Donald Edward Harding is one of Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

's leading experts in corporate law

Corporate law

Corporate law is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another. Corporate law is a part of a broader companies law...

 and securities regulation. He also has a depth of knowledge in a range of fields and is repeatedly consulted on questions of contract and commercial law

Commercial law

Commercial law is the body of law that governs business and commercial transactions...

, equity and public law

Public law

Public law is a theory of law governing the relationship between individuals and the state. Under this theory, constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are sub-divisions of public law...

. He has a particular expertise in relation to statutory corporation

Statutory Corporation

A statutory corporation or public body is a corporation created by statute. While artificial legal personality is almost always the result of statutory intervention, a statutory corporation does not include corporations owned by shareholders whose legal personality derives from being registered...

s and public authorities. He has advised extensively on the legislation

Legislation

Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...

, corporate structure

Corporate structure

Corporate structure consists of various departments that contribute to the company's overall mission and goals. The Marketing Department is considered by some business professionals as the most important entity in the corporate structure. Without this department, sales or new customers can not be...

s, constitution and capital involved in major privatisations, including those of the Commonwealth Bank, Qantas

Qantas

Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an initialism for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport...

 and TAB.

Books

• Australian law schools: a discipline assessment for the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission
• Companies and securities law: commentary and materials
• The Library of the University of New South Wales
  University of New South Wales
  The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
  
  : report of the working party appointed by the Vice-Chancellor
• Companies and securities law: commentary and materials

External links

• http://www.freehills.com.au/1502.aspx#