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Associate ProfessorMark Bowler-Smith

Associate Professor

Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Law School

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Law School
  • +61 3 924 45216 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

UK-qualified barrister with a PhD from the University of Cambridge 20 years researching tax law/policy; current focus is AI, sustainability, information theory and knowledge production almost 11 years working in the private sector lived and worked in Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Scotland, England and Spain fluent in Spanish with passable French extensive global sales experience and a two-year stint at a magic circle law
firm in London loyal and a steadfast communicator. 

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Professor
    Deakin University, Deakin Law School

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Lecturer in Tax Law
    University of Auckland, Commercial Law, Auckland, New Zealand17 Jul 2013 - 20 Mar 2019
  • Lecturer in Tax Law
    University of Aberdeen, Law, Aberdeen, United Kingdom1 Aug 2008 - 31 Dec 2011

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    University of Cambridge
  • LLM
    University of London, London, United Kingdom2004 - 2005

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certificate of Postgraduate Legal Studies
    University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Diploma in Modern English Grammar
    University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
  • Advanced Diploma in International Taxation
    UK Chartered Institute of Taxation, London, United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish; Castilian
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • French
    Can read, speak and understand

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Public economics - taxation and revenue
  • Legal theory, jurisprudence and legal interpretation
  • Environment policy
  • Economic development policy
  • Research, science and technology policy
  • Taxation law

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Business and Law

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • Deakin Law School

AREAS OF EXPERTISE