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Dr James Metzger

Dr James Metzger

Senior Lecturer

PhD (UNSW); LLM (UNSW); JD (Northwestern University School of Law); BA (magna cum laude, Tufts University).

Law & Justice
School of Private & Commercial Law

James is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law & Justice. His primary research interest is in the area of civil litigation and civil procedure, in particular class action law and procedure. He also has a research interest in alternative dispute resolution, especially in the area of online dispute resolution and the use of blockchain technology in the resolution of disputes.

Prior to commencing postgraduate study, James was a practicing litigator in New York and is admitted to the New York State Bar, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the District Court for the Southern District of New York and the District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Phone
+61 2 9065 8927 (via MS Teams)
E-mail
j.metzger@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 240 The Law Building UNSW Sydney NSW 2052
  • Books | 2021
    Hunter J; Metzger J; Henning T; Edmond G; McMahon R; San Roque M; Cockburn H, 2021, The Trial: Principles, Process and Evidence, Federation Press, Sydney
    Books | 2020
    Legg M; Metzger J; Kumar M; Vickovich I, 2020, Civil Procedure in New South Wales, 4th Edition, Thomson Reuters,
  • Book Chapters | 2017
    Legg MJ; Metzger J, 2017, 'Section 33ZF: class actions problem solver?', in grave D; Mould H (ed.), 25 years of class actions in Australia: 1992-2017, Ross Parsons, Sydney, pp. 349 - 370
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Legg M; Metzger J, 2015, 'Representative Proceedings in New South Wales', in Kumar M; Legg M (ed.), Ten Years of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) : A Decade of Insights and Guide to Future Litigation, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont, NSW,
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Metzger JD, 2015, 'Client Legal Privilege', in Hunter J (ed.), The Trial Principles, Process and Evidence, Sydney, pp. 73 - 100
  • Journal articles | 2019
    Metzger J, 2019, 'The Current State of Blockchain-Based, Crowdsourced Arbitration', Macquarie Law Journal, 19, pp. 81 - 81
    Journal articles | 2018
    Metzger J, 2018, 'Decentralized Justice in the Era of Blockchain', International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution, 5, pp. 69 - 81,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Metzger JD, 2018, 'Critical Perspectives on the Uniform Evidence Act', Sydney Law Review, 40, pp. 147 - 158,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Legg M; Metzger J, 2011, 'US Supreme Court Revolutionises Pleading Requirements', Australian Law Journal, 85, pp. 81 - 85,

My Research Supervision

ChhunVoleak Srun, "Intervention Letters in Commercial Land Disputes in Cambodia: A Case Study in Effects of Informal Legal Practices "

My Teaching

Resolving Civil Disputes (LAWS2371 / JURD7271)

Court Process Evidence & Proof (LAWS2351 / JURD7251)