Ian is a Senior Teaching Fellow and Solicitor Advocate based within the School of Law.

Within the legal sector, Ian is a respected Solicitor Advocate with experience in a wide variety of cases including, civil litigation, employment law, wills and probate, financial claims, matters in the travel sector, environmental protection and company law. He specialises in assisting clients with cases arising from Medical Negligence.

In academia, Ian has taught a wide range of modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He has been a module leader for over 15 modules including Child Law, Equity and Trusts, Tort and Medical Negligence. In addition, he specialises in practical and practice based modules including modules that focus on commercial awareness, law experiential and, in combination with his work as a lead within the Pro-Bono area, a number of legal advice based modules.

Languages

Spanish; Castilian

Degrees

2014, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, Graduate Diploma in Law
1996, University of Salford, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons) Business and Management Studies with Marketing

Certifications

2019, University of Bolton, United Kingdom, Preparation for Teaching
2016, The University of Law, United Kingdom, Higher Rights of Audience

Academic appointments

Senior Teaching Fellow/Solicitor Advocate, School of Law, Liverpool John Moores University, 2024 - present
Senior Lecturer/Solicitor Advocate, Chester Law School, University of Chester, 2023 - 2024
Assistant Teaching Professor/Solicitor Advocate, School of Law, University of Bolton, 2018 - 2023

Postgraduate training

LLM, United Kingdom, University of Bolton, 2022 - 2023
Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, United Kingdom, University of Bolton, 2019 - 2020
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, United Kingdom, The University of Law, 2014 - 2016