Bournemouth University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nick Grief as the Steele Raymond Professor of Law.
Prof Grief has been Head of the School of Finance & Law at Bournemouth University since January 1998. He was previously Head of Law at the University of Exeter.
His appointment as Professor of Law will be formally announced at the Annual Steele Raymond Lecture, scheduled at the University on Friday, April 26th. This year's lecture, "Reforming the Companies Act - The Way Ahead" will be delivered by the Rt Hon Lady Justice Mary Arden, DBE, former Chair of the Law Commission.
"We feel extremely privileged to have Nick Grief on board as our Professor", said David Steele, Senior Partner of Steele Raymond. "He is a very high calibre appointee and I know that our team will enjoy, and derive great benefit from, working with him and his colleagues at the University."
A practising barrister, Prof Grief specialises in European and international law with particular emphasis on human rights and humanitarian law. He is Co-Editor of the European Human Rights Reports and a major contributor to EU Law training for the Government Legal Service and the Cabinet Office. He also delivers human rights awareness training for the States of Guernsey Civil Service Board.
"I am delighted that we have been able to make this appointment as it will strengthen considerably the long running collaboration between the university and Steele Raymond," said Prof Gillian Slater, Vice-Chancellor of Bournemouth University. "In addition to the Annual Steele Raymond lecture, a number of research projects will be taken forward as part of our growing research strength in Law."
Originally established in 1979, Steele Raymond has grown rapidly to become one of the leading legal practices in the South of England. The firm has worked closely with Bournemouth University for a number of years, supporting students on the unique LLB (Hons) in Business Law through placements and bursaries.
The Steele Raymond Annual Lecture, held in conjunction with the University, is now in its seventh year. Previous speakers include Lord Millett and Sir David Neuberger.
