Associate Professor Lynne Taylor

Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 8764
Office: Homestead Ln K Block 160

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Fields of Research

• Commercial law
• Company law

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Researcher Summary

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Subject Area: Disciplines

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Key Methodologies

• Insolvency Law
• Commercial law
• Company law

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Affiliations

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Publications

• Taylor, L. (2012) A round up of recent insolvency cases. Insolvency Law Journal 20(4): 296-301. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2012) Enforcement of Directors' Duties in New Zealand. Insolvency Law Journal 20(1): 71-77. http://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/support/livepages/looseleafbinary.asp?id=82950. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L., Cheer, U., Boister, N., Toomey, E., Mueller, S. and Wilson, D. (2012) Improving the effectiveness of large class teaching in law degrees. Ako Aotearoa - National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. 54pp. (Report for External Body)

• Taylor, L. (2012) Insurance matters: Steigrad v BFSL 2007 Ltd. Insolvency Law Journal 20(2): 147-151. http://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/support/livepages/looseleafbinary.asp?id=86822. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2012) Personal liability of directors for the debts of phoenix companies. Insolvency Law Journal 20(3): 217-222. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2011) An Update on the Insolvency Practitioners Bill 2010 (NZ). University of Sydney Business School, Australia: 5th Insolvency Law Workshop, 1 Jul 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Taylor, L. (2011) Further changes mooted to the regulation of insolvency practitioners in New Zealand. Insolvency Law Journal 19(3): 209-217. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2011) Governance Issues for Co-operative Companies under the Co-Operative Companies Act 1996. In J. Farrar and S. Watson (Ed.), Contemporary Issues in Corporate Governance: 299-325. Christchurch: The Centre for Commercial and Corporate Law Inc. (Chapter in Book)

• Taylor, L. (2011) Insolvent Transactions: Blanchett v McEntee Hire Holdings Ltd. Insolvency Law Journal 19(2): 133-138. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2011) Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (NZ): A Summary of Recent Cases. Insolvency Law Journal 19(1): 60-66. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2010) An Administrator's Casting Vote: Commissioner of Inland Revenue v Grant. Insolvency Law Journal 18(4): 222-225. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2010) Expanding the Pool of Defendant Directors in a Corporate Insolvency: De Facto Directors, Shadow Directors and Other Categories of Deemed Directors. New Zealand Business Law Quarterly 16(2): 203-224. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2010) Funding Insolvent Company Claims. Auckland, New Zealand: 10th Annual Corporate Insolvency Conference, 21-22 Sep 2010. 16pp. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Taylor, L. (2010) Insolvency Practitioners Bill 2010. Insolvency Law Journal 28(3): 174-176. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2010) Issues for a liquidator when distributing assets to creditors: Commissioner for Inland Revenue v North Shore Taverns Ltd (in liq). Insolvency Law Journal 18(2): 103-105. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2010) Report from New Zealand: Directors' Liability under s 136 of the Companies Act 1993 (NZ). Insolvency Law Journal 18(1): 46-48. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2009) Expanding the pool of potential defendant directors following a corporate insolvency - shadow directors, de facto directors and other categories of deemed directors. Auckland, New Zealand: 9th Annual Corporate Insolvency Conference, 30 Sep-1 Oct 2009. 30pp. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Taylor, L. (2009) Governance Issues for Co-operative Companies under the Co-operative Companies Act 1996. New Zealand Business Law Quarterly 15(4): 290-312. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2009) Setting Aside a Statutory Demand under s 290(4)(c) of the Companies Act 1993 (NZ): AMC Construction Ltd v Frews Contracting Ltd. Insolvency Law Journal 17(1): 45-47. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2009) Shadow Directors. Adelaide, Australia: Insolvency Academics Workshop, 27 Sep 2009. 18pp. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Taylor, L. (2009) Voluntary Administration in New Zealand - How is it working? Insolvency Law Journal 17(2): 111-113. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2009) Voluntary Administration under Pt 15a of the Companies Act 1993 (NZ): A Summary of the Case Law to Date. Insolvency Law Journal 17(3): 163-167. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Company Constitutions. In J. Farrar (Ed.), Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (1st ed.): 41-63. Wellington: Thomson Brookers. (Chapter in Book)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Compromises. In J. Farrar (Ed.), Company and Securities Law in New Zealand: 689-703. Wellington: Thomson Brookers. (Chapter in Book)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Controlling Shareholders. In J. Farrar (Ed.), Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (1st ed.): 507-538. Wellington: Thomson Brookers. (Chapter in Book)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Corporate Collapse. In J. Farrar (Ed.), Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (1st ed.): 639-648. Wellington: Thomson Brookers. (Chapter in Book)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Derivative Action. In J. Farrar (Ed.), Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (1st ed.): 539-558. Wellington: Thomson Brookers. (Chapter in Book)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Liquidation. In J. Farrar (Ed.), Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (1st ed.): 799-981. Wellington: Thomson Brookers. (Chapter in Book)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Receiverships. In J. Farrar (Ed.), Company and Securities Law in New Zealand: 649-687. Wellington: Thomson Brookers. (Chapter in Book)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Report from New Zealand: Defeating creditors under s 60 of the Property Law Act 1952 (NZ) and s 47 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (NZ). Insolvency Law Journal 16: 58-62. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Report from New Zealand: Directors and Phoenix Companies in the Court of Appeal: Robb v Sojourner [2007] NZCA 493. Insolvency Law Journal 16: 112-116. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Report from New Zealand: Sham and Alter Ego Trusts: Official Assignee v Wilson [2008] NZCA 122. Insolvency Law Journal 16: 181-184. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Shareholder Agreements. In J. Farrar (Ed.), Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (1st ed.): 65-68. Wellington: Thomson Brookers. (Chapter in Book)

• Taylor, L. (2008) The Regulation of Director Involvement in Phoenix Companies under Sections 386A-386F of the Companies Act 1993. New Zealand Universities Law Review 23(1): 111-133. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2008) The Regulation of Insolvency Practitioners in New Zealand. Brisbane, Australia: Insolvency Master Class 2008, 11 Jul 2008. 30pp. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Taylor, L. (2008) The regulation of insolvency practitioners in New Zealand. Insolvency Law Journal 16(3): 150-180. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2008) Voluntary Administration. In J. Farrar (Ed.), Company and Securities Law in New Zealand (1st ed.): 705-798. Wellington: Thomson Brookers. (Chapter in Book)

• Taylor, L. (2007) Directors' Liability on Insolvency. Auckland, New Zealand: 7th Annual Corporate Insolvency Conference, 17-18 Oct 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Taylor, L. (2007) Enforcement of Directors' Duties by Creditors in a Liquidation: Sojourner v Robb [2006] 3 NZLR 808. Insolvency Law Journal 15(1): 69-72. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2007) Enforcing an unsecured security agreement against the liquidator of a debtor company: Dunphy v Sleepyhead Manufacturing Co Ltd. Insolvency Law Journal 15(3): 197-200. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2007) Insolvent Trading: Goatlands Ltd (in liq) v Borrell. Insolvency Law Journal 15(4): 268-271. (Journal Article)

• Taylor, L. (2007) Reform of Corporate Insolvency Law: The Companies Amendment Act 2006. Insolvency Law Journal 15(2): 136-141. (Journal Article)