From:                                         Neil Foster <neil.foster@newcastle.edu.au>

Sent:                                           Tuesday 29 September 2026 00:50

To:                                               James Lee; obligations

Subject:                                     Re: Prof Andrew Robertson appointed Edward Jenks Chair in Private Law at Melbourne Law School

 

Congratulations Andrew, well deserved recognition for one of Australia’s top private law scholars!

Warm regards

Neil

 

 

NEIL FOSTER

Associate Professor, School of Law and Justice

College of Human and Social Futures,

 The University of Newcastle
Hunter St & Auckland St, Newcastle NSW 2300

 

T: +61 2 49217430

E: neil.foster@newcastle.edu.au

 

Further details: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/neil-foster

My publications: http://ssrn.com/author=504828 

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From: James Lee <james.lee@kcl.ac.uk>
Date: Monday, 28 September 2026 at 10:06 pm
To: obligations <obligations@uwo.ca>
Subject: RE: Prof Andrew Robertson appointed Edward Jenks Chair in Private Law at Melbourne Law School

Dear Colleagues,

 

Many congratulations indeed to Andrew, who has demonstrated service to and leadership of our discipline of private law, with excellent scholarship, investment in teaching, and his creation and curation of the Obligations Conference series.

 

The Jenks Chair is a distinguished title - as well as Edward Jenks' contributions to numerous institutions in England and Australia, he was a pivotal figure in the founding of what was then the Society of Public Teachers of Law and is now the Society of Legal Scholars, serving as its first Honorary Secretary for a decade, and then as President in 1919-20.

 

Very best wishes,

Jamie

 

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James Lee

Professor of English Law and Vice-Dean (People & Culture)

The Dickson Poon School of Law

Somerset House East Wing

King's College London

Strand

London WC2R 2LS

 

E-mail: james.lee@kcl.ac.uk 

 

Forthcoming Articles: 'Scottish Storytelling and Law Reform' Edinburgh Law Review

 

With Man Yip, 'Wheeling and Dealing: Fiduciaries and the Commercial Context After Hopcraft' Journal of Business Law

 

Watch my Inaugural Lecture, Pure Imagination: Stories, Institutions and Law Reform https://youtu.be/cSZR4Wycuzg

 

 

 

From: Jason W Neyers <jneyers@uwo.ca>
Sent: 28 September 2026 12:52
To: jeanniep <jeanniep@unimelb.edu.au>; obligations <obligations@uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: Prof Andrew Robertson appointed Edward Jenks Chair in Private Law at Melbourne Law School

 

Yes Congratulations to Andrew. Truly deserved!

 

From: Jeannie Paterson <jeanniep@unimelb.edu.au>
Sent: Monday, 28 September 2026 06:17:36
To: obligations <obligations@uwo.ca>
Subject: Prof Andrew Robertson appointed Edward Jenks Chair in Private Law at Melbourne Law School

 

Congratulations to Professor Andrew Robertson who has been appointed the Edward Jenks Chair in Private Law at Melbourne Law School in recognition of his 'global reputation and exceptional contribution to scholarship, curriculum development and leadership in private law'. We at MLS are delighted by this well-deserved appointment!! 

 

Regards

Jeannie