Ms Ann Apps

Ann joined Newcastle Law School as a lecturer in 2010. She was previously employed as a solicitor in regional New South Wales where she has practised in the areas of civil litigation, property and commercial law. Ann is currently enrolled as a PhD student at University of Newcastle . Her revised thesis topic is  "Why can't we co-operate? the impact of law and regulatory policy on the development and growth of co-operative enterprise in Australia." Her broader research interests include corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and legal models for social enterprise.  Ann teaches Contract Law, Law of Business Organisations, and 'Co-operative Law and Governance' to undergraduate students in the Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business and Commerce programs and postgraduate students in the Co-operative Organisation and Management Graduate Certificate programs.

Research Expertise
Ann is currently enrolled in a PhD at University of Newcastle,. Her supervisors are Professor Christoph Antons and Dr Tim Connor.The thesis explores the way that law and regulatory policy impact on co-operative businesses in Australia. Ann has made submissions to the Senate Inquiry into Co-operative, Mutual and Member Owned Businesses in 2016 and the Treasury Round-table on Co-operatives, Mutuals and Member Owned Firms in 2017. She is a member of the Co-op Builder team at the Business Council of Co-ops and Mutuals (BCCM) who developed the content for an online resource for Start-up co-ops as part of the Farm Co-ops and Collaboration Pilot program. the resource is available online on the Farming Together website at http://co-opbuilder.agworks.com.au/.

Teaching Expertise
Ann teaches Contract  Law to students undertaking the Bachelor of Laws and Law of Business Organisations to students undertaking business and commerce programs. She also teaches Co-operative Law and Governance to postgraduate students enrolled in the graduate Certificate of Co-operative Organisation and Management.

Administrative Expertise
Ann is currently a member of the Faculty of Business and Law Teaching and Learning Committee (2017) and is acting program Convenor for the Juris Doctor graduate law program.  She was a member of the Faculty Board (2011 - 2013).