Disastrous Decisions: The Human and Organisational Causes of the Gulf of Mexico Blowout

David Hamer is a Professor at Sydney Law School, University of Sydney.

Ray Steinwall is a highly respected practicing lawyer, academic and author. He has provided legal and policy advice to business and governments nationally and internationally on competition, consumer law and regulation and published extensively in this field. He is an Adjunct Professor UNSW Law and a Member of the Australian Competition Tribunal. He has also served on various bodies including as a Member of the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council and the Expert Panel on Unconscionable Conduct and the Franchising Code of Conduct. He also has knowledge of and interest in the development of competition and consumer law in the Asia Pacific.

Roderick N Howie KC has held numerous public offices in New South Wales including Public Defender, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions and Crown Advocate. He was appointed a judge of the District Court of New South Wales in 1996 and a justice of the Supreme Court in September 2000. He retired from the Bench in May 2010. He is an esteemed author and editor of several LexisNexis publications.