Research and Publications

My areas of research interest include competition law, contract law and consumer law.

Research web sites and blogs

I have created two key websites relevant to my teaching and research. The primary site is Australian Competition Law. I have also created an Australian Contract and Consumer Law site. I also have some related sites and blogs, listed below.

Competition law

 

Competition Law Publications

Thesis

Book

  • Philip Clarke, Stephen Corones and Julie Clarke, Competition Law and Policy, OUP, 2011 (3rd edition)

Articles

  • Julie Clarke, 'Running a Cartel? Go Directly to Jail' (May 2010) Law Institute Journal 52
  • Julie Clarke, 'Australia's Radical Predatory Pricing Reforms: What business must know' (2009) 1(2) Competition Law Reports 86-92 (India)
  • Philip Clarke and Julie Clarke, ‘Players, Clubs, Events and the Trade Practices Act:  A Primer for Sporting Clubs’ (2003) 6(2) Sport Management Review 169-184

Conference Papers

  • The increasing criminalization of economic law – a competition law perspective, Workshop paper presented at 28th International Symposium on Economic Crime 2010, Jesus College, University of Cambridge, 9 September 2010

Book reviews

  • Julie Clarke, 'Book Review: Australian Cartel Regulation: Law, Policy and Practice in an International Context by Caron Beaton-Wells and Brent Fisse' (2010-2011) 18 Competition and Consumer Law Journal 299

Submissions to Inquiries

Media

Newspaper op-ed's and other mentions

  • Farmers milked dry (article by Olivia Fens, 2 April 2011, featured in the News Mail (page 8), Gympie Times (page 34), Northern Star (page 8), Toowoomba Chronicle (page 26), Daily News (page 17), Fraser Coast Chronicle (p 22), Daily Mercury (p 10), Queensland Times (p 47) and Gladstone Observer (p 22). See also 'Milk war is not all beer and skittles' (article by Olivia Fens, 2 April 2011, Sunshine Coast Daily, page 42
  • 'Review Misses Bill's Key Points', Australian Financial Review, Tuesday 21 April 2009, p 63
  • Tony Raggatt, 'Reforms pose discount risk' Townsville Bulletin (Thursday 20 September 2007) p 43 (quoted regarding predatory pricing amendments to TPA)
  • Mark Fenton-Jones, ‘TPA bill fails small business’ The Australian Financial Review (Tuesday 10 July 2007) pp 47 and 49

Media releases

Radio

  • Radio National, Asia Pacific with Linda LoPresti (interview with Joanna McCarthy on proposed rice cartel between Mekong Nations)
  • Radio National, Breakfast (Early) with Steve Cannane (interview with Joanna McCarthy on proposed rice cartel between Mekong Nations)
  • 'The George and Paul Show’ with George Moore and Paul B Kidd, 8.15am Saturday 25 August 2007, Radio 2UE, Sydney (live interview) (petrol inquiry)

 

Other research and publications

Books

  • Philip Clarke, Julie Clarke and Ming Zhou, Contract Law: Commentaries, Cases and Perspectives, Oxford University Press, 2008
  • Julie Clarke, Mirko Bagaric, James McConvill and Richard Edney, International Commercial Law: Principles and Practice, Pearson, 2006 (314 pages)
  • Philip Clarke, Roger Gamble and Julie Brebner, Contract Law - Casebook Companion, Butterworths 2nd ed, 2000

Edited Books

Articles and notes

  • Julie Clarke, 'Unconscionable Conduct: an evolving moral judgment' (September/October 2011) 106 Precedent: Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association Journal 30-35
  • Mirko Bagaric and Julie Clarke, ‘Tortured Responses (A Reply to our Critics): Physically Persuading Suspects is Morally Preferable to Allowing the Innocent to be Murdered’ (2006) 40 University of San Francisco Law Review 703
  • Mirko Bagaric and Julie Clarke, ‘Not Enough (official) torture in the world? The circumstances in which torture is morally justifiable’ (2005) 39 University of San Francisco Law Review 581-616
  • Mirko Bagaric and Julie Clarke, 'The Guilty Plea Discount: Why and How Much - An Analysis of Cameron' (2002) 2(3) Bourke's Criminal Law News Victoria 17
  • Smoking in Shopping Centres, Property Council News, August 2000, 13 (with Max Cameron)

Media

Newspaper op-ed's and other mentions

  • Emily Chantiri, 'Handshake Hassles', Business Review Weekly, 28 January 2010, page 48

Radio

  • 'The Law Report’ with Damian Carrick, Tuesday 15 February 2005, ABC Radio National AM621 (pre-recorded on 10 February)
  • 'Life Matters’ with Julie McCrossin, 9am Tuesday 17 August 2004, ABC Radio National AM621 (live interview)

Research conferences attended/attending

  • LCA Rising Stars of Competition Workshop (Melbourne) 11-12 November 2011
  • UniSA 9th Annual Competition and Consumer Workshop (Adelaide) 14-15 October 2011
  • International Symposium on Economic Crime (Cambridge, UK) September 2010 (delivered paper)
  • Competition Law Conference (Sydney) 29 May 2010
  • UniSA Trade Practices Workshop (Adelaide) 16-17 October 2009
  • ABA Conference: Cross-Border Collaboration, Convergence and Conflict (Sydney) 9 February 2010
  • Competition Law Conference (Sydney) 23 May 2009
  • UniSA Trade Practices Workshop (Adelaide) 17-18 October 2008
  • Fordham International Antitrust Conference (New York) 25-26 September 2008
  • Competition Law Conference (Sydney) May 2008
  • Cartel seminar (Fisse and Beaton-Wells) (Sydney) 21 February 2008
  • Australasian Law Teachers' Association Annual Conference (Novotel Hotel, Brisbane) 7 July 2003 (Delivered paper: 'Proposed Changes to Merger Regulation in Australia')
  • Australasian Law Teachers' Association Annual Conference (Novotel Hotel, Brisbane) 7 July 2003 (Delivered paper: 'Proposed Changes to Merger Regulation in Australia')