Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
- Legal academic + litigation lawyer
- Regular legal commentator on TV, radio, in print + online
- Co-authored Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia (10th ed) and Balkin & Davis Law of Torts (6th ed)
- Guest lectured at Harvard Law School
- Research cited by superior courts
- Qualifications: law, philosophy, political science & international relations + MBA
Key legal expertise:
- Conflict of laws / private international law
- Media law, esp. defamation
- Obligations, esp. torts
- Remedies, esp. injunctions
Roles and responsibilities
- Executive Education Coordinator
- Co-Convenor, UWA Private and Commercial Law Research Cluster
Research
Private international law, media law, obligations, remedies
Teaching overview
Conflict of laws, media law, procedure, federal jurisdiction; previously remedies, torts, equity, property
Previous positions
Lecturer, University of Sydney
Lecturer/Associate Lecturer, Curtin University
Solicitor, Lavan Legal
Lecturer/Associate Lecturer, Curtin University
Solicitor, Lavan Legal
Industrial relevance
Local:
- Admitted in the Supreme Court of Western Australian and High Court of Australia
- Practising as a consultant in litigation
- Experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters; counsel in Supreme Court of Western Australia
International:
- 2019 visiting scholar, Hague Conference on Private International Law, The Netherlands
- Invited expert, 22nd Diplomatic Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law; assisted during finalisation of the HCCH Judgments Convention
- Former director of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) National Coordination Committee for Australia
- Former intern, UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific in South Korea; researched investor-state dispute settlement
Funding overview
- Postgraduate Research Support Scheme, University of Sydney: $3,500 (2019)
- BarNetwork Pty Ltd project grant: $10,000 (2018)
- UWA Teaching-Research Nexus grant: $2,500 (2018)
- Walter Reid Scholarship – PhD travel scholarship, University of Sydney: $7,000 (2018)
- Postgraduate Research Support Scheme, University of Sydney: $3,000 (2018)
- CMCL & IPRIA ECR Workshop travel grant, Melbourne Law School (2017)
External positions
Barrister and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Western Australia and High Court of Australia
Consultant, Bennett + Co
Editor - Australia, ConflictofLaws.net
Associate, Centre for Media and Communications Law, Melbourne Law School
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2020’s High Court Developments for the Law of Damages
Douglas, M. & Border, J., 2021, Brief, 48, 1, p. 6-9.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article › peer-review
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Balkin & Davis Law of Torts
Rolph, D., Varuhas, J., Crossley, P. & Douglas, M., 2021, 6th ed. LexisNexis Butterworths. 1058 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Defamation Actions and Australian Politics
Douglas, M., 2021, In: University of New South Wales Law Journal Forum. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defamation as an Economic Tort
Douglas, M., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Economic Torts and Economic Wrongs . Eldridge, J., Douglas, M. & Carr, C. (eds.). Hart Publishing, (Hart Studies in Private Law).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Economic Torts and Economic Wrongs
Eldridge, J. (ed.), Douglas, M. (ed.) & Carr, C. (ed.), 15 Jul 2021, Hart Publishing. 352 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited book/Anthology › peer-review
Projects
- 1 Finished
Prizes
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UWA Fogarty Foundation Regional Scholarship
Douglas, Michael (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Participated in NSW Department of Justice roundtable on defamation law reform regarding internet intermediaries
Michael Douglas (Consultant)
1 Oct 2021Activity: Industry and government engagement/consultancy › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
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Participated in Victorian Department of Justice stakeholder roundtable on defamation law reform, proposals for absolute privilege for reports of criminal or unlawful conduct
Michael Douglas (Consultant)
6 Oct 2021Activity: Industry and government engagement/consultancy › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
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Participated in NSW Department of Justice roundtable on defamation law reform regarding internet intermediaries
Michael Douglas (Consultant)
13 Sep 2021Activity: Industry and government engagement/consultancy › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
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Michael Douglas, Submission to the New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Open justice review draft proposals
Michael Douglas (Consultant)
12 Jul 2021Activity: Industry and government engagement/consultancy › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
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Submission on the review of the Model Defamation Provisions, Stage 2, Council of Attorneys-General Review of the Model Defamation Provisions
Michael Douglas (Consultant)
19 May 2021Activity: Industry and government engagement/consultancy › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
Press / Media
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Interviewed for ABC Radio, Alice Springs, on CNN’s withdrawal of its Facebook page from Australia following the High Court’s decision in Voller
30/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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‘High Court decision will help clean up garbage on social media’, The Sydney Morning Herald
8/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Featured in ILA Reporter story, ‘Announcement of Nygh Prize Winner: Michael Douglas, “Does Choice of Law Matter?”’
2/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Quoted in The Age, ‘“Stakes can be very high”: Defamation cases in Victorian courts tripled in 2020’
11/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Quoted in The Guardian, ‘Negative criticism: can the surge in Google review defamation cases be stopped?’
25/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media