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Associate Professor Catherine Michelle Bond is a legal scholar at the University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law & Justice. She holds the academic rank of Associate Professor and has established herself as an expert in intellectual property law with specializations in copyright history, Australian legal history, and the relationship between law and war in Australia.
Her educational background includes a BMedia LLB (Hons 1) from Macquarie University and a PhD from UNSW. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated exceptional dedication to legal scholarship and academic leadership.
Bond's research spans diverse topics from Crown copyright to the legal regulation of the word 'Anzac', with notable publications including analyses of plain packaging of tobacco products and even the introduction of a patent system in the fictional world of Game of Thrones. Her scholarly work bridges theoretical legal frameworks with practical applications in contemporary society.
Her publications include two significant books that have garnered substantial attention: Law in War: Freedom and Restriction in Australia During the Great War (2020) and Anzac: The Landing, The Legend, The Law (2016). These works have been positively reviewed in major publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times, and Australian Book Review.
- 2025-2026 Visiting Professor in Australian Studies at the Centre for Pacific and American Studies, University of Tokyo
- 2024: First Faculty of Law & Justice teacher at the Georgetown University Center for Transnational Legal Studies
Bond has secured multiple competitive research grants from the Australian Research Council, including projects on Australian copyright history and legal history libraries. Her scholarly contributions have been featured across various media platforms including ABC Radio National's The Law Report, Big Ideas, and ABC Nightlife.
She teaches across the Faculty's LLB, JD, and LLM programs, covering courses such as Lawyers, Ethics and Justice; Intellectual Property 1: Copyright and Designs; Intellectual Property 2: Trade Marks and Patents; Legal Concepts, Research and Writing; and Law and the Culture Industries.
