Dr Ninia Reza

Lecturer - Law

LLB (Hons) (Brunel University London), LLM (Brunel University, London), BPTC (Lincoln’s Inn, London), PhD in Law (Deakin University, Melbourne)

Email: ninia.reza@nd.edu.au

  • Biography

    Dr Ninia Reza is a Lecturer at the School of Business and Law at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney where she teaches undergrad law courses. Dr Reza was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Lincoln’s Inn, London) and is a registered solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW. She also holds an LLM in International Financial Regulation and Corporate Law from Brunel University London, and a PhD in Corporate Law from Deakin University, Melbourne. After being called to the Bar of England and Wales, she worked in a couple of law firms in London.

    Prior to joining The University of Notre Dame, Dr Reza taught law at several other Universities in Australia, such as Monash University (Melbourne), RMIT (Melbourne) and UNSW. At UNSW, she taught both undergraduate and postgraduate law units.
    Dr Reza’s PhD thesis was entitled ‘Legal Liability of Multinational Corporations and Their Directors for Violation of Human Rights in Their Supply Chains’. The thesis examined Modern Slavery and Non-Financial Disclosure Laws in four jurisdictions, namely the USA, the UK, Australia and the European Union. It assessed directors’ liabilities under these non-financial disclosure laws, and suggested reforms for the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).

    Her teaching philosophy focuses on fostering critical thinking and equipping students with strong analytical and presentation skills.

  • Teaching areas

    • Corporate law
    • Torts
    • Business and human rights law
    • Administrative law
    • Equity and trusts
    • Legal research and writing

  • Research expertise and supervision

    Her research interests are primarily in Business and Human Rights Law.

  • Journal articles and proceedings

    • Ninia Reza and Jean J du Plessis, ‘The Garment Industry in Bangladesh, Corporate Social Responsibility of Multinational Corporations, and The Impact of COVID-19’ Asian Journal of Law and Society (Cambridge University Press) 2022, 1-31.

  • Professional affiliations

    • Member of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn (London
    • Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW