Bob Baxt
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Professor
Robert Baxt AO
(born 27 June 1938 - ) is an Australian lawyer
and a former Chairman of the Trade Practices Commission
(now the ACCC), former Dean of Law at Monash University
and a Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne
.
, China
, and settled in Australia in 1947. He was educated at Newington College
(1947-1955), commencing as a preparatory school student in Wyvern House
, and the University of Sydney
.
. He initially joined Freehills as a solicitor in 1965 before entering academia. From 1980-1988, he was Dean of the Monash University Faculty of Law
. From 1991-2004, he was a partner at Allens Arthur Robinson
. He rejoined Freehills in January 2005.
Baxt is involved in a number of Australian legal publications. He is the founder and now General Editor of the Company and Securities Law Journal as well as the Australian Business Law Review. He is also Editor of the monthly newsletter on corporate regulation, The Baxt Report. In his time as an academic, he was also and Editor of the Monash University Law Review
.
Professor
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Robert Baxt AO
Order of Australia
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(born 27 June 1938 - ) is an Australian lawyer
Lawyer
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and a former Chairman of the Trade Practices Commission
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent authority of the Australia government. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974...
(now the ACCC), former Dean of Law at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
and a Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
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Early life
Baxt was born in ShanghaiShanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, and settled in Australia in 1947. He was educated at Newington College
Newington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1947-1955), commencing as a preparatory school student in Wyvern House
Wyvern House
Wyvern House, is one of the two single-sex, preparatory day schools for boys of Newington College and is located at 115 Cambridge Street Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia....
, and the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
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Legal career
Baxt is currently a partner of the Australian commercial law firm FreehillsFreehills
Freehills is a commercial law firm that operates in the Asia-Pacific region. In Australia it is considered one of the 'Big Six' law firms.-Offices:Freehills has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane in Australia...
. He initially joined Freehills as a solicitor in 1965 before entering academia. From 1980-1988, he was Dean of the Monash University Faculty of Law
Monash University Faculty of Law
Monash University Faculty of Law, or Monash Law School, is the law school of Monash University in Melbourne, Victoria. Established in 1963, it offers the LLB, J.D., LLM, S.J.D., LLD and PhD degrees in law. It has been ranked as one of the top 20 law schools in the world...
. From 1991-2004, he was a partner at Allens Arthur Robinson
Allens Arthur Robinson
Allens Arthur Robinson is a commercial law firm that operates in the Asia-Pacific region. In Australia, and throughout the Asia-Pacific region generally, it is considered to be one of the top commercial law firms.- Offices :...
. He rejoined Freehills in January 2005.
Baxt is involved in a number of Australian legal publications. He is the founder and now General Editor of the Company and Securities Law Journal as well as the Australian Business Law Review. He is also Editor of the monthly newsletter on corporate regulation, The Baxt Report. In his time as an academic, he was also and Editor of the Monash University Law Review
Monash University Law Review
The Monash University Law Review is a scholarly refereed law journal based at the Monash University Faculty of Law. Each issue contains articles by prominent academics, judges and legal practitioners, critically discussing a range of legal issues. The Review is held in law libraries and law firms...
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