Professor Prue Vines
legal system; torts especially negligence; succession - wills & inheritance, especially for Indigenous people; legal aspects of death; apologies in civil liability;
Tort Law, Property Law (excl. Intellectual Property Law)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Development and Welfare
Prue Vines is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, UNSW, Sydney.
I have been a member of the Law School since 1990.
My major areas of interest are torts ( especially attribution of responsibility in negligence and apologies in civil liability ) and succession law. (wills and estates - in which I am especially interested in the making of culturally appropriate wills for Indigenous people. I am the co-Director of the Private Law Research and...view more
My major areas of interest are torts ( especially attribution of responsibility in negligence and apologies in civil liability ) and succession law. (wills and estates - in which I am especially interested in the making of culturally appropriate wills for Indigenous people. I am the co-Director of the Private Law Research and Policy Group UNSW.
BA, MA, Dip Ed, LLB
Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award 2002
My Research Activities
Torts - apologies in the legal system; the duty of care in negligence, unexpected consequences of compensation law.
Succession: informal wills, Issues in inheritance for Indigenous people in Australia.
The Law Building
UNSW Kensington Campus
(Access via Gate 2 off High Street)
by Professor Prue Vines
Conference Papers 5
Submissions to Government 1