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ProfessorJean Du Plessis

Professor (Corporate Law)

Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Law School

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  • Professor (Corporate Law)
    Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Law School
  • +61 3 522 72180 (Work)
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

TEACHING EXPERTISE

* Corporate Governance
* Company Law
* Company Directors
* Business Organisations
* Business Law
* Commercial Law

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    MLM706 - Corporate Governance (Postgraduate)
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    MLL331 - Corporate Law
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    MLC203 - Corporations Law
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    An Examination of Australia's Insider Trading Laws
    Gregory Lyon - School of Law - 2004
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Regulatory and Enabling Approaches to Corporate Law Enforcement
    Matthew Berkahn - School of Law - 2004
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Taxation as a Social Engineering Tool
    Lidia Xynas - Deakin Law School - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Mobile Financial Services: Regulatory responses-Kenya, South Africa and Australia
    Edwin Amos Awuor Tongoi - Deakin Law School - 2020
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Gender Diversity on Company Boards: A Corporate Law Analysis
    Akshaya Kamalnath - Deakin Law School - 2017
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Enforcement of Insider Trading Laws in Australia: Reform Proposals
    Qiuyue Jasmine Wang - Deakin Law School - 2017
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Corporate social responsibility analysed from Chinese cultural and political perspectives
    Yin Chen - Deakin Law School - 2019
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Legal Liability of Multinational Corporations and Their Directors for Violation of Human Rights in Their Supply Chains
    Ninia Farhana Reza - Deakin Law School - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    An Analysis of Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Provisions under Indian Company Law
    Akanksha Jumde - Deakin Law School - 2021
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    A Comparative Analysis of Equity Crowdfunding Regulations in Multiple Jurisdictions (Australia, United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand): Insights for Nigeria
    Ajogwu Ande - Deakin Law School - 2022
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Fintech Regulations: Key Considerations for African Countries Around Financial Inclusion
    Isa Abiodun Alade - Deakin Law School - 2025
  • COMPLETED MASTERS SUPERVISION
    A Historical and Critical Analysis of the Australian Law Applicable to the Payment of Dividends
    Stephanos Alevras - Deakin Law School - 2019