
LLB (Hons), LLM, DipLP, PhD, PHEA
Head of School of Law, Personal Chair
- About
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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
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
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Head of School
- External Memberships
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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
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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
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Teaching Responsibilities
Prof Gordon currently co-ordinates and/or teaches on the following the courses:
Undergraduate
Level 1: Delict and Unjustified EnrichmentLevel 2: Business Law (in Aberdeen and Qatar)
Level 3: Energy LawLevel 4: Civil Liberties
LLMThe 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
49 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsCopyright Law, Taylor Swift and the Music Industry
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesEnergy Law and the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesMental Health and the Law
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesBook Review: Maximising Economic Recovery: A New Approach to Regulating the UK’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
Oil, Gas & Energy Law IntelligenceContributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesAn Introduction to Risk Allocation in Oil and Gas Contracts from an English Law Perspective
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 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] Website for book
Editors' Preface
Knock for Knock Indemnities and the Law: Contractual Limitation and Delictual Liability. Svendsen, K., Stavang, E., Gordon, G. (eds.). Informa UK Limited, 3 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003206798
Knock for Knock Indemnities and the Law: Contractual Limitation and Delictual Liability
Informa UK Limited. 336 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003206798
Decommissioning of (Abandoned or Disused) Offshore Installations
Encyclopedia of Energy Law and the Environment. Roggenkamp, M., de Graaf, K., Fleming, R. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 277-288, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3383115
Petroleum Licences - a legal cultural perspective: The United Kingdom
The Character of Petroleum Licences: A Legal Cultural Initiative. Soliman Hunter, T., Sunde, J., Nordveit, E. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 119-138, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters