The Hon Justice
James Joshua Edelman

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Economics (1995) University of Western Australia
• Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) (1996) University of Western Australia
• Bachelor of Commerce (1997) Murdoch
• Doctor of Philosophy in Law (2001) University of Oxford (Magdalen College)

HONOURS/AWARDS

• Excellence in Teaching Award, Oxford (2007, 2010)
• Rhodes Scholar for Western Australia in 1998
• Recipient of UWA Frank Parson’s prize for most outstanding graduate of 1996

• 2017-current: Judge, High Court of Australia
• 2015-2017: Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (Brisbane registry)
• 2011-2015: Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
• 2001-2011: Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford
  (Teaching position at Keble College from in 2005 and chair of the Law of Obligations at Keble from 2008)
• 2001-2011: Barrister, Western Australian Bar (Chambers of Mr Malcolm McCusker QC)
• 2008-2011: Barrister, Bar of England and Wales (One Essex Court - Chambers of Lord Grabiner QC)
  (called to bar 2008; tutelage with Lord Wolfson)
• 1998: Admitted to Practice in Western Australia
• 1997: Associate to the Honourable Justice Toohey (High Court)
• Articles, Blake Dawson Waldron

• 2005-2011: Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford
  (Tutorial Fellow at Keble College from in 2005; Chair of the Law of Obligations at Keble College from 2008)
• Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland
• Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia
• Conjoint Professor of Law at the University of New South Wale

Federal Court

• ACCC v Air NZ/PT Garuda ACCC v P T Garuda Indonesia Ltd [2016] FCAFC 42 (21 March 2016)
  (In majority with Justice Dowsett; Justice Yates dissenting. Special leave to appeal to High Court granted October 2016; the appeal was dismissed.)

Dozens of publications, mainly in unjust enrichment and the law of obligations more generally. There is at least one publication touching directly on competition law issues:

• 'Compensatory Damages for Breach of Article 81' (2002) 27(3) European Law Review 327-340 (with Odudu)

News items

• J R Nethercote, 'Ringing in the changes at the High Court' (SMH, 30 January 2017)
• Paige Taylor and Jacquelin Magnay, 'James Edelman’s ascent to High Court no case of waiting' (The Australian, 3 December 2016)
• Michael Pelly, 'Young Perth dad welcomes new role in High Court' (Perth Now, 3 December 2016)
• Katie Walsh, 'High Court destiny writ large on Jamie Edelman' (AFR, 1 December 2017)
• Former Oxford Law Professor appointed to High Court of Australia (Oxford University News, 29 November 2016)
• Professor Edelman appointed youngest-ever Western Australia Supreme Court Judge (Keble College news, University of Oxford, Thursday 21 April 2011)