Dr Tom Cornford
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872928
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Location
5S.5.17, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Study Leave Autumn Term
Profile
Biography
Tom Cornford read philosophy at Cambridge and then trained as a barrister before becoming a lecturer in law. He took up a full-time post at Essex in 1995.
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Justice (LW234)
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Jurisprudence (LW301)
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Final Year Research Project (LW304)
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Competition Law and Fundamentals of Digital Markets Regulation (LW343)
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Competition Law and Fundamentals of Digital Markets Regulation (LW702)
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Postgraduate research methods and professional development (LW987)
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Human Rights
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 25/6/2018
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 8/5/2013
Degree subject: Law
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 13/1/2011
Publications
Journal articles (5)
Cornford, T., (2019). The Negligence Liability of Public Authorities for Omissions. Cambridge Law Journal. 78 (3), 545-569
Cornford, T., (2018). Assumption of Responsibility by Public Authorities. Denning Law Journal. 30 (1), 55-84
Cornford, T., (2013). The Public Law Dimension of Public Authority Liability. Denning Law Journal. 25 (1), 129-158
Cornford, T., (2013). Public authority liability and the heteronomy of tort law. Torts Law Journal. 21
Cornford, T., (2009). Administrative Redress: the Law Commission?s Consultation Paper. Public Law. 2009, 70-88
Books (2)
Palmer, E., Cornford, T., Marique, Y. and Guinchard, A., (2016). Access to Justice: Beyond the Policies and Politics of Austerity. Hart Publishing. 9781849467346
Cornford, T., (2008). Towards a Public Law of Tort. Ashgate. 9780754646839
Book chapters (1)
Cornford, T., (2016). The Meaning of Access to Justice. In: Access to Justice: Beyond the Policies and Politics of Austerity. Editors: Palmer, E., Cornford, T., Marique, Y. and Guinchard, A., . Hart Publishing. 27- 40. 9781849467346
Grants and funding
2010
Access to Justice in an Age of Austerity
Economic & Social Research Council
Contact
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