LLB (Hons), DipLP, LLM (Dist), FCIArb, FHEA
Personal Chair
- About
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- Email Address
- d.auchie@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272425
- Office Address
Room C59 School of Law Taylor Building Old Aberdeen AB243UB
- School/Department
- School of Law
Biography
Derek is a Professor in Dispute Process Law, based in the School of Law. He was formerly a practising civil and criminal litigation solicitor before moving into academia in 2002. He spent ten years at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen before moving to the University of Aberdeen in June 2012.
Derek launched and previously led the School's LLM Dispute Resolution programme, the first online degree programme in the School.
Derek has designed, launched and led a number of successful undergraduate and postgraduate online degree programmes, including Scotland's first online LLB, an online LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration, a PgCert in Oil and Gas Law and the current LLM Dispute Resolution. Derek was a line manager within the School.
Derek has developed extensive judicial experience over the last 20 years. This experience influences Derek's teaching and research on dispute resolution process.
Derek has been appointed as an arbitrator, both as sole arbitrator and as chairperson of an arbitral tribunal. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Derek has been appointed to mediate in over 30 disputes in the commercial, employment, family, neighbour and education fields.
Derek is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He was appointed a JAMS Weinstein International Senior Fellow in 2016.
Derek runs a dispute resolution consultancy, Auchie Dispute Resolution.
Derek is interested in the law of evidence and in dispute resolution processes (court, tribunal, arbitration, mediation, expert determination, early neutral evaluation). He has written books and articles and presented conference papers in his chosen areas of interest. He supervises PhD students on dispute resolution subjects.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Derek takes part in mediations as a member of the Internal Mediation Team.
He is also an affiliate of the University's Dispute Resolution Society.
- External Memberships
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Derek has worked as a part time tribunal legal member for over 20 years.
Derek is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a Weinstein JAMS International Fellow.
He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
He runs a dispute resolution consultancy Auchie Dispute Resolution.
Derek is an accredited mediator with the Scottish Mediation Network.
He is on the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators list of Arbitrators with the Scottish Branch. He is also on the Scottish Arbitration Centre's list of domestic arbitrators.
- Research
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Research Overview
Derek has written books, articles and book chapters in a number of areas of his research interest including: law of evidence, arbitration, dispute resolution, court and tribunal procedure and statutory interpretation.
Current Research
Derek is currently engaged in writing projects on arbitration and statutory language.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Derek teaches on the following courses:
Evidence (UG)
Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution (UG)
Professional Arbitration Skills Course (LLM)
Dispute Resolution (DPLP)
Applied Advocacy Skills (LLM)
Legal Principles (LLM)
He is the coordinates the following UG courses:
Evidence
Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution
He coordinates the following PG courses:
Dispute Resolution (joint)
Professional Arbitration Skills
Legal Principles
Mediation Theory and Practice
Advanced Mediation Skills
International Arbitration Law
International Arbitration Practice
Negotiation Skills
Professional Arbitration Skills
- Publications
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Book Review: MacKenzie, Written Pleadings
SCOLAGContributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesBook Review: Sheehan and Dickson, Criminal Procedure, 2nd ed.
SCOLAGContributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesSummary Cause Procedure in the Sheriff Court
LexisNexisBooks and Reports: BooksThe Undignified Death of the Casus Omissus Rule
Statute Law Review, vol. 25, no. 1Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPolicy and the Soul of Discretion
Scottish Law and Practice Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 143-155Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAn Oasis: Education, Placing Requests and Religion
Scottish Law and Practice Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 170-179Contributions to Journals: Articles