Bryan Horrigan Information
Bryan Horrigan is an Australian researcher, consultant, commentator and professional speaker on specialised legal, business, and governmental topics. The recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship, Horrigan earned a D. Phil. in Law from University College, Oxford then became a professor at University of Canberra and Macquarie University. Horrigan has subsequently left Macquarie University. He has contributed a dozen papers to academic and professional publications and authored three books. His published research has been cited by judges, parliamentary committees, academics, legal practitioners, and regulatory bodies.
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Education
Bryan Horrigan was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace (Brisbane) and the University of Queensland (BA, LLB), where he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. He was subsequently awarded a D. Phil. in Law from University College, Oxford.
Professional career
Horrigan worked with law firm Allens Arthur Robinson (AAR), first as a senior associate from 1991 to 1994, then as a consultant since 1995.[1] In 1995, he also became an associate professor at Queensland University of Technology[1] (QUT). In July 2000, he became a professor in the School of Law at the University of Canberra, as well as the director of the National Centre for Corporate Law and Policy Research[2] and deputy director of the National Institute for Governance,[2] until 2005.
In 2005, Horrigan joined the Division of Law at Macquarie University as professor as well as its associate dean for research.[2] He was co-director of the cross-disciplinary Centre for Comparative Law, History, and Governance, holding publicly funded research grants on corporate governance in the public sector as well as internationalisation of Australian law and adjudication.[1] Horrigan left Macquarie's Division of Law in 2008. He has been a visiting academic at the Wharton Business School in Philadelphia.[1]
Horrigan has contributed papers to many publications and authored three books. His published research has been cited in judgments, reports, or speeches by judges and other public officials, parliamentary committees, regulatory bodies (including the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC)'s 2005 Discussion Paper on Corporate Social Responsibility), academics, and legal practitioners.[1]
From 1999 to 2003, he also contributed opinion pieces to political website On Line Opinion[3] and Australian daily The Age.[4]
Publications
Contributor
Horrigan has contributed chapters to the following academic and professional texts:[1]
- 1994. Enforcing Securities
- 1994. Foreign Investment in Australia
- 1995. Equity: Issues and Trends
- 1996. Interpreting Constitutions
- 1997. Commercial Implications of Native Title
- 1998. Government Law and Policy: Commercial Aspects (ed., contrib.)
- 1999. Corporatisation and Privatisation in Australia
- 1999. Guarantees and Solicitors' Certificates
- 2001. Human Rights and Commercial Law
- 2002. Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia
- 2003. From Bureaucracy to Business Enterprise
- 2005. Handbook of Corporate Legal Responsibility
Author
Horrigan's books include:
- 2000. Horrors' Hints: Helpful Hints on the Theory and Practice of Legal Research and Analysis for Students, Academics and Practitioners
- Faculty of Law, Kelvin Grove, Qld.: Queensland University of Technology, ISBN 978-1-86435-474-4 (pbk.)
- 2003. Adventures in Law and Justice: Exploring Big Legal Questions in Everyday Life
- Law at Large, Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, ISBN 978-0-86840-572-8 (pbk.), "a down-to-earth explanation of topical and newsworthy law-and-justice dilemmas".
- 2008. Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century: Debates, Models and Practices Across Government, Law and Business
- Cheltenham, UK & Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84542-956-0 (hbk.), ISBN 978-1-84720-835-4 (pbk.)
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Horrigan, "CV".
- ^ a b c Horrigan, "Details".
- ^ Horrigan, Bryan. (2003) "Author: Bryan Horrigan", On Line Opinion, E-ISSN 1442-8458, www.onlineopinion.com.au — Includes links to contributed pieces. Undated but the last piece is from 2003.
- ^ Horrigan, Bryan (2003). "High Court's most pressing case is to explain its law-making", Opinion, The Age, October 8, 2003, www.theage.com.au
References
Main sources cited:
- Horrigan, Bryan (2005). "Details: Bryan Horrigan" (HTML from original PDF), Corporate Governance ARC Project: Staff, University of Canberra, www.canberra.edu.au, July 2005
- Horrigan, Bryan (2007). "CV: Professor Bryan Horrigan" (Archive.org copy of 2007), Allens Arthur Robinson, Australia, www.aar.com.au
Categories: Living people | Australian Rhodes scholars | Australian lawyers | Macquarie University faculty | 1960s births | University of Queensland alumni | Alumni of University College, Oxford
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