Spotlight on School of Law’s Nick Clapham

Background

• Nick is a qualified solicitor and served as an officer in the Army Legal Services, where he alternated between criminal prosecution (courts-martial), and advising on the law of armed conflict (from MOD to deployed forces)
• Prior to joining Surrey in 2014, Nick worked as a personal trainer, helping people achieve their health and fitness goals
• His academic interests include Public Law, Criminal Law, the Law of Evidence, Use of Force and International Humanitarian Law
• In 2017, Nick was awarded ‘Oxford University Press Law Teacher of the Year’
• Nick has recently been appointed as a Recorder (judge) and will be sitting in the Family Court on the South Eastern Circuit, on a part-time basis.

Features

• Watch Nick’s case analysis video on the landmark tort law case of Donoghue v. Stephenson, where a person found a snail in their ginger beer and decided to sue the manufacturer
• Nick has also been featured in The Conversation, discussing the Donoghue v. Stephenson case, as well as other well-known seminal law cases.

“Following a career in practice, there is nothing more rewarding than teaching those beginning their own legal careers. The School of Law offers a vibrant learning community in which students can flourish - many that we have taught in my time are now barristers, solicitors, paralegals, academics and more besides.” - Nick Clapham, Teaching Fellow

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