The Purest Positivist of Them All? Denis Ong’s Equity Jurisprudence

It is undeniable that the late Denis Ong’s remarkable scholarly output has placed him among the foremost academic authorities in the field of equity and trusts in Australia. With a plethora of books and academic journal articles to his name, few scholars have produced as vast a store of analysis of a large swathe of private law jurisprudence, stretching over more than four decades. This article seeks to outline the remarkable quality of this body of work.