People
We are a friendly department of academics, researchers, teachers, tutors and administrators, with additional staff within the Faculty and the University to support us.
Meet the team
Head of Discipline
Dr Ira Lindsay
Associate Professor, Head of Surrey Law School
Academic staff
Professor Ryan Abbott
Professor of Law and Health Sciences
Thekli Anastasiou
Teaching Fellow
Dr Joshua Andresen
Associate Professor of National Security and Foreign Relations Law, Associate Head of School - Engagement
Dr Hrafn Asgeirsson
Reader in Philosophy and Law
Dr Mikolaj Barczentewicz
Associate Professor in Law
Dr Conor Casey
Senior Lecturer in Public Law & Legal Theory
Nick Clapham
Senior Lecturer/Director of Student Experience
Professor Kenneth Ehrenberg
Professor of Jurisprudence and Philosophy
Dr Emily Finch
Senior Lecturer in Law
Dr Mikolaj Firlej
Lecturer in AI Law and Regulation
Professor Francesco Giglio
Professor of Civil and Private Law
Dr Nicola Giglio
Senior Lecturer in Private Law
Professor Melissa Hamilton
Professor of Law and Criminal Justice
Timothy James
Senior Teaching Fellow in Law
Dr Tehmina Khan
Senior Lecturer in Law
Dr Ambrose Lee
Senior Lecturer in Legal Theory
Dr Feja Lesniewska
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Transitions and Environmental Law
Dr Sebastian Lewis
Surrey Fellow in Law and Director of Communications, External Engagement, and Strategic Partnerships | Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy
Claire Lillywhite
Associate Professor, Director of Employability, Programme Lead for Social Science Foundation Year (Law), Co-Programme Lead Professional Legal Practice (SQE Pathway) LLM
Dr Ira Lindsay
Associate Professor, Head of Surrey Law School
Professor Rosalind Malcolm
Professor of Law, Director of Environmental Regulatory Research Group (ERRG)
Dr Lucas Miotto Lopes
Senior Lecturer in Law and Philosophy
Dr Marie Newhouse
Associate Professor in Law, Philosophy, and Public Policy
Dr Noreen O'Meara
Associate Professor (Reader), Human Rights, European and Environmental Law. Co-director: Surrey Centre for International and Environmental Law (SCIEL).
Professor Dennis Patterson
Professor of Legal Philosophy
Dr Katy Peters
Associate Professor in Law (Tort; Medical Law & Ethics); Director of Employability (Law); Programme Director: LLM in Professional Legal Practice (SQE Pathway)
Professor Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco
Professor in Moral and Political Philosophy (Jurisprudence)
Professor Alexander Sarch
Professor of Legal Philosophy
Dr Arman Sarvarian
Reader in Public International Law, Fellow of the Institute for Sustainability
Dr Mala Sharma
Lecturer
Antony Starza-Allen
Senior Teaching Fellow in Law
Dr Christopher Taggart
Senior Lecturer
Dr Vickie Thanapal
Associate Professor, Deputy Head of School (Learning & Teaching)
Elizabeth Williams
Principal Teaching Fellow in Law, Director of Clinical Legal Education Programmes
Visiting staff
Ahmet Bilal Aytekin
Visiting PhD Researcher
Akber Datoo
Visiting Professor in Practice (CEO, D2 Legal Technology)
Professor Giovanni Sartor
Visiting Professor of Law and Artificial Intelligence
Anthony Speaight K.C.
Visiting Professor in Law
Emeritus staff
Professor Alison Clarke
Emeritus Professor
Professor Alison Firth
Emeritus Professor in Law
Professor Margot Horspool
Emeritus Professor
Professor Robert Upex
Emeritus Professor
Associate staff
Richard Holt
Associate
Postgraduate research students
Filipa Tavares Moreira Bispo
Postgraduate Research Student
Jason De Mink
Postgraduate Research Student
Juan Diego Dimate Gomez
Postgraduate Research Student
Robson Gonçalves Valadares Filho
Postgraduate Research Student
Alex Houghton
Postgraduate Research Student
Ubongabasi Edidiong Obot
Postgraduate Research Student
Simon Palmer
Postgraduate Research Student
Paul Ratcliffe
Postgraduate Research Student
Professor Mikhail Reider-Gordon
Researcher
Pedro Urashima
SCLP Visiting PhD Researcher
Shubhi Verma
Postgraduate Research Student
