Professor Derek Auchie

Professor Derek Auchie
Professor Derek Auchie
Professor Derek Auchie

LLB (Hons), DipLP, LLM (Dist), FCIArb, FHEA

Personal Chair

About
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 runs a dispute resolution consultancy, Auchie Dispute Resolution.

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 also works as a part time tribunal judge on the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland and on the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, Health and Education Chamber.  Derek is the In-House Legal Member for that Chamber. Derek also sits as a judge in the Scottish Social Security Chamber.

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 around 25 disputes in the commercial, employment, family, neighbour and education fields. 

He has handled around 800 judicial hearings, some involving complex factual and legal issues, and has case managed hundreds of other disputes.

Derek is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He was appointed a JAMS Weinstein International Senior Fellow in 2016.

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

 

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

Derek works as a part time tribunal judge on the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, the Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Social Security Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland.

He is the In-House Legal Member for the Health and Education Chamber.

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.

Research

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

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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  • The Application of Forensic Soil Science in Case Work and Legal Considerations

    Auchie, D. P., Parratt, D., Dawson, L.
    Emerging Technologies for the Analysis of Forensic Traces. Springer, pp. 245-263
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Taurus Petroleum Ltd v State Oil Marketing Co of the Ministry of Oil, Republic of Iraq

    Auchie, D. P.
    The Journal of Enforcement of Arbitration Awards, vol. 1, no. 1
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Case Digest: Aspects of Tribunal Procedure

    Auchie, D. P.
    Health and Education Chamber, First-Tier Tribunal for Scotland.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
  • Law Basics: Evidence

    Auchie, D. P.
    W. Green
    Books and Reports: Books
  • Assessing witness credibility and reliability: engaging experts and disengaging Gage?

    Nicolson, D., Auchie, D. P.
    Scottish Criminal Evidence Law: Current Developments and Future Trends. Duff, P., Ferguson, P. R. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Case Digest: Aspects of Tribunal Procedure

    Auchie, D. P.
    Additional Support Needs Tribunal for Scotland.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
  • Book Review: Macphail, I.D., Scottish Criminal Evidence: Procedure and Practice

    Auchie, D. P.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 161-162
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
  • Corroboration Abolition in Scotland: The Value of Confirmation by Coincidence

    Auchie, D. P.
    Juridical Review, vol. 2015, 2015 JR 1
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Scottish Arbitration Survey No.1, 2015

    Auchie, D. P., Farndale, R., McKay, C.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
  • Law Basics: Evidence

    Auchie, D. P.
    W. Green, Edinburgh
    Books and Reports: Books
  • Dispute Resolution

    Auchie, D. P.
    Introduction to Law and Legal Obligations. McFadzean, D. (ed.). 2nd edition. Dundee University Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Construction Law Graduate Studies around the World

    Bell, M., Gerber, P., Evans, P., Kirsh, H. J., Barrington, L., Britton, P., Green, M., McAdam, B., Davenport, D., Ndekugri, I., Frilet, M., Chan, E. H., Chao-Duivis, M., Auchie, D. P., Chan, P., Sklar, S. P.
    Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 70-76
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
  • Scottish Mental Health Tribunal: Practice and Procedure

    Auchie, D. P., Carmichael, A.
    Dundee University Press, Dundee, UK. 336 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
  • Expert Scientific Evidence in Court: The Legal Considerations

    Auchie, D. P.
    Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics. Ritz, K., Dawson, L., Miller, D. (eds.). Springer, pp. 13-31, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Law Basics: Evidence

    Auchie, D. P.
    W. Green
    Books and Reports: Books
  • Expert Scientific Evidence and the Law: Some Important Pitfalls

    Auchie, D. P.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • The Liberal Interpretation of Defective Arbitration Clauses in International Commercial Contracts: A Sensible Approach?

    Auchie, D. P.
    International Arbitration Law Reports, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 206-229
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, September 2006: The Interpretation of Dispute Resolution Clauses in Commercial Contracts: A Case for Favourable Treatment?

    Auchie, D. P.
    International Arbitration Law Review
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Law Basics: Evidence

    Auchie, D. P.
    W. Green
    Books and Reports: Books
  • Book Review: MacKenzie, Written Pleadings

    Auchie, D. P.
    SCOLAG
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
  • Book Review: Sheehan and Dickson, Criminal Procedure, 2nd ed.

    Auchie, D. P.
    SCOLAG
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
  • Summary Cause Procedure in the Sheriff Court

    Auchie, D. P.
    LexisNexis
    Books and Reports: Books
  • The Undignified Death of the Casus Omissus Rule

    Auchie, D. P.
    Statute Law Review, vol. 25, no. 1
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Policy and the Soul of Discretion

    Auchie, D. P.
    Scottish Law and Practice Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 143-155
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • An Oasis: Education, Placing Requests and Religion

    Auchie, D. P.
    Scottish Law and Practice Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 170-179
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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