List of University College London people in the Law

Further information: List of University College London people

A list of University College London people in the Law. University College London (UCL) is one of two founding colleges of University of London. The UCL Faculty of Laws is considered as one of the top law schools in UK. UCL attendees and alumni who have served in the law profession are included in this list.

Alumni

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Andrew Cayley, International Co-Prosecutor of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia

International

• Andrew Cayley, UCL (LLM): International Co-Prosecutor of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia
• Taslim Olawale Elias, UCL (BA, LLB, PhD): former President of the International Court of Justice
• Hassan Bubacar Jallow: current Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
• Riz Mokal, UCL (LLB, PhD): Senior Counsel of the World Bank

Europe

• Terry Davis, UCL (LLB 1962): former Secretary General of the Council of Europe
• Paul J. Mahoney, UCL (LLM 1969, Lecturer): current and first President of European Union Civil Service Tribunal
• Christos Rozakis, UCL (LLM 1970): first vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece

UK

• John Baker, UCL (LLB, PhD): Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge
• Peter Birks: former Regius Professor of Civil Law, University of Oxford
• Dame Margaret Booth: High Court judge
• David Childs, managing partner of Clifford Chance
• Herbert Cozens-Hardy: former Master of the Rolls
• Geoffrey Dear: former Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
• Sir Roderick Evans (LLB), former British judge of the High Court of England and Wales and presiding Judge for Wales (2007)
• Peter Goldsmith: former Attorney General for England and Wales
• Arnold Goodman: lawyer and political advisor
• Nicholas John Hannen, Chief Justice of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan (1891-1900)
• Baron Farrer Herschell, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
• Sir George Jessel, UCL (BA, MA): former Master of the Rolls of England and Wales (1873–1883)
• Sir Gavin Lightman, UCL (LLB, Fellow), High Court judge (Chancery Division)
• Sir Vincent Lloyd-Jones, High Court judge
• Andrew Reid (LLB), Lawyer, Racehorse trainer, and Treasurer of the UK Independence Party
• Leonard Sainer, solicitor and retailer
• Patricia Scotland, former Attorney General for England and Wales and Attorney General for Northern Ireland
• Anthony Scrivener (LLB), barrister famous for defending Tony Martin (2001) and Saddam Hussein (2005) against mass murder charges
• Thomas Edward Scrutton, former Lord Justice of Appeal
• Maurice Watkins (LLB, LLM): Director of Manchester United's football board and club's solicitor
• Sir Alfred Wills: High Court judge
• Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf: former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Americas

• Rudranath Capildeo, UCL (BSc, MSc, PhD, Lecturer): Trinidad and Tobago Barrister at Law (Attorney-at-Law), mathematician, politician, former leader of Democratic Labour Party and leader of the Opposition
• The Rt. Hon. Sir Vincent Floissac, Chief Justice and President of East Caribbean Appeal Court

Africa

• Samuel Azu Crabbe, UCL (LLB): former Chief Justice of Ghana, President of the National Olympic Committee of Ghana
• Samuel Eson Johnson Ecoma, UCL (LLB): former Chief Judge of Cross River State, Nigeria

Asia

China

• Wu Ting-fang (伍廷芳), UCL Law, first ethnic Chinese barrister in UK (Lincoln's Inn) (1876) and Hong Kong (1877), the first ethnic Chinese member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong's first ethnic Chinese Justice of the Peace.
• Chang Tao-fan (張道藩), UCL art student: former President of the Legislative Yuan (1952–1961)
• Cheng Tien-Hsi (鄭天錫), UCL (LLD): former Vice-President of the Legislative Yuan, Member of Permanent Court of International Justice, the last Ambassador of Republic of China to UK

Hong Kong

• Winston Chu UCL (LLB): former Chairman of Society for Protection of the Harbour, founding Partner at Winston Chu & Company Solicitors
• Joseph Fok: Permanent Judge of Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
• W. Meigh Goodman, former Chief Justice of Hong Kong
• Simon Li (李福善), (1922-2013) former Vice-President of Court of Appeal (Hong Kong) and first Chinese High Court Judge (Hong Kong)
• Herbert Tsoi, UCL (LLB, LLM): former President of The Law Society of Hong Kong
• Yang Ti-liang: former Chief Justice of Hong Kong

India

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, UCL law student: leader of the Indian independence movement and "Father of the Nation"
• Adarsh Sein Anand: former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
• Sudhi Ranjan Das: former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
• Kuldip Singh: former Judge, Supreme Court of India (1988–96); Advocate General, Punjab (1987); Additional Solicitor General of India (1987–88)

Malaysia

• Arifin Zakaria: Chief Justice of Malaysia (2011–present)

Singapore

• Thirugnana Sampanthar Sinnathuray: Judge of the High Court of Singapore
• Chao Hick Tin: Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of Singapore, former Attorney-General of Singapore
• Tan Boon Teik: former Attorney-General of Singapore
• Koh Juat Jong, UCL (BSc): former acting Attorney-General of Singapore, Registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore, and Solicitor-General of Singapore

Middle East

• Gabriel Bach: former Prosecutor in the trial against Adolf Eichmann, former Justice of Supreme Court of Israel

Oceania

• John William Salmond: Judge of the High Court of New Zealand

Staff

Ronald Dworkin

• John Austin – Jeremy Bentham Professor of Law and Philosophy, formerly Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, major figure in jurisprudence, critic of legal positivism.
• Eric Barendt: Professor of Media Law
• Ian Dennis: Professor of English Law
• Ronald Dworkin: Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence
• Hazel Genn: current Dean of UCL Law faculty
• Sir Malcolm Grant - Professor of Law and Vice-Dean (1986–91), subsequently appointed the 9th UCL President and Provost (2003–13)
• Stephen Guest: Professor of Legal Philosophy
• Sir Robin Jacob - former Lord Justice of Court of Appeal in England and Wales, now Sir Hugh Laddie Chair and Professor in Intellectual Property Law.
• Sir Hugh Laddie: former Professor of Intellectual Property Law; Queen's Counsel; former High Court judge
• Sir Basil Markesinis – Professor of Common Civil Law, Queen's Counsel; prominent legal academic
• Philippe Sands: Professor of International Law
• Eleanor V. E. Sharpston, UCL lecturer 1990-92: current Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union
• Timothy Swanson: former Chair in Law & Economics
• Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf – former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, alumni and taught as a visiting professor.

See also

• UCL Faculty of Laws
• List of University College London people