Dr Mukarrum Ahmed
Lecturer in Business LawProfile
Dr Mukarrum Ahmed is Lecturer in Business Law at the University of Lancaster, and a barrister of Lincoln's Inn. He graduated with a PhD in Law from the University of Aberdeen School of Law, where he was awarded a fully funded Doctoral Scholarship. Dr Ahmed was the recipient of the University of Aberdeen's Principal's Excellence Award in 2015.
Dr Ahmed is a recognised expert and the author of books on private international law and commercial law. He has published in leading law journals including the Journal of Private International Law, the Law Quarterly Review and the European Business Law Review. He approaches the law from theoretical, pragmatic and comparative perspectives. Recurrent themes in his work include the post-Brexit development of private international law, party autonomy, methodological pluralism and the global governance function of private international law.
His work on asymmetric choice of court agreements and the conflicts of jurisdiction was quoted by the High Court of England and Wales in Etihad Airways v Flöther (Air Berlin) [2019] EWHC 3107 (Comm) (Jacobs J), a €2 billion airline financing dispute and jurisdiction battle. His research was most recently cited with approval in the European Court of Justice (AG Collins) in Cases C‑345/22 and C‑347/22 Maersk A/S v Allianz Seguros y Reaseguros SA and Case C‑346/22 Mapfre España Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros SA v MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping GmbH & Co. These three preliminary references to the European Court of Justice concerned the enforceability of English jurisdiction clauses in bills of lading against third party holders of the bills of lading. Dr Ahmed's research has been cited in pre-eminent treatises on private international law, international litigation and arbitration. His work has also been cited in influential policy papers and consultations in the UK and EU.
Dr Ahmed is External Examiner of several legal theory, private and public law modules at York Law School, University of York. He is an Associate Member of the University of Aberdeen's Centre for Private International Law and the University of Stirling's Private International Law Research Cluster. He is an Editor of Commentaries on Private International Law, the biannual publication of the American Society of International Law's Private International Law Interest Group, and Conflictoflaws.net - Views and News on Private International Law, the world's foremost online forum on private international law. He has been an expert peer reviewer, amongst others, for OUP, CUP, Routledge, the Journal of Private International Law, Transnational Legal Theory and the Indian Journal of International Law.
Prior to the commencement of his doctoral studies in Aberdeen, he was an Advocate at a top tier commercial law firm and Adjunct Lecturer in the Conflict of Laws and Jurisprudence and Legal Theory at a University of London Recognised Teaching Centre. At this point in his career, his formal legal education consisted of the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) from the Inns of Court School of Law, London and a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Law from City, University of London and the University of London respectively.
Qualifications
FHEA - PGCAP (Lancaster University)
PhD in Law (University of Aberdeen)
Barrister (Lincoln's Inn)
LLM (City, University of London)
LLB (Hons) (University of London)
Research Interests
Dr Ahmed's research interests focus on private international law (conflict of laws), international commercial litigation and arbitration. His interest in private international law is closely aligned with his fascination for EU law, international legal theory and comparative law.
Current Teaching
Private International Law (LLB) (Convenor)
Principles of Commercial Law (LLB)
International Commercial Litigation (LLM) (Convenor)
International Commercial Arbitration (LLM) (Convenor)
LLB/LLM Dissertation Supervision
PhD Supervision
Additional Information
Director of PG Recruitment and Admissions and Cluster Lead for Law, Business and the Economy in the Centre for Law and Society
PhD Supervision Interests
Private International Law (Conflict of Laws), International Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
Anton's Private International Law
01/10/2022 → …
Research
Brexit and Private International Law
01/04/2021 → 31/08/2021
Research
Choice of Court Agreements
01/11/2016 → 05/10/2017
Research
Symposium on Tort Litigation against Transnational Corporations
Symposium
External Examiner at the University of York
Examination
Guest Lecture on 'The Resurgence of Anti-Suit Injunctions in a Post-Brexit World' at the University of Birmingham
Invited talk
PhD External Examiner
Examination
Challenges in Contemporary International Litigation - Workshop at Lancaster University
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Commentaries on Private International Law, The American Society of International Law (Journal)
Editorial activity
External Examiner at the University of York
Examination
Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Springer (Publisher)
Publication peer-review
Guest Lecture on the 'The Art of Advocacy' at Tashkent State University of Law
Invited talk
Foreign Expert Legal Opinion on the Application of the Hague Convention 1970
Expert Opinion
Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
Publication peer-review
Judge of the Pax Moot on Private International Law 2021 (Arthur T von Mehren Round)
Other
Routledge (Publisher)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Private International Law (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Transnational Legal Theory (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Private International Law (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
Publication peer-review
Cited in the European Judicial Network's Training Material
Other
Journal of Private International Law (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Commercial Law Reform - An International Research Network (External organisation)
Membership of network
Cited in the Scottish Government's Consultation on 'Family and Civil Law and Brexit'
Other
The Third International Conference on Economic and Business Management (Event)
Publication peer-review
Talk at the Book Launch of "The Nature and Enforcement of Choice of Court Agreements: A Comparative Study" (Oxford, Hart Publishing 2017), Lancaster University Law School
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Indian Journal of International Law (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Publication peer-review
Brexit and English Dispute Resolution Agreements - Research Paper Presented at the 7th Journal of Private International Law Conference, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Conflictoflaws.net - Views and News in Private International Law (Journal)
Editorial activity
Brexit and English Jurisdiction Agreements: The Post-Referendum Legal Landscape - Research Paper Presented at the "Changes and Challenges in Cross-Border Litigation - A Post-Referendum View from the UK" conference at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The Scope for Remedies for Breach of Exclusive Choice of Court Agreements and Concurrent Proceedings in the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements - Research Paper Presented at the Meeting of the Centre for Private International Law, University of Aberdeen
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
The Theory and Practice of the Damages Remedy for Breach of Choice of Court Agreements - Research Paper Presented at the 10th Anniversary of the Journal of Private International Law Conference at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Aberdeen Student Law Review (Journal)
Editorial activity
Nominations for Awards
Other distinction
Principal's Excellence Award, University of Aberdeen
Prize (including medals and awards)
Fully Funded Doctoral Scholarship in Private International Law of the EU, University of Aberdeen
Prize (including medals and awards)
STIP Foundation Scholarship, The Hague Academy of International Law
Prize (including medals and awards)
Nominated for the Inner Temple Book Prize
Other distinction
- Centre for Law and Society