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Professor Jason Harris

BA LLB (WSU) LLM (ANU) PhD (Adel) MAICD FGIA FGC FAAL

Interim Deputy Dean and Head of School
Professor of Corporate Law
Director, Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law

Phone

+61 2 8627 8157

Email

jason.harris@sydney.edu.au

Address

F10 - Law School (Camperdown)

The University of Sydney

Websites

Resume

Jason teaches and researches in the areas of Corporate Law, Insolvency Law, Commercial Law and Contracts. Jason's research is focused on the public and private regulation of financially distressed companies, including debt restructuring, voluntary administration, corporate governance and directors’ duties during financial distress and the regulation of corporate groups.

Research interests

Corporate debt restructuring and workouts
Corporate insolvency and international and comparative insolvency law
Personal liability imposed on company directors
Regulation of corporate groups and veil piercing
Shareholder and creditor roles in corporate governance
Personal Property Securities Act
Blockchain and corporate law

Teaching and supervision

Corporate Law
Insolvency
Commercial Law
Contracts

Current projects

Rebuilding Insolvency Law: I am co-writing a book (with Michael Murray) on how to rebuild insolvency law from the ground up. The book will be published by Edward Elgar in 2023.

Associations

Law Committee, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Corporations Law Committee and the Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia (Business Law Section)

Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and member of the Corporate and Legal Issues Committee

Chair of the Academic Executive Committee, Banking and Financial Services Law Association

Australian Corporate Law Teachers' Association (former President)

Insol International (academic member)

Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (academic member)Law Committee, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law
Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and member of the Corporate and Legal Issues Committee
Member International Advisory Council of the Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative, Singapore Management University
Law Committee,Australian Institute of Company Directors(and MAICD)
Corporations Law Committee and the Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee of theLaw Council of Australia(Business Law Section)
Former Chair of the Academic Executive Committee, Banking and Financial Services Law Association
Society of Corporate Law Academics(former President)
Insol International (academic member)
Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (academic member)

Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (academic member)Law Committee, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Corporations Law Committee and the Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia (Business Law Section)

Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and member of the Corporate and Legal Issues Committee

Chair of the Academic Executive Committee, Banking and Financial Services Law Association

Australian Corporate Law Teachers' Association (former President)

Insol International (academic member)

Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (academic member)Law Committee, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Corporations Law Committee and the Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia (Business Law Section)

Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and member of the Corporate and Legal Issues Committee

Chair of the Academic Executive Committee, Banking and Financial Services Law Association

Australian Corporate Law Teachers' Association (former President)

Insol International (academic member)

Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (academic member)Law Committee, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Corporations Law Committee and the Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia (Business Law Section)

Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and member of the Corporate and Legal Issues Committee

Chair of the Academic Executive Committee, Banking and Financial Services Law Association

Australian Corporate Law Teachers' Association (former President)

Insol International (academic member)

Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (academic member)

Awards and honours

Editorial board member (Australian Journal of Corporate Law)

Current research students

Project title	Research student
An evaluation of ASIC's evolving enforcement priorities and praxis.	Kerry ABADEE
The Moratorium and Automatic Stay in Australian Corporate Insolvency	Leonard MCCARTHY

Selected publications

Keay's Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, Tenth Edition

(Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd., 2018)

Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governnance, Fourth Edition

(Cambridge University Press, 2018)

The Annotated Personal Property Securities Act, Third Edition

(CCH Australia Limited, 2018)

Australian Corporate Law, Sixth Edition

(LexisNexis Butterworths, 2017)

Keay's Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, Ninth Edition

(Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd., 2016)

Understanding Business Contracts

(CCH Australia Ltd, 2016)

Company Law: Theories, Principles and Applications, Second Edition

(LexisNexis Butterworths, 2015)

Contract Law in Context

(CCH Australia Ltd, 2015)

Publications

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Books

Harris, J., Peters, T. (2023). Company Law: Theories, Principles and Applications, 3rd edition. Chatswood: LexisNexis.
Murray, M., Harris, J. (2018). Keay's Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, Tenth Edition. Pyrmont, NSW: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd. [More Information]
du Plessis, J., Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2018). Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governnance, Fourth Edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
Mirzai, N., Harris, J. (2018). The Annotated Personal Property Securities Act, Third Edition. Sydney, NSW: CCH Australia Limited. [More Information]
Harris, J., Hargovan, A., Adams, M. (2017). Australian Corporate Law, Sixth Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths. [More Information]
Murray, M., Harris, J. (2016). Keay's Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, Ninth Edition. Sydney, NSW: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Harris, J., Croese, C. (2016). Understanding Business Contracts. Sydney, NSW: CCH Australia Ltd. [More Information]
Harris, J., Hargovan, A., Adams, M. (2015). Australian Corporate Law, Fifth Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis.
Harris, J. (2015). Company Law: Theories, Principles and Applications, Second Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J., Croese, C. (2015). Contract Law in Context. Sydney, NSW: CCH Australia Ltd. [More Information]
Harris, J. (2014). Corporations Law, Third Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J., Gronow, M., Anderson, H. (2014). Insolvency Law: Commentary and Materials. Sydney, NSW: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd. [More Information]
Murray, M., Harris, J. (2014). Keay's Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, Eighth edition. Sydney, NSW: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Harris, J., Adams, M., Hargovan, A. (2013). Australian Corporate Law, Fourth Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J. (2013). Corporations Law: Questions and Answers, 4th ed.. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J. (2012). Company Law: Theories, Principles and Applications, First Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Juriansz, J., Robinson, L., Mirzai, N., Chapple, S., Harris, J. (2012). Equity & Trusts. Melbourne, Vic: Palgrave Macmillan.
Harris, J., Adams, M., Hargovan, A. (2011). Australian Corporate Law, Third Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Murray, M., Harris, J. (2011). Keay's Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, Seventh Edition. Sydney, NSW: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A., Adams, M. (2009). Australian Corporate Law, Second Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A., Adams, M. (2008). Australian Corporate Law, First Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.

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Book Chapters

Harris, J. (2023). The Competing Goals Theory and Insolvency Law. Re-Examining Insolvency Law and Theory, (pp. 133-152). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Harris, J. (2023). The Failure of Corporate Law Reform in Australia. In Rosemary Teele Langford (Eds.), Corporate Law and Governance in the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Professor Ian Ramsay, (pp. 130-150). Sydney: The Federation Press.
Symes, C., Harris, J. (2021). Covid-19 Implication on Insolvency Regime in Australia. In Sameer Sharma and Neeti Shikha (Eds.), COVID-19: Exploring the new normal in insolvency, (pp. 52-64). India: Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A. (2021). Potential Liability for Directors During Corporate Restructuring: Comparative Perspectives. In Paul Omar and Jennifer Gant (Eds.), Research Handbook on Corporate Restructuring, (pp. 143-165). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [More Information]
Harris, J. (2015). Corporate Insolvency Law Reform: Reframing the Dialogue. In Sheelagh McCracken, Shelley Griffiths (Eds.), Making Banking and Finance Law: A Snapshot, (pp. 53-76). Sydney: Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law.
Harris, J. (2014). Should voluntary administration remain a one-size-fits-all procedure? Do we need a fast track system for small business rescues? In S. Griffiths, S. McCracken, A. Wardrop (Eds.), Exploring Tensions in Finance Law: Trans-Tasman Insights, (pp. 101-126). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Harris, J. (2011). Enhancing the Role of Creditors' Committees in Corporate Rescue Law. In Janis P. Sarra (Eds.), Annual Review of Insolvency Law 2011, (pp. 675-201). -: Thomson Reuters.
Harris, J. (2008). Substantive consolidation under statute law: lessons from Australia. In Janis P. Sarra (Eds.), Annual Review of Insolvency Law 2008, (pp. 541-568). -: Thomson Reuters.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A. (2007). The intersection between shareholders' and creditors' rights in insolvency: an Australian perspective. In Janis P. Sarra (Eds.), Annual Review of Insolvency Law 2007, (pp. 699-734). -: Thomson Reuters.

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Journals

Harris, J. (2024). Finding the limits of section 444F orders. Insolvency Law Bulletin, 23(1&2), 4-6.
Harris, J., Nalavadi, P. (2023). One size doesn’t fit all? Comparing insolvency law reforms for MSMEs in Australia and India. Insolvency Law Bulletin, 22(8), 109-115.
Harris, J. (2023). Submission for the inquiry into Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigation and enforcement. Insolvency Law Journal, 31(2), 118-121.
Harris, J. (2023). The Creditors' Interests Duty in the UK Supreme Court: BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana SA. Canadian Business Law Journal, 67(3), 458-475.
Murray, M., Harris, J. (2022). Rebuilding the structure of the Australian insolvency system. Insolvency Law Bulletin, 22(1 and 2), 14-20.
Symes, C., Harris, J. (2022). When the new model meets the classic: Creditor-defeating dispositions. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 37(3), 289-300.
Harris, J. (2021). How to Use Safe Harbour Wisely. Company Director, 37(1), 66-67.
Harris, J., Symes, C. (2021). The chimera of restructuring reform: An opportunity missed for MSMEs in pt 5.3B. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 36(2), 182-193.
Harris, J., Borsellino, G. (2020). Directors' Counsel: Competing Interests. Company Director, 36(10), 30-31.
Harris, J. (2020). Giving Security After Insolvency and PPSR Extensions of Time. Commercial Law Quarterly, 34(1), 18-24.
Bednarz, Z., Harris, J. (2020). Insolvency and restructuring law in Spain. Insolvency Law Bulletin, 20(6), 111-117.
Harris, J. (2020). The corporate constitution as a statutory contract: Artifice or anachronism? Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 36(1), 25-48.
Harris, J., Symes, C. (2019). Be careful what you wish for! Evaluating the ipso facto reforms. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 34(1), 84-102.
Harris, J., McHattan, N. (2019). Considering the High Court Decision in 'Amerind'. Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association Journal, September, 14-17.
Harris, J. (2019). Corporate Law Lessons from the Banking Royal Commission. Australian Law Journal, 93, 364-366.
Harris, J. (2019). Revisiting the legal basis of shareholder primacy. Governance Directions, 71(2), 76-85.
Harris, J. (2019). The Changing Landscape of Corporate Fundraising. Australian Law Journal, 93, 454-458.
Harris, J., Ng, T. (2019). Valuation Issues in Restructuring: An overview of common valuation methodologies and how they have been handled by the courts. Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association Journal, 31, 20-24.
Harris, J. (2019). Voidable transaction risks in restructuring. Insolvency Law Bulletin, 20(1), 4-8.
Harris, J. (2019). Will Combating Phoenix Activity Stifle Genuine Restructuring Activity? Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 30, 47-50.
Harris, J. (2018). Putting the cart before the horse? The liability of company secretaries and general counsel for defective disclosure. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 33(1), 55-75.
Harris, J. (2017). Class warfare in debt restructuring: Does Australia need cross-class cram down for creditors' schemes of arrangement? University of Queensland Law Journal, 36(1), 73-97. [More Information]
Harris, J. (2017). Still a sleepy hollow? Directors' liability and the business judgment rule. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 31(3), 319-343.
Harris, J. (2017). Unpacking the Ten Administration. Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 28(4), 343-353.
Harris, J. (2016). Reforming insolvent trading to encourage restructuring: Safe harbour or sleepy hollows? Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 27(4), 294-309.
Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2013). For Whom the Bell Tolls: Directors' Duties to Creditors after Bell. Sydney Law Review, 35(2), 433-450.
Harris, J. (2012). Assessing the effect of the PPSA on the Corporations Act and corporate law teaching. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 27(1), 72-90.
Harris, J. (2011). Adjusting creditor rights against third parties during debt restructuring. Insolvency Law Journal, 19(1), 22-36.
Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2011). Together Alone: Corporate Group Structures and their Legal Status Revisited. Australian Business Law Review, 39(2), 85-94.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A. (2010). Corporate groups: the intersection between corporate and tax law: Commissioner of Taxation v BHP Billiton Finance Ltd. Sydney Law Review, 32(4), 723-738.
Harris, J. (2010). Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc v City of Swan: Charting the Limits of Insolvency Reorganisations. Sydney Law Review, 32(1), 141-157.
Harris, J. (2009). Director liability for insolvent trading: Is the cure worse than the disease? Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 23(1), 266-286.
Legg, M., Harris, J. (2009). How the American dream became a global nightmare: An analysis of the causes of the global financial crisis. UNSW Law Journal Forum, 32(2), 350-389.
Evers, M., Harris, J. (2009). The duties of in-house counsel - the bold, the bright and the blurred? Australian Business Law Review, 37(4), 267-285.
Harris, J., Legg, M. (2009). What price investor protection? Class actions vs. corporate rescue. Insolvency Law Journal, 17, 185-205.
Harris, J. (2008). Relief from liability for company directors: recent developments and their implications. University of Western Sydney Law Review, 12, 152-175.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A., Austin, J. (2008). Shareholder primacy revisited: Does the public interest have any role in statutory duties? Company and Securities Law Journal, 26(6), 355-376.
Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2008). Shareholders as creditors: a response to the CAMAC discussion paper on law reform. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 22(2), 135-160.
Zandstra, A., Harris, J., Hargovan, A. (2008). Widening the net: Accessorial liability for continuous disclosure contraventions. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 22(1), 51-81.
Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2007). "Sons of Gwalia" and statutory debt subordination: An appraisal of the North American experience. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 20(3), 265-300.
Harris, J. (2007). Corporate group insolvencies: Charting the past, present and future of "pooling" arrangements. Insolvency Law Journal, 15(2), 78-99.
Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2007). Sons of Gwalia Ltd v Margaretic - The Shifting Balance of Shareholders' Interests in Insolvency: Evolution or Revolution? Melbourne University Law Review, 31(2), 591-621.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A. (2007). Sons of Gwalia: Navigating the line between membership and creditor rights in corporate insolvencies. Company and Securities Law Journal, 25(1), 7-29.
Harris, J. (2006). Federal Collective Bargaining after Electrolux. Federal Law Review, 34(1), 45-73.
Harris, J. (2006). The constitutional basis of s 447A: Is it a power without limit? Insolvency Law Journal, 14(3), 135-149.
Harris, J. (2005). Lifting the corporate veil on the basis of an implied agency: A re-evaluation of Smith, Stone and Knight. Company and Securities Law Journal, 23(1), 7-27.
Harris, J., Gordon, B. (2005). Lost in Transition: Section 447A and the question of members' rights when a company transitions from voluntary administration to a creditors' voluntary liquidation. Insolvency Law Journal, 13(2), 96-110.

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Other

Harris, J., Murray, M. (2022), Submission no. 18 to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services' Inquiry into Corporate Insolvency in Australia. [More Information]

Research Reports

Harris, J. (2023). A Report for the Association of Independent Insolvency Practitioners (AIIP) on Submissions Made to the PJC's Corporate Insolvency Inquiry, (pp. 1 - 35). Sydney, Australia: Association of Independent Insolvency Practitioners (AIIP).

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2024

Harris, J. (2024). Finding the limits of section 444F orders. Insolvency Law Bulletin, 23(1&2), 4-6.

2023

Harris, J. (2023). A Report for the Association of Independent Insolvency Practitioners (AIIP) on Submissions Made to the PJC's Corporate Insolvency Inquiry, (pp. 1 - 35). Sydney, Australia: Association of Independent Insolvency Practitioners (AIIP).
Harris, J., Peters, T. (2023). Company Law: Theories, Principles and Applications, 3rd edition. Chatswood: LexisNexis.
Harris, J., Nalavadi, P. (2023). One size doesn’t fit all? Comparing insolvency law reforms for MSMEs in Australia and India. Insolvency Law Bulletin, 22(8), 109-115.
Harris, J. (2023). Submission for the inquiry into Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigation and enforcement. Insolvency Law Journal, 31(2), 118-121.
Harris, J. (2023). The Competing Goals Theory and Insolvency Law. Re-Examining Insolvency Law and Theory, (pp. 133-152). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Harris, J. (2023). The Creditors' Interests Duty in the UK Supreme Court: BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana SA. Canadian Business Law Journal, 67(3), 458-475.
Harris, J. (2023). The Failure of Corporate Law Reform in Australia. In Rosemary Teele Langford (Eds.), Corporate Law and Governance in the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Professor Ian Ramsay, (pp. 130-150). Sydney: The Federation Press.

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2022

Murray, M., Harris, J. (2022). Rebuilding the structure of the Australian insolvency system. Insolvency Law Bulletin, 22(1 and 2), 14-20.
Harris, J., Murray, M. (2022), Submission no. 18 to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services' Inquiry into Corporate Insolvency in Australia. [More Information]
Symes, C., Harris, J. (2022). When the new model meets the classic: Creditor-defeating dispositions. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 37(3), 289-300.

2021

Symes, C., Harris, J. (2021). Covid-19 Implication on Insolvency Regime in Australia. In Sameer Sharma and Neeti Shikha (Eds.), COVID-19: Exploring the new normal in insolvency, (pp. 52-64). India: Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
Harris, J. (2021). How to Use Safe Harbour Wisely. Company Director, 37(1), 66-67.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A. (2021). Potential Liability for Directors During Corporate Restructuring: Comparative Perspectives. In Paul Omar and Jennifer Gant (Eds.), Research Handbook on Corporate Restructuring, (pp. 143-165). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [More Information]
Harris, J., Symes, C. (2021). The chimera of restructuring reform: An opportunity missed for MSMEs in pt 5.3B. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 36(2), 182-193.

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2020

Harris, J., Borsellino, G. (2020). Directors' Counsel: Competing Interests. Company Director, 36(10), 30-31.
Harris, J. (2020). Giving Security After Insolvency and PPSR Extensions of Time. Commercial Law Quarterly, 34(1), 18-24.
Bednarz, Z., Harris, J. (2020). Insolvency and restructuring law in Spain. Insolvency Law Bulletin, 20(6), 111-117.
Harris, J. (2020). The corporate constitution as a statutory contract: Artifice or anachronism? Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 36(1), 25-48.

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2019

Harris, J., Symes, C. (2019). Be careful what you wish for! Evaluating the ipso facto reforms. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 34(1), 84-102.
Harris, J., McHattan, N. (2019). Considering the High Court Decision in 'Amerind'. Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association Journal, September, 14-17.
Harris, J. (2019). Corporate Law Lessons from the Banking Royal Commission. Australian Law Journal, 93, 364-366.
Harris, J. (2019). Revisiting the legal basis of shareholder primacy. Governance Directions, 71(2), 76-85.
Harris, J. (2019). The Changing Landscape of Corporate Fundraising. Australian Law Journal, 93, 454-458.
Harris, J., Ng, T. (2019). Valuation Issues in Restructuring: An overview of common valuation methodologies and how they have been handled by the courts. Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association Journal, 31, 20-24.
Harris, J. (2019). Voidable transaction risks in restructuring. Insolvency Law Bulletin, 20(1), 4-8.
Harris, J. (2019). Will Combating Phoenix Activity Stifle Genuine Restructuring Activity? Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 30, 47-50.

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2018

Murray, M., Harris, J. (2018). Keay's Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, Tenth Edition. Pyrmont, NSW: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd. [More Information]
du Plessis, J., Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2018). Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governnance, Fourth Edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
Harris, J. (2018). Putting the cart before the horse? The liability of company secretaries and general counsel for defective disclosure. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 33(1), 55-75.
Mirzai, N., Harris, J. (2018). The Annotated Personal Property Securities Act, Third Edition. Sydney, NSW: CCH Australia Limited. [More Information]

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2017

Harris, J., Hargovan, A., Adams, M. (2017). Australian Corporate Law, Sixth Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths. [More Information]
Harris, J. (2017). Class warfare in debt restructuring: Does Australia need cross-class cram down for creditors' schemes of arrangement? University of Queensland Law Journal, 36(1), 73-97. [More Information]
Harris, J. (2017). Still a sleepy hollow? Directors' liability and the business judgment rule. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 31(3), 319-343.
Harris, J. (2017). Unpacking the Ten Administration. Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 28(4), 343-353.

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2016

Murray, M., Harris, J. (2016). Keay's Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, Ninth Edition. Sydney, NSW: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Harris, J. (2016). Reforming insolvent trading to encourage restructuring: Safe harbour or sleepy hollows? Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 27(4), 294-309.
Harris, J., Croese, C. (2016). Understanding Business Contracts. Sydney, NSW: CCH Australia Ltd. [More Information]

2015

Harris, J., Hargovan, A., Adams, M. (2015). Australian Corporate Law, Fifth Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis.
Harris, J. (2015). Company Law: Theories, Principles and Applications, Second Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J., Croese, C. (2015). Contract Law in Context. Sydney, NSW: CCH Australia Ltd. [More Information]
Harris, J. (2015). Corporate Insolvency Law Reform: Reframing the Dialogue. In Sheelagh McCracken, Shelley Griffiths (Eds.), Making Banking and Finance Law: A Snapshot, (pp. 53-76). Sydney: Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law.

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2014

Harris, J. (2014). Corporations Law, Third Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J., Gronow, M., Anderson, H. (2014). Insolvency Law: Commentary and Materials. Sydney, NSW: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd. [More Information]
Murray, M., Harris, J. (2014). Keay's Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, Eighth edition. Sydney, NSW: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Harris, J. (2014). Should voluntary administration remain a one-size-fits-all procedure? Do we need a fast track system for small business rescues? In S. Griffiths, S. McCracken, A. Wardrop (Eds.), Exploring Tensions in Finance Law: Trans-Tasman Insights, (pp. 101-126). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.

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2013

Harris, J., Adams, M., Hargovan, A. (2013). Australian Corporate Law, Fourth Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J. (2013). Corporations Law: Questions and Answers, 4th ed.. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2013). For Whom the Bell Tolls: Directors' Duties to Creditors after Bell. Sydney Law Review, 35(2), 433-450.

2012

Harris, J. (2012). Assessing the effect of the PPSA on the Corporations Act and corporate law teaching. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 27(1), 72-90.
Harris, J. (2012). Company Law: Theories, Principles and Applications, First Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Juriansz, J., Robinson, L., Mirzai, N., Chapple, S., Harris, J. (2012). Equity & Trusts. Melbourne, Vic: Palgrave Macmillan.

2011

Harris, J. (2011). Adjusting creditor rights against third parties during debt restructuring. Insolvency Law Journal, 19(1), 22-36.
Harris, J., Adams, M., Hargovan, A. (2011). Australian Corporate Law, Third Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J. (2011). Enhancing the Role of Creditors' Committees in Corporate Rescue Law. In Janis P. Sarra (Eds.), Annual Review of Insolvency Law 2011, (pp. 675-201). -: Thomson Reuters.
Murray, M., Harris, J. (2011). Keay's Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, Seventh Edition. Sydney, NSW: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Ltd.
Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2011). Together Alone: Corporate Group Structures and their Legal Status Revisited. Australian Business Law Review, 39(2), 85-94.

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2010

Harris, J., Hargovan, A. (2010). Corporate groups: the intersection between corporate and tax law: Commissioner of Taxation v BHP Billiton Finance Ltd. Sydney Law Review, 32(4), 723-738.
Harris, J. (2010). Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc v City of Swan: Charting the Limits of Insolvency Reorganisations. Sydney Law Review, 32(1), 141-157.

2009

Harris, J., Hargovan, A., Adams, M. (2009). Australian Corporate Law, Second Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J. (2009). Director liability for insolvent trading: Is the cure worse than the disease? Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 23(1), 266-286.
Legg, M., Harris, J. (2009). How the American dream became a global nightmare: An analysis of the causes of the global financial crisis. UNSW Law Journal Forum, 32(2), 350-389.
Evers, M., Harris, J. (2009). The duties of in-house counsel - the bold, the bright and the blurred? Australian Business Law Review, 37(4), 267-285.
Harris, J., Legg, M. (2009). What price investor protection? Class actions vs. corporate rescue. Insolvency Law Journal, 17, 185-205.

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2008

Harris, J., Hargovan, A., Adams, M. (2008). Australian Corporate Law, First Edition. Sydney, NSW: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Harris, J. (2008). Relief from liability for company directors: recent developments and their implications. University of Western Sydney Law Review, 12, 152-175.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A., Austin, J. (2008). Shareholder primacy revisited: Does the public interest have any role in statutory duties? Company and Securities Law Journal, 26(6), 355-376.
Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2008). Shareholders as creditors: a response to the CAMAC discussion paper on law reform. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 22(2), 135-160.
Harris, J. (2008). Substantive consolidation under statute law: lessons from Australia. In Janis P. Sarra (Eds.), Annual Review of Insolvency Law 2008, (pp. 541-568). -: Thomson Reuters.
Zandstra, A., Harris, J., Hargovan, A. (2008). Widening the net: Accessorial liability for continuous disclosure contraventions. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 22(1), 51-81.

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2007

Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2007). "Sons of Gwalia" and statutory debt subordination: An appraisal of the North American experience. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 20(3), 265-300.
Harris, J. (2007). Corporate group insolvencies: Charting the past, present and future of "pooling" arrangements. Insolvency Law Journal, 15(2), 78-99.
Hargovan, A., Harris, J. (2007). Sons of Gwalia Ltd v Margaretic - The Shifting Balance of Shareholders' Interests in Insolvency: Evolution or Revolution? Melbourne University Law Review, 31(2), 591-621.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A. (2007). Sons of Gwalia: Navigating the line between membership and creditor rights in corporate insolvencies. Company and Securities Law Journal, 25(1), 7-29.
Harris, J., Hargovan, A. (2007). The intersection between shareholders' and creditors' rights in insolvency: an Australian perspective. In Janis P. Sarra (Eds.), Annual Review of Insolvency Law 2007, (pp. 699-734). -: Thomson Reuters.

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2006

Harris, J. (2006). Federal Collective Bargaining after Electrolux. Federal Law Review, 34(1), 45-73.
Harris, J. (2006). The constitutional basis of s 447A: Is it a power without limit? Insolvency Law Journal, 14(3), 135-149.

2005

Harris, J. (2005). Lifting the corporate veil on the basis of an implied agency: A re-evaluation of Smith, Stone and Knight. Company and Securities Law Journal, 23(1), 7-27.
Harris, J., Gordon, B. (2005). Lost in Transition: Section 447A and the question of members' rights when a company transitions from voluntary administration to a creditors' voluntary liquidation. Insolvency Law Journal, 13(2), 96-110.

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