Dr Mukarrum Ahmed

Lecturer in Business Law

Profile

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.

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

Seminar on 'Recent Developments in Tort Litigation against Multinational Companies in the United Kingdom' at the University of Stirling
Invited talk

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

Quoted and Cited in the European Parliament Study on 'Ensuring Efficient Cooperation with the UK in civil law matters'
Other

Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Springer (Publisher)
Publication peer-review

Amended Rule on Prorogation of Jurisdiction and Relationship with the 2005 Hague Convention - T.M.C. Asser Instituut, The Hague
Invited talk

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

Cited in the Hague Conference on Private International Law's List of Secondary Sources on International Legislation
Other

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

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts: The Lugano Convention as a Viable Alternative to the Brussels Ia Regulation? - Research Paper Presented at the SLS Conference 2020, University of Exeter
Invited talk

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

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts: Comparing the Hague Choice of Court Convention with the Brussels Ia Regulation - Research Paper Presented at the SLS Conference 2019, University of Central Lancashire
Invited talk

Commercial Law Reform - An International Research Network (External organisation)
Membership of network

Cited in the British Institute of International and Comparative Law's Report on 'The Framework of Judicial Cooperation after Brexit in Civil and Commercial Matters'
Other

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

Jurisdiction to Sue a Parent Company in the English Courts for the Actions of its Foreign Subsidiary - Research Paper Presented at the SLS Conference 2018, Queen Mary University of London
Invited talk

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

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)

Nominations for Awards
Other distinction

Nominated for the Inner Temple Book Prize
Other distinction

  • Centre for Law and Society