Professor
David Barker (AM)

LLB (Lond), MPhil (Kent), LLM (Hons) (Cantab), DipLG (Kent), GradDipLegPrac (UTS), Solicitor of Supreme Court of NSW & High Court of Australia

Academic Profile 

Professor David Barker has been involved in legal education for 34 years, both in the UK and Australia. He was Dean of UTS:LAW from 1997 to 2005 (Feb). David was previously Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Westminster (UK) 1983-86.

Professor Barker has held the position of Chair of the Council of Australian Law Deans 2003-04 and the Chair of the Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) 1999-2002, having previously served as President 1996-1997. His international positions have included membership of the Fiji Legal Education Board and adviser to University of the South Pacific Law School. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association.

In 2002, as a member of the Business Law and Ethics Teaching Team, David was recipient of a UTS Teaching Award.

In the Queen's Birthday 2006 Honours List, Professor Barker was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - the citation stated: "For service to legal education in Australia and the Pacific region, to professional associations and to the community".

Current Research Activities 

Ongoing comparative study of Legal Education in Australia, USA, England and Wales.

Recent Publications & Conference Papers

"American Case Method and its influence on Modern Legal Education", Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) Conference, July 2006

Essential Australian Law (latest edition 2005)

Student Law Reporter 2004-2005.

Joint author, Law Made Simple (1985- 2002)

Joint author,  Access to the Legal Profession  (1996 )

Editor,  Local Government Barrister  (1972 -79)

Joint Editor, Lawasia (1995-96)