The University of Western Australia
W/Prof Peter Handford
Winthrop Professor
Contact details
| Address | Law School The University of Western Australia (M253) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 2958 |
| Fax | 6488 1045 |
| peter.handford@uwa.edu.au |
Biography
Peter is the Law School's Deputy Dean and Associate Dean (Education), and has special responsibility for curriculum reform.
Office: Law Building Room 2.08
Office: Law Building Room 2.08
Key research
- Peter's major research interests lie in the field of torts, in particular liability for psychiatric injury, limitation of actions, and law reform.
- He also has a special interest in comparative law, both generally and in relation to torts in particular.
Major research interests
- Comparative law
- Conflict of laws
- Law reform
- Legal history and biography
- Legal process
- Limitation of actions
- Tortious liability for psychiatric injury
- Torts
Qualifications
LLB Birm., LLM PhD Cantab.
Publications
He is the author of Tort Liability for Psychiatric Damage (second edition), published by Lawbook Co in June 2006; the first edition, written jointly with Nicholas Mullany, a Perth barrister and honours graduate of the Law School), published in 1993, has been cited by first instance and appellate courts in England, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and elsewhere.
He is also the author of Limitation of Actions: The Australian Law, second edition published by Lawbook Co in 2007; of the titles on Limitation of Actions and Strict Liability in The Laws of Australia; and of many articles on torts and other subjects.
He is also the author of Limitation of Actions: The Australian Law, second edition published by Lawbook Co in 2007; of the titles on Limitation of Actions and Strict Liability in The Laws of Australia; and of many articles on torts and other subjects.
Roles, responsibilities and expertise
Peter has been a member of the editorial board of the Tort Law Review since 1993. He was the Executive Officer and Director of Research of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia between 1983 and 1998, and in that capacity was the author of reports on limitation of actions, wills, probate, spent convictions, Police Act offences and sale of goods. Between 1995 and 1997 he was the Western Australian representative on the Uniform Succession Law National Project Committee, and currently sits on the Attorney General's Working Group reviewing the law of succession in Western Australia.
Previous positions
Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester, England, 1970-78
Executive Officer and Director of Research, Law Reform Commission of Australia, 1983-1998
Member, Law Reform Commission of Western Australia, 1993-1995
Executive Officer and Director of Research, Law Reform Commission of Australia, 1983-1998
Member, Law Reform Commission of Western Australia, 1993-1995
Teaching
Peter Handford LLB Birm., LLM PhD Cantab. currently teaches Torts. He also teaches the LLM unit Limitation of Actions and in 2006 commenced teaching a new undergraduate optional unit, Advanced Torts Law (in partnership with Professor Evelyn Ellis, visiting the Law School from Birmingham University in the UK).
In past years he has taught other units including Contract, Comparative Law and Conflict of Laws.
In past years he has taught other units including Contract, Comparative Law and Conflict of Laws.
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