An event will be hosted at the University of Adelaide Law School to formally launch the ROCIT research unit later this year.

Professor Christopher Symes, a director of ROCIT, has been appointed as an editor of the Australian Journal of Corporate Law (AJCL), effective immediately.

Christopher will co-edit the Journal with a senior corporate law and M & A practitioner Tony Damian, a Sydney partner of Herbert Smith Freehills.

Christopher is looking forward to working with Tony who brings a great deal of breadth to the editorial role. The publisher LexisNexis is keen to blend the experience of a senior academic with a senior practitioner to build the journal and maintain it as one of the country’s leading law journals.

Published three times annually, the AJCL is a highly regarded law journal providing a forum for interdisciplinary discussion of major contemporary policy and research issues affecting company law, both in Australia and overseas. The AJCL has been a must-read for corporate law practitioners, researchers and academics for over 20 years. Since its inception, it has continually facilitated thoughtful and insightful debate about policy, legal developments and legislative reform. It publishes one issue each year dedicated to papers that have been delivered at the Corporate Law Teachers’ Association national conference. The journal contains a range of articles, notes and comments, developments and events, case notes and book reviews. This peer reviewed law journal features a high standard of contributions from both the academic and practitioner arenas. (more…)

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