Lynn Buckley

Lynn is a Lecturer with the Department of Commercial Law at He Manga Tauhokohoko University of Auckland Business School. Lynn’s research interests are in the field of company law, corporate governance, and sustainability. Her scholarship focuses on directors’ duties, director decision-making, corporate environmental sustainability, and corporate legal theory. She has a particular interest in contemporary regulatory debates in corporate law and the role of the board/duties of its directors in this context.

Originally from Ireland, Lynn attended the University of Limerick, Ireland, graduating with first class honours in both her Bachelor of Laws LL.B. (minor in psychology) and Masters of International Commercial Law LL.M. Lynn subsequently worked as a legal executive specialising in High Court personal injury and medical negligence litigation before moving to Aotearoa New Zealand for her doctoral studies.

Lynn completed her doctoral thesis with the Faculty of Law at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland supported by a University of Auckland International Doctoral Scholarship. Her thesis explored the scope of directors’ duty to act in good faith and in the best interests of the company in Aotearoa New Zealand, with a view to understanding the implications of the duty for environmental consideration in director decision-making. Her thesis was placed on the Dean’s List for academic excellence.