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)
- Guest lectured at Harvard Law School
- Research cited by superior courts
- Qualifications: law, philosophy, political science & international relations + MBA
- PhD supervised by David Rolph and William Gummow
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, Obligations Hub
Research
Private international law, media law, obligations, remedies
Teaching overview
Conflict of laws, media law, procedure, federal jurisdiction; previously remedies, torts, equity, property
Future research
Project areas in 2020: defamation; media law; economic torts; civil procedure; conflict of laws
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, Media and Arts Law Review
Reporter, New South Wales Law Reports, Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales
Editor - Australia, ConflictofLaws.net
Associate, Centre for Media and Communications Law, Melbourne Law School
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Research Output
Application of pt 1A of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (WA) to Contract and Other Claims
Douglas, M., 2020, In : Torts Law Journal. 26, 1, p. 103Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Coronavirus and the Law of Obligations
Douglas, M. & Eldridge, J., 2020, In : University of New South Wales Law Journal Forum. p. 1-11 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Economic Torts and Economic Wrongs
Douglas, M., 2020, (In preparation) Hart Publishing.Research output: Book/Report › Edited book/Anthology
Integrating Private International Law into the Australian Law Curriculum
Douglas, M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Melbourne University Law Review. 44, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Pleading Tortious Conspiracy
Douglas, M., 2020, In : Australian Bar Review. 48, 3, p. 306-325Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Projects
- 1 Finished
Prizes
UWA Fogarty Foundation Regional Scholarship
Douglas, Michael (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
Submission on the Draft Amendments to the Model Defamation Provisions, Council of Attorneys-General Review of the Model Defamation Provisions
Michael Douglas (Author)
24 Jan 2020
Activity: Consultancy/industry and government engagement › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
File
Submission on the Commonwealth Religious Freedom Bills – Second Exposure Drafts
Michael Douglas (Author)
30 Jan 2020
Activity: Consultancy/industry and government engagement › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
ConflictofLaws.net (Journal)
Michael Douglas (Editor)
2020 → …
Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
Invited Expert, 22nd Diplomatic Session, Hague Conference on Private International Law
Michael Douglas (Consultant)
18 Jun 2019 → 2 Jul 2019
Activity: Consultancy/industry and government engagement › Consultancy/collaboration
‘Reforming Defamation Law for the Digital Era’, Submission to the Defamation Working Party, Council of Attorneys-General, Review of Model Defamation Provisions
Michael Douglas (Author)
Apr 2019
Activity: Consultancy/industry and government engagement › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
File
Press / Media
‘Carole Baskin could sue Netflix for defamation… in Australia’, Medium (online)
Nikki Randall, Demi Swain, Mhairi Stewart & Michael Douglas
13/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
‘Justice Andrew Bell opines on arbitration and choice of court agreements’, ConflictofLaws.net (blog)
Michael Douglas & Mhairi Stewart
17/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Interviewed on The Daily, 2SER 107.3FM Sydney, regarding ‘Trump’s New Directive in the Name of Free Speech’
3/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
‘Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media’, The Conversation (online)
2/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Quoted in The Wall Street Journal: ‘News Outlets are Liable for Others’ Facebook Comments, Court Rules’
1/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media