List of University College London people in the Law
A list of University College London people in the Law. University College London (UCL) is one of two founding colleges of University of London. The UCL Faculty of Laws Has been ranked by The Guardian as one of the top law schools.[1] UCL attendees and alumni who have served in the legal profession are included in this list.
Alumni
Andrew Cayley, International Co-Prosecutor of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia
International
- Andrew Cayley, UCL (LLM): International Co-Prosecutor of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia
- Taslim Olawale Elias, UCL (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)
- Hassan Bubacar Jallow: current Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- Richard Karegyesa, UCL (LLM): Officer in Charge, UN Mechanism for International Criminal Courts
Europe
- Terry Davis, UCL (LLB 1962): former Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Paul J. Mahoney, UCL (LLM 1969, Lecturer): current and first President of European Union Civil Service Tribunal
- Christos Rozakis, UCL (LLM 1970): first vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece
UK
- John Baker, UCL (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
- 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
- Arnold Goodman: lawyer and political advisor
- Sir Nicholas John Hannen, Chief Justice of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan (1891-1900)
- Baron Farrer Herschell, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
- Sir George Jessel, UCL (BA, MA): first Jewish Solicitor General for England and Wales (1871–1873); first Jewish regular member of the Privy Council; first Jewish judge in UK; Master of the Rolls (1873–1883)
- 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[2]
- Sir Gavin Lightman, UCL (LLB, Fellow), High Court judge (Chancery Division)
- 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
- 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: former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Americas
- Rudranath Capildeo, UCL (BSc, MSc, PhD, Lecturer): Trinidad and Tobago Barrister at Law (Attorney-at-Law),[3] mathematician, politician, former leader of Democratic Labour Party and leader of the Opposition
- The Rt. Hon. Sir Vincent Floissac, Chief Justice and President of East Caribbean Appeal Court
Africa
- Samuel Azu Crabbe, UCL (LLB): former Chief Justice of Ghana, President of the National Olympic Committee of Ghana
- Josiah Ofori Boateng, UCL (LLB): retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (1999–2001); former Electoral Commissioner of Ghana (1989–1992)
- Samuel Eson Johnson Ecoma, UCL (LLB): former Chief Judge of Cross River State, Nigeria
- William Bedford Van Lare, UCL (LLB): Ghanaian jurist and diplomat, former justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
- Isaac Wuaku, UCL (LLB): retired justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
China
- Wu Ting-fang (伍廷芳), UCL Law, first ethnic Chinese barrister in UK (Lincoln's Inn) (1876) and Hong Kong (1877), the first ethnic Chinese member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong's first ethnic Chinese Justice of the Peace.
- Chang Tao-fan (張道藩), UCL art student: former President of the Legislative Yuan (1952–1961)
- Cheng Tien-Hsi (鄭天錫), UCL (LLD): former Vice-President of the Legislative Yuan, Member of Permanent Court of International Justice, the last Ambassador of Republic of China to UK
Hong Kong
- Winston Chu UCL (LLB): former Chairman of Society for Protection of the Harbour, founding Partner at Winston Chu & Company Solicitors
- Joseph Fok: Permanent Judge of Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
- W. Meigh Goodman, former Chief Justice of Hong Kong
- Simon Li (李福善), (1922-2013) former Vice-President of Court of Appeal (Hong Kong) and first Chinese High Court Judge (Hong Kong)
- Sir Yang Ti-liang: Chief Justice of Hong Kong (1988–1996)
India
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, UCL law student: called to the bar of England and Wales by Gray's Inn; leader of the Indian independence movement and "Father of the Nation". Popularly known as 'Mahatma' and 'Gandhiji'. Inspirational political leader; assassinated but founded a dynasty.
- Adarsh Sein Anand: former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
- Sudhi Ranjan Das: former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 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–present)
Singapore
- Thirugnana Sampanthar Sinnathuray: Judge of the High Court of Singapore
- Chao Hick Tin: Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of Singapore, former Attorney-General of Singapore
- Tan Boon Teik: former Attorney-General of Singapore
- Koh Juat Jong, UCL (BSc): former acting Attorney-General of Singapore, Registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore, and Solicitor-General of Singapore
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 – Jeremy Bentham Professor of Law and Philosophy, formerly Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, major figure in jurisprudence, critic of legal positivism.
- 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: Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence
- 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
- Wiliam 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.
See also
- UCL Faculty of Laws
- List of University College London people
References
- "RAE 2008: law results". The Guardian. 18 December 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- "Dame Bernice Dies". Antigua Observer. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- "FAMOUS SONS OF THE LION HOUSE". Retrieved May 21, 2011.
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