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Professor Greg Gordon
Professor Greg Gordon
Professor Greg Gordon

LLB (Hons), LLM, DipLP, PhD, PHEA

Head of School of Law, Personal Chair

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Email Address
g.w.gordon@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 272418
Office Address

Taylor Building, Room C36

School/Department
School of Law
Personal Assistant
Personal Assistant
Ms May Holbrook
Personal Assistant Email Address
may.holbrook@abdn.ac.uk
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Biography

Greg Gordon joined the School of Law as a lecturer in 2004 after a period working in Aberdeen and London as a solicitor specialising in litigation, primarily in the oil and gas sector.  He became a senior lecturer in 2011 and Professor Law in 2019.  He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Prof Gordon is the Head of School.  He previously served as Deputy Head of School and as the Co-Director for Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law.

Prof Gordon’s principal teaching and research interests are in energy law (particularly upstream oil and gas law), delict/tort and commercial contracting. 

Prof Gordon is an editorial board member of the Stair Memorial Encyclopedia, a Board member of SULI and a Trustee of the TB Smith Memorial Trust.  

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Head of School


External Memberships

Board Member, SULI
Editorial Board Member: Stair Memorial Encyclopedia
Member, IIUM Law Journal International Editorial and Advisory Committee
Visiting Lecturer and Fellow, Wuhan University (2018)
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (2016 & 2020)
Visiting Lecturer, Louisiana State University (2015)

Research

Research Overview

Upstream oil and gas law; Scots law generally; the law of delict/tort.

Current Research

Prof Gordon's present research projects focus primarily upon the decommissioning of offshore installations and the Scots law of negligence.

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Prof Gordon currently co-ordinates and/or teaches on the following the courses: 

Undergraduate

Level 1: Delict and Unjustified Enrichment

Level 2: Business Law (in Aberdeen and Qatar)

Level 3: Energy Law

Level 4: Civil Liberties


LLM

The North Sea Energy Law Programme (4-seat professional masters programme delivered in conjunction with the Universities of Groningen, Oslo and Copenhagen)
Contracting in Hydrocarbon Operations

Legal Principles (Distance Learning)
Cooperative Oil and Gas Contracts (Distance Learning)
Risk Allocation in Oil and Gas Service Sector Contracts (Distance Learning)

MSc

Legal Issues in Decommissioning Operations: Regulation (online and on campus)
Legal Issues in Decommissioning Operations: Commercial (online and on campus)

 

Publications

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  • Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

    Farrington, F., Borg Barthet, J., Ferguson, E., Ainslie, J., Macpherson, A., Skilling, M., Poesen, M., Gordon, G.
    49 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Copyright Law, Taylor Swift and the Music Industry

    Gordon, G., Brown, A., Adebola, T.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites

  • Energy Law and the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy

    Gordon, G., Shapovalova, D.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites

  • Mental Health and the Law

    Gordon, G., West, E.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites

  • Book Review: Maximising Economic Recovery: A New Approach to Regulating the UK’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

    Gordon, G.
    Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • An Introduction to Risk Allocation in Oil and Gas Contracts from an English Law Perspective

    Gordon, G.
    Knock for Knock Indemnities and the Law: Contractual Limitation and Delictual Liability. Svendson, K., Stavang, E., Gordon, G. (eds.). Informa UK Limited, pp. 20-64, 45 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Editors' Preface

    Stavang, E., Svendsen, K., Gordon, G.
    Knock for Knock Indemnities and the Law: Contractual Limitation and Delictual Liability. Svendsen, K., Stavang, E., Gordon, G. (eds.). Informa UK Limited, 3 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Knock for Knock Indemnities and the Law: Contractual Limitation and Delictual Liability

    Svendsen, K. (ed.), Stavang, E. (ed.), Gordon, G. (ed.)
    Informa UK Limited. 336 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Decommissioning of (Abandoned or Disused) Offshore Installations

    Yiallourides, C., Gordon, G. W.
    Encyclopedia of Energy Law and the Environment. Roggenkamp, M., de Graaf, K., Fleming, R. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 277-288, 12 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Petroleum Licences - a legal cultural perspective: The United Kingdom

    Gordon, G., Paterson, J.
    The Character of Petroleum Licences: A Legal Cultural Initiative. Soliman Hunter, T., Sunde, J., Nordveit, E. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 119-138, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
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