Dr Alison Lui
School of Law
Faculty of Business and Law
Email: A.Lui@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 3288
Alison is a Reader in Corporate and Financial Law and the Associate Dean (Global Engagement) for the Faculty of Business and Law. She is joint Deputy Head of the Centre for the Study of Law in Theory and Practice. Holding awards for academic leadership, research and teaching, she is a strategic and student centered higher education leader. Alison is committed to experiential education and research informed teaching. In her senior management role as Associate Dean Global Engagement, Alison is passionate in developing the three pillars of internationalisation: (1) Collaborative partnerships; (2) International student recruitment and (3) Student mobility. She strongly believes in developing students into global citizens and has won a LJMU Teaching Excellence Award for her work on COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning).
She is the module leader for Intellectual Property (level 6) and Employment Law (level 6) on the LL.B. Alison supervises students on the LL.B, LL.M and PhD levels. She has externally examined and successfully supervised PhD theses.
An active researcher and joint Deputy Head of the Centre for the Study of Law in Theory and Practice, Alison is a SPRITE+ Expert Fellow, Max Planck Fellow; Inner Temple Associate Academic Fellow; Churchill Fellow and LJMU Early Career Fellow. She has won research awards from Research England, the British Council, Society of Legal Scholars, the Honourable Society of Inner Temple and several LJMU research grants.
Alison has published a monograph and an edited book with Routledge, various book chapters and many peer reviewed articles in top journals such as the Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, Information and Communications Technology Law, Journal of Banking Regulation and Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance. In particular, her monograph is listed as one of the best Banking Law books and one of the best selling Banking Law books of all time: https://www.routledge.com/law/posts/13691. In particular, her article in 2018 on Artificial Intelligence and augmented intelligence collaboration is extremely highly cited.
Alison has presented papers at top universities and organisations such as the World Bank; Wharton School of Management, University of Pennsylvania; INSEAD; Max Planck Institute; Cambridge; Bristol; Warwick; the Inner Temple. Alison has been interviewed by the BBC and Indus News for her insight into Employment Law; Intellectual Property and Financial Regulation matters. In 2018 and 2019, the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee Digital Currency Inquiry and the Automation and Work Inquiry accepted her written evidence. Alison has won LJMU Vice Chancellor Awards for Excellence in both Teaching and Research.
Languages
Chinese (Cantonese)
German
French
Chinese (Mandarin)
Degrees
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, PhD
London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, LL.M (Corporate and Commercial Law)
University of Bristol, United Kingdom, LL.B (European Legal Studies)
Certifications
2012, Higher Education Academy, FHEA
Academic appointments
Consultant, Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, 2023 - 2026
External Examiner, University of Leeds, 2018 - 2023
External Examiner, Cardiff University, 2017 - 2021
External Examiner, University of Northampton, 2016 - 2020
Reviewer, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 2015 - present
Consultant for Employment Practice, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, 2014 - present
Chief Examiner in Employment Law, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, 2013 - 2019
External Examiner, Bar Standards Board, 2012 - 2016
Highlighted publications
Lui A. 2021. FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and the Law: Regulation and Crime Prevention Lui A, Ryder N. Routledge 9780367897659 DOI Publisher Url
Lui A, Lamb G. 2018. Artificial intelligence and augmented intelligence collaboration: Regaining trust and confidence in the financial sector Information and Communications Technology Law, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Arsalidou D, Lui A. 2018. Post Brexit Britain and the Pay Culture: Challenges and Opportunities Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 69 :107-125 Publisher Url Public Url
Lui A. 2016. Financial stability and prudential regulation: A comparative approach to the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Germany (Listed as one of the best Banking Law books and one of the best selling Banking Law books of all time: https://bookauthority.org/books/best-banking-law-books ) :1-213 Taylor & Francis 9781315707563 DOI Publisher Url
Chapters
Wall T, Ridyard R, Kang K, Lui A. 2025. Provocation: Rights of the River Wall T, Osterlind E, Hallgren E, Kernan MA. Sustainability Teaching for Impact: How to Inspire and Engage Students Using Drama Routledge
Turksen U, Abukari A, Rasmouki F, Kreissl R, Bourton S, Luecke H, Lui A, Mahuta H, Öner S, Grasso C, MacLennan S, Pasculli L. 2023. Tax Crimes and Illicit Money Flows in the EUs: Comparison and Key Findings Turksen U, Vozza D, Kreissl R, Rasmouki F. Tax Crimes and Enforcement in the European Union Solutions for Law, Policy and Practice :14-66 Oxford University Press 9780192862341 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Lui A. 2020. Fear, futility and frustration: Concerns of UK whistle-blowers in finance Grasso C. Whistle-blowers: Voices of Justice Springer
Lui A, Turksen U. 2020. Vulnerabilities, Obstacles and Risks in Reporting Financial Crimes: Conundrum of whistle-blowers Ryder N, Pasculli L. Corruption, Integrity and The Law: Global Regulatory Challenges Routledge 9780367186500 Publisher Url
Lui A, Apampa S. 2019. Keep the canaries singing: Are whistle-blowers in Nigeria adequately protected? Ryder N, Pasculli L. Corruption, Integrity and The Law: Global Regulatory Challenges Routledge. UK
Lui A. 2017. The importance of whistleblowers in uncovering misconduct in Potemkin villages Ryder N, Turksen U, Tucker J. The Financial Crisis and White Collar Crime - Legislative and Policy Responses Routledge 9781138119970 DOI Publisher Url
Lui A. ‘Oriental Pearls of Wisdom: Interview with The Honorable Mr Justice Michael Lunn, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court in Hong Kong’ Trends in the Judiciary Taylor and Francis
Internet publication
Jackson V, Harrison R, Lui A. 2024. International student arrival: the impact of week -1 Publisher Url Public Url
Lui A. 2023. Going digital could avert another cash crisis in Nigeria Publisher Url
Lui A, D'Alvia D. 2020. Financial support for women led SMEs during the Covid-19 pandemic Publisher Url
Lui A. 2019. Alexa, Siri, Eno, Kai – Can we trust you? Alan Turing Institute Blog https://www.turing.ac.uk/blog/alexa-siri-eno-kai-can-we-trust-you Publisher Url
Lui A. 2019. Message in a Bottle – A note to the financial regulators on whistle-blower protection, Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog Publisher Url
Lui A. 2017. Removing class bias in algorithms? Author Url
Lui A. 2016. UK fight to keep financial sector lead should spur more funds for regulation in The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/uk-fight-to-keep-financial-sector-lead-should-spur-more-funds-for-regulation-62653. Publisher Url
Books (authored)
Lui A. 2021. FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and the Law: Regulation and Crime Prevention Lui A, Ryder N. Routledge 9780367897659 DOI Publisher Url
Lui A. 2016. Financial stability and prudential regulation: A comparative approach to the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Germany (Listed as one of the best Banking Law books and one of the best selling Banking Law books of all time: https://bookauthority.org/books/best-banking-law-books ) :1-213 Taylor & Francis 9781315707563 DOI Publisher Url
Conference publication
Vohra R, Pahareeya J, Hussain A, Ghali F, Lui A. 2020. Using Self Organizing Maps and K Means Clustering Based on RFM Model for Customer Segmentation in the Online Retail Business Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 12465 LNAI :484-497 DOI Publisher Url
Other
Lui A. 2019. Written evidence to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee's Automation and the Future of Work Inquiry Publisher Url
Lui A. 2018. House of Commons Treasury Select Committee Digital Currency Inquiry, Written Evidence. Publisher Url
Journal article
Lui A, Lamb G. 2018. Artificial intelligence and augmented intelligence collaboration: Regaining trust and confidence in the financial sector Information and Communications Technology Law, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Arsalidou D, Lui A. 2018. Post Brexit Britain and the Pay Culture: Challenges and Opportunities Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 69 :107-125 Publisher Url Public Url
Lui A. 2015. Cross-border voting chains and the case for improving the quality of shareholder engagement International Journal of Corporate Governance, 6 :70-85 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Lui A. 2015. Greed, recklessness and/or dishonesty? An investigation into the micro-regulation and culture of five UK banks between 2004-2009 Journal of Banking Regulation, 16 :106-129 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Lui A. 2014. Protecting whistle-blowers in the UK financial industry International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 11 :195-210 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Lui A. 2013. Macro and micro prudential regulatory failures between banks in the United Kingdom and Australia 2004-2009 Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 21 :241-258 DOI Publisher Url
Lui A. 2013. Macro and micro prudential regulatory failures amongst financial institutions in the United Kingdom: Lessons from Australia Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 21 :241-258 Publisher Url Public Url
Lui A. 2012. Retail ring-fencing of banks and its implications Journal of Banking Regulation, 13 :336-348 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Lui A. 2012. Single or twin? the UK financial regulatory landscape after the financial crisis of 2007-2009 (This article is the fifth most downloaded article from the LJMU website) Journal of Banking Regulation, 13 :24-35 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Lui A. 2011. Multiple principal-agent problems in securitisation Poznan University of Economic Review, 11 :47-72 Publisher Url Public Url
Report
Lui A, Fullbrook M, Spirrizzi A. 2011. Auditor Independence in Canada since 2004 Publisher Url
Thesis/Dissertation
Lui A. Regulation and Corporate Governance: A Case Study of the UK Banking Industry
Highlighted activities
Other invited event:
PROTAX Conference--New methods to prevent, investigate and mitigate corruption and tax crimes in the EU, EU Research Commission Agency, Keynote Speaker. Speech entitled 'Of Whistle-blowing in the European Union in the 21st century'. 2019
Macro-prudential policy: Implementing the financial stability mandate, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, Guest speaker on the topic of 'Twin peaks in practice'. 2017
The impact of ‘gig economy’ crowd workers in large corporations, Cambridge University, UK, Keynote speaker at the Annual International Conference on Law, Economics and Politics. Topic: ‘The impact of ‘gig economy’ crowd workers in large corporations’. 2016
International Corporate Governance Network Academic Conference in Amsterdam on cross-border voting and shareholder engagement, Amsterdam, Guest speaker. Topic: ‘Cross-border voting and shareholder engagement’. 2014
World Bank High Level Meeting on Governance of Bank Subsidiaries, Vienna, Guest speaker at the World Bank High Level Meeting on Governance of Bank Subsidiaries held in Vienna. The round table meeting contributed towards a publication, which is a global knowledge tool to build capacity of banks with bank subsidiaries. It also offers practical guidance to respond to the challenges of bank subsidiary governance. Topic: Retail ring-fencing of banks. 2014
INSEAD/EABIS 10th Annual Colloquium, Fontainebleau, Paris, Guest speaker. Topic: ‘‘Better protection for whistle-blowers to improve corporate governance—A comparative approach between the United Kingdom and Nigeria’. 2011
Corporate Governance & Global Financial Crisis Conference at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Guest speaker. Topic: ‘Corporate Governance, the crisis cycle and isomorphism: a case study of the UK and Nigerian banking sectors 2007 – 2010’.. 2010
Award:
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance. 2017
Fellowships:
Max Planck Fellowship, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg. 2015
Academic Fellow of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.
Winston Churchill Fellowship, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
Professional activities
Other Professional Activity:
Submitted written evidence to the International Development Committee In development call for inquiry. 2024
Submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Treasury Committee on Acceptance of Cash. 2024
Member of the Ethics Advisory Board of the EU KEYSTONE (Knowledgeable Comprehensive and Fully Integrated Smart Solution for Resilient, Sustainable and Optimised Transport Operations. 2024
Reviewer for Journal of Work Applied Management. 2023
Reviewer for the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. 2023
Chief Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. 2023
Completion of PhD supervision--Improving Accountability and Enforcement actions against company directors under the UK Companies Act 2006. 2023
Completion of PhD supervision--The Balancing Act: Regulating in the age of Artificial Intelligence. 2023
Completion of PhD supervision--Corporate Governance Regulation and Enforcement: A cross-national case study of the United Kingdom and the United States. 2023
Shortlisted for the ALT Award for Individuals, 2022 ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards. 2022
Guest Editor for Journal of Risk and Financial Management's Special Issue "Utilization of Information Technology in Financial Regulation and Compliance". 2022
Completion of PhD supervision--Money laundering- An assessment of soft law as a technique for repressive and preventive anti-money laundering control. 2022
Co-Convenor of the Banking and Finance stream of Socio-Legal Studies Association.
Erasmus+ Teaching Scheme at Tuebingen University, Germany, May-June 2017.
Member of the Financial Crime Research Network, University of West of England.
Reviewer of Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance.
Reviewer of Liverpool Law Review.
Public engagement:
Public talk or lecture, Financial Technology experts, Invited Speaker, Public Talk. 2024
Public talk or lecture, Legal Professionals, Invited Speaker, Liverpool Law Society AI and the Provision of Legal Services. 2024
Research Grants Awarded:
Society of Legal Scholars, Banking to the Future: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges, Grant value (£): 4,319. 2024
Society of Legal Scholars, The Climate Crisis and the Teaching of Law: Who? What? How?, Grant value (£): 1,000. 2024
Research England, Enhancing Access to digital and financial payments for women and minority groups in Nigeria, Grant value (£): 15,863. 2023
Association of Commonwealth Universities, Project DISC (Digital Information Security Course), Durban University of Technology, Grant value (£): 4,500. 2023
Research England, Enhancing Access to digital and financial payments for women and minority groups in Nigeria, Grant value (£): 9,987. 2022
British Council, The Digi:Đổi Consortium - scaling-up a sustainable digital ecosystem for HE in Viet Nam, Grant value (£): 89,958. 2022
Research England Policy Support Fund, Enhancing access to digital financial payment services for women and minority groups in urban-rural areas of Nigeria, Grant value (£): 9,995.30. 2021
Society of Legal Scholars, “A regime fit for purpose? Corporate governance and insolvency in the 2020s”, Grant value (£): 3000. 2020
Liverpool John Moores University, Enhancing access to digital financial payment services for women and minority groups in rural areas of Nigeria., Grant value (£): 8920. 2019
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and the Law: Right balance of financial innovation and inclusion?, Grant value (£): 2,000. 2018
Society of Legal Scholars, Timeliness and timelessness-Corporate governance and regulatory challenges after the financial crisis of 2007-2009 and Brexit, Grant value (£): 750. 2017
Liverpool John Moores University, Breaking the Oligopoly? The Use of Technology by ‘Challenger Banks’ in the UK and Canada, Grant value (£): 2000. 2017
Liverpool John Moores University, The ethical, legal and technical challenges of artificial intelligence in the financial industry, Grant value (£): 2000. 2016
Liverpool John Moores University, Timeliness and timelessness-Corporate governance and regulatory challenges after the financial crisis of 2007-2009 and Brexit, Grant value (£): 2,000. 2016
Liverpool John Moores University Student Union, Change Liverpool--Improving employability of Law School students, Grant value (£): 879. 2014
EU Commission, Support for Innovative Methodology, Approaches and Tools for Teaching through the Medium of English in order to improve Educational Yield, Sustainability and Internationalization [SMARTI], Grant value (£): 936,824 Euros, Duration of research project: 2021-2024.
Other invited event:
AI and the Provision of Legal Services, Liverpool John Moores University, Invited speaker to speak on Preparing Future Lawyers for AI in the Legal Sector. 2024
Anti-Financial Crime Summit, Hilton Hotel, London, Invited speaker on the topic of "How effective is the failure to prevent model in tackling financial crimes in the UK?". 2022
The Global Undergraduate Awards, Online event, Judge for the Law category of The Global Undergraduate Awards 2021. 2021
PROTAX Addressing Human and Legal Factors in Tax Compliance and Enforcement in the EU and Beyond, Virtual, Guest speaker. Presentation titled 'Deterrent effect of whistleblowing and the Lithuanian Whistleblower Programme'. 2021
PROTAX Conference--New methods to prevent, investigate and mitigate corruption and tax crimes in the EU, EU Research Commission Agency, Keynote Speaker. Speech entitled 'Of Whistle-blowing in the European Union in the 21st century'. 2019
“II New Trends In the Common Law” Artificial Intelligence, Economic Analysis of Law, Taxation and Civil Procedure, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Artificial Intelligence, Economic Analysis of Law, Taxation and Civil Procedure. 2019
Whistle-blowers: Voices of Justice, London (Coventry University campus), Guest speaker at International conference on corporate crime reporting and whistle-blowers' protection. 2019
SLSA Leeds Conference: The SwissLeaks scandal-Legal and ethical dilemmas of whistle-blowing on tax evasion, Leeds University, Guest speaker. 2019
A review of settlement agreements and whistle-blowers' protection in the UK financial sector, Coventry University, Guest speaker at the International Roundtable on Corporate Settlement Agreements. 2018
6th Crowdinvesting Symposium "Blockchain and Initial Coin Offerings", Max Planck Institute, Munich, Presentation on 'Robo-advice and social trading: A happy co-existence?'. 2018
SLSA Conference, University of Bristol, Guest speaker on the topic of: Artificial intelligence and augmented intelligence collaboration: Regaining trust and confidence in the financial sector. 2018
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple Lecture, Inner Temple, London, Guest speaker on the topic of 'Of trust and confidence in artificial intelligence'. 2018
Researcher Links Workshop on Developing an Agenda for FinTech Research in Emerging Economies, Malaysia, Guest speaker. Topic: 'FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and the Law in the Financial Industry'.. 2017
International Conference on Corporate Governance and Business Ethics, Singapore, Guest speaker on the topic of corporate governance in technology driven challenger banks. 2017
Critical Law and Corporate Social Responsibility Network Conference, Canterbury Christ Church University, Guest speaker on 'Greed, recklessness and/or dishonesty? An investigation into the culture of five UK banks between 2004-2009'. 2017
Macro-prudential policy: Implementing the financial stability mandate, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, Guest speaker on the topic of 'Twin peaks in practice'. 2017
A Celebration of Women's Research at LJMU, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, Guest speaker. Topic: 'Artificial intelligence in the financial industry'. 2017
The impact of ‘gig economy’ crowd workers in large corporations, Cambridge University, UK, Keynote speaker at the Annual International Conference on Law, Economics and Politics. Topic: ‘The impact of ‘gig economy’ crowd workers in large corporations’. 2016
UWE Guest Lecture-‘Was Australia lucky in the financial crisis of 2007-2009?, University of West of England, Guest speaker at University of West of England: ‘Was Australia lucky in the financial crisis of 2007-2009?-- A comparative analysis between the Australian and UK financial regulatory structures and responses’. 2015
University of West of England’s conference: ‘The global financial crisis and white collar crime’, University of West of England, Bristol, Guest speaker. Topic: ‘Protecting whistleblowers in the UK financial industry’. 2014
International Corporate Governance Network Academic Conference in Amsterdam on cross-border voting and shareholder engagement, Amsterdam, Guest speaker. Topic: ‘Cross-border voting and shareholder engagement’. 2014
World Bank High Level Meeting on Governance of Bank Subsidiaries, Vienna, Guest speaker at the World Bank High Level Meeting on Governance of Bank Subsidiaries held in Vienna. The round table meeting contributed towards a publication, which is a global knowledge tool to build capacity of banks with bank subsidiaries. It also offers practical guidance to respond to the challenges of bank subsidiary governance. Topic: Retail ring-fencing of banks. 2014
INSEAD/EABIS 10th Annual Colloquium, Fontainebleau, Paris, Guest speaker. Topic: ‘‘Better protection for whistle-blowers to improve corporate governance—A comparative approach between the United Kingdom and Nigeria’. 2011
Warwick University’s conference on ‘Sovereign Debt and the Banking Crisis, Warwick University, Coventry, Guest speaker. Topic: ‘Macro and micro prudential regulatory failures amongst financial institutions in the United Kingdom: Lessons from Australia’. 2011
Second Corporate Governance and Finance Conference, Melbourne, Australia, Guest speaker. Financial development and financial stability: Is the ‘twin peaks’ regulatory approach the most suitable one for the financial sector in the United Kingdom and Australia?. 2011
Corporate Governance & Global Financial Crisis Conference at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Guest speaker. Topic: ‘Corporate Governance, the crisis cycle and isomorphism: a case study of the UK and Nigerian banking sectors 2007 – 2010’.. 2010
Institutional Change in the European Transition Economics, Poznan University of Economics, Poland, Guest speaker. Topic: ‘Turmoil in the financial world: Financial Innovation, multiple principal-agent problems and regulatory dialectic’. 2010
Award:
Institute of Digital Knowledge-Association of Vietnamese Universities and Colleges Achievement in Digital Integration Award 2024. 2024
Liverpool John Moores University Faculty Teaching Excellence Award for Academic Leadership. 2024
Liverpool John Moores University Faculty Teaching Excellence Award for Collaboration. 2024
Liverpool John Moores University Faculty Teaching Excellence Award for Digital Transformation. 2024
Liverpool John Moores University Faculty Teaching Excellence Award for Learning Partnerships. 2024
Liverpool John Moores University Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Promoting EDI in Research--University Winner. 2023
Liverpool John Moores University Teaching and Learning Excellence Awards—University Winner for Excellence in Digital Education Award Winner.. 2022
Liverpool John Moores University Faculty Winner Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence-Postgraduate Research Supervisor. 2021
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance. 2017
HEA grant for employability and social media, Higher Education Academy. 2012
Runner-up in the British Federation of Women Graduates Travel Bursary Competition, British Federation of Women Graduates. 2010
External committees:
Applied Law Advisory Board, Durban University of Technology, International board member. 2024
Society of Legal Scholars Council, Society of Legal Scholars, Council Member. 2018
External PGR examinations performed:
University of Leeds, PhD, Regulatory and Policy Measures to Address the Problem of Non-Performing Loans: A Cross-Country Comparison. 2024
University of Coventry, PhD, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Global Financial Corporations in the United Kingdom: Ethico-Legal, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Perspectives. 2023
University of Coventry, PhD, An argument for minimum due diligence standards in Commonwealth Island citizenship by investment programmes facilitated by artificial intelligence. 2023
University of South Wales, PhD, The value of 'Technology-Enhanced Learning' (TEL) in evidencing compliance with the 'Student Contract to Educate' (SCTE) in a new era of accountability in UK Higher Education. 2020
Deakin University, PhD, Assessment and Theories of China’s Compliance with WTO in Financial Services’. 2017
Conference presentation:
Corporate fiscal corruption in the UK: A critique of corporate criminal liability in practice, Tax Research Network 2023, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, Oral presentation. 2023
Enhancing access to digital financial payment services for women and minority groups in urban-rural areas of Nigeria, Leeds Financial and FinTech Law Conference 2023, University of Leeds, Oral presentation. 2023
The Rule of Law and Artificial Intelligence—Algorithmic Transparency and the Customer’s Right to Explanation in Automated Credit Making Decisions’, Society of Legal Scholars & University College London Financial Regulation Conference, Oral presentation. 2022
Conference organisation:
SLSA Conference Banking and Finance Stream in York University, Co-convenor. 2022
SLSA Cardiff Conference (Banking and Finance Stream), Co-convenor. 2021
A regime fit for purpose? Corporate governance and insolvency in the 2020s, Online conference using EventsAir platform. 2021
LJMU FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and the Law, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/conferences/fintech-artificial-intelligence-and-the-law. 2019
Hans-Boeckler Foundation ‘Pre-Brexit’ Colloquium, LJMU. Topic: ‘The impact of Brexit on the UK financial sector’, Co-organiser and guest speaker. 2018
Timeliness and timelessness-Corporate governance and regulatory challenges after the financial crisis of 2007-2009 and Brexit, Organiser, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/conferences/corporate-governance-and-financial-regulation-conference. 2017
A new employability model for the twenty-first century: the importance of social media and digital employability skills.
Socio-Legal Studies Association Conferences, Convenor of the Banking and Finance stream.
Fellowships:
SPRITE+ (Security, Privacy, Identity, Trust, Engagement) Expert Fellow, SPRITE+ Network Plus, https://spritehub.org/. 2022
Max Planck Fellowship, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg. 2015
Liverpool John Moores Early Career Fellowship, Liverpool John Moores University. 2013
Academic Fellow of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts, Royal Society of Arts.
Winston Churchill Fellowship, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
External collaboration:
Advisory Board of the EU Horizon TRACE Research Project of 7 Million Euros, Consortium led by Coventry University. 2021
Coventry University, Professor Umut Turksen-- EU Horizon 2020 Project of £3 million: Contribution to case studies on tax crimes. 2018
Media Coverage:
Indus News Pakistan--Transparency International's Report on Corruption 2019
BBC Radio Merseyside on the role of trade unions in modern society, 2015
Interviewed by BBC Radio Merseyside in December 2012 about the trade mark of Liverpool Football Club.
Interviewed by BBC Radio Merseyside in June 2014 about the employment law changes brought by the coalition government
Editorial boards:
Centre for Multidisciplinary Artificial Intelligence, Editorial Board Member and Conference Management Committee Member. 2018
Global Business Research Journals, Member of the Editorial Review & Advisory Board for Conferences. 2017
Industrial connections:
Global Integrity Research Network, Member of the Global Integrity Research Network, http://www.girnweb.com/people.html.
Membership of professional bodies:
Member, Law Society of England and Wales.
Member, Liverpool Law Society Employment Law Committee.
Member, Royal Society of Arts.
Member, Society of Legal Scholars.