Members Biographies

A/Prof Katharine Kemp

Katharine Kemp is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney, and leads the UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative.

Katharine leads research projects on competition, data privacy and consumer protection regulation. She has published widely in these fields, including "Misuse of Market Power: Rationale and Reform" (Cambridge University Press), "Competition Law of South Africa" (LexisNexis) with PJ Sutherland, and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. Her research and leadership have been recognised with awards, including the Emerging Leader Award at the national Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards.

Katharine’s advisory and editorial roles have included representing Australia as a Non-Government Advisor to the International Competition Network and acting as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Future of Finance Initiative in India, and the Expert Panel for Consumer Policy Research Centre. She supervises and teaches PhD candidates and students in competition law, data privacy law, consumer protection and contract law.

Katharine earlier practised as a commercial lawyer at major law firms, as a barrister at the Victorian Bar, and consulted to the Competition Commission of South Africa during the six years that she lived and worked in South Africa.

Katharine received the UNSW PhD Excellence Award for her PhD on misuse of market power regulation. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland, and Master of Laws (cum laude) from Stellenbosch University, South Africa.