Research Strengths
E-law and information law , including Internet Regulation; Cyber-Crime; Use of Electronic Legal Resources; Freedom of Information; Privacy; Data Protection; Intellectual Property; Consumer Protection.
Medical and Health Law , including Medical Ethics; Mental Health Law; Reproductive Health; Gender Issues in Healthcare.
Business Law and Regulation , including Company Law; Corporate Governance; Employment and Labour Law; Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Products; Credit and Security; Financial Services; Legal Issues Surrounding Payment Systems; Sale of Goods and Supply of Services; Agency.
Property Law , including Regulation of Private Property; Personal Property; Property Rights of Cohabitees; Allocation of Property on Divorce; Intellectual Property; Land Transactions; Land Registration; Management of Wealth Using Trusts; Private Residential Tenancy Law.
Criminal Justice , including Penology; Criminal Law; Criminal Justice and the Law of Evidence; Juvenile Justice; Immigration Law; Victimology and Victims’ Rights.
Environmental Law , including Waste Management; Regulation of Water, Air and Marine Pollution; Environmental Impact Assessment; Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control; Access to Environmental Justice; Nature Conservation; Natural Resources Law; European Community Environmental Law; International Environmental Law.
Constitutional and Administrative Law , in particular, laws and institutions for making public bodies and public administration open, accountable and transparent. These include: public enquiries; audit; tribunals; ombudsman; judicial review of administrative action and the Separation of Powers.
Family Law, including Adoption; Allocation of Property on Divorce; Child Protection; Child Abduction; Child Law.
Human Rights , including Educational Rights and Special Educational Needs; the European Convention on Human Rights; Refugee and Immigration Law; Children’s Rights, Women’s Rights; Racism; Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights; Migration and Human Rights; Feminist Jurisprudence; Citizenship Law; Theories of Rights.
Law of the Sea, including Coastal State Jurisdiction; Freedom of Navigation; Maritime Security; Fisheries Law and Management; Marine Environmental Law.
