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 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
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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 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
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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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Dispute Resolution
Introduction to Law and Legal Obligations. McFadzean, D. (ed.). 2nd edition. Dundee University PressChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersConstruction Law Graduate Studies around the World
Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 70-76Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1943-4162(2009)1:2(70)
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Scottish Mental Health Tribunal: Practice and Procedure
Dundee University Press, Dundee, UK. 336 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksExpert Scientific Evidence in Court: The Legal Considerations
Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics. Ritz, K., Dawson, L., Miller, D. (eds.). Springer, pp. 13-31, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9204-6_2
Law Basics: Evidence
W. GreenBooks and Reports: BooksExpert Scientific Evidence and the Law: Some Important Pitfalls
Contributions to Conferences: PapersThe Liberal Interpretation of Defective Arbitration Clauses in International Commercial Contracts: A Sensible Approach?
International Arbitration Law Reports, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 206-229Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, September 2006: The Interpretation of Dispute Resolution Clauses in Commercial Contracts: A Case for Favourable Treatment?
International Arbitration Law ReviewContributions to Journals: ArticlesLaw Basics: Evidence
W. GreenBooks and Reports: BooksBook Review: MacKenzie, Written Pleadings
SCOLAGContributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles