Associate Professor Lee Aitken
Associate Professor
School of Law
W250 Forgan Smith Building, St Lucia campus. Availability by appointment.
Book Chapter
Aitken, Lee (2014). Options for the Dunning Creditor Under the Statute of Elizabeth. Exploring tensions in finance law : Trans-Tasman insights. (pp. 253-275) edited by Shelley Griffiths, Sheelagh McCracken and Ann Wardrop. Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Journal Articles
Aitken, Lee (2017). `Widgets' or `wodgets'? A heterodox reappraisal of the fiduciary who `steals a business': `account', `allowances', "consent' and other perplexing issues. Australian Bar Review, 44, 250-266.
Aitken, Lee (2017). Counterparties beware! The nature of the `security interest’: set-off, corporate insolvency and the PPSA. Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin, 33 (8), 125-128.
Aitken, Lee (2017). A bank's `no set-off clause', the guarantor and the claim for `loss or damage' (or statutory reconfiguring of a contract). Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin, 33 (4), 74-77.
Aitken, Lee (2016). Exact Compliance and the Letter of Credit. Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin, 32 (4), 82-84.
Aitken, Lee (2016). Banker and Customer - Incorporation of Terms, Ratification and the Validity of Gee's `laws of Litigation'. Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin, 32 (9), 182-185.
Aitken, Lee (2016). Interpreting R v Baden-Clay: `discovering the inward intention’, or 'what lies under the veil?'. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 301-311.
Aitken, Lee (2016). Recovering `stolen money' – Barnes v Addy, money had and received, and the struggle for remedial coherence. Australian Bar Review, 43, 304-320.
Aitken, Lee (2016). ‘Absolute assignment’, and the equitable ‘charge’ — Further developments. Australian Bar Review, 42, 310-323.
Aitken, Lee (2016). 'Agency’ mortgage originators and loan enforcement. Australian Bar Review, 41, 220-235.
Aitken, Lee (2015). Modified universalism: confined or confirmed. Australian Bar Review.
Aitken, Lee (2015). Performance Bonds: Risk-allocation, Construction, Fraud, and Overpayment. Australian Bar Review, 40, 222-245.
Aitken, Lee (2015). Letter of credit, right of suit, and a bill of landing. Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin, 31 (1), 14-14.
Aitken, Lee (2015). The ordinary course of business and the PPSA. Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin, 31 (2), 31-35.
Aitken, Lee (2015). Thoughts for the litigant in person – some common, but unsuccessful, arguments which should not be raised in resisting the bank's claim. Journal of Banking and Finance - Law and Practice, 26 (3), 173-181.
Aitken, Lee (2015). No alsatias: equitable execution, and recent developments in the asset preservation order. Australian Bar Review, 40, 52-63.
Aitken, Lee (2015). Continuing Contractual Conundrums: 'Repudiating' a Contract, Penalties, Good Faith and the Scope of the Legitimate Interest Principle in White & Carter. Australian Bar Review, 40 (2), 112-123.
Aitken, Lee (2014). Restitution, trust, account, and the autonomous payment obligation. Law Quarterly Review, 130, 385-387.
Aitken, Lee (2014). The artisan as lienee and recovery of storage charges in the context of general average. Law Quarterly Review, 130, 177-180.
Aitken, Lee (2014). "Delivery", "escrow", recitals and estoppel, and attestation: current questions with deeds. Australian Law Journal, 88 (8), 561-566.
Aitken, Lee (2014). Unscrambling 'detriment' - unjust enrichment, mistaken payments, and estoppel. Australian Bar Review, 38 (3), 269-282.
Aitken, Lee (2013). Deposits, instalments and recovery of "over payment". Law Quarterly Review, 129 (4), 489-491.
Aitken, Lee (2013). No return of Alsatia. Law Quarterly Review, 129 (2), 147-149.
Aitken, Lee (2013). Mistake payments - the faith of receipt defence. Australian Bar Review, 302-309.
Aitken, Lee (2013). Elective or Automatic Termination of a Contract of Employment. Law Quarterly Review, 129, 335-337.
Aitken, Lee (2013). What is an “absolute” assignment? Further reflections on charges, “tacking” and marshalling. Journal of Banking and Finance - Law and Practice, 24, 93-103.
Aitken, Lee (2013). "Piercing the Corporate Veil" and the "Remedial Constructive Contract". Law Quarterly Review, 129 (1), 21-24.
Aitken, Lee (2013). ‘Dependent’ promises, failed contractual performance, and the influence of civil law on the ‘options’ of the innocent party: White & Carter revisited. Australian Bar Review, 36 (3), 290-301.
Aitken, Lee (2013). Contract, confidence and the fiduciary relationship. Australian Law Journal, 87 (6), 425-432.
Aitken, Lee (2012). Sins of omission: Torrens title and easements. Law Society Journal, 50, 66-66.
Aitken, Lee (2012). "Segregation" of funds, insolvency, and the "statutory" trust. Law Quarterly Review, 128, 497-499.
Aitken, Lee (2012). Carbon credit theft: remedies in English case point way for for Australia. Law Society Journal
Aitken, Lee (2012). The "rule" in Cherry v Boultbee and the problem of "double proof" in insolvency. Law Quarterly Review, 128, 202-204.
Aitken, Lee (2012). Priority in equity: failure to caveat and "postponing conduct"?. Australian Law Journal, 86 (5), 291-295.
Aitken, Lee (2012). Recent developments in the shareholder’s derivative action. Commercial Law Quarterly, 26 (3), 14-14.
Aitken, Lee (2012). "Asset lending" and the improvident borrower. Australian Law Journal, 86 (2), 134-137.
Aitken, Lee (2012). Two `simple' problems with the "uncommercial transaction". Australian Law Journal, 86, 47-57.
Aitken, Lee (2012). Fundamental, and ‘anticipatory’ breach and the impact of ‘rescission’. Australian Bar Review, 36 (1), 18-30.
Aitken, Lee (2012). Equitable charge or equitable mortgage?. Commercial Law Quarterly, 21 (1), 3-6.
Aitken, Lee (2011). Thoughts for the litigant in person. Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin, 26 (8), 125-125.
Aitken, Lee (2011). The modern position on equitable set-off, and "retention" in Scotland. Law Quarterly Review, 127, 176-179.
Aitken, Lee (2011). A liability ‘properly incurred’? — The trustee’s right to indemnity, and exemption from liability for breach of trust. Australian Bar Review, 35 (1), 53-70.
Aitken, Lee (2011). Lender versus intending surety – the duty to advise. Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin, 27 (3), 42-42.
Aitken, Lee (2011). “Recognising an elephant”: equitable set-off, “impeaching title” and the modern position on “sufficient connection”. Australian Law Journal, 85 (1), 51-59.
Aitken, Lee (2011). ‘Without prejudice’ revisited. Australian Bar Review, 34 (3), 296-305.
Aitken, Lee (2010). Forfeiture and the operating lease. Law Quarterly Review, 126, 505-507.
Aitken, Lee (2010). Trespass, trover, and domestic correspondence. Law Quarterly Review, 126, 179-183.
Aitken, Lee (2010). Current issues with caveats: a pan-Australian conspectus. Australian Law Journal, 84 (1), 22-31.
Aitken, Lee (2010). The Future of the `Minimum Equity' and the Appropriate `Fault Line' in Promissory and Proprietary Estoppel. Australian Bar Review, 33, 212-222.
Aitken, Lee (2010). The jurisdiction to relieve against forfeiture in a commercial transaction. Australian Bar Review, 33, 110-118.
Aitken, Lee (2010). The Forged Mortgage: Further Developments in 'van den Heuvel v Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd' [2010] NSWCA 171. Commercial Law Quarterly, 24 (3), 28-30.
Aitken, Lee (2010). Set-off, Relief Against Forfeiture and Repudiation of the Lease. Australian Property Law Journal, 19, 46-58.
Aitken, Lee (2010). Set-off, the `Anti-deprivation' Principle and Ipso Facto Clauses in the `Financial Crisis'. Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 21 (1), 70-78.
Aitken, Lee (2010). Enforcing the undertaking as to damages. Civil Justice Quarterly, 29 (4), 405-410.
Aitken, Lee (2010). Three clear sundays. Australian Law Journal, 84 (4), 210-210.
Aitken, Lee (2010). Recent applications of the rule in Cherry v Boultbee (or Jeffs v Wood). Australian Law Journal, 84 (3), 191-198.
Lee Aitken (2010). Resuscitating Unenforceable Contracts. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 48 (2), 56-57.
Aitken, Lee (2010). Abandonment of a chattel, and the unwitting bailee: Position in Robot Arenas Ltd [2010] EWHC 115 (QB). Australian Law Journal, 84 (6), 369-371.
Aitken, Lee (2009). Discretion, Power and the Accrued Jurisdiction of the Family Court. Australian Law Journal, 83, 694-703.
Aitken, Lee (2009). Control and the Discretionary Trust. Law Quarterly Review, 125, 542-544.
Aitken, Lee (2009). Muddying the Waters Further: Kennon v Spry - `ownership', `control' and the Discretionary Trust. Australian Bar Review, 32, 173-179.
Aitken, Lee (2009). Recent Developments in Shareholder's Derivative Action: Hong Kong and Australian Perspectives. Hong Kong Law Journal, 39, 129-142.
Aitken, Lee (2009). Share Trading and the Clog on the Equity of Redemption. Australian Law Journal, 83, 237-241.
Aitken, Lee (2008). Trespass, Injunctions and Damages. Australian Law Journal, 82, 364-366.
Aitken, Lee (2008). 'Control’, ‘ownership’ and the beneficiary of the discretionary trust: case note. Australian Bar Review, 31 (1), 128-131.
Aitken, Lee (2008). Recovery of Chattels in the Common and Civil Law: Possession, Bailment, and Spoliation Suits. Australian Law Journal, 82, 379-391.
Aitken, Lee (2007). Trade Secrets', Know-how and Employment Restraints: Preserving Commercial Confidences when Employment Ends. Commercial Law Quarterly, 21 (4), 32-36.
Aitken, Lee (2007). Equitable and Other Defences to the Mortgagee's Sale. Journal of Equity, 2, 26-39.
Aitken, Lee J. W. (1990). Success at the Bar: lessons from literature and prosopography. Australian Bar Review, 6 (2), 169-175.