ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳’s private lawyers’ work has a substantial influence not only on other academics but also on the legal profession and public life. Here are a few recent examples of our public engagement and impact:
Recent judicial citations
- Neil Duxbury’s book Dicta and Dissent has been cited by the United States Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo, 603 US ___ (2024)
- Rachel Leow has been cited by the UK Supreme Court (Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses [2023] UKSC 15), by the High Court of Australia (Productivity Partners Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2024] HCA 27), and in numerous Singaporean cases
- Tim Liau has been cited by the High Court of Australia in Mallonland Pty Ltd v Advanta Seeds Pty Ltd [2024] HCA 25 and AZC20 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2023] HCA 26, and by the Singapore courts in numerous cases including the Court of Appeal’s UniCredit Bank AG v Glencore Singapore Pte Ltd [2023] SGCA 41
- Paul MacMahon’s work has been by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Supreme Court of Wyoming
- Sarah Paterson has been cited by the England and Wales Court of Appeal and High Court in cases such as In re AGPS Bondco Plc [2024] EWCA Civ 24; Houst Limited [2022] EWHC 1941 (Ch), referred to in AGPS Bondco, Great Annual Savings Co Ltd [2023] EWHC 1141 (Ch); Re Virgin Active Holdings Limited [2021] EWHC 1246 (Ch)
Policy papers and submissions to public bodies
- Joe Spooner has published a report of workshop proceedings for the UK Insolvency Service Personal Insolvency Review
- Sarah Paterson has published policy articles for the , a leading practitioner publication
- Paul MacMahon has to the Law Commission’s consultation on the Arbitration Act 1996, and provided expert advice on English law in Dutch legal proceedings
- Rachel Leow has co-authored a commissioned report submitted to the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports of Singapore, “Redefining “Charity”: Modernizing Charity Legislation” (with Tang Hang Wu and Albert Teo)
Blogging, Podcasts and Video
- Paul MacMahon about recent UK case law on LinkedIn to several thousand followers. He has about the law of assignment, and recorded an episode for the podcast
- Nick Sage has recorded a series of lectures on the theory of contract law for , which provides lectures from university professors designed to be accessible to high school students
- Sarah Paterson has recorded a podcast on restructuring plans with barrister Georgina Peters for
Public lectures and presentations
- Joe Spooner has spoken at a organised by the World Bank Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure global team. He gave a at the International Association of Consumer Law conference at Girton College, Cambridge
- Alex Waghorn and Sarah Worthington have participated with members of the bar and judiciary in a panel discussion, hosted by , of the book Borderlines in Private Law (Oxford University Press 2024)
- Tim Liau, Sarah Worthington, and Nick Sage have spoken at a public book launch to mark the publication of Standing in Private Law(Oxford University Press 2023)
- Sarah Paterson has given a lecture on distressed private equity companies. She regularly speaks at the Insolvency Lawyers’ Association practitioner conference, including chairing a panel discussion on the controversial ‘Rule in Gibbs’. She has also participated policy-oriented for insolvency practitioners, including 'Restructuring Plans: Where Next?' Her work was selected for the ‘Forward Thinking’ conference organised by The Insolvency Service, an executive agency sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade.
- Charlie Webb, Tim Liau, and Rachel Leow have spoken at a symposium on the law of restitution attended by academics and leading members of the legal profession at Keble College, Oxford
- Hugh Collins has given the Modern Law Review’s annual Chorley Lecture entitled ‘Fat Cats, Production Networks, and the Right to Fair Pay’
- Astrid Sanders has joined ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ colleagues and barrister Alice Carse in an online public event, ‘Working from Home: legal issues arising form the “new normal”
Conferences and workshops hosted
- Emmanuel Voyiakis, Tim Liau, Nick Sage, and Andrew Summers have convened the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Private Law Forum, which regularly hosts discussion of work in progress and recent publications on private law, attended by academics from the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and other universities and legal practitioners
- Emmanuel Voyiakis has co-organised the London Private Law Theory group’s series or regular workshops for works in progress
- Rachel Leow has co-organised the conference ‘Negative Externalities of Corporate Behaviour’ at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford
- Nick Sage has hosted a number of workshops and book symposia including on James Penner’s Property Rights: A Re-Examination and Peter Benson’s Justice in Transactions
- Tim Liau has co-organised a panel discussion at Oxford Brookes University of Professor Robert Stevens’ book, The Law of Restitution