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Carol qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and specialised in Litigation and Family law. She joined The University of Law in 1990 as a lecturer and gained a PGCHE in 2001; became a Deputy Director in 2006 and in 2008 became an Associate Professor. In 2010 Carol became Campus Dean in Chester. In 2016 Carol became of Head of Working with Others, whilst retaining her role as Campus Dean. Carol supervises Tort on the i-GDL and Personal Injury on the i-LPC.

Susan has been involved in the design and delivery of legal education courses for over 20 years, having qualified as a solicitor in 1988. Her main areas of expertise are Criminal and Employment law. Sue sat as a fee-paid judge at the Employment Tribunal from 2010 to 2014 and is regularly involved in the design and delivery of new and innovative courses. She is looking forward to providing support to you as you begin your studies.

Kate graduated with an MA in English Literature from Cambridge University before completing the GDL. She practised first as a barrister and then a solicitor, primarily in the health care regulatory sector. She's also a qualified commercial mediator (CEDR). Kate taught Tort for many years at BPP University, both face to face and online, and was module leader for the LLB, GDL and LLM courses. She has also taught, among other things, Criminal law, English Legal Systems, plus Medical Law and Ethics and Mental Health Law at the University of Westminster. She is an external scrutiniser for CILEx and her text book on Tort Law (with GDL, LPC, SQE students in mind) was published in 2021 by Hall & Stott. Kate designed the Mental Health Law Masters module at ULaw and co-designed the Medical Law and Ethics module. She also writes fiction and her first novel, The Negligents, was published by Valley Press in 2018.

Vicky completed her LLB at University College London, graduating with First Class Honours. She then studied a MA in Medical Ethics and Law at King’s College London, and the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law’s Bloomsbury campus (then the College of Law) obtaining a Distinction. Vicky qualified as a solicitor in 2013 and worked primarily in Healthcare Regulation, including time spent in-house with a regulator. Vicky is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, having been nominated for the latter as a Centenary Young Fellow. Vicky moved into legal education in 2015 and joined the University of Law in November 2021 as a Programme and Student Lead for the Online AMIL programmes. Vicky currently teaches Healthcare Regulation (having co-designed the module), Medical Law and Ethics, and Mental Health Law, as well as supervising dissertations within these specialisms. Vicky is starting a PhD at University College London in September 2023, having been awarded the Faculty of Laws Research Opportunity Scholarship. Her research will focus on the place of dishonesty within healthcare professional regulatory practice.

John qualified as a Solicitor in 2008, having studied the GDL and LPC at The University of Law’s Chester Campus. After qualifying, he worked in private practice and specialised in commercial property and planning at Hill Dickinson’s Liverpool Office. He joined BPP as an LPC and GDL lecturer in 2014 and became the LPC Programme Leader at its Manchester and Liverpool Centres in 2016. John joined The University of Law’s Online Campus as LPC Programme & Student Lead in September 2020 and currently supervises Introduction to Professional Practice and Private Client on the LPC. His teaching experience also includes Business Law and Practice, Real Estate, Solicitors’ Accounts, Professional Conduct and Regulation, Advocacy and Advanced Real Estate on the LPC and Equity & Trusts and Land Law on the GDL.

Liz is the joint Programme and Student Lead for the online LLB. Liz completed her training contract at DLA Piper, and stayed at DLA Piper following qualification. She worked on contract and company disputes, professional negligence claims, banking and finance litigation and judicial review claims, and spent time on secondment in Milan. She has taught on a range of subjects across different courses at ULaw, ranging from Business Law and Practice on the LPC to Public Law on the LLB. She is the joint University-wide Business Law and Practice module lead on the LPC, and designs materials for the new Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues course on the LLB. She is also the author of the SQE manual SQE - Business Law and Practice (SQE 1).

Jenny is one of the Programme Leads for the online conversion courses. She graduated with an LLB (hons) in English and German Law from the University of Liverpool and completed her LPC with the University of Law’s Chester campus (then the College of Law) in 2008. Jenny completed her training contract at Hill Dickinson, working in dispute resolution and professional negligence before joining ULaw’s Chester and Liverpool campuses as a lecturer in 2018. Jenny has since become the Programme and Student Lead for online conversion courses and has gained her PgCHE. Jenny has taught and designed materials across the various courses on offer at ULaw, with a particular focus on Contract Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law and Human Rights.

Sian graduated with an MA (hons) from the University of Edinburgh before going on to study the GDL and LPC with the University of Law. She spent her formative post-qualification years working with international law firm Eversheds Sutherland in their Contractual Litigation team. Subsequently, Sian went on to specialise in Commercial and Civil Litigation, spending 11 years in private practice as a solicitor and earning recognition in the Legal 500 for her Litigation expertise. In 2017 Sian left private practice and started teaching in Higher Education. Sian completed the PG Cert in Teaching & Learning and became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2019. Sian is now Programme & Student Lead for the LLB programme (online) at the University of Law. Sian also enjoys designing course materials and has a particular interest in teaching the subjects of Contract and Tort.

Prior to joining the University of Law, Gemma worked in Family Law, specialising in Children matters for Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors. She also has experience in Private Client departments. Gemma obtained an undergraduate degree in English Literature before she decided to pursue law. She then attended the University of Law and completed her Graduate Diploma in Law and Law Practice Course with Masters. Gemma joined ULaw as a lecturer in 2019 and she is currently on of the Programme and Student Lead’s for the Conversion Courses and teaches Tort and Equity on the Conversion Courses.

Sarah Roberts is a Solicitor who qualified in 2009, having studied the LPC at the University of Law’s Chester campus (then the College of Law), and worked in Private Practice specialising in Personal Injury. Sarah trained at a specialist Personal Injury firm before moving to Weightmans in Liverpool. Sarah joined the University in 2018 as a lecturer, where she currently teaches Business Law and Practice and Clinical Negligence on the LPC. Sarah is joint module lead for the Business Law and Practice course, University wide, and subject lead at the Online campus. Sarah became a senior lecturer and FHEA in 2020, and gained her PGCHE in 2022. Having completed a recent secondment as co-PSL for LPC Online, Sarah became an Academic Manager in March 2022.

Keir qualified as a solicitor working for Addleshaw Sons & Latham (now Addleshaw Goddard) in 1993, specialising in Commercial Property law before joining the Chester branch of The University of Law teaching Business Law and Practice, EU, and Commercial Law. Keir has over 20 years experience of teaching on all University programmes at Chester, Manchester and now the Online Centre, and has designed the LPC Intellectual Property Law & Practice and SQE+ Intellectual Property and Data modules. He is the co-author of the LPC Foundations manual and LPC Commercial Law and Intellectual Property manual.

Simon is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Law Online Campus, with expertise in terrorism and counterterrorism law and measures. His work also focuses on law enforcement powers with an emphasis on the state’s online surveillance of electronic communications. Internet law and data privacy are of particular interest, along with serious organised crime and the international response to it. Simons work essentially focus on the impact of legal and policy measures on civil liberties and human rights.

In addition to publishing his work, he is an external peer reviewer for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and UKRI, Taylor & Francis International Journal 'The Law Teacher', and the 'Asian Journal of International Peace and Security', and the Liverpool Law Review. Additionally, he provides specialist expert reviews for books on Terrorism, Extremism, Policing & Surveillance, to be published by Routledge.

Simon’s monograph titled, 'Digital Privacy, Terrorism and Law Enforcement: The UK’s Response to Terrorist Communication’ was published by Routledge in July 2018. This large body of work represented the first of its kind in critiquing the then new UK’s Investigatory Powers Act 2016. The foreword and subsequent recommendation for this publication came from Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC.

Anne qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and joined the Crown Prosecution where she trained as a Youth Court Specialist. She became a Senior Crown Prosecutor in 1990, working on cases at both the Crown and Magistrates’ Courts. Anne joined ULaw in 2003 and primarily teaches Criminal law on the conversion courses. She has also taught Dispute Resolution and Advanced Criminal Practice on the LPC, SQE and LLB. Anne is also a shareholder and company secretary in Dyne Solicitors Ltd.

Heather qualified in 1979 and worked in private practice, specialising in Civil Litigation and Family Law. She joined ULaw in 1982, teaching a wide range of subjects. She serves as a Magistrate in the adult court and is also a Family Judge in the Family Court in Liverpool. Heather also has experience as a Lay Manager for a mental hospital in North Wales, all of which has greatly enhanced what she brings to the classroom.

Carl Price is a solicitor who qualified in 1999 and worked in private practice specialising in Commercial Litigation. Carl joined The University of Law in 2002 as a lecturer and continued his areas of practice in the classroom teaching Litigation, Commercial Dispute Resolution and Tort. In 2005 Carl gained a PGCHE and became a senior lecturer. Carl is the designer and Module Lead for the GDL Tort module.

Tamzin Twohy is a Senior Lecturer for the Online Campus. Tamzin graduated from Oxford University with a double first in Jurisprudence and obtained a distinction on the LPC at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice. She trained at Slaughter and May and went on to join Eversheds. After leaving private practice, Tamzin joined the University and was made a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has taught on the LPC, GDL, LLM and PSC, with her main interests being in Corporate and Commercial Law.

Sarah graduated with an LLB(hons) from Warwick university before obtaining her LPC, with distinction, from ULaw. She qualified as a solicitor in early 2013 and specialised in Family Law. Sarah worked within a Tier 1 ranked team and earned personal recognition, in the Legal 500, twice for her work in this area. She is an active member of Resolution, having previously served on its national Domestic Abuse Committee. Sarah has held several external appointments, including as Trustee of a local charitable organisation, supporting women in or on the periphery of the Criminal Justice System. Sarah is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has obtained a PGCHE. Sarah is also a Skills Coach for both solicitor and graduate apprentices at ULaw. Her primary subjects are Dispute Resolution, Crime, Human Rights and Family, which she teaches across both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Orla is a Senior Lecturer and joined the University in 2014, first teaching at the Manchester Campus before transferring to ULaw Online in 2020. She teaches across all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with a primary focus on Employment Law, Public Law, Introduction to Professional Practice and Actions. Prior to joining the University, Orla worked as a specialist employer lawyer within a number of international law firms providing advice across the full spectrum of employment law ranging from employee relation matters to contentious Employment Tribunal work. Orla was admitted as a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy in 2017.

Alison Smith is a non-practising solicitor. She joined the University of Law in 1987 and has taught a number of subjects. In 2001 Alison gained a PGCHE. She was appointed an Associate Professor in 2007 became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Alison has designed and developed a significant number of course materials, assessments and manuals in particular for Contract Law (GDL, MA Law, LLB and SQE). Alison has also held a number of external appointments including a consultant on Consumer Law for BBC Watchdog and External Examiner roles.

Peter qualified as a solicitor in 2003, having studied the GDL at The University of Law’s Chester Campus. As an Employment Lawyer and Commercial Litigator he acted for commercial clients and several English Football League Clubs. He also managed several mid tear law firm Personal Injury Departments. Peter joined The University of Law in 2017 and now primarily teaches Litigation, Employment Law and Crime subjects on the LLB, GDL and LPC.

Richard joined ULaw in March 2021, having previously held the position of Academic Manager at CILEx Law School. He was awarded his law degree (First Class) in 2009 from Lancaster University and later went on to gain an LLM in Law (Distinction) from Lancaster University in 2014. In 2020, Richard was awarded a PhD in Law from the University of Manchester for his thesis, titled: ‘Secession of (a) part(s) of a territory of a Member State and how to address it in EU Law’. His research was funded through the prestigious President’s Doctoral Scholar Award. Richard has taught at Lancaster University, The University of Bolton, Edge Hill University and The University of Manchester. Richard is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He worked in practice for several years as a paralegal and fee earner, gaining experience in Costs (Horwich Farrelly), Professional Liability (DAC Beachcroft) and Industrial Disease and RTA (DWF). He also worked as an investigative researcher into the Hillsborough disaster with the (former) Independent Police Complaints Commission. Richard is a qualified barrister (unregistered) and was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 2010. He specialises in teaching EU Law and UK Public Law/Constitutional & Administrative Law.

Gayle is a Senior Lecturer at the online Campus. Following her undergraduate law degree from Newcastle University, Gayle undertook her LPC at ULaw. She worked as a Commercial Dispute Resolution solicitor at Wake Smith and Addleshaw Goddard before moving into legal education. Gayle has a PGCHE from Huddersfield University and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Gayle teaches across a variety of programmes, including Tort Law on the GDL and MA programmes.

Alicia Bates is a Senior Lecturer and joined the University in 2020. Alicia teaches a range of subjects on the LLB and AMIL. Alicia graduated with an LLB from Newcastle University and went onto achieve a Distinction in her LLM in International Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation from Warwick University. Alicia was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2017 and is an accredited Civil-Commercial Mediator. Alicia obtained her PGCHE in 2020 and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Alicia is in the final year of her PhD at King’s College London which looks at the intersection between insurance law and terrorism. Alicia’s research interests lie in insurance, terrorism and cyber.

Heidi studied at Warwick University before completing the CPE (GDL) and then the LPC at ULaw, Chester. Heidi trained with Weightmans LLP, in Liverpool and then practised as a commercial property solicitor, undertaking sales/acquisitions, development work, leasehold management work and structured finance transactions for Addleshaw Goddard LLP and DWF LLP. Heidi teaches Land Law, Contract Law, Real Estate & Advanced Real Estate Law and Practice across all courses and has designed courses and materials including LLB Contract Law. She obtained the PGCHE and was admitted as a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy in 2011.

Tanya is a Senior Lecturer who first worked at the Bloomsbury campus of the University of Law (then College of Law) in 1998, being admitted as a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority in 2003. Between 2006 and 2020 Tanya worked in private practice at DMH Stallard LLP, mostly as a Senior Associate in the Utilities and Real Estate Teams, acting for a wide range of clients on property related transactions. Tanya joined the online Campus in September 2021 and currently teaches Real Estate and Contract on the LLB and Land on the PGDL/MA (Conversion) courses. She also acts as an academic coach.

Dan has a B.A. (Joint Hons) in History & Politics from the University of Leicester. He studied the CPE at Nottingham Law School part-time whilst working as a Paralegal. He then studied the LPC at the ULaw in Guildford. He trained and qualified as a solicitor at Berryman & Co Solicitors, working in litigation. He joined ULaw in 2003. Dan teaches Public Law on the GDL; Public, Immigration & Employment Law on the LLB, and Dispute Resolution and Immigration Law on the LPC.

Beverley qualified as a solicitor in 1995. She has spent over 20 years as a family law practitioner in Manchester and Cheshire. Beverley started as a Visiting Lecturer in 2008 while still in practice. In addition to Family Law, she teaches Public Law on the GDL and Real Estate on the LPC course as well as supervising online students on the LLB, GDL and LPC. Beverley also continues to practise as a mediator.

Having completed her training contract at Hill Dickinson LLP, Alex joined its Corporate team where she worked for a further seven years. Following a year at Chester based commercial firm, Walker Smith Way Limited, Alex moved to Knights PLC where she worked in the Corporate team for five years, primarily carrying out M&A transactional work. Alex worked as an Associate Academic at Ulaw before joining as a Lecturer in 2020. Alex teaches and supervises on a number of ULaw courses and is a academic coach, where she provides pastoral care for students studying remotely.

Rachel qualified and began practicing as a corporate and governance solicitor at Trowers & Hamlins LLP in 2016, having undertaken her training contract at a London Borough Local Authority. Having spent her time as a solicitor at Trowers & Hamlins LLP working on large corporate mergers between charitable housing associations and providing governance advice to a wide range of charitable and public sector bodies, Rachel joined the Housing Development team at Capsticks LLP in 2019 where she continued to provide corporate governance and charity law advice to a wide range of clients, and also assisted on large commercial transactions for public bodies. Rachel joined ULaw in November 2020 and teaches land law and contract law on the postgraduate conversion courses. Rachel originally studied law at the University of Liverpool, and has a particular interest in gender, sexuality and the law having completed a LLM within this topic area in her spare time.

Julie qualified as a solicitor in 1988. She spent two years in private practice in the Midlands, specialising in civil litigation and family, before joining the legal department at Central Television in Birmingham. Julie later obtained a BSc and MSc in psychology from the University of Warwick. She has been an accredited Family Mediator since 2017. Julie started teaching in Higher Education in 2019 and combines teaching with her family mediation practice. Julie has been teaching at The University of Law since 2021 and her main teaching areas are Family Law and Dispute Resolution.

Hannah qualified as a solicitor in 2012 and spent ten years in private practice as a Commercial Real Estate lawyer. She trained with DWF LLP, before joining CMS, where she specialised in portfolio acquisitions and disposals, for real estate investment trusts and private equity funds. Hannah studied Business and French at the University of Nottingham and Bordeaux Management School (now KEDGE Business School) , before completing her GDL and LPC. She now primarily teaches Real Estate on the LPC.

Emma qualified as a solicitor in 2010, having initially completed a Business Degree, followed by the GDL and LPC at Nottingham Law School. She specialised initially in litigation, followed by 9 years in the Browne Jacobson Education team. Emma joined the University of Law’s Online campus in March 2021 and specialises in Dispute Resolution and Criminal Law on the LPC, SQE, PGDL and LLB programmes. Her teaching experience also includes Commercial dispute resolution, advocacy, drafting and interviewing.

Susannah qualified as a Solicitor in 2013 and worked for two High Street Firms, specialising in Family Law, with a specific focus on complex cases involving Domestic Abuse and also Private Children matters. Susannah also spent time working within the Wills and Probate department and the Costs Department. Whilst in practise, Susannah provided training for numerous external organisations and members of the public in relation to Family Law (specifically on Children, Domestic Abuse, Forced Marriage and FGM). In addition, Susannah was an active Board member for Safety4Sisters, a group campaigning for the rights of women who have an insecure immigration status and who are also impacted by Domestic Abuse. Susannah has been teaching at the University of Law since 2018 and her main teaching areas are that of Wills and Succession, Family Law and Criminal Law.

Gareth joined The University of Law in 2021 and primarily teaches Real Estate and Advanced Real Estate on the LPC and Real Estate and Land Law on the LLB. He qualified as a solicitor in 2015, having obtained a first class law degree before studying the LPC at The University of Law’s Manchester Campus obtaining a distinction. Gareth practised as a Real Estate lawyer at a regional firm recognised in The Legal 500 acting for a range of commercial clients, from newly incorporated companies to PLCs, on a range of different matters including acquisitions, sales, development matters but with a strong focus on landlord and tenant and corporate support work. Gareth also has a keen interest in advocacy having obtained higher rights of audience in civil proceedings.

Gill qualified as a solicitor in 2003, having trained at a boutique firm which specialised in providing services to the racehorse industry. Following qualification, she joined Hill Dickinson where she represented a wide variety of professionals in both civil and disciplinary proceedings. She specialised in defending the veterinary profession and has particular knowledge of and expertise in equine matters. Gill subsequently became a partner in the Commercial Litigation department of a large law firm in Manchester before joining ULaw in 2021. She primarily teaches Dispute Resolution across a number of postgraduate programmes.

Having completed his solicitor’s training contract at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP in 2005 (now CMS), Mothiur moved to the planning, parliamentary and public law department at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP (now BDB Pitmans) where he specialised in advising public bodies on their statutory powers and environmental duties (planning, compulsory purchase, environmental impact assessment). Mothiur subsequently obtained a Masters in Ecological Design Thinking at Schumacher College in 2016 and built up a legal consultancy practice advising community groups on environmental matters. Mothiur has been teaching at the University of Law since 2021 and his main teaching areas are Company Law and Environmental Law through its LLB and Masters Programmes.

Megan completed her training contract at Keoghs and qualified as a Solicitor in 2011. After qualifying, Megan remained at Keoghs, where she specialised primarily in handling both fast and multi-track Employers and Occupiers Liability personal injury claims from a Defendant perspective. Megan also developed expertise in working on Animals Act matters. Prior to training as a Solicitor, Megan worked for a local charity which specialised in providing free legal advice to the local community on all strands of discrimination. Megan joined the University of Law’s Online Campus as a Lecturer in February 2021 and primarily teaches Public Law and Common Law Method and Ethics on the LLB. Megan also assists on the LPC and AMIL programmes and has an interest in Tort, Civil Dispute Resolution and Insurance.

Lateefah Wainwright is a solicitor who qualified in 2018 and specialises in Commercial Litigation. Lateefah joined The University of Law in 2020 as a Lecturer and continues to work in private practice in Commercial Litigation and Insolvency Law. Lateefah currently teaches Introduction to Professional Practice, Immigration Law & Asylum on the LPC, as well as Tort on the GDL.

Lynsey qualified as a solicitor in 2010, specialising in insurance and litigation. Lynsey worked as a professional support lawyer before obtaining her Higher Rights of Audience and taking a role as in-house counsel for a national law firm. Lynsey joined ULaw in 2021 and primarily teaches Civil Dispute Resolution, Access to Justice and Academic and Digital Skills on the LLB. Lynsey is also an academic coach and provides additional supervision across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Lauren graduated from Northumbria University with a First Class Masters in Law Exempting and later qualified in 2018 specialising in Family Law. During private practice, Lauren also worked as the head of the Private Law department receiving internal awards, praise from the local judiciary and initiated proceedings in the Court of Appeal. Lauren joined ULaw in February 2022 and is a Lecturer on the online LLB.

Liam graduated from the University of Kent with a First-Class LLB(Hons) and studied the LPC at the Guildford campus of the University of Law, obtaining a Distinction. Liam trained and qualified as a solicitor within a high-street firm, specialising in commercial and residential property, before subsequently moving to practise in-house within a national firm specialising in property work. Liam teaches Real Estate and Advanced Real Estate on the LPC, together with Legal Services and Property Practice on the SQE Preparation Course and LLM Legal Practice.

Max obtained a First-Class LLB (Hons) from the University of Warwick and went on to study the BPC (formerly known as BPTC) at Kaplan Law School. He subsequently trained and qualified as a Barrister at 1 Chancery Lane Chambers. Whilst in practice, Max regularly attended Court to represent claimants/defendants in small claim hearings, fast track trials, interim applications, disposal hearings and case management conferences. He is a Lincoln’s Inn Scholar.