DrDerwent Coshott

BA (Dist) (UNSW) JD (Syd) GradDipLegalPrac (ColLaw) LLM PhD (Syd)

Dr Derwent Coshott is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney Law School. His primary field of expertise is in trust law, with a particular focus on how trusts are used in the contexts of asset protection and financial crime.

Dr Coshott's work on trusts has appeared in leading international law journals; and he is an internationally recognised expert in issues surrounding beneficial ownership, sham trusts and the functioning of exotic trust structures. He has also published significant work on charitable trusts, and contracts for the sale of land. 

He is a frequently sought after expert, having been interviewed and quoted extensively in the Australian and international media on trusts and financial crime issues; in addition to appearing before the NSW parliament to give advice on draft legislation regarding charitable trusts.

Dr Coshott currently teaches in the areas of equity, contract and financial crime; and has taught courses in the subjects of property law, conveyancing, civil and criminal procedure and business law.

He also volunteers as a solicitor at the Welfare Rights Centre, a community legal centre, which provides pro bono advice and assistance to people regarding social security matters.