ANCORS Students

Mikhail Kashubsky

Mikhail came to Australia in the year 2000 from Russia to study law and business at the University of Canberra. Having completed his undergraduate qualifications in 2004 and subsequent practical legal training, Mikhail became a qualified lawyer in 2005. Throughout 2005, while completing his postgraduate qualification, Mikhail was working part-time in a Canberra-based law firm. He was also tutoring law at the University of Canberra during that time and he continues to do so today. In July 2006, he became a full-time PhD student at ANCORS. Mikhail holds Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degrees, as well as a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. His research interests include offshore oil and gas law, maritime and offshore security law, and marine environment pollution law.

Mikhail's PhD Thesis Title is: "Protecting Australia's Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure: Legal Aspects of the Offshore Security Regime in Australia ."

Recent publications:

• 2007 - 'Marine Pollution from the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry: Review of Major Conventions and Russian Law (Part II)' (2007) 152 Maritime Studies 1.
• 2006 - 'Marine Pollution from the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry: Review of Major Conventions and Russian Law (Part I)' (2006) 151 Maritime Studies 1.
• 2006 - 'Customs Regulation of Offshore Resources Installations' (2006) 25 Australian Resources and Energy Law Journal 104.
• 2006 - 'Russia Calls Home Its Fleet' Lloyd's List DCN Edition #596, p.9, 19 January 2006.
• 2005 - 'Giants of Sakhalin : Companies Vie for Stake in Energy Project', Cover Story, Lloyd's List DCN, Edition #564, p.13, 9 June 2005.