Mr Abraham Herzberg - Researcher Profile

Abraham Herzberg

Address

Department of Business Law and Taxation
Monash University, Clayton

Contact Details

Tel: +61 3 990 55879

Email: Abe.Herzberg@monash.edu


Biography

Abe Herzberg is a senior lecturer in the Department of Business Law and Taxation.

Abe researches and teaches in the area of company law, corporate insolvency law and corporate governance.
 
He has published numerous journal articles, book chapters and conference presentations, and is the co-author of the corporate law textbook, Understanding Company Law, the 16th edition, which was published in 2012. One of Abe’s co-authored conference papers was awarded the best paper prize at the 2009 Corporate Law Teachers Association annual conference.

Abe has an interest in the integration of internet resources into teaching corporate law and has co-produced an innovative corporate law website that has twice won the tertiary websites category in the Excellence in Education Publishing Awards. In 2007, he received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

His research and supervision interests include corporate law, particularly directors’ duties, corporate insolvency law and corporate governance.

Qualifications

GRAD DIP OF COMMERCIAL LAW
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 1985
LAW
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 1973
ECONOMICS
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 1972

Publications

Books

Lipton, P., Herzberg, A., Welsh, M.A., 2010, Understanding Company Law, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont NSW Australia.

Lipton, P., Herzberg, A., 2008, Understanding Company Law, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont NSW Australia.

Lipton, P., Herzberg, A., 2006, Understanding Company Law, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont NSW Australia.

Lipton, P., Herzberg, A., 2004, Understanding Company Law, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont NSW Australia.

Lipton, P., Herzberg, A., 2003, Understanding Company Law, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont NSW Australia.

Lipton, P., Herzberg, A., Von Nessen, P., 2002, Essential Corporations Legislation, LBC Information Services, Pyrmont NSW Australia.

Lipton, P., Herzberg, A., Von Nessen, P., 2001, Essential Corporations Legislation, LBC Information Services, Pyrmont NSW Australia.

Lipton, P., Herzberg, A., Von Nessen, P. (eds), 1999, Essential Corporations Legislation, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia.

Herzberg, A., Lipton, P., 1999, Understanding Company Law, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia.

Herzberg, A., Lipton, P., Von Nessen, P. (eds), 1998, Essential Corporations Legislation, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia.

Herzberg, A., Lipton, P., 1998, Understanding Company Law, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia.

Herzberg, A. (ed), 1997, Essential Corporations Legislation, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia.

Book Chapters

Herzberg, A., Lipton, P., Jones, D., 2005, Pathways to a constructivist approach to teaching and learning corporate law, in E-learning in the University: Some Constructionist Perspectives, eds Gayle Morris and Gloria Latham, RMIT University Press, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-11.

Herzberg, A., 2000, Why are there So Few Insolvent Trading Cases?, in Company Directors' Liability for Insolvent Trading, CCH and Centre for Corp. Law and Securities Reg., Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 148-166.

Journal Articles

Herzberg, A., Anderson, H.L., 2012, Stepping stones - From corporate fault to directors' personal civil liability, Federal Law Review [P], vol 40, issue 2, Australian National University Faculty of Law, Acton ACT Australia, pp. 181-205.

Von Nessen, P., Herzberg, A., 2011, James Hardie's asbestos liability legacy in Australia: Disclosure, corporate social responsibility and the power of persuasion, Australian Journal of Corporate Law [P], vol 26, issue 1, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood NSW Australia, pp. 55-85.

Herzberg, A., Bender, M., Gordon-Brown, L., 2010, Does the voluntary administration scheme satisfy its legislative objectives? An exploratory analysis, Insolvency Law Journal [P], vol 18, issue 4, Lawbook Co, Rozelle NSW Australia, pp. 181-196.

Herzberg, A., Bender, M.R., Gordon-Brown, L.N., 2009, Characteristics of companies in voluntary administration, Keeping Good Companies [P], vol 61, issue 5, Chartered Secretaries Australia Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 260-265.

Herzberg, A., 1999, Directors Owe Fiduciary Duty to Shareholders, International Corporate Law Bulletin, vol 2 issue 10, Kluwer Law International, London UK, p. 22.

Herzberg, A., 1998, The first section 588G case, Current Commercial Law, vol 6 no 1, LBC Information Services, North Ryde NSW, pp. 14-20.

Herzberg, A., 1998, Why are there so few insolvent trading cases?, Insolvency Law Journal, vol 6 no 2, LBC Information Services, North Ryde NSW, pp. 77-90.

Conference Proceedings

Herzberg, A., Lipton, P., 2008, 'Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten', 2008 National Proceedings of the 2008 Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Annual Conference, 12 August 2008 to 16 August 2008, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, http://www.alsb.org/proceedings.htm, pp. 1-9.

Herzberg, A., 1999, Australian Corporate Law Reform: The 1990's - A Decade of Change, 1999 Pacific South West Academy of Lgal Studies in Business Conference, Palm Springs USA 18-21 February 1999, National University, Palm Springs USA, pp. 1-25.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
A model for the self certification of independence for directors.
Supervisors:
Herzberg, A (Main), Lipton, P (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Fusing law and equity in the US:Understanding the legal status of the "Clean Hands" Doctrine.
Supervisors:
Krever, R (Main), Herzberg, A (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
To vote or not to vote? An examination of the effectiveness of shareholder voting on executive remuneration in Australia.
Supervisors:
Welsh, M (Main), Herzberg, A (Associate), Shi, C (Associate).