Rate My Professor Haemish Middleton

Haemish Middleton is a Lecturer and Solicitor in the School of Law, College of Business and Law, at Adelaide University. He plays a key role in delivering undergraduate legal education across a diverse range of courses. In 2025, he teaches LAWS 1028 Community Justice Project, LAWS 1029 Contracts, LAWS 2029 Sports Law, and LAWS 4022 Corporate Law. His 2024 offerings include LAWS 1020 Legal Policy, Lawmaking and Justice, LAWS 1027 Common Law in Context, LAWS 1029 Contracts, LAWS 1030 Law, Governance and Citizenship, LAWS 1032 Torts, and LAWS 2008 Constitutional Law. Additionally, he instructs in LAWS 1019 Business and the Law, which explores the intersections between law and business practices. This course covers topics such as business structures, consumer protection laws, operational liabilities, negotiation skills, and simulated business scenarios, drawing on authoritative cases and legislation like those in Contemporary Australian Business Law (2023). Through these courses, Middleton equips students with foundational knowledge in contract law, torts, constitutional principles, corporate governance, and practical legal policy application.

Middleton's research contributions focus on law and ageing issues, particularly elder abuse prevalence, adult safeguarding, and housing security for ageing populations in South Australia. His key publications include 'Achieving the right(s) balance: towards effective adult safeguarding in South Australia' (2021), co-authored with Ben Livings and Eileen Webb, published by the University of South Australia. This work addresses strategies for balancing rights in adult safeguarding frameworks. He also co-authored 'Prevalence of elder abuse in South Australia final report: current data collection practices of key agencies' (2017) with Wendy Lacey, Lia Bryant, and Bridget Garnham, providing comprehensive analysis of data practices among agencies dealing with elder abuse. Further reports are 'Single ageing women and housing security: a pilot study of women living in the cities of Unley and Salisbury' (2016), with Lacey, Susannah Sage-Jacobson, and Webb, examining housing challenges for single older women; and 'Prevalence of elder abuse in South Australia. Stage one report: current data collection practices of key agencies' (2016), again with Lacey, Bryant, and Garnham. These publications stem from his prior affiliations with the University of South Australia Law School, where he served as a sessional lecturer and research assistant. Middleton's work supports policy development and agency practices in protecting vulnerable adults.