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CLPU Members

Discover the research interests of Charity Law and Policy Unit (CLPU) members and get in touch.

Director

  • Dr Jennifer Sigafoos (Director): Access to justice, social welfare law, discrimination law, charities, and lobbying. 
  • Dr John Tribe (Deputy Director): Charities and insolvency, integration of trsuts and insolvency law, disqualifying fiduciaries. 

Academic Staff

  • Dr Matthew Shillito: Non-profit organisations, anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, Financial Action Task Force, digital currencies, non-traditional payment methods; de-risking, financial inclusion.
  • Dr James Organ: Access to Justice and impact of legal aid and other funding cuts on the provision of legal advice.

PhD Students

  • Faisal Alotaibi: Property Law. Faisal’s thesis will suggest reforms of the Saudi Jointly Owned Property Laws and practices, using the English commonhold and South African sectional title as benchmarks.
  • William Norcup Brown: property and human rights law, and access to quasi-public space. William's working thesis title is 'Property and Liberty: restoring the quasi-public trust in the 21st century'.
  • Matilda Clough: Charity law and educational law and policy. Tilly's working thesis title is: 'An Investigation into the Charitable Status of Independent Schools'.
  • Elin Williams: Commercial and Banking Law, Financial Crime, Cryptocurrency and Dark Web regulation. Elin's working thesis title is: 'Cryptocurrency-Based Money Laundering: Applying the Current Regulatory Framework in the New Technological Landscape'.
  • Keith Arrowsmith: Charity law and governance, especially the appointment of trustees, succession planning and diversity.

Visiting Researcher

  • Omer Yildirim: Administrative law and charity law. Omer’s working thesis title is: ‘Public Benefit Association Status in the Context Of Administrative Law’.

Honorary Staff

 

 

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