Biography

Admitted a Solicitor in 1969 – private practice dealing primarily with matrimonial, family and criminal cases as well as civil litigation generally.

Employed by Local Authority – dealing with housing cases; representing the Authority in Court; advising on child care issues.

Lecturer at NESCOT from 1982 – developing and teaching modules in law to (inter alia) post-registration health care professionals; nursery nurses; managers of care homes.

On  retiring from full time employment, I took up my present duties with the University.

Research Interests

No funded projects. My interests lie in publications.

Publications

Tort Law.  3 editions. Willan Publishing. 

Unlocking Torts. Ed. Chris Turner. Hodder Arnold  - now 3rd ed 2010

Dementia care nursing : the legal framework in Dementia Care Nursing. Ed. Trevor Adams 2008 Palgrave Macmillan

Legal and Ethical Issues in Mental Health Nursing,  Sheila L Videbeck, adapted for the UK by Kevin Acott. 1st UK ed 2009  Wolters Kluwer Health/ Lippincott Wiliams & Wilkins

Teaching

I teach on most programmes delivered by the Division of Health and Social Care, ranging from pre-registration courses, through specialist modules; for example to ODP students to post registration courses at diploma, undergraduate and masters level.