Professor Vicki Waye

Professor of Law UniSA Justice & Society

City West Campus (LB1-05)
tel +61 8 830 27398

email Vicki.Waye@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Professor Waye is Dean of Law: Justice and Society. From 2017 - 2022 Professor Waye was Chair of the Academic Board of the University of South Australia and from 2010 - 2015 was the Dean of Teaching and Learning at the University of South Australia Business School (incorporating Business and Law).

Professor Waye holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Hons), a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, a Master of Laws (LLM) and a PhD from the University of Sydney. She is a member of the Judicial Development Committee (SA), which provides professional development programs for judges and magistrates of the South Australian Courts, a member of the Law Council of Australia, a member of the executive of the Australasian branch of the... Read more

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Research

Research focus

Law
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Applied Economics
Arbitration

Highlights

Professor Waye’s research interests are rich and varied. Reflecting the globalised state of commerce and the legal profession, Professor Waye’s research incorporates international and comparative elements, and spans subject matter such as multilateral and bilateral treaties affecting the wine industry, comparisons between the Australian and United States’ systems of criminal procedure, matters affecting access to justice in England, Australia and the United States, and rights attendant upon dissolution of corporations in England, Australia and the United States. Much of Professor Waye’s research has been process oriented, that is concerned with the efficacy of legal process. Professor Waye’s current research ... Read more

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2016	Waye, V 2016, 'Regulatory coherence and pathways towards global wine regulation', Journal of World Trade, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 497-531. Open access 6 6

Books

Year	Output
2014	Harvey, M & Waye, VC 2014, Global wine regulation, Thomson Reuters, Australia.
2008	Waye, VC 2008, Trading in legal claims: law, policy and future directions in Australia, UK and US, Presidian Legal Publications, Adelaide, Australia.

Chapters

Year	Output
2023	Xiao, P & Waye, V 2023, 'The digital food economy, from food regulation to data governance', in Michael T Roberts (ed.), Research Handbook on International Food Law, Edward Elgar, UK, ch. 23, pp. 471-497.
2021	Waye, V 2021, 'Controls in the Australian wine sector', in T Georgopoulos (ed.), Administrative controls in the wine sector, Mare & Martin, France, pp. 1-31.
2019	Waye, V 2019, 'Enforcement of a global code of conduct on TNC's operations', in MM Rahim (ed.), Code of conduct on transnational corporations: challenges and opportunities, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 7, pp. 131-153. Open access
2017	Waye, V & Morabito, V 2017, 'Financial arrangements with litigation funders and law firms in Australian class actions', in WH van Boom (ed.), Litigation, costs, funding and behaviour: implications for the law, Routledge, US, ch. 8, pp. 164-208.
2014	Harvey, M & Waye, V 2014, 'Introduction and overview', in M Harvey & V Waye (eds), Global wine regulation, Thomson Reuters, Australia, ch. 1, pp. 1-6.
2013	Omond, J & Waye, V 2013, 'Labelling: Australian and United Kingdom perspectives', in M Harvey & V Waye (eds), Global Wine Regulation, 1st ed., Thomson Reuters, Australia, ch. 9, pp. 189-227.
2013	Waye, VC 2013, 'International trade law, climate change and carbon footprinting', in Geoff Wells (ed.), Sustainable business: theory and practice of business under sustainability principles, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, ch. 14, pp. 251-267. 1
2013	Waye, VC 2013, 'The regulation of winemaking', in M Harvey & V Waye (eds), Global wine regulation, Thomson Reuters, Australia, ch. 4, pp. 63-94.
2013	Waye, VC 2013, 'Water and wine', in M Harvey & V Waye (eds), Global wine regulation, Thomson Reuters, Australia, ch. 6, pp. 119-138.
2013	Waye, VC 2013, 'Wine and health', in M Harvey & V Waye (eds), Global wine regulation, Thomson Reuters, Australia, ch. 8, pp. 163-187.
2011	Waye, VC 2011, 'E-Portfolios and legal professional attributes', Excellence and innovation in legal education, LexisNexis Butterworths, Australia, pp. 239-268.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Waye, VC, Snowden, C, Knowler, J, Zito, P, Burton, J & McIntyre, J 2024, 'Is mandatory disclosure an effective panacea for buyer beware?', JOURNAL OF PROPERTY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 218-236. Open access
2023	Teng, BWJ, Coggins, J, Rameezdeen, R, Waye, V & Ma, T 2023, 'Statutory payment trusts in the Australian construction industry - Is it time to stop "kicking the can down the road"?', Insolvency Law Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 23-45.
2023	Waye, V 2023, 'Class action wars', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 34-52. Open access
2023	Waye, VC, Rocca, L, Veneziani, M, Helliar, C & Suryawathy, IGA 2023, 'Policy, regulation, and institutional approaches to digital innovation in the wine sector: a cross-country comparison', British Food Journal, vol. 125, no. 5, pp. 1854-1873. Open access 2 2
2022	Crevar, M, Ireland, C, Waye, V, Corsi, A & Esterman, A 2022, 'Exploring Australian and New Zealand wine and alcohol labelling standards in relation to nutrition, ingredients and health warnings', Jus vini: Journal of Wine & Spirits Law, vol. 5, no.1, pp. 9-62.
2021	Waye, V & Duffy, M 2021, 'The fate of class action common fund orders: the policy, procedural and constitutional issues of a legislative revival', University of Queensland Law Journal, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 215-255.
2021	Waye, V, Mcintyre, J, Knowler, J, Olijnyk, A, Snowden, C, Martini, B, Deegan, G & Palmer, J 2021, 'Maximising the pivot to online courts: digital transformation, not mere digitisation', Journal of Judicial Administration, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 126-152. 1
2020	Waye, V & Coggins, J 2020, 'Squeezing out the market for lemons: the case for extending unfair contract terms regulation in the commercial context', Journal of Contract Law, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 230-254. Open access
2020	Waye, V, Bogomolov, T & Pich, A 2020, 'Consumer perceptions of online legal service providers', ANU Journal of Law and Technology, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 43-71. Open access
2019	Tucker, BP, Waye, V & Freeman, S 2019, 'The use and usefulness of academic research: an EMBA perspective', The International Journal of Management Education, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 1-18. Open access 9 6 1
2019	Waye, V 2019, 'Australia's approach to trade mark dilution: why champagne ice-cream can be marketed in the antipodes', Jus vini: Journal of Wine & Spirits Law, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1-28.
2019	Waye, V 2019, 'Blockchain and Food Provenance', vol. 2018, no. 3, pp. 104-131. Open access
2019	Waye, V 2019, 'Regtech: a new frontier in legal scholarship', Adelaide Law Review, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 363-386. 11 3
2018	Waye, V & Morabito, V 2018, 'When pragmatism leads to unintended consequences: a critique of Australia's unique closed class regime', Theoretical Inquiries in Law, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 303-332. Open access 2
2018	Waye, V 2018, 'Advantages and disadvantages of class action litigation (and its alternatives)', New Zealand Business Law Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 109-131. Open access
2018	Waye, V, Verreynne, ML & Knowler, J 2018, 'Innovation in the Australian legal profession', International Journal of the Legal Profession, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 213-242. Open access 11 12 1
2018	Waye, VC 2018, 'The initiation and operations phase of the litigation funder - class action law firm relationship: an Australian perspective', International Journal of Law and Management, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 595-626. Open access 1
2017	Morabito, V & Waye, V 2017, 'Seeing past the US bogey: lessons from Australia on the funding of class actions', Civil Justice Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 213-243. Open access 5
2016	Waye, V & Stern, S 2016, 'The next steps forward for protecting Australia's wine regions', Monash University Law Review, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 458-496. Open access
2016	Waye, V 2016, 'How will disruptive innovation affect the legal profession?', Law Society of South Australia. Bulletin, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 22-24.
2016	Waye, V 2016, 'Mandatory mediation in Australia's civil justice system', Common Law World Review, vol. 45, no. 2-3, pp. 214-235. Open access
2016	Waye, V 2016, 'Regulatory coherence and pathways towards global wine regulation', Journal of World Trade, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 497-531. Open access 6 6
2015	Waye, V 2015, 'Guarding online terroir: are gTLDs a threat?', European Intellectual Property Review, vol. 37, no. 9, pp. 575-587. Open access
2014	Waye, V 2014, 'Litigation risk transfer and law firm financial arrangements', Legal Ethics, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 107-131. Open access 2 3
2013	Faulkner, M, Aziz, M, Waye, V & Smith, E 2013, 'Exploring ways that ePortfolios can support the progressive development of graduate qualities and professional competencies', Higher Education Research and Development, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 871-887. 24 19
2012	Waye, V & Faulkner, ME 2012, 'Embedding e-portfolios in a law program: lessons from an Australian Law School', Journal of Legal Education, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 560-584. Open access 5 7
2012	Waye, V & Morabito, V 2012, 'Collective forms of consumer redress: financial ombudsman service case study', Journal of Corporate Law Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-31. 10
2011	Morabito, V & Waye, V 2011, 'Reining in litigation entrepreneurs: a New Zealand proposal', New Zealand Law Review, vol. 2011, no. 2, pp. 323-362.
2011	Waye, V & Xiong, P 2011, 'The relationship between mediation and judicial proceedings in China', Asian Journal of Comparative Law, vol. 6, no. 1, article no. 2, pp. 1-33. 20
2010	Son, C & Waye, VC 2010, 'Regulating the Australian Water Market', Journal of Environmental Law, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 431-459. 9 6
2010	Waye, VC & Marcus, P 2010, 'Australia and the United States: Two Common Criminal Justice Systems Uncommonly at Odds, Part 2', Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 335-401.
2010	Waye, VC & Xiao, P 2010, 'The Law Carbon Approaches of the Australian Winery', vol. 4, no. 19, pp. 616.
2010	Waye, VC 2010, 'Wine market reform: a tale of two markets and their legal interaction', University of Queensland Law Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 211-244.
2009	Waye, VC & Morabito, V 2009, 'The dawning of the age of the litigation entrepreneur', Civil Justice Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 389-433.
2009	Waye, VC 2009, 'Who are Judges Writing For?', University of Western Australia Law Review, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 274-299.
2008	Waye, VC 2008, 'Carbon Footprints, Food Miles and the Australian Wine Industry', Melbourne Journal of International Law, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 271-300. Open access

Conferences

Year	Output
2012	Waye, V & Morabito, V 2012, 'Australian national report', in D Maleshin (ed.), IAPL World Conference on Civil Procedure, Ctatyt, pp. 458-473.
2009	Waye, VC 2009, 'Between Scylla and Charybdis and Slippery Slopes', International Association of Law Schools Meeting, IALS, pp. 1-9.
2009	Waye, VC 2009, 'Case Study: Embedding E-Portfolios in an Law Program', Australian E-Portfolio Symposium 2, Queensland University of Technology, pp. 1-28.
2009	Waye, VC 2009, 'The Role of the Judges and the Courts in Encouraging the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Australia', International Seminar in Relationships between ADR & Judicial Proceedings, pp. 1-16. Open access

Reports

Year	Output
2022	Helliar, C, Waye, V, Veneziani, M, Suryawathy, A, Bradrania, R & Rocca, L 2022, Seven steps to technological innovation: the case of the Australian and Italian wine industry, CIMA, Australia. Open access
2022	Waye, V, Knowler, J, Snowden, C, Zito, P, Burton, J, McIntyre, J & Martini, B 2022, Review of Form 1 Vendor Statements: final report, University of South Australia, Australia.
2021	Waye, V 2021, Submission on Corporations Amendment (Improving Outcomes for Litigation Funding Participants) Bill 2021, Parliament of Australia, Australia. Open access
2021	Waye, V 2021, Submission on class actions and litigation funding issues paper, New Zealand Government, New Zealand. Open access
2021	Waye, V, Knowler, J, McIntyre, J, Zito, P, Martini, B & Snowden, C 2021, Review of Form 1 Vendor Statements milestone two: review of current form and literature, University of South Australia, Australia.
2020	McIntyre, J, Waye, V, Knowler, J, Snowden, C, Martini, B, Deegan, G, Olijnyk, A & Palmer, J 2020, Final report: an online residential tenancy bond system for SA, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access
2020	Mcintyre, J, Waye, V, Knowler, J, Snowden, C, Martini, B, Deegan, G, Webb, E, Oljnyk, A & Palmer, J 2020, Discussion paper: an online dispute resolution solution for residential tenancy bond disputes, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access
2020	Waye, V 2020, Submission on litigation funding and the class action industry, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access
2017	Waye, V 2017, Submission to Victorian Law Reform Commission on access to justice - litigation funding and group proceedings, Victorian Law Reform Commission, Australia. Open access
2011	Aziz, SM, Waye, VC, Faulkner, ME, Andre, CA, Smith, EJ & Fielke, JM 2011, Exploring ways to articulate the developmental progression of UniSA GQs against academic standards and professional requirements, UniSA Press, Adelaide, South Australia.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Corrs Chambers Westgarth	AUSTRALIA
Guangzhou University	CHINA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Brescia	ITALY
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Victoria University	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2018
Member International Wine Lawyers Association, Australasia Chapter	2018
Member International Association of Legal Ethics	2018
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2017
Member Judicial Development Committee, South Australia	2017
Member International Association of Legal Ethics	2017
Member International Wine Lawyers Association, Australasia Chapter	2017
Member, Register of Experts Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TESQA)	2017
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2016
Member International Wine Lawyers Association, Australasia Chapter	2016
Member International Association of Legal Ethics	2016
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2015
Member International Association of Legal Ethics	2015
Member International Wine Lawyers Association, Australasia Chapter	2015
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2014
Member International Wine Lawyers Association, Australasia Chapter	2014
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2013
Member International Wine Lawyers Association, Australasia Chapter	2013
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2012
Member International Wine Lawyers Association, Australasia Chapter	2012
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2011
Member International Wine Lawyers Association, Australasia Chapter	2011
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2010
Member International Wine Lawyers Association, Australasia Chapter	2010
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2009
Corporations Committee Member, Business Law Section Law Council of Australia	2008

Teaching & student supervision

Teaching strengths

Interactive learning
Constructive alignment with graduate qualities

Highlights

Professor Waye’s teaching expertise includes Arbitration Law (both domestic and international), Evidence and Procedure, Corporate Law, Contract Law and Wine Law.
Throughout her teaching career, Professor Waye has demonstrated a strong commitment to effective student centred learning and has been actively involved in the development and application of innovative teaching methodologies and in curriculum design. In particular Professor Waye has been interested in learning methods which immerse students in authentic learning experiences that facilitate the realisation of professional attributes such as problem solving, critical analysis and strategic thinking. As well as the necessary discipline knowledge graduates will require to become successful legal practitioners, the law degree at the University of South Australia also emphasises the attainment of these professional attributes.

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
A brave new form of payment security. An investigation into how distributed ledger technology can address the security of payment problem in the construction industry	Current
A policy-rich, practically enabling and inclusive strategy for compliance with the WTO TRIPS Agreement: integrating the lessons of good domestic policy into readings of the treaty text.	Current
Criminal trials of accused persons on charges of historical sexual assault, the principle of the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial.	Current
Dealing with a monopsony: doing business with the Department of Defence	Current
Impacts of technology development on earning social licence to operate in the context of mineral exploration	Current
Justifying the sentence discount for a guilty plea: reconciling pragmatism and principle	Current
What are the current alcohol labelling standards in Australia and do they need improving?	Current
An evaluation of the rhetoric and practices of China's juvenile justice since 2012	Completed
China's food safety regulation: institutional diversity, fragmentation and efficacy	Completed
Cutting the gordian knot of failed family accommodation agreements: identifying vulnerability to improve access to justice for older people	Completed
In which payment trust model should the Australian construction industry place its trust?	Completed
Sentencing the sexually abused child sex offender: childhood histories of contact abuse and pleas in mitigation	Completed
The unenforceability of self-executing deep learning algorithmic contracts	Completed
What drives banking regulation in China? Harnessing the public-private divide	Completed

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Professor Vicki Waye

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