List of people associated with University College London in the Law

Staff and alumni of University College London who have served in the legal profession are included in this list. For a list of graduates of the UCL Faculty of Laws, see Category:Alumni of the UCL Faculty of Laws.

Alumni

International

Andrew Cayley (LLM), International Co-Prosecutor of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia
Taslim Olawale Elias (BA, LLB, PhD), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (1972–1975); Judge of the International Court of Justice (1976–1991); President of the International Court of Justice (1982–1985)^[1]
Hassan Bubacar Jallow, prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Attorney General of the Gambia and Chief Justice of the Gambia)^[2]
Cheng Tien-Hsi (鄭天錫) (LLD), member of the Permanent Court of International Justice

Europe

Terry Davis (LLB 1962), former Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Paul J. Mahoney (LLM 1969, Lecturer), current and first President of European Union Civil Service Tribunal
Christos Rozakis (LLM 1970), first vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece

UK

John Baker (LLB, PhD), Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge
Peter Birks, former Regius Professor of Civil Law, University of Oxford
Dame Margaret Booth, High Court judge
David Childs, managing partner of Clifford Chance
Herbert Cozens-Hardy, former Master of the Rolls^[3]
Geoffrey Dear, former Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
Sir Roderick Evans (LLB), former British judge of the High Court of England and Wales and presiding Judge for Wales (2007)
Peter Goldsmith, former Attorney General for England and Wales^[4]
Arnold Goodman, lawyer and political advisor
Sir Nicholas John Hannen, Chief Justice of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan (1891-1900)
Lord Farrer Herschell, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain^[5]
Sir George Jessel (BA, MA), first Jewish person to be Solicitor General for England and Wales (1871–1873), a regular member of the Privy Council and a judge in UK; Master of the Rolls (1873–1883)^[6]
John Geoffrey Jones (LLB, LLM), judge, Mental Health Review Tribunal president known for his views on legal psychopathy^[7]
Nicola Lacey (LLB), former Professor of Criminal Law and Legal Theory at the University of Oxford, currently Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy at the London School of Economics
Dame Bernice Lake QC, first Eastern Caribbean woman to be appointed Queen's Counsel^[8]
Sir Gavin Lightman (LLB, Fellow), High Court judge (Chancery Division)
Lord Nathaniel Lindley, Master of the Rolls
Sir Vincent Lloyd-Jones, High Court judge
Andrew Reid (LLB), Lawyer, Racehorse trainer, and Treasurer of the UK Independence Party
Leonard Sainer, solicitor and retailer
Patricia Scotland, former Attorney General for England and Wales and Attorney General for Northern Ireland^[9]
Anthony Scrivener (LLB), barrister famous for defending Tony Martin (2001) and Saddam Hussein (2005) against mass murder charges
Thomas Edward Scrutton, former Lord Justice of Appeal
Maurice Watkins (LLB, LLM), Director of Manchester United's football board and club's solicitor
Sir Alfred Wills, High Court judge
Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf, Master of the Rolls (1996-2000), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2000-2005)^[10]

Americas

Rudranath Capildeo (BSc, MSc, PhD, Lecturer), Trinidad and Tobago Barrister at Law (Attorney-at-Law),^[11] mathematician, politician, former leader of Democratic Labour Party and leader of the Opposition
The Rt. Hon. Sir Vincent Floissac, Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court^[12]
Dia Forrester, first woman Attorney General of Grenada^[13]

Africa

Samuel Azu Crabbe (LLB), former Chief Justice of Ghana, President of the National Olympic Committee of Ghana^[14]
Josiah Ofori Boateng (LLB), retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (1999–2001); former Electoral Commissioner of Ghana (1989–1992)
Samuel Eson Johnson Ecoma (LLB), former Chief Judge of Cross River State, Nigeria
William Bedford Van Lare (LLB), Ghanaian jurist and diplomat, former justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
Isaac Wuaku (LLB), retired justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
Enock Chibwana (LLB), Retired Ombudsman of Malawi.

Asia

China

Nicholas John Hannen, Chief Justice of the British Supreme Court for China^[15]

Hong Kong

Thomas Chisholm Anstey, Attorney General of Hong Kong, studied at UCL prior to establishment of degree programmes^[16]
Winston Chu (LLB), former Chairman of Society for Protection of the Harbour, founding Partner at Winston Chu & Company Solicitors
Joseph Fok, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong^[17]
Daniel Fung, first ethnic Chinese Solicitor General of Hong Kong (1994-1998)
William Meigh Goodman, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong^[18]
Simon Li (李福善), (1922-2013) former Vice-President of Court of Appeal (Hong Kong) and first ethnic Chinese High Court Judge in (Hong Kong)
Sir Yang Ti-liang, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong (1988–1996)^[19]

India

Adarsh Sein Anand: former Chief Justice of India^[20]
Sudhi Ranjan Das: former Chief Justice of India
Kuldip Singh: former Judge, Supreme Court of India (1988–96); Advocate General, Punjab (1987); Additional Solicitor General of India (1987–88)

Malaysia

Arifin Zakaria, Chief Justice of Malaysia (2011–2017)^[21]

Singapore

G. Aubrey Goodman, appointed Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements but died before taking office; extent of studies at UCL unknown but not listed as a University of London graduate^[22]
Thirugnana Sampanthar Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore
Chao Hick Tin, Attorney General and Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of Singapore,^[23] former Attorney-General of Singapore
Tan Boon Teik, former Attorney-General of Singapore^[24]
Koh Juat Jong (BSc), former acting Attorney-General of Singapore, Registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore, and Solicitor-General of Singapore
J. B. Jeyaretnam: former Registrar of the Supreme Court, former Secretary-General of the Workers' Party (Singapore) and founder of the Reform Party (Singapore)
Belinda Ang: judge of the Appellate Division of the High Court
Chan Seng Onn, former Solicitor-General and High Court judge
Sylvia Lim, former law lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic, counsel at Peter Low & Choo, and chairperson of the Workers' Party (Singapore)
Jerrold Yam, lawyer and poet

Sri Lanka

Dappula de Livera, Attorney General of Sri Lanka^[25]

Middle East

Gabriel Bach: former Prosecutor in the trial against Adolf Eichmann, former Justice of Supreme Court of Israel
Michael Sfard: Israeli Human Rights Lawyer

Oceania

John William Salmond: Judge of the High Court of New Zealand

Staff

John Austin – first Professor of Jurisprudence at UCL (1829–1834)^[26]
Eric Barendt: Professor of Media Law; co-authored several editions of groundbreaking textbook on UK Social Security Law
Ian Dennis: Professor of English Law
Ronald Dworkin: Professor of Jurisprudence^[27]
Dame Hazel Genn - Professor of Empirical Legal Studies, current Dean of UCL Law faculty
Sir Malcolm Grant - Professor of Law and Vice-Dean (1986–91), subsequently appointed the 9th UCL President and Provost (2003–13)
Stephen Guest - Emeritus Professor of Legal Philosophy, Principal Research Associate
Sir Robin Jacob - former Lord Justice of Court of Appeal in England and Wales, now Sir Hugh Laddie Chair and Professor in Intellectual Property Law.
Anthony Julius - Chair in Law and the Arts
Sir Hugh Laddie: former Professor of Intellectual Property Law; Queen's Counsel; former High Court judge
Lord Collins of Mapesbury - Professor of Law
Sir Basil Markesinis – Professor of Common Civil Law, Queen's Counsel
Richard Moorhead - Professor of Law and Professional Ethics
Philippe Sands: Professor of International Law; distinguished human rights practitioner; cases included appearance before International Court of Justice for Gambia regarding alleged genocide in Burma in opposition to Aung San Suu Kyi of that country's National League for Democracy
Scott Shapiro - Visiting Quain Professor of Law, UCL
Eleanor V. E. Sharpston, UCL lecturer 1990-92: current Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union
Timothy Swanson: former Chair in Law & Economics
William Twining - Quain Professor of Jurisprudence Emeritus
Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf – former judicial posts included Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales; alumnus; and among other roles taught as a UCL visiting professor.
Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond: Honorary Professor of Law
Paul S Davies: Professor of Commercial Law
Michael Veale: Associate Professor of Law

References

^ "MPhil/PhD fees and scholarships". UCL. 14 October 2020. Faculty Research Scholarships > Elias Scholarship. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Hassan Bubacar Jallow". International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ "The late Lord Cozens-Hardy". The Law Society Gazette. Vol. 17. July 1920. p. 154.
^ "Lord Goldsmith: Profile". The Guardian. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^ Robert Henry Mair (1886). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. p. 286.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jessel, Sir George". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 336.
^ Jones, His Honour (John) Geoffrey. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U22389. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ "Dame Bernice Dies". Antigua Observer. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
^ "Patricia Scotland". University of London. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ Curtis, Polly (17 June 2004). "UCL appoints Lord Woolf to ruling council". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^ "FAMOUS SONS OF THE LION HOUSE". Retrieved 21 May 2011.
^ "The Right Honourable Sir Vincent Floissac". Caribbean Court of Justice. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
^ Strake, Linda (31 December 2020). "Dia Forrester appointed Grenada's first woman Attorney General". Now Grenada. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "Around the NOCs" (PDF). Olympic Review, June 1979, No 140. Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles. pp. 383, 384. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
^ Obituary, North China Herald, 2 May 1900, p 766
^ "Anstey, Thomas (1777–1851)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.
^ "Curriculum Vitae of The Honourable Mr. Justice Joseph Paul Fok" (PDF). Hong Kong Government Information Department. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ The county families of the United Kingdom (59 ed.). Ballantyne & Co. 1919. p. 546.
^ "Sir Yang Ti Liang". Hong Kong University. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ Neelam M. Singh. "Remembering Justice Dr. A S Anand former Chief Justice of India". Taazakhabar News Bureau. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ Ayisy Yusof (6 May 2021). "Former chief justice Arifin Zakaria named PNB chairman". New Straits Times.
^ Obituary, The Times, 22 January 1921
^ "Justice Chao Hick Tin". Singapore Courts. Government of Singapore. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ Chua, Alvin (2015). "Tan Boon Teik". Singapore Infopedia. Government of Singapore. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ "Dappula De Livera PC sworn in as new Attorney General". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 12 May 2019.
^ "Bentham and UCL". UCL. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^ Liptak, Adam (14 February 2013). "Ronald Dworkin, Scholar of the Law, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

[1] "MPhil/PhD fees and scholarships". UCL. 14 October 2020. Faculty Research Scholarships > Elias Scholarship. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[2] "Hassan Bubacar Jallow". International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[3] "The late Lord Cozens-Hardy". The Law Society Gazette. Vol. 17. July 1920. p. 154.

[4] "Lord Goldsmith: Profile". The Guardian. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

[5] Robert Henry Mair (1886). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. p. 286.

[6] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jessel, Sir George". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 336.

[7] Jones, His Honour (John) Geoffrey. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U22389. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

[ao2-8] "Dame Bernice Dies". Antigua Observer. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

[9] "Patricia Scotland". University of London. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[10] Curtis, Polly (17 June 2004). "UCL appoints Lord Woolf to ruling council". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

[Capildeo-11] "FAMOUS SONS OF THE LION HOUSE". Retrieved 21 May 2011.

[12] "The Right Honourable Sir Vincent Floissac". Caribbean Court of Justice. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.

[13] Strake, Linda (31 December 2020). "Dia Forrester appointed Grenada's first woman Attorney General". Now Grenada. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[14] "Around the NOCs" (PDF). Olympic Review, June 1979, No 140. Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles. pp. 383, 384. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2007.

[15] Obituary, North China Herald, 2 May 1900, p 766

[16] "Anstey, Thomas (1777–1851)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.

[17] "Curriculum Vitae of The Honourable Mr. Justice Joseph Paul Fok" (PDF). Hong Kong Government Information Department. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[18] The county families of the United Kingdom (59 ed.). Ballantyne & Co. 1919. p. 546.

[19] "Sir Yang Ti Liang". Hong Kong University. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[20] Neelam M. Singh. "Remembering Justice Dr. A S Anand former Chief Justice of India". Taazakhabar News Bureau. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[21] Ayisy Yusof (6 May 2021). "Former chief justice Arifin Zakaria named PNB chairman". New Straits Times.

[22] Obituary, The Times, 22 January 1921

[23] "Justice Chao Hick Tin". Singapore Courts. Government of Singapore. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[24] Chua, Alvin (2015). "Tan Boon Teik". Singapore Infopedia. Government of Singapore. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[25] "Dappula De Livera PC sworn in as new Attorney General". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 12 May 2019.

[26] "Bentham and UCL". UCL. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

[27] Liptak, Adam (14 February 2013). "Ronald Dworkin, Scholar of the Law, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

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