Staff Profile

Roles and Responsibilities

Head of Salford Law School
Director of Salford Centre of Legal Research
Associate Head (Research)
Reader in Law
Editor, Entertainment & Sports Law Journal

Qualifications

1992             LL.B (Hons)
1994             Bar Vocational Course
2001             PhD
2002             PGCE (FAHE)

Previous Positions

1994 – 1997  Research Student, Anglia Law School, Anglia Polytechnic University
1997 – 2006  Lecturer in Law, School of Law, Manchester Metropolitan University

Memberships

Society of Legal Scholars
Socio-Legal Studies Association
Lincoln’s Inn
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Research Interests

Sports Law, Law and Popular Culture, Criminal Law and Tort Law

Current Work

Examining the legality of Football Banning Orders as a control mechanism for football hooligans. Conducting an extensive review of the law surrounding ticket touting at sports and entertainment events.

Selected Publications

James, M (2010) Sports Law, 1 edition, Palgrave Macmillan
James, M & K, C & R, L (2009) Core Statutes on Criminal Law 2009-10, Palgrave MacMillan
James, M. (2006), Virtually foul or virtually fair? FIFA, fair play and video gaming, - Readings in Law and Popular Culture, Steve Greenfield and Guy Osborn, Routledge
James, M. Pearson, G. (2006), Football Banning Orders: analysing their use in court, Journal of Criminal Law
James, M. (2006), Liability for professional athlete's injuries: a comparative analysis of where the risk lies, -Web Journal of Current Legal Issues
James, M. Gardiner, S. O'Leary, J. Welch, R. (2006), Sports Law, -3rd Edition, London, Cavendish Publishing
James, M. (2005), Are you experienced? Playing cultures, sporting rules and personal injury litigation after Caldwell v Maguire, -The Tort Law Review

Undergraduate Teaching

Law of Tort (Level 5)
Sports Law (Level 6)

Email: m.d.james@salford.ac.uk

Tel: +44(0)161 295 4817

Lady Hale Building, Salford Law School
University of Salford, Salford
Greater Manchester, M5 4WT