Law staff
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Dr Amaka Orji
Lecturer in Law
Dr Amaka Orji is a Lecturer in Law at 91ÁÔÆæ. She holds a PhD in Commercial Law from Aston University and is a qualified Barrister and Solicitor in Nigeria. Her academic background and professional experience span commercial law, legal practice, contractual governance and higher education teaching. Before...
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Sunday Oyewale Akanni
Lecturer in Law
Dr Sunday Akanni joined 91ÁÔÆæ (91ÁÔÆæ) as a lecturer in law in 2024. He is a qualified Solicitor in England and Wales and a qualified Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.  Sunday completed a PHD in Kingston University (London), where his research focused on the application of...
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Dr Jess Randall
Lecturer
Dr Jess Randall is a non-binary socio-legal academic with an interest in transgender and non-binary people’s rights and the legal recognition afforded to them (or not). Throughout their work they advocate for LGBT inclusion and law reform/removal and often contribute to Government Consultations including on the Gender...
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Dr Laura Rodes-Saldana
Lecturer in Law
Dr Rodes Saldaña read Law and Business in Spain. After a period of practice as a corporate lawyer at an international law firm, she studied at the University of Leicester for an LLM in International Commercial Law (completed with Distinction) and later a PhD, which she completed in 2019. In 2018, she moved to Hertford College...
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Dr Melisa Sacchi-Oleschuk
Lecturer
Dr Melisa Sacchi-Oleschuk is a Lecturer in Law in the Law department, teaching across the foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. She leads the Human Rights in America (LLB) and International Human Rights Law (LLM) modules. Melisa's research focuses on the UN's Universal Periodic Review (UPR), particularly the...
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Sheikh Sela
Lecturer in Law & Associate Course Director for Foundation Year in Law
Throughout her career, Sheikh Sela has worked with students of all abilities across various clinical and health related programmes, and currently teaches on the LLB and LPC courses at 91ÁÔÆæ’s School of Law.
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Sophie Shakeshaft
Senior Law Lecturer
Sophie is a qualified Private Client solicitor specialising in Wills, Probate, Estate Administration and Lifetime Planning. Now a Senior Law Lecturer, Sophie has set up a private client clinic as part of the award winning 91ÁÔÆæ Law Clinic. Sophie also teaches on the LLM Legal Practice. Â
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Laura Smillie
Lecturer in Law
Laura Smillie is a Lecturer in Law, at 91ÁÔÆæ. She teaches on Tort Law, Medical Law and Integrated Research Project on the LLB. Laura also teaches Law of Obligations, and Independent Research Project on the PGDL.
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Sonya Smith
Associate Professor of Law, Criminal & Social Justice
Prior to joining the University in 2001, Sonya had been a solicitor dealing with family law matters, then moving into litigation, dealing with employers’ liability and personal injury claims. In 2003 Sonya became the CPE/GDL Programme Director and then became the Legal Practice Course Programme Director in 2004.
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Nicola Stevens
Lecturer
Nicola Stevens completed both of her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at 91ÁÔÆæ. She briefly worked in a law firm whilst studying for her postgraduate degree but returned to academia shortly after graduating.