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Biography
Stephen Bottomley is an Emeritus Professor and former Dean (2013-2017) at the ANU College of Law at the Australian National University. He joined the Law School in 1988. His main area of research interest is corporate governance. He has taught postgraduate and undergraduate courses in corporate and takeovers law, and corporate governance.
His books include The Responsible Shareholder (2021, Edward Elgar), and The Constitutional Corporation: Rethinking Corporate Governance (2007, Ashgate Publishing) which was awarded the 2008 Hart Socio-Legal Book Prize by the UK Socio-Legal Association for the most outstanding piece of socio-legal scholarship. He is the author of co-author, with Simon Bronitt of Law in Context (Federation Press, 2024, 5th ed), and Contemporary Australian Corporate Law, with Kath Hall, Peta Spender and Beth Nosworthy (Cambridge University Press, 3rd edition forthcoming).
With Emeritus Professor Stephen Parker he presents the Law in Context podcast.
Qualifications
BA LLB (Hons) (Macq.), LLM (UNSW)
Research Interests
Corporate governance; government business enterprises; law and regulation; legislative process.
Education/Academic qualification
Arts/Law, Bachelor, Macquarie Universiy
Law, Master, University of New South Wales
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Fellow, Australian Academy of Law
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The Complexity of Corporate Law
Bottomley, S., Sept 2022, In: The Sydney law review. 44, 3, p. 415-440 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Responsible Shareholder
Bottomley, S., 2021, 1 ed. United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. 232 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Contemporary Australian Corporate Law
Bottomley, S., Hall, K., Spender, P. & Nosworthy, B., 2020, 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Corporate law, complexity and cartography
Bottomley, S., 2020, In: Australian Journal of Corporate Law. 35, 2, p. 142-160Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rethinking the Law on Shareholder-Initiated Resolutions at Company General Meetings
Bottomley, S., 2019, In: Melbourne University Law Review. 43, 1, p. 93-132Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
- 2 Finished
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One Day, We'll All Invest This Way! Regulating Online Investment
Bottomley, S., Kingsford Smith, D., Kingsford Smith, D. & Williamson, C.
1/01/05 → 31/12/09
Project: Research
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The Role of Shareholders Meetings in Improving Corporate Governance in Australian Public Companies
1/01/99 → 31/12/01
Project: Research