Professor Carolyn Sappideen

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
Extension:9326
Mobile:
Location:EK.G.22
Parramatta
Website:

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
Years:2010-09-01 - 2013-12-30
ID:P00019399
UWS Researchers:Louise Crabtree, Peter Phibbs and Carolyn Sappideen
Funding:
  • Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (ACRG)
Title:Community Land Trusts and Indigenous Communities: From Strategies to Outcomes
Years:2012-03-15 - 2013-07-31
ID:P00020716
UWS Researchers:Louise Crabtree, Peter Phibbs and Carolyn Sappideen
Funding:
  • Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (ACRG)

Previous Projects

Title:RICSS Funding
Years:1999-01-01 - 2003-12-31
ID:P0013028
UWS Researchers:Carolyn Sappideen
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
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
Funding:
  • Linkwest
Title:Local Government Liability Research Project
Years:1999-09-30 - 2000-01-31
ID:P0013300
UWS Researchers:Carolyn Sappideen
Funding:
  • Metropool
Title:Older Australians as Guarantors
Years:2000-01-27 - 2000-12-31
ID:P0013378
UWS Researchers:Carolyn Sappideen
Funding:
  • Law and Justice Foundation of NSW (old)
Title:Symposium on 'Experimenting on the Aged'
Years:2001-11-01 - 2002-06-30
ID:P0010702
UWS Researchers:Carolyn Sappideen
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Pro Bono Students Australia
Years:2006-12-20 - 2008-03-31
ID:P0014958
UWS Researchers:Carolyn Sappideen
Funding:
  • Law and Justice Foundation of NSW
Title:Development of Elder Abuse Protocols
Years:2006-05-01 - 2006-06-30
ID:P0015185
UWS Researchers:Carolyn Sappideen, Jane Mears and Sue Field
Funding:
  • Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
Title:NSW Health elder abuse protocols
Years:2007-03-13 - 2007-07-31
ID:P0015314
UWS Researchers:Carolyn Sappideen, Jane Mears and Sue Field
Funding:
  • Health Administration Corporation
Title:Law Society Grant
Years:1999-01-01 - 2007-12-31
ID:P0011106
UWS Researchers:Michael Adams and Carolyn Sappideen
Funding:
  • The Law Society of New South Wales
Title:The needs of older Australians from non-English speaking backgrounds
Years:1999-10-01 - 2002-09-30
ID:P0013298
UWS Researchers:Carolyn Sappideen
Funding:
  • St Basils Homes
Title:Designated Research Group - Centre for Elder Law
Years:1999-06-08 - 2001-12-31
ID:P0012984
UWS Researchers:Carolyn Sappideen
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
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
Funding:
  • Housing Authority
  • City of Port Phillip
  • The Council of the City of Sydney
  • Stonnington City Council
  • St Kilda Community Housing Ltd
  • Mount Alexander Community Land Ltd
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
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (non ACRG)

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
Field of Research:
Title:Surrogacy: The Construction of Family
Field of Research:
Title:The Legal Regulation of the Creation of Human Life
Field of Research:
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
Field of Research:
Title:Atypical employment relationships
Field of Research:
Title:Legal Costs
Field of Research:
Title:Human Rights, State Ideology and Terrorism
Field of Research:
Title:Corporate Governance in Jordan
Field of Research:
Title:Sex and Gender in Marriage and Relationships under the Australian Family Law System
Field of Research:
Title:Testamentary Dispositions and the Minimisation of Post-mortem Litigation
Field of Research:
Title:Legal Protection for Securities Listed on the Stock Exchange
Field of Research:
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
Field of Research:
Title:Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards on Public Policy Lines.
Field of Research:
Title:The Regulation of Information Privacy Protection in Electronic Commerce (e-commerce) in Australia
Field of Research:
Title:The Role of Board Committees in Monitoring the Performance of Directors in Jordanian Listed Banks
Field of Research:
Title:The Impacts of Jordan's WTO Accession on its Foreign - Related Laws
Field of Research:
Title:Regional Trade Integration: A Case Study of the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Process
Field of Research:
Title:Enfettered Prometheus , A Critical Perspective on China's Medical Malpractice Law
Field of Research:
Title:Implications for Iran's Pharmaceutical Industry in Iran joining to the
Field of Research:
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
Field of Research:

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