Dr Wayne Courtney
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Profile
Degrees
BSc Sydney BComp (Hons) UTAS LLB (Hons) Sydney GradDipLegalPrac ANU PhD Sydney
Research Interests
- Contracts
- Commercial law
- Electronic Commerce
Courses Taught
- Contracts
- Torts & Contracts II
Brief Biographical Details
Wayne specialises in corporate and commercial law, particularly, contract law. He publishes articles regularly in these areas in journals such as the Journal of Contract Law, the Journal of Business Law and the Companies & Securities Law Journal. Before entering academia, Wayne practised as a commercial lawyer in a leading Australian law firm and also in-house at a major multinational company.
Publications
Journal Article | Conference Presentations
Journal Articles
- Carter, J and Courtney, W, 'Indemnities against breach as agreed damages clauses' Journal of Business Law (2012 forthcoming)
- Courtney, W, 'Indemnities as exclusion clauses in guaranteed transactions' (2012) 27 Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 146
- Courtney, W, 'Indemnities, exclusions and contribution' (2011) Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 339-345
- Courtney, W, 'The Nature of Contractual Indemnities' (2011) 27(1) Journal of Contract Law 1-17
- Courtney, W & Carter, J, 'Indemnities Against Breach and Settlements of Third Party Claims' (2011) 27(3) Journal of Contract Law 265-278
- Courtney, W, ‘Termination of contract by a party in breach’ (2008) 3 Journal of Business Law 226-245
- Courtney, W, ‘Construction of contractual indemnities – out with the old, in with the new?’ (2008) 24(2) Journal of Contract Law 182-195
- Courtney, W, ‘Failed pre-registration contracts and the statutory remedy’ (2007) 25(4) Company and Securities Law Journal 226-245
- Courtney, W and Curtin, B, ‘Construction goes off the rails: an analysis of the case of Wallace-Smith v Thiess Infraco’ (2006) 22(3) Journal of Contract Law 287-99
- Courtney, W and Curtin, B, ‘Hardship in Australian contract law’ (2006) 20(3) Commercial Law Quarterly 3-11
- Courtney, W, ‘'Problems with the new regime of proportionate liability for misleading or deceptive conduct' (2005) 32(2) University of Western Australia Law Review 164-193
- Courtney, W, 'The Nature of Contractual Indemnities', presented at Contractual Indemnities Conference, Sydney, 30 July 2010
