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Katy Barnett

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Professor

7 h-index 134 pubs 254 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Katy Barnett is a Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville whose research centers on private law, with a particular emphasis on remedies and contract law. She has authored or co-authored multiple books in these areas, including "Remedies in Australian Private Law" (2012, 2018, 2024) and "Damages for Breach of Contract" (2022, 2025). Her recent publications also explore comparative legal principles, such as "Reflections on the Principles of Remoteness in Contract in Comparative Law" (2023), and the attribution of responsibility (2023).

Barnett's work also extends to animal law, as evidenced by her book "Guilty Pigs: the weird and wonderful history of animals and the law" (2022). Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, with 134 total publications and 254 total citations. She has collaborated with Robert C. Richards at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville on at least one publication. Barnett has also received recognition for her teaching, including the Barbara Falk Award for excellence in teaching in 2016, and was a visiting scholar at Brasenose College, Oxford in 2013.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 134
  • Citations: 254

Positions

  • Professor 2019–present
    University of Melbourne Melbourne Law School ORCID
  • Associate Professor 2010–present
    University of Melbourne Law ORCID
  • Professor
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
  • Sessional Lecturer 2006–2008
    University of Melbourne Law ORCID
  • Solicitor 2004–2006
    Russell Kennedy Pty Ltd Litigation ORCID
  • Associate to the Honourable Justice Mandie 2002–2004
    Supreme Court of Victoria Trial Division ORCID
  • Articled Clerk 2001–2002
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Australia Litigation and Banking and Finance ORCID
  • Supreme Court of Victoria 2000–2001
    Court of Appeal ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Democracy in Arkansas: Evaluating and Strengthening the State's Political Environment (2025)

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