Professor Carolyn Sappideen
PROFESSOR,
School of Law
Personal
Qualifications
- LLM University of Sydney
- LLB University of Melbourne
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- School of Law
Contact
| Email: | C.Sappideen@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 9326 |
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| Location: | EK.G.22 Parramatta |
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Biography
Carolyn Sappideen joined UWS School of Law in 1996. Previously she was Deputy Dean at the University of Queensland. She was Chair of the School of Law, University of Western Sydney for the period 1998 to 2006. In 2007 she resumed the position as Professor of Law. Her main area of expertise is Torts Law but has research interests and expertise also in Property Law, Electricity and Employment Law. She has a special interest in Elder Law. The School introduced the first elective in Elder Law in Australia in 1999. This has formed the basis of a growing expertise in Elder Law in which the School provides consultancy, training and research. She is the co-editor with Prof Prue Vines of the 10th edition of Fleming The Law of Torts and co-author of Torts Commentary and Materials which is now in its 11th edition. She is the foundation author of Mackens Law of Employment from the 1st edition in 1978 to the current 7th edition in 2011.
This information has been contributed by Professor Sappideen.
Publications
Books
- Warburton, G., Sappideen, C. and O'Grady, P. (2008), 'Macken's Law of Employment', : Thomson Reuters Lawbook Co 9780455224985.
Chapters in Books
- Sappideen, C. (2009), 'Law Student Pro Bono: Report of the Australian Pilot', Community Engagement in Contemporary Legal Education, Halstead Press 9781920831691.
Journal Articles
- Sappideen, C. (2010), 'Bolam in Australia - More Bark than Bite', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 39.
- Sappideen, C. (2009), 'The Electricity Supply Industry: Shifting Risk by Outsourcing', Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 12.
- Field, S. and Sappideen, C. (2009), 'Anti-Discrimination - Some Observations from Downunder, the Australian Experience on Age Discrimination', Journal of International Aging, Law and Policy, 17.
- Sappideen, C. (2008), 'Families and Intergenerational Transfers: Changing the Old Order', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 28.
Conference Papers
- Sappideen, C. (2011), 'Medical Malpractice and Civil Law', 2nd International Forum on Civil Law, Fudan Univ Shanghai.
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | Community Land Trusts and Indigenous Housing Outcomes |
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| Years: | 2010-09-01 - 2013-12-30 |
| ID: | P00019399 |
| UWS Researchers: | Louise Crabtree, Peter Phibbs and Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | Community Land Trusts and Indigenous Communities: From Strategies to Outcomes |
| Years: | 2012-03-15 - 2013-10-31 |
| ID: | P00020716 |
| UWS Researchers: | Louise Crabtree, Peter Phibbs and Carolyn Sappideen |
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Previous Projects
| Title: | RICSS Funding |
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| Years: | 1999-01-01 - 2003-12-31 |
| ID: | P0013028 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | Sappideen Linkwest Winter and Summer Programs - Transfer of funds from Linkwest account 08700-0224 |
| Years: | 2001-02-28 - 2001-12-31 |
| ID: | P0013292 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | Local Government Liability Research Project |
| Years: | 1999-09-30 - 2000-01-31 |
| ID: | P0013300 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | Older Australians as Guarantors |
| Years: | 2000-01-27 - 2000-12-31 |
| ID: | P0013378 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | Symposium on 'Experimenting on the Aged' |
| Years: | 2001-11-01 - 2002-06-30 |
| ID: | P0010702 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | Pro Bono Students Australia |
| Years: | 2006-12-20 - 2008-03-31 |
| ID: | P0014958 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | Development of Elder Abuse Protocols |
| Years: | 2006-05-01 - 2006-06-30 |
| ID: | P0015185 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen, Jane Mears and Sue Field |
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| Title: | NSW Health elder abuse protocols |
| Years: | 2007-03-13 - 2007-07-31 |
| ID: | P0015314 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen, Jane Mears and Sue Field |
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| Title: | Law Society Grant |
| Years: | 1999-01-01 - 2007-12-31 |
| ID: | P0011106 |
| UWS Researchers: | Michael Adams and Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | The needs of older Australians from non-English speaking backgrounds |
| Years: | 1999-10-01 - 2002-09-30 |
| ID: | P0013298 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | Designated Research Group - Centre for Elder Law |
| Years: | 1999-06-08 - 2001-12-31 |
| ID: | P0012984 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | Community Land Trust Research Project Phase 1 |
| Years: | 2011-09-23 - 2012-04-30 |
| ID: | P00020388 |
| UWS Researchers: | Louise Crabtree, Peter Phibbs and Carolyn Sappideen |
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| Title: | Free access legal research infrastructure for the whole of the common law: Completing CommonLII [via UNSW - no funding to UWS] |
| Years: | 2010-01-01 - 2010-12-31 |
| ID: | P00017144 |
| UWS Researchers: | Carolyn Sappideen |
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Supervision
Professor Sappideen is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | In the area of health, does the law achieve an appropriate balance between individual rights and autonomy, and public interest and public policy |
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| Title: | Surrogacy: The Construction of Family |
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| Title: | The Legal Regulation of the Creation of Human Life |
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| Title: | Why Patients Sue Their Doctor. Factors Involved in the Decision to Commence Legal Proceedings Against a Medical Practitioner For Perceived or Actual Medical Negligence |
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| Title: | Atypical employment relationships |
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| Title: | Legal Costs |
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| Title: | Human Rights, State Ideology and Terrorism |
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| Title: | Corporate Governance in Jordan |
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| Title: | Sex and Gender in Marriage and Relationships under the Australian Family Law System |
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| Title: | Testamentary Dispositions and the Minimisation of Post-mortem Litigation |
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| Title: | Legal Protection for Securities Listed on the Stock Exchange |
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| Title: | Tamil Minority Problem in Sri Lanka in the Light of Self-Determination and State Sovereignty |
| Field of Research: | LAW |
| Title: | Arbitration Award and Enforcement |
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| Title: | Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards on Public Policy Lines. |
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| Title: | The Regulation of Information Privacy Protection in Electronic Commerce (e-commerce) in Australia |
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| Title: | The Role of Board Committees in Monitoring the Performance of Directors in Jordanian Listed Banks |
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| Title: | The Impacts of Jordan's WTO Accession on its Foreign - Related Laws |
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| Title: | Regional Trade Integration: A Case Study of the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Process |
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| Title: | Enfettered Prometheus , A Critical Perspective on China's Medical Malpractice Law |
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| Title: | Implications for Iran's Pharmaceutical Industry in Iran joining to the |
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| Title: | Why patients sue their doctor. Factors involved in the decision to commence legal proceedings against a medical practitionere for perceived or actual medical negligence |
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Media
Media Contact Details
| Media Officer: | UWS Media Unit |
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| Phone: | (02) 9678 7083 |
| Email: | media@uws.edu.au |
