Our Staff

Ian Fox-Williams

Deputy Head of the School of Law, International Development and Partnerships

Ian Fox-Williams is the Deputy Head of the School of Law with responsibility for International Development and Partnerships.

Rhiannon Frost

Lecturer

Before working at BCU, Rhiannon Frost worked at Staffordshire University for 3 years teaching on a range of different courses and modules. She is currently a PhD student at Keele University.

Samantha Gargaro

Senior Lecturer

Samatha Gargaro qualified as a Solicitor in 1991 and worked in private practice until June 2018. Samantha came to Birmingham City University to develop the Clinical Education offered to students.

Jason's career has always been within the Justice System. Following completion of the Legal Practice Course at Birmingham City University, Jason went to work for the Legal Aid Agency managing a team assessing civil legal aid applications.

Dr Emilie Ghio

Lecturer in Law, Erasmus/Study Abroad Programme Coordinator

Dr Emilie Ghio is an active scholar with deep expertise in insolvency and rescue law, solid result-driven research background and expansive teaching experience at graduate and undergraduate level.

Keith Gompertz

Lecturer in Law

Practiced as a Solicitor: 1974-1997, specialising in Property Law, Partnership Law; Liquor Licensing Law; Financial Planning; Wills and Probate; Landlord and Tenant.

Lauren Haddock

Senior Lecturer, Course Director for the Postgraduate Diploma in Law/LLM Professional Law

Lauren Haddock joined Birmingham City University in July 2015, following a number of years as a visiting lecturer whilst working in the industry.

Rhonda Hammond-Sharlot

Lecturer

Rhonda is an experienced academic, having taught and researched in Law since 1997. Prior to coming into academia, she was in practice specialising in Employment Law.

Tracey Hough

Associate Professor, LLB Course Director

Tracey Hough is the LLB Programme Director. Her teaching areas are Land Law, Contract Law and ADR. She has experience in teaching and leading programmes both home and abroad, having taught at institutions in Mauritius and Hong Kong.

Dr Friso Johannes Jansen

Senior Lecturer in Law

Dr Friso Jansen is a Lecturer in Law. He is the module leader for Public Law on the LLB and PGDL programmes. He is also responsible for the LLM module on Global Health Law.