John’s qualifications include Doctor of Juridical Science (UWA), Master of Laws (ANU), Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) (UNE), Graduate Diploma in International Law (U Syd), Graduate Diploma in Military Law (ANU), Master of Defence Studies (UNSW), JPT Bachelor of Commerce (Melb), Bachelor of Arts (UNE) and Bachelor of Science (UNE).

John has published widely on many areas of the law and is the author of four books:

Amending Final Judgments and Orders The Federation Press, 2010

Disqualification for Bias The Federation Press, 2012

Deregistration and Reinstatement of Companies and Schemes LexisNexis, 2013 and

Legal and Equitable Property Rights The Federation Press, 2019

He has published journal articles on such diverse topics as Contract Law, Property Law, Corporations Law, Mistaken Payments, the Theft Principle, Mareva Orders, Unit Trusts, Construing of Court Orders, Tenant's Fixtures, Student Loans and Bankruptcy, Bailment, Military Law and International Humanitarian Law.

Books Published

• Amending Final Judgments and Orders (2010) The Federation Press
• Disqualification for Bias (2012) The Federation Press
• Deregistration and Reinstatement of Companies and Schemes (2013) LexisNexis
• Legal and Equitable Property Rights (2019) The Federation Press

Major Articles Published

• Property Rights to Stolen Money (2005) 32 University of Western Australia Law Review 234.
• Mareva Orders: Assisting Foreign Litigants (2006) 27 Australian Bar Review 314.
• Unit Trusts in the 21st Century (2006) 20 Commercial Law Quarterly 12.
• Tenant’s Fixtures: A Landlord’s Duty to Cooperate (2006) 13 Australian Property Law Journal 217.
• Theft Principle in Private Law (2006) 80 Australian Law Journal 531.
• Partial Failure of Consideration (2008) 34 University of Western Australia Law Review 59.
• Total Failure of Consideration (2006) 33 University of Western Australia Law Review 132.
• Preliminary Agreements (2006) 3 University of New England Law Journal 151.
• Equitable Ownership after the Judicature Act (2007) 15 Australian Property Law Journal 26.
• Rectification of ASIC Registers and Databases (2007) 25 Company and Securities Law Journal 544.
• Construing Undertakings and Court Orders (2008) 82 Australian Law Journal 82.
• Contracting in Different Capacities (2008) 24 Journal of Contract Law 99.
• Unlawful Killing of a Joint Tenant (2008) 15 Australian Property Law Journal 224.
• Characteristics of Property Rights (2008) 16 Australian Property Law Journal 51.
• Duties of a Bailee for Reward (2008) 22 Commercial Law Quarterly 18.
• Company Deregistration and Reinstatement: Part 1 (2008) 22(4) Commercial Law Quarterly 3.
• Company Deregistration and Reinstatement: Part 2 (2008) 22(4) Commercial Law Quarterly 14.
• Thieves as Trustees: In Defence of the Theft Principle (2009) 3 Journal of Equity 170.
• Student Loans and Bankruptcy (2010) 24(1) Commercial Law Quarterly 3-10.
• Obligations as Property (2011) 34 UNSW Law Review 677-695.