Dr. Elise Bant

Professor

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Biography

Professor Bant holds joint bachelor degrees in Arts and Law (hons) from the University of Western Australia, as well as a Bachelor of Civil Law with distinction and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford, where she was a Clarendon scholar. She practiced commercial litigation at the national law firm Freehills before joining the University of Western Australia Law School. After teaching as a visiting scholar at Oxford and at Melbourne Law School in 2008, she re-joined UWA Law School in 2020. Professor Bant’s main areas of teaching and research include unjust enrichment, restitution law, property law, contract law, consumer law, corporate responsibility, civil remedies, and equity trusts. She is the author of "Change Position Defence" (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2009) and co-author of "Unjust Enrichment" (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2016). Additionally, she is the general editor of the Journal of Equity and has published over 80 articles and chapters in specialist fields. Professor Bant has received several Australian Research Council grants for various research projects, including examining corporate liability for serious civil misconduct.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Private Law

2020-01-01 — Present

University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia

Teaching and research in private law and commercial regulation.

Awards

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UWA Law School Research Mentor Award

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UWA Law School Award for Research Mentorship

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Law School Senior Research Award

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Wadham College Scholarship

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Banking Financial Services Law Association Scholarship

Requirements for University of Western Australia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:82
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a relevant field Personal Statement Curriculum Vitae
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Graduate School for most Master by Coursework programs at UWA.