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Professor Greg Gordon

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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  • Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends

    Gordon, G. W. (ed.), Paterson, J. B. (ed.), Usenmez, E. (ed.)
    Dundee University Press, Dundee. 632 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Oil and Gas Law on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf: Current Practice and Emerging Trends

    Paterson, J., Gordon, G. W., Usenmez, E.
    Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Paterson, J., Gordon, G., Usenmez, E. (eds.). Second edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 1-13, 13 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • R (on the application of Prudential) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax: Qualified Legal Professionals in a Privileged Position

    Gordon, G. W.
    British Tax Review, vol. 2011, no. 1, pp. 73-81
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Review of 'Precontractual liability in European private law'. Ed by John Cartwright and Martijn Hesselink Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (www.cambridge.org), The Common Core of European Private Law, 2008. xxvi + 508 pp. ISBN 9780521516013. £85.

    Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 526-527
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • Mature province initiatives

    Gordon, G., Paterson, J.
    Oil and Gas Law Current Practice and Emerging Trends: 2nd edition. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Usenmez, E. (eds.). 2 edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 111-136, 26 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Oil and gas law current practice and emerging trends: 2nd edition

    Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Üşenmez, E.
    Edinburgh University Press. 632 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Petroleum licensing

    Gordon, G.
    Oil and Gas Law Current Practice and Emerging Trends: 2nd edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 65-109, 45 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Risk allocation in oil and gas contracts

    Gordon, G.
    Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Usenmez, E. (eds.). 2nd edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 443-497, 55 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Business regulation

    Gordon, G. W., Campbell, L., Plaxton, M. C.
    Business Law in Scotland. Black, G. (ed.). W. Green & Son, pp. 69-106, 38 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Contribution and indemnification

    Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 102-106
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
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