Assoc Prof Paul Latimer - Researcher Profile

Paul Latimer

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Department of Business Law and Taxation
Monash University, Clayton

Contact Details

Tel: +61 3 990 52379

Email: Paul.Latimer@monash.edu


Biography

Paul Latimer is an associate professor in the Department of Business Law and Taxation.

Paul came to tertiary law teaching from the legal profession where he was a law clerk.

He has been seconded to the National Companies and Securities Commission (now ASIC), the Attorney General's Department in Canberra and the Australian Securities Commission (now ASIC).

Paul was previously head of the Department of Business Law and Taxation from 1997 to 1999 and was deputy head of the department from 1999 to 2002.

Paul has been a visiting scholar in business law and securities regulation at Columbia University in New York, New York University, the University of Cambridge (Wolfson College), Laval University, the University of Montreal and the University of Nice. He was a visiting fellow at the Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation at the University of Melbourne and a visiting professor in the Law Schools at Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium, the University of Malaya and Universiti Kebangsaan in Malaysia.

Paul teaches stock exchange and derivatives law, and finance law, in the undergraduate programs and financial services regulation in master’s courses.

He researches and publishes in the areas of business law and financial services and securities regulation, and regularly speaks at conferences. His annually published textbook Australian Business Law, now in its 30th annual edition, is widely prescribed in business law courses in Australian universities.
Paul was the convenor of the Annual Financial Services Research Conference with Macquarie University, which was run in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2011
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2011
LAW
Institution: University of Sydney
Year awarded: 1978
DIP. EDUCATION
Institution: University of New South Wales
Year awarded: 1969
ARTS
Institution: University of New South Wales
Year awarded: 1968

Publications

Books

Latimer, P.S., 2007, Australian Business Law 2007, CCH Australia, North Ryde NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 2006, Australian Business Law 2006, CCH Australia, North Ryde NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 2005, Australian Business Law 2005, CCH Australia, North Ryde NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 2004, Australian Business Law 2004, CCH Australia, North Ryde NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 2002, Australian Business Law, CCH Australia Ltd, North Ryde NSW.

Heilbronn, G.N., Latimer, P.S., Nielsen, J., Pagone, T., 2002, Introducing the Law, CCH Australia, North Ryde NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 1999, Australian Business Law, CCH Australia Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S., Powles, G., English, C. (eds), 1999, Lawyers Practice Manual, LBC, Sydney NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 1998, Australian Business Law, CCH Australia Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 1998, Australian Business Law Workbook, CCH Australia Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Australian Business Law, CCH Australia Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S. (ed), 1997, Business Law Materials, Department of Taxation and Business Regulation, Mo, Clayton Vic Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Commercial Law Workbook, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S. (ed), 1997, Securities Regulation, Department of Taxation and Business Regulation, Mo, Clayton Vic Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Teachers Manual - Commercial Law Workbook, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia.

Book Chapters

Brown, A., Latimer, P., 2011, Whistleblower legislation in Australia - Analysis and reform, in Whistleblowing - In Defence of Proper Action, eds Marek Arszulowicz and Wojciech W Gasparski, Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick NJ USA, pp. 137-157.

Brown, A.J., Latimer, P.S., McMillan, J., Wheeler, C.C., 2008, Best-practice whistleblowing legislation for the public sector: The key principles, in Whistleblowing in the Australian Public Sector: Enhancing the Theory and Practice of Internal Witness Management in Public Sector Organisations, eds A. J. Brown, ANU ePress, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 261-288.

Brown, A.J., Latimer, P.S., 2007, Symbols or substance? Priorities for the reform of Australian public interest disclosure legislation, in Whistleblowers: Impact and Implication, eds Anila V. Menon, ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad India, pp. 158-191.

Latimer, P.S., 2002, Australia, in Limits and Control of Competition with a View to International Harmonization, eds Jurgen Basedow, Kluwer Law International, United States, pp. 71-94.

Latimer, P.S., 2002, Changing the law, in Introducing the Law, eds Gary Heilbronn, Paul Latimer, Jennifer Nielsen and Tony Pagone, CCH Australia, North Ryde NSW Australia, pp. 193-242.

Journal Articles

Latimer, P.S., 2012, Is there a role for the securities commission in enforcing corporate governance?, Common Law World Review [P], vol 41, issue 3, Vathek Publishing, Isle of Man UK, pp. 281-298.

Latimer, P., 2011, Judicial review of stock exchange market integrity rules and operating rules, Australian Journal of Corporate Law [P], vol 26, issue 2, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood NSW Australia, pp. 127-164.

Latimer, P.S., 2009, New regulation of derivatives markets in Canada - An Australian perspective, Australian Journal of Corporate Law [P], vol 24, issue 1, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood NSW Australia, pp. 55-75.

Latimer, P.S., 2009, Regulation of over-the-counter derivatives in Australia, Australian Journal of Corporate Law [P], vol 23, issue 1, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood NSW Australia, pp. 9-25.

Brown, A.J., Latimer, P.S., 2008, Symbols or substance? Priorities for the reform of Australian public interest disclosure legislation, Griffith Law Review, vol 17, issue 1, Griffith University, Law School, Nathan Qld Australia, pp. 223-251.

Latimer, P.S., Brown, A.J., 2008, Whistleblower laws: International best practice, University of New South Wales Law Journal, vol 31, issue 3, University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 766-794.

Latimer, P.S., Brown, A.J., 2007, In whose interest? The need for consistency in to whom, and about whom, Australian public interest whistleblowers can make protected disclosures, Deakin Law Review, vol 12, issue 2, Deakin University School of Law, Burwood Vic Australia, pp. 1-21.

Latimer, P.S., Hocken, M., Marsden, S., 2007, Legal representation in Australia before tribunals, committees and other bodies, Murdoch University eLaw Journal, vol 14, issue 2, Murdoch University Law School, Perth WA, pp. 122-141.

Latimer, P.S., 2006, Providing financial services "efficiently, honestly and fairly", Company and Securities Law Journal, vol 24, issue 6, Lawbook Co., Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 362-387.

Hocken, M., Latimer, P.S., 2006, The ostensible authority of a company secretary - Does size matter?, Commercial Law Quarterly: The Journal of the, vol 20, issue 2, Commercial Law Association of Australia Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 35-37.

Latimer, P.S., 2006, Whistleblower in business - Heroes or traitors?, Monash Business Review, vol 2, issue 1, Monash University ePress, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-5.

Latimer, P.S., 2006, Whistleblowing in the financial services sector (Part 2), University of Tasmania Law Review, vol 23, issue 2, University of Tasmania Faculty of Law, Hobart Tas Australia, pp. 176-206.

Latimer, P.S., 2004, Bank secrecy in Australia: terrorism legislation as the new exception to the Tournier rule, Journal of Money Laundering Control, vol 8, issue 1, Henry Stewart Publications, London UK, pp. 56-65.

Latimer, P.S., 2004, Ministerial directions to independent statutory commissions (commissions causing trouble for their Minister), Australian Bar Review, vol 25, issue 1, LexisNexis Butterworths, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 29-44.

Gay, R., Latimer, P.S., 2004, What financial institutions are not disclosing about term annuity products, Journal of Law and Financial Management, vol 3, issue 2, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 14-21.

Latimer, P.S., 2003, Whistleblowing in the financial services sector, University of Tasmania Law Review, vol 21, issue 1, Law School, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tas Australia, pp. 39-61.

Latimer, P.S., 2003, Whistleblowing in the insurance industry, The Australian Law Journal, vol 77, issue 9, Thomson Lawbook Co, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 614-620.

Latimer, P.S., 2002, Mutual assistance by Canadian provincial securities commissions - An Asia-Pacific perspective, Journal of Chinese and Comparative Law, vol 5, City University of Hong Kong, Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law, Hong Kong, pp. 261-270.

Latimer, P.S., 2002, Reporting suspicions of money laundering and 'whistleblowing': the legal and other implications for intermediaries and their advisers, Journal of Financial Crime, vol 10, issue 1, Henry Stewart Publications, London UK, pp. 23-29.

Latimer, P.S., 2001, Corporate regulation under a Bill of Rights - Dangers for Australia based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Australian Journal of Corporate Law, vol 12, issue 3, Butterworths, Chatswood NSW Australia, pp. 216-228.

Gilligan, G.P., Latimer, P.S., 2000, False Trading and Market Manipulation Provisions of Australian Corporations Law and its Future Direction, Financial Crime Review, vol 1 issue 1, Institutional Investor, Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 29-38.

Latimer, P.S., 2000, False Trading and Market Rigging: the Nomura Case, Current Commercial Law, vol 7 issue 1, LBC Information Services, North Ryde NSW, pp. 28-33.

Latimer, P.S., 2000, Liability in Defamation and Negligence Following Breach of Bank Secrecy, Journal of Financial Crime, vol 8 issue 2, Henry Stewart Publications, London UK, pp. 150-155.

Latimer, P.S., 1999, Australian Corporations Legislation, Law Institute Journal, vol 73 no 10, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 45-46.

Latimer, P.S., 1999, Bank Lending and Securities, Law Institute Journal, vol 73 no 3, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 43.

Latimer, P.S., 1999, Failure to Issue a Contract Note under Section 842 of the Corporations Law, Australian Journal of Corporate Law, vol 10 issue 1, Butterworths, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 34-46.

Latimer, P.S., Gay, R., 1999, False Trading and Market Manipulation Under S998 of the Corporations Law: A Law and Finance Analysis of the Nomura Case, Australian Banking & Finance Law Bulletin, vol 15, 4, Prospect Media, Broadway NSW, pp. 53-57.

Latimer, P.S., Gay, R., 1999, False Trading and Market Manipulation under s 998 of the Corporations Law: a Law and Finance Analysis of the Nomura Case, Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin, vol 15 no 4, Prospect Media, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 53-57.

Latimer, P.S., 1999, False Trading and Market Rigging on the Stock Exchange, Asia Pacific Law Review, vol 7 no 2, Kluwer Law International, London UK, pp. 247-258.

Latimer, P.S., 1999, Trial and Error, Law Institute Journal, vol 73 no 9, Law Institute of VIctoria, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 38.

Latimer, P.S., 1998, Changing of the guard on comsumer protection, Journal of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, vol 68 no 11, James Clarke, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 48-49.

Latimer, P.S., 1998, Corporate collapse - regulatory, accounting and ethical failure, Australian Banking and Finance Bulletin, vol 14 no 5, Prospect Media Ltd, St Leonards NSW, p. 76.

Latimer, P.S., 1998, Market definition, The Law Institute Journal, vol 72 no 6, Victorian Lawyers RPA Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 43.

Latimer, P.S., 1998, The definition of "personal, domestic or household use or consumption" in the Trade Practices Act, Current Commercial Law, vol 6 no 2, LBC Information Services, North Ryde NSW, pp. 45-52.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Banking Law and the Financial System in Australia, Law Institute Journal, vol 71, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 25-26.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Compensation of Investors for Failure of a Securities Industry Licensee, Company and Securities Law Journal, vol 15, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 495-503.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Debt, Seduction and Other Disasters: The Birth of Civil Law in Convict Law in Convict New South Wales, Law Institute Journal, vol 71, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 59.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Digital Cash, Law Institute Journal, vol 71, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 32-33.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Education and the Law, Law Institute Journal, vol 71, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 28.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, In Over Our Heads - Lessons From the Excuses of the 80's, Law Institute Journal, vol 71, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 41-42.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Legal Aspects of Stock Exchange Listing Rules After Chapman's Case (1996), Commercial Law Quarterly, vol 11, Commercial Law Assoc. of Australia, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 11-12.

Conference Proceedings

Latimer, P.S., 2006, Turning whistleblowing legislation to your advantage - Lessons for management, Enhancing Corporate Accountability - Prospects and Challenges: Conference Proceedings, 08 February 2006 to 09 February 2006, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 293-305.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Corporate Disclosure and Due Diligence, Strategic Forum Expertise, The Legend Hotel Kuala Lumper, 13-14 May 1997, Strategic Forum Expertise, Kuala Lumper, pp. 1-20.

Other

Latimer, P.S., 1999, Australian Business Law Workbook, Australian Business Law, CCH Australia Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia.

Latimer, P.S., 1997, Duties of a Stockbroker, TV Broascast, 7.30 Report, Channel 2, Sydney NSW Australia.