PEOPLE

DIRECTOR

Kenneth Veitch

Dr Kenneth Veitch

k.j.veitch@reading.ac.uk

 

Research interests:

Medical/healthcare law



LJS STAFF

 

Shweta Band

Dr Shweta Band

s.band@reading.ac.uk

+44 (0) 118 378 6530

Research interests:

Law and religion, comparative constitutional law, role of courts in human rights protection, and law and society



Basak Bak

Dr Kate Barber

k.s.barber@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

Legal, linguistic and sociocultural issues regarding sexual offences and violence against women; Hate speech and digital abuse; Forensic linguistics; Radicalisation and extremism



Basak Bak

Dr Başak Bak

b.bak2@reading.ac.uk

+44 (0) 118 378 5641

Research interests:

Intellectual Property Law and Data Protection and Privacy Law, with a particular emphasis on the regulation of AI



David Bilchitz

Professor David Bilchitz

d.bilchitz@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

Fundamental Rights – Domestic and International; Theory of Fundamental Rights; Business and Human Rights; Proportionality; Socio-Economic Rights; Animal Rights; The Tension Between Religious Freedom and Equality; LGBT+ Rights; The Intersection of Environmental Law and Protection for Animals; Comparative Constitutional Law; Separation of Powers; Judicial Review; Constitution-Making



Juliet Brook

Dr Juliet Brook

j.brook@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

The law of succession



Therese Callus

Professor Thérèse Callus

m.c.callus@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

Family and biomedical law



Jessica Fish

Dr Jessica Fish

j.fish@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

Mental health law; Health and social care regulation; Professional regulation and the sociology of expertise; Tort Law



Frances Hamilton

Dr Frances Hamilton

f.r.hamilton@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

Gender Sexuality and the Law



Chris Hilson

Professor Chris Hilson

c.j.hilson@reading.ac.uk

+44 (0) 118 378 7501

Research interests:

Law and Climate Change; UK, EU and Comparative Environmental Law and Policy; Law and Social Movements; EU Law



Nora Honkala

Dr Nora Honkala

n.a.honkala@reading.ac.uk

+44 (0) 118 378 7502

Research interests:

Gender and Law; Feminist Theory; Refugee Law; Human Rights Law; Public International Law



Rachel Horton

Dr Rachel Horton

r.e.horton@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

Discrimination Law; Health Care Law; Employment Law; Gender and Law



Grace James

Professor Grace James

c.g.james@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

Work-Family Reconciliation Policies, Gender and Employment, Discrimination Law, European Employment Law, the Employment Tribunal System, the regulation of mental health in the workplace



Beatrice Krebs

Dr Beatrice Krebs

b.krebs@reading.ac.uk

+44 (0) 118 378 7691

Research interests:

Criminal law; comparative and international criminal law; tort law



Naomi Lott

Dr Naomi Lott

n.r.lott@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

International children’s rights law; International human rights law; Modern slavery and human trafficking



Kieran Lee Marshall

Dr Kieran Lee Marshall

kl.marshall@reading.ac.uk

+44 (0) 118 378 8469

Research interests:

Professional regulation, discipline, liability, and employment/labour law; Commercial, company, and corporate law; Chancery and private client law; Sustainability and environmental; food and waste, and animal rights and welfare law; and, Jurisprudence and socio-legal studies.



Adam McCann

Dr Adam McCann

a.mccann@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

Criminal law, morality policies, and broader governance theories



Amanda Millmore

Professor Amanda Millmore

a.millmore@reading.ac.uk

+44 (0) 118 378 4921

Research interests:

Amanda’s legal interests relate to vulnerable individuals in the criminal and family justice system, family law (particularly domestic abuse and coercive & controlling behaviour) and criminal law



Annika Newnham

Dr Annika Newnham

a.newnham@reading.ac.uk

+44 (0) 118 378 7515

Research interests:

Child law; Autopoietic theory; The common intention constructive trust



Dr Kyriaki Noussia

k.p.noussia@reading.ac.uk

+44 (0) 118 378 3978

Research interests:

Insurance and reinsurance law, private and public maritime law, arbitration law (international commercial and investment) environmental law and energy law (oil and gas), AI and the law (the use of technology and innovation, use of data within AI and new technologies)



Dr Alex Patrick

a.m.patrick@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

Anti-discrimination, equality and employment law



Dr Melanie Stockton-Brown

m.w.stockton-brown@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

Intellectual Property Law; AI law; Tattoos and the Law; Fashion Law; Cultural Heritage and Intellectual Property; Gender and Law; Socio-Legal research; Creative research methodologies; Ethnographic research



Dr Benjamin Thorne

b.thorne@reading.ac.uk

Research interests:

(International) criminal law and justice, socio-legal studies, transitional justice, and critical theory