Professor Ross Grantham
Professor - Commercial Law & Director of Teaching and Learning
TC Beirne School of Law
Affiliate of Australian Centre for Private Law
Australian Centre for Private Law
+61 7 334 69776
W205C Forgan Smith Building, St Lucia campus. Availability by appointment.
Researcher biography
Professor Ross Grantham's principal research interests are in the fields of corporate governance and the private law. He has published extensively in the area of the duties of company directors, as well as on matters dealing with the theoretical nature of the company and the implications of this nature for the integration of the company as a juristic entity into the general legal system. He has also published extensively on developments in the law of unjust enriched and restitution, particularly the interface between restitution and the law of property, and on the theoretical and philosophical basis of the private law.
In addition to his many articles in leading international journals, Professor Grantham is the author of a number of monographs and casebooks, and he has edited a number of collections of essays. Professor Grantham is a member of the editorial boards of a number of leading international journals.
Professor Grantham holds degrees from Oxford University, the University of Auckland and the University of Queensland, and has held senior management positions at both the University of Auckland and the University of Queensland.
| Featured projects | Duration |
|---|---|
| Small Australian firm business structures | 2019–2023 |
Books
Barker, Kit and Grantham, Ross (2024). Unjust enrichment. 3rd ed. Chatswood, NSW Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Grantham, Ross (2022). The law and practice of corporate governance. 2nd ed. Chatswood, NSW: LexisNexis.
Grantham, Ross (2020). The Law and practice of corporate governance. Sydney, NSW Australia: LexisNexis.
Barker, Kit and Grantham, Ross (2017). Unjust enrichment. 2nd ed. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Rickett, Charles and Grantham, Ross B. (2008). Structure and Justification in Private Law: Essays for Peter Birks. Oxford, UK: Hart Publishing.
Barker, Kit and Grantham, Ross (2008). Unjust enrichment. Sydney, NSW, Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Grantham, Ross B. and Rickett, Charles E. F. (2002). Company and securities law : commentary and materials. Wellington, New Zealand: Brookers.
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (2001). Restitution: Commentary and Materials. 1st ed. Wellington: Brookers.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (2000). Enrichment and Restitution in New Zealand. 1st ed. Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (1999). The Law of Restitution in New Zealand: Getting from No to Yes. 1st ed. Wellington: New Zealand Law Society.
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (1998). Corporate Personality in the 20th Century. 1st ed. Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Rickett, Charles and Grantham, Ross B. (1997). Essays on Insider Trading and Securities Regulation. Wellington, New Zealand: Brooker's.
Book Chapters
Grantham, Ross (2020). Change of position-based defences. Research handbook on unjust enrichment and restitution. (pp. 418-436) edited by Elise Bant, Kit Barker and Simone Degeling. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar.
Grantham, Ross (2018). Allocating the Costs of Making Restitution: Change of Position. Apportionment in Private Law. (pp. 197-220) Bloomsbury Publishing Plc..
Grantham, Ross (2017). The Legitimacy of the Company as a Source of (Private) Power. Private Law and Power. (pp. 239-262) Bloomsbury Publishing Plc..
Grantham, Ross (2017). The privatisation of Australian corporate law. New directions for law in Australia essays in contemporary law reform. (pp. 27-35) edited by Ron Levy, Molly O’Brien, Simon Rice, Pauline Ridge and Margaret Thornton. Acton, ACT Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/NDLA.09.2017
Fairweather, Karen, O’Shea, Paul and Grantham, Ross (2016). Consumer law: paternalism, fragmentation, and centralised enforcement. Credit, consumers and the law: after the global storm. (pp. 3-16) edited by Karen Fairweather, Paul O'Shea and Ross Grantham. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315574752-9
Grantham, Ross B. (2016). The legitimacy of the company as a source of (private) power. Private law and power. (pp. 239-263) edited by Kit Barker, Simone Degeling, Karen Fairweather and Ross B. Grantham. Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Grantham, Ross (2015). Company Law. The Supreme Court of New Zealand 2004-2013. (pp. 93-114) edited by Russell, Mary-Rose and Barber, Matthew. Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Grantham, Ross B. (2014). New Zealand. Anti Money Laundering Guide. (pp. 85101-85111) edited by Robin Booth. London, United Kingdom: Sweet & Maxwell.
Grantham, Ross B. and Rickett, Charles E. F. (2008). Unjust Enrichment - Reason, Place and Content. Structure and Justification in Private Law: Essays for Peter Birks. (pp. 5-18) edited by Charles Rickett and Ross Grantham. Oxford United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.
Grantham, Ross (2005). The Equitable Basis of the Law of Restitution. Equity in Commercial Law. (pp. 349-381) edited by Simone Degeling and James Edelman. Sydney: Thomson Lawbook Company.
Grantham, R. and Rickett, C. E. F. (2003). Restitutionary remedies. Civil Remedies in New Zealand. (pp. 364-367) edited by Rt Hon Justice Peter Blanchard. NZ: Thomson Brookers.
Grantham, R. and Rickett, C. E. F. (2003). Proprietary Remedies. Civil Remedies in New Zealand. (pp. 410-447) edited by Rt Hon Justice Peter Blanchard. Wellington, NZ: Thomson Brookers.
Grantham, Ross B. (2002). The Doctrinal Basis of the Rights of Company Shareholders. Company Law Writings: A New Zealand Collection. (pp. 113-144) Christchurch: Canterbury University Press.
Grantham, Ross B. (2000). Restitution and Insolvent Companies: Honing in on Shareholders. Restitution and Insolvency. (pp. 220-237) edited by Rose. London: LLP.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (2000). Resulting Trusts - A rather Limited Doctrine. Restitution and Equity: Resulting Trusts and Equitable Compensation. (pp. 39-61) edited by Rose; Birks. London: LLP.
Grantham, Ross B. (1999). The Civil Law: Liability for Money Laundering; Money Laundering in New Zealand. CCH Anti Money Laundering Guide. (pp. 85-95) edited by Rider; Nakajima. London: CCH.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (1999). Property: The challenge from Restitution. Contemporary Property Law. (pp. 3-25) edited by Jackson; Wilde. Aldershot: Ashgate Dartmouth.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (1998). The Bootmaker's Legacy to Company Law Doctrine. Corporate Personality in the 20th Century. (pp. 1-11) edited by R Grantham; C Rickett. Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Grantham, Ross B. (1998). Commentary on Goddard. Corporate Personality in the 20th Century. (pp. 65-71) edited by R Grantham; C Rickett. Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Grantham, Ross B. (1996). The Impact of Equitable Doctrines on Priorities. Essays on Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency. (pp. 248-262) edited by C Rickett. Wellington: Brooker's.
Journal Articles
Grantham, Ross (2021). People, planet, and profits: re-purposing the company. Company and Securities Law Journal, 38 (4), 250-273.
Grantham, Ross and Jensen, Darryn (2018). The proper role of policy in private law adjudication. University of Toronto Law Journal, 68 (2), 187-230. doi: 10.3138/utlj.2017-0069
Barker, Kit and Grantham, Ross (2018). Acknowledgements. Apportionment in Private Law.
Barker, Kit, Fairweather, Karen and Grantham, Ross (2017). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Private Law in the 21st Century.
Grantham, Ross B. and Jensen, Darryn (2016). Coherence in the age of statutes. Monash University Law Review, 42 (2), 360-382.
Grantham, Ross (2015). The Proceduralization of Australian Corporate Law. Federal Law Review, 43 (2), 233-257. doi: 10.1177/0067205x1504300203
Grantham, Ross B. (2013). The Corporate Veil: An Ingenious Device. University of Queensland Law Journal, 32 (2), 311-315.
Grantham, Ross and Rickett, Charles (2008). A normative account of defences to restitutionary liability. Cambridge Law Journal, 67 (1), 92-125. doi: 10.1017/S000819730800007X
Grantham, Ross B. (2008). Private Law and Property Claims. Journal of Equity, 2008 (2), 172-176.
Grantham, R. B. (2007). The limited liability of company directors. Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 3 (August), 362-391.
Grantham, Ross (2007). 'Regulatory and enabling approaches to corporate law enforcement', by Matthew Berkahn. University of Queensland Law Journal, 26 (1), 209-212.
Grantham, R. B. (2005). Absence of Juristic Reason in the Supreme Court of Canada (Pacific National Investments v Victoria). Restitution Law Review, 13, 102-110.
Grantham, R. B. (2005). The governance of government-owned corporations. Company and Securities Law Journal, 23 (3), 181-194.
Rickett, C. E. F. and Grantham, R. (2004). In memorium: Professor Peter Birks. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 21 (2), 5-7.
Grantham, Ross (2004). The reserve powers of company shareholders. Cambridge Law Journal, 63 (1), 36-39. doi: 10.1017/S0008197304336494
Grantham, Ross (2004). Review of Equity, restitution and fraud. By John Glover. LexisNexis Butterworths: Sydney, 2004. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 23 (1), 258-261.
Grantham, Ross (2004). Corporate governance codes in Australia and New Zealand: Propriety and prosperity. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 23 (1), 218-225.
Grantham, R. B. and Rickett, C. E. F. (2003). Property rights as a legally significant event. The Cambridge Law Journal, 62 (3), 717-749. doi: 10.1017/S0008197303006469
Grantham, Ross (2003). Company director's personal liability in tort. Cambridge Law Journal, 62 (1), 15-17. doi: 10.1017/S0008197303266216
Grantham, Ross B. (2003). Review of Goff and Jones: The Law of Restitution. Restitution Law Review, 237-239.
Grantham, Ross (2003). Company directors and compliance with the company's constitution. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 20 (4), 450-477.
Grantham, R. J. and Rickett, C. E. F. (2003). Disgorgement for Unjust Enrichment?. Cambridge Law Journal, 62 (1), 159-180. doi: 10.1017/S0008197303006275
Grantham, Ross B. (2003). Review of Hedley and Halliwell, The Law of Restitution. Restitution Law Review, 240-242.
Grantham, Ross B. (2002). Corporate Governance: A New Name for an Old Problem. New Zealand Business Law Quarterly, 8, 257-259.
Grantham, Ross B. (2002). Review of Birks, English Private Law. Trust Law International, 16, 65-67.
Grantham, Ross B. (2002). Restitutionary Recovery Ex Aequo et Bono. Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, [2002], 388-402.
Grantham, Ross B. (2001). Attributing Responsibility to Corporate Entities: A Doctrinal Approach. Company and Securities Law Journal, 19, 168-180.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (2001). On the Subsidiarity of Unjust Enrichment. Law Quarterly Review, 117, 273-299.
Grantham, Ross B. (2000). Review of Virgo, The Principles of the Law of Restitution. New Zealand Law Journal, 318-318.
Grantham, Ross B. (2000). Review of McGhee, Snell's Equity. Trust Law International, 122-123.
C Rickett and Grantham, Ross B. (2000). The Propylaeum of Property Rights. New Zealand Law Journal, [2000], 103-108.
Grantham, Ross B. (2000). Restitution and Insolvent Companies: Honing in on Shareholders. Company, Financial and Insolvency Law Review, [2000], 26-43.
Grantham, Ross B. (2000). The Security of Contract: The Challenge from Restitution. Journal of Contract Law, 16, 102-122.
Grantham, Ross B. (1999). Illegal Transactions and the Powers of the Company Directors. Law Quarterly Review, 115, 296-324.
Charles Rickett and Grantham, Ross B. (1999). Toward a More Constructive Classification of Trusts. Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, [1999], 111-125.
Grantham, Ross B. (1999). Review of Skelton, Restitution and Contract. New Zealand Law Journal, 91-91.
Grantham, Ross. B (1998). The Doctrinal basis of the rights of company shareholders. Cambridge Law Journal, 57 (3), 554-588.
Grantham, Ross B. (1998). Civil Liability for Money Laundering. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 18, 378-410.
Grantham, Ross B. (1998). Review of Cato, Restitution in Australia and New Zealand. Restitution Law Review, 295-296.
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (1998). Property and Unjust Enrichment. New Zealand Law Journal, [1998], 197-198.
Grantham, Ross B. (1997). Refloating a Floating Charge. Company, Financial and Insolvency Law Review, [1997], 53-66.
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (1997). Property and Unjust Enrichment: Categorical Truths or Unnecessary Complexity?. New Zealand Law Review, [1997], 668-685.
Grantham, Ross B. (1997). The Liability of Parent Companies for the Actions of the Directors of their Subsidiaries. Company Lawyer, 18, 138-148.
Grantham, Ross (1997). Company directors and tortious liability. Cambridge Law Journal, 56 (2), 259-262. doi: 10.1017/S0008197300081265
Grantham, Ross B. (1996). Doctrinal Basis for the Recognition of Proprietary Rights. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 16, 561-585.
Grantham, Ross B. (1996). Contracting With Companies: Rules of Law or Business Rules?. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 17, 39-68.
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (1996). Restitution, Property and Ignorance - A Reply to Mr Swadling. Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 1996, 463-466.
Grantham, Ross B. (1995). The Powers of Company Directors and the Proper Purposes Doctrine. King's College Law Journal, 5, 16-44.
Grantham, Ross B. (1993). Ultra Vires: Gone But Not Forgotten. Australian Bar Review, 10, 233-247.
Grantham, Ross (1993). The unanimous consent rule in company law. The Cambridge Law Journal, 52 (2), 245-271. doi: 10.1017/S0008197300095155
Grantham, Ross B. (1993). The Unanimous Consent Rule in Company Law. Cambridge Law Journal, [1993], 245-271.
Grantham, Ross B. (1993). The Content of the Director's Duty of Loyalty. Journal of Business Law, [1993], 149-167.
Grantham, Ross B. (1991). Reforming the Duties of Company Directors. The Company Lawyer, 12, 27-29.
Grantham, Ross B. (1991). The Judicial Extension of Director's Duties to Creditors. Journal of Business Law, [1991], 1-18.
Grantham, Ross B. (1989). The Impact of a Security Interest on Set Off. Journal of Business Law, 1989, 377-388.
Grantham, Ross B. (1989). Legal Imperialism and Debt Subordinatioin. New Zealand Law Journal, 1989, 224-227.
Conference Paper
Grantham, Ross B. (2016). The Privatisation of Australian Corporate Law. Australian National Law Reform Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, 14-15 April 2016.