Biographical entry

Donovan, Francis Patrick (1922 - 2012)

Member Order of Australia, 1976, Knight Sovereign, Order of Malta, 1982, Chevalier Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur'Honneur (France), 1998

Born
1/01/1922
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Died
3/12/2012
Paris, France
Occupation
Barrister, Diplomat, Professor and Soldier

Summary

Rhodes Scholar 1946. In 1952, he was appointed Chair of Commercial Law at Melbourne University
Whilst at Melbourne, Donovan published key case books for Australian Commercial law, and one publication 'Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: An Introduction to Australian Commercial Principles' was printed 6 times.

Chronology

1/01/1952 - 1/01/1961
Melbourne Law School Employment

Additional Notes

Graduate of University of Queensland (LLB, 1946), Rhodes Scholar, Reader in Law at University of Adelaide; Commercial Counsellor at the Australian embassy in Rome; Australian ambassador to the OECD; vice-president of the International Court of Arbitration

View the publication record in TROVE (National Library of Australia)

Publications

Books

  • Donovan, F; Rymer, B P; Sinclair, D A, Signed, sealed and delivered : an introduction to Australian commercial principles, F W Cheshire, Melbourne, 1963, 408 pp. Details
  • McGarvie, R E; Donovan, F P, Cases and Materials on Contract, Law Book Co of Australasia, Sydney, 1962, 610 pp. Details

Book Sections

  • Donovan, Francis P, 'Australia', in Friedmann, Wolfgang G and Pugh, Richard C (eds), Legal aspects of foreign investment, Stevens & Sons, London, 1959, pp. 10-34. Details

Journal Articles

  • Donovan, F.P., 'The Unification of International Commercial Law - Sale and Arbitration', Melbourne University Law Review, vol. 2, no. 2, 1960, pp. 172-204. Details
  • Donovan, Francis P, 'Law reform in Victoria', Journal of Business Law, 1960, pp. 62-69. Details
  • Donovan, P., 'Domestic Tribunals - A Wrong without a Remedy', University of Queensland Law Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 1952, pp. 22-29. Details
  • Donovan, Patrick, 'Retail Instalment Sales--The Australian Experience', vol. 33, no. 5, 1958, pp. 666-690. Details

Online Resources