Law School

Mr Russell Hinchy

Senior Lecturer
TC Beirne School of Law
+61 7 336 52357
W206A Forgan Smith Building, St Lucia campus.
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Researcher biography

Russell Hinchy is a senior lecturer at the T C Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland. In addition to co-ordinating the foundations of Australian law course at the Law School, Russell also teaches within the law of torts. He has previously published and taught in the area of company law. Russell is co-author of the text Company Law (Pearson Prentice Hall, Sydney, 2nd ed, 2009). Russell is the author of The Australian Legal System: History, Institutions and Method (Thomson Reuters, Sydney, 2nd ed, 2015). Russell is also the author of Context and Method in Australian Law (Thomson Reuters, Sydney, 2nd ed, 2021).

Russell has previously held a Bar Association of Queensland Practising Certificate and is currently a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom (FHEA), a member of the International Association of Artificial Intelligence and Law (IAAIL), and a member of the Queensland Law Society Personal Injury Specialist Accreditation Committee. In addition to having a particular interest in teaching and learning theory, and curriculum and instructional design theory in the context of first-year legal study, Russell also has a current and particular interest in the developing importance and application of technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational thinking and reasoning to statutory reasoning, in particular, and to statutory interpretation.

Featured projects Duration
Development of an Iterative Module for Statutory Interpretation and Research-intensive, Inquiry-guided Learning in the Digital Age
UQ Teaching Fellowship
 2016–2017

Publications

Books (11)
Book Chapter (1)
Journal Articles (4)
Conference Papers (2)

Books

Hinchy, Russell (2021). Context and method in Australian law. 2nd ed. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Lawbook Company.
Hinchy, Russell (2019). Context and Method in Australian Law. Sydney, NSW Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Hinchy, Russell (2015). The Australian Legal System: History, Institutions and Method. 2nd ed. Sydney, NSW Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Hinchy, Russell and McDermott, Peter (2009). Company Law. 2nd ed. Frenchs Forrest, NSW, Australia: Pearson Education Australia.
Hinchy, Russell (2008). The Australian legal system: history, institutions, and method. Sydney, Austtralia: Pearson Education Australia.
Russell Hinchy and Peter McDermott (2008). Company Law. 2nd ed. Frenchs Forrest NSW: Pearson.
Russell Hinchy and McDermott, Peter M. (2008). Fundamental Company Legislation 2008. 1st ed. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Hinchy, R. D. and McDermott, P. M. (2007). Fundamental Company Legislation 2007. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Russell Hinchy and Peter McDermott (2007). Fundamental Company Legislation 2007. 1st ed. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Hinchy, R. D. and McDermott, P. M. (2006). Company Law. Sydney: Pearson Education Australia.
Hinchy, R D and McDermott, P M (2006). Fundamental Company Legislation 2006. 1st ed. Sydney: Pearson Education Australia.

Book Chapter

Hughes, Clair, Hinchy, Russell and Cappa, Clare (2007). Applying a Criterion and Standards Approach to Assessment by Examination in Law. Case Studies of Good Practices in Assessment of Student Learning in Higher Education. (pp. 31-36) edited by Geraldine O'Neill, Sylvia Huntley-Moore and Philip Race. Dublin, Ireland: All Ireland Society for Higher Education.

Journal Articles

Hinchy, R D (2006). Rejection of Advocates' Immunity. New Zealand Law Journal, November, 369-373.
Hinchy, R D (2006). Judicial Method and Advocates' Immunity in the High Court of Australia and the House of Lords. Murdoch University Electronic Law Journal, 12 (1), 187-208.
Codd, B., Hinchy, R. D. and Nase, V. (2004). An alternative view of Woolcock Street Investments v CDG Pty Ltd. Torts Law Journal, 12 (3), 194-201.
Cappa, C. L., Forrest, C. J. S., Hinchy, R. D. and Nase, V. (2003). Tort deform or tort reform? Winding back the clock on negligence. Alternative Law Journal, 28 (5), 212-215.

Conference Papers

Hughes, Clair, Hinchy, Russell and Cappa, Clare (2005). Developing Generic Criteria and Standards for Law: Processes, Practicalities and Possibilities. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, 3-6 July, 2005. HERDSA.
Hughes, C. P., Hinchy, R. D. and Cappa, C. L. (2004). Writing generic criteria and standards for law: What we did and what we learned. Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, 4-5 November, 2004. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: Griffith University, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology.

Areas of research

Commercial and Corporate Law
Law, Science and Technology
Torts