Julie Clarke

 
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Current position

Professor, Melbourne Law School ➤

  • Director of the Melbourne Law Masters Global Competition and Consumer Law Program

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy
PhD Queensland University of Technology (2010)
Supervisor: Prof Stephen Corones
Thesis: 'The International Regulation of Transnational Mergers'

Master of Arts in Economics for Competition Law
Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London (2016)

Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law
Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London (2015)

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
LLB (Hons) Deakin (1998)

Bachelor of Arts
BA (Politics Major) Deakin (1997)

Australian Lawyer
Admitted in Victoria, 2001

Professional experience

 

2017-

 

Melbourne Law School

Professor / Professor in Competition Law (2021-)

  • Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning (2024-2026)

  • Associate Dean (Melbourne Law Masters) (2022-2023)

  • Associate Dean (Digital Technologies) (2019-2023)

  • Director, Global Competition and Consumer Law Program (2020-)

Associate Professor in Competition Law (2017-2020)

  • Co-director, Global Competition and Consumer Law Program (2019-2020)

 

2001-2017

 

Deakin Law School

  • Associate Professor (2014-2017)

  • Inaugural Director, Deakin Juris Doctor (2014-2016)

  • Interim Head of School (2012)

  • Associate Head of School (Teaching and Learning) (2011-2014)

  • LLB Course Director (2011-2014)

  • Senior Lecturer (2011-2013)

  • Lecturer (2003-2010)

  • Associate Lecturer (2001-2002)

 

2000-2001

 

Minter Ellison (Melbourne)

  • Articled Clerk

    • Property rotation (with Max Cameron)

    • Competition rotation (with Michael O’Bryan)

 

1999-2000

 

Court of Appeal (Melbourne)

Research officer

 

1996-1998

 

Deakin Law School

Research assistant

 
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Subjects taught

Melbourne Law School

  • Research Project (2018-) (Masters) (coordinator)

  • Cartels (2017-) (Masters) (coordinator)

  • Institutions (2018, 2019) (Masters) (coordinator)

  • Contracts (2019, 2026) (JD)

  • Obligations (2019, 2021) (JD)

  • Legal Fundamentals (online) (2019, 2020) (coordinator)

Deakin Law School

  • Competition Law and Policy (LLB) (2004-2005, 2007-2016) (Unit Chair)

  • Contract Law (2001-2004; 2006-2012; 2014; 2016)

  • Commercial Law (2001-2005)

  • Competition Law and International Business (2001-2003)

  • Competition Law and Policy (Postgraduate) (2004)

  • International Commercial Law (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) (2001-2003)

  • Introduction to Law (tutoring) (2003)

 
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Teaching awards

Norman Curry Award (2018)

Norman Curry Award for Innovation and Excellence (team)
University of Melbourne

Part of team developing the Global Competition and Consumer Law Program as part of the Melbourne Law Masters.

ALTC Award for Distinguished Teaching (2009)

Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for outstanding contribution to student learning 

For improving access to legal education through an innovative approach to the use of online technology, exemplary student support and contemporary curriculum resources.

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching (2008)

Deakin University, 2008

Other Teaching awards

2011
Deakin Commendation for Excellence in teaching

2011
Faculty 'Lecturing Legend' Award
Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University

2010
Faculty 'Lecturing Legend' Award
Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University

2009
Exemplar of Teaching Excellence, Faculty of Business and Law, 2009 Award

2008 
Deakin University Award for Teaching Excellence

Research

 

Sample publications

Monograph

Julie Clarke, 'International Merger Policy: Applying Domestic Law to International Markets', Edward Elgar Publishing (April 2014)

Edited books

Julie Clarke, et al (ed) Competition Law and Economics in Australia Vol II (Routledge 2026)

Julie Clarke, et al (ed) Competition Law and Economics in Australia Vol I (Routledge 2025)

Texts

Philip Clarke and Julie Clarke, Australian Consumer Law: Commentary and Materials (8th edn, 2026, Thomson Reuters) (forthcoming)

Philip Clarke and Julie Clarke, Contract Law: Commentaries, Cases and Perspectives (3rd edition, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne 2016) ➤

Philip Clarke, Stephen Corones and Julie Clarke, Competition Law and Policy (3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 2011) ➤

Book chapters

Julie Clarke, 'Digital Platforms, Emerging Markets, and Section 46' in Michael Gvozdenovic and Stephen Puttick (eds) Current Issues in Competition Law: Vol II Practice and Perspectives (The Federation Press, 2021)

Articles and notes

Clarke, Julie, ‘Australia’s Merger Revolution’ (2024) 32 Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law 298-316

Caron Beaton-Wells and Julie Clarke, ‘Deterrent Penalties for Corporate Colluders: Lifting the Bar’ (2018) 37(1) University of Queensland Law Journal 107-125 ➤

Julie Clarke, ‘Section 46: its purpose and the proposed new effects test’ (2017) 45(5) Australian Business Law Review 364-386 ➤

All publications

Visiting research positions

 

Centre for Competition Policy, Norwich
(University of East Anglia)

14 November 2016 - 3 March 2017
Visitor, researching competition law and economics


Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London (University of London)

November 2012 - March 2013
Visiting Fellow, researching international and comparative merger law and regulation

Melbourne Law School

5 - 23 November 2012; 11 March - 4 May 2013
Visitor, Melbourne Law School (Competition Law and Economics Network), researching international merger law and regulation

Engagement

 

Law Council of Australia

Member, Competition and Consumer Committee (since 2017)

Member, Business Law Section

Barwon Community Legal Service

Secretary (2015-2020)

Board Member (2015-2020)

Geelong Law Association

Committee Member (2012-2019)

Kirby Law Moot

Judge, Grand Final, Kirby Law Moot 2018

Law Awards

  • 2016 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards
    Judging panel

  • 2016 Australian Law Awards
    Judging panel

  • 2015 Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards
    Judging panel