Elizabeth Toomey | |
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Born | 1951 (age 73–74) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Alma mater | University of Canterbury |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Real estate law, disaster recovery law |
Institutions | University of Canterbury |
Elizabeth Toomey (born 1951) is a New Zealand law academic. She is currently a full professor at the University of Canterbury. [1] [2]
Toomey completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Otago, followed by an LLM at the University of Canterbury.
Toomey joined the faculty at University of Canterbury. [2] Toomey's research interests include real property / real estate, several aspects related to the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and commercial law. She is a member of the Legal Aid Review Panel. [2] Along with Jeremy Finn she got funding from the New Zealand Law Foundation to study the legal implications of disasters, [3] which resulted in a book 'Legal Response to Natural Disasters' [4] [5] and select committee submissions. [6]