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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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  • "...And Injustice for All": First Thoughts on Secondary Victims Following Young v MacVean

    Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 348-353
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Community Licence and Shale Gas in the UK

    Gordon, G. W.
    Energy Policy Conference 2013. Robert Gordon University, pp. 64-80, 16 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • An Energy and Natural Resources Court for Scotland?

    Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 419-424
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Business Regulation

    Gordon, G. W., Campbell, L., Plaxton, M. C.
    Business Law in Scotland. Black, G. (ed.). 3 edition. W. Green, 38 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The Law of Contract

    Gordon, G. W.
    Business Law in Scotland. Black, G. (ed.). 3rd edition. W. Green & Son, 72 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Book Review: Offshore Contracts and Liabilities (Tettenborn and Soyer, Eds)

    Gordon, G. W.
    The Journal of International Maritime Law, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 158-159
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • Catherine Mitchell, Contract Law and Contract Practice

    Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 434-435
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • Licensing the Exploration for and Production of Petroleum on the UK Continental Shelf

    Gordon, G. W., Paterson, J. B.
    Regulation of The Upstream Petroleum Sector: A Comparative Study of Licensing and Concession Systems. Hunter, T. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, pp. 107-132, 25 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Production Licensing on the UK Continental Shelf: Ministerial Powers and Controls

    Gordon, G. W.
    Louisiana State University (LSU) Journal of Energy Law and Resources, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1165-1188
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Private Law and Human Rights (ed, E Reid and D Vissier): Book Review

    Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 455-457
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • Offshore safety: the European Commission’s legislative initiatives

    Gordon, G. W.
    European Energy & Law Report X. Roggenkamp, M., Bjornebye, H. (eds.). Intersentia, pp. 139-172, 33 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • First Thoughts on the Relationship Between the New “MER UK Obligation” and the Existing Licence Terms

    Gordon, G. W.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • A Supreme Case of Incompetence: Ruddy v Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police

    Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 241-246
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • DHI/SCDI Energy and Constitutional Change Conversation: Oil and Gas

    Paterson, J. B., Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh: David Hume Institute. 32 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • The Deepwater Horizon Disaster: The regulatory response in the United Kingdom and Europe

    Gordon, G. W.
    Shipping, Law and the Marine Environment in the 21st Century: Emerging Challenges for the Law of the Sea - Legal Implications and Liabilities. Caddell, R., Thomas, R. (eds.). Lawtext Publishing Ltd.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Rigidity, discretion and potential reform: cost and fee allocation in Scotland

    Gordon, G. W.
    Cost and Fee Allocation in Civil Procedure: A Comparative Study. Reimann, M. (ed.). Springer, pp. 239-250, 12 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Environmental liability for offshore oil and gas operations in the UK

    Gordon, G.
    Environmental Liability, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 108-126
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Oil, Water and Law Don't Mix: Environmental Liability for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations in the UK: Part 1: Liability in the law of tort/delict and under the petroleum licence

    Gordon, G.
    Environmental Law and Management, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1-11
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Oil, Water and Law Don't Mix: Environmental Liability for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations in the UK: Part 2: Liability Under Regulatory Law, the Environmental Liability Directive and OPOL

    Gordon, G. W.
    Environmental Law and Management, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 121-132
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Oil, water and law don't mix: Environmental liability for offshore oil and gas operations in the UK: Part I: Liability in the law of tort/delict and under the petroleum licence

    Gordon, G.
    Environmental Law and Management, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 3-11
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Immunity Wearing Off: Jones v Kaney in the Supreme Court

    Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 238-242
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Sitting At A Crossroads: Personality Rights in Scots law

    Gordon, G. W.
    Juridical Review, pp. 277-281
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

  • Petroleum Licensing

    Gordon, G. W.
    Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Usenmez, E. (eds.). 2nd edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 65-109, 45 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Contribution, indemnification and exclusion: Farstad in the Supreme Court

    Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 259-265
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Mature Province Initiatives

    Paterson, J. B., Gordon, G. W.
    Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Paterson, J., Gordon, G., Usenmez, E. (eds.). Second edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 112-136, 25 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
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