Profile
Biography
I am an Associate Lecturer at YLS, and you’ll see me teaching PBL as well as a range of other modules, and the occasional plenary. My main area of interests are crime, tort, and family law although I do venture out on occassion.
Outside of YLS I have a number of regulatory positions and appointments. I sit as a Lay Member of one of the regulatory and disciplinary committees of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. I’m a member of a Railway Appeals Body, a Fostering Panel, and the Appeals Panel for York City and North Yorkshire County Council. I also sit as a Lay and Presiding Justice in the Adult and Family Courts.
Research
Overview
I’m currently in the final stages of my PhD which is investigating whether online extremists are liable for real-world harm, with a focus on extreme misogyny. For instance, I examine whether extreme groups of the ‘Manosphere’ are liable for encouraging mass-casualty attacks should they manifest. Or whether those who give dangerous dating/romantic advice online are liable if it results in real world harm.
Prior to this I researched the criminal liability of cult members and leader for acts of extreme violence for my LLM, with a focus on Jonestown. I argued that cult leaders should be liable for the actions of their subordinates in a ‘totalist’ system, and sought to understand whether the Jonestown Tragedy ought to be characterised as murder or suicide.
