Dr Niel Gillard

Lecturer

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School of Law and Social Justice
n.gillard@chester.ac.uk
Dr Niel Gillard

Niel is a lecturer within the School of Law and has numerous years of experience teaching across a range of modules. He teaches on Criminal Law, Medical Law and is the module leader for Sports Law.

He first joined the School of Law as an undergraduate before graduating with an LLB in Law and is completing a socio-legal doctorate focusing on the relationship between legislation, culture and gender, and career progression in law firms. He has presented his research at various conferences.
 
Niel has experience in a variety of roles in the legal and higher education sectors. He has worked in personal injury and medical negligence and has taught on a wide range of modules here and at other institutions. He currently teaches on a range of modules and is the module leader for Sports Law.
 
In addition to his interest in legal scholarship, Niel is a keen and active sportsman. He has played basketball to a professional level, and he currently coaches the University’s very successful men’s basketball team.

  • English Legal System and Method (Level 4)
  • Principle of Property Law (Level 4)
  • Work-Based Learning (Level 5)
  • Medical Law and Ethics (Level 6)
  • Sports Law (Level 6)
  • Dissertation (Level 6)

His present research and work focuses on the following areas:

  • Gender and discrimination law
  •  Medical law and ethics
  • Sports law

Selected conference papers

“You can’t have it all”: Experiences and perceptions on the use of family friendly rights in the legal profession, (2016) ‘Embracing New Approaches’ Postgraduate Legal Research Conference, Queen Mary University of London.

“Has the Government Really Thought That Through?” Experiences and Perceptions of Legal Practitioners on the Implications of Using Family Friendly Rights on Career Progression in Law, (2016), Oxford Women’s Leadership Symposium, University of Oxford.

‘Exploring perceptions and experiences of any impact or implications of family friendly legislation on career progression in Law Firms in the UK’ (2015) “Equality Act 2010: five-years on”, Forum of Research into Equality and Diversity, University of Chester Law School.

  • LLB Law (Hons)

Niel is working towards completing his PhD and professional membership.