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Ms Louise Parsons

Deputy Dean

Level 3, Building 4, Faculty of Law, Bond University

Faculty of Law

Centre for Professional Legal Education

Accepting PhD Students

Professional biography

Louise joined Bond University in May 2006, after serving as Senior Legal Counsel for the South African Reserve Bank for 11 years, heading the Corporate, Commercial and Employment Law section. She previously worked as a commercial specialist at SASOL (a large petro-chemical company in South Africa) for approximately 5 years, focusing on the negotiating and drafting of various commercial contracts. She started working as a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Pretoria, before being appointed as editor and translator at Sanlam (a large South African insurance company) and the South African Reserve Bank before switching to law and commercial work.

Research interests

My research interests include the law relating to central banking, the legal aspects of distributed ledger technologies (including cryptocurrencies), civil remedies, international commercial arbitration, and legal education, including the pedagogical benefits of mooting. My PhD thesis is on the regulatory framework of the Reserve Bank of Australia's mandate for financial stability.

I am currently an Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Student Affairs and Service Quality) at Bond University.

I joined Bond University in May 2006, after serving as Senior Legal Counsel for the South African Reserve Bank for 11 years, heading the Corporate, Commercial and Employment Law section. I previously worked as a commercial specialist at SASOL (a large petro-chemical company in South Africa) for approximately 5 years, focusing on the negotiating and drafting of various commercial contracts. I started my working life as a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Pretoria, before being appointed as editor and translator at Sanlam (a large South African insurance company) and the South African Reserve Bank, before switching to law and commercial work.

At Bond University, I have taught private law subjects (mostly Civil Remedies, Contracts and Torts), as well as the elective subjects Banking and Finance Law and International Contracts. I have served as Director of Mooting in the Faculty of Law from 2013 to 2020, and have coached many award-winning moot teams. I have coached team for the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition (and Vis East) since 2009 and have acted as judge for written submissions and oral arguments.

 

Teaching expertise

Private law subjects, specifically civil remedies; banking and finance law; international arbitration and international commercial law; coaching of moot teams for national and international competitions.

Teaching awards

  • 2015 Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, Australian Office for Learning and Teaching
  • 2014 Bond University Faculty of Law Teaching Award
  • 2010 Vice Chancellor's Quality Award for Teaching Excellence, Bond University
  • 2008 Stanley Shaw Bond Prize for Teaching Excellence, Bond University
  • 2007, 2012 and 2013 Teaching Excellence Award, Law Students Association

Professional admissions

  • Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa
  • Member of the Center for Professional Legal Education, Bond University
  • Member of the Academic Committee, Banking and Financial Services Law Association
  • Editorial Committee: Australian Journal of Clinical Education
  • Member of the Australian Law Teachers' Association
  • Member of the Transnational, International, and Comparative Law and Policy Network

Professional appointments

  • Director of Mooting - Bond University

Qualifications

  • Law, PhD, Bond University, Award Date: 25 Nov 2019
  • Law, LLM, University of South Africa, Award Date: 31 Dec 2004
  • Law, LLB, University of South Africa, Award Date: 31 Dec 1997
  • Law, BProc, University of South Africa, Award Date: 31 Dec 1993
  • Humanities, BA(Hons) Philosophy (Cum Laude), University of Pretoria, Award Date: 31 Dec 1987
  • Humanities, BA(Hons) English (Cum Laude), University of Pretoria, Award Date: 31 Dec 1987
  • Humanities, BA(Hons) French, University of Pretoria, Award Date: 31 Dec 1985
  • Humanities, BA (Cum Laude), University of Pretoria, Award Date: 31 Dec 1984

Fields of Research

  • Legal systems

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