Alastair Mullis (born December 1961) is a British legal scholar and Professor of Law. He served as Head of the Law School and later as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the

University of Leeds The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed Y ...

from 2013 until his retirement in 2023.

Biography

Education

Mullis graduated with an LLB from

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

in 1984 and obtained his LLM from

Downing College, Cambridge Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 950 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to the university between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the oldest of ...

in 1985.

Academic career

Mullis taught at

from 1989 to 1999, becoming senior lecturer in 1996. He then joined the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a Public university, public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus university, campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and twenty-six schools of ...

in 1999, serving as Dean from 2001 and Professor from 2005. In 2013, he moved to the

as Head of the Law School and served as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences from 2020 until 2022, continuing as Professor of Law until his retirement in 2023. He has held visiting professorships in Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Southeast Asia.

Contributions to law

Mullis is a specialist editor for ''Butterworths Law of Tort'' and writes (with Donal Nolan) the annual review of tort cases for the ''All England Law Reports, Annual Review''.

Libel reform advocacy

In 2010, Mullis became involved in public debate on libel reform in the UK, co-authoring a research paper with Dr Andrew Scott of the

London School of Economics and Political Science The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public university, public research university in London, England, and a member institutions of the University of London, member institution of the University ...

. The paper critically responded to recommendations from th
Libel Reform Campaign
arguing for evidence-based reforms balancing personal privacy and public interest.

Bibliography

* Torts (3rd edn Macmillan, 2003) (with K Oliphant). * The CISG: A New Textbook for Students and Practitioners (Sellier 2007) (with P Huber)

References

External links

Website at Leeds
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