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Heads and Deans of the Department videos

To celebrate our anniversary and reflect on a legacy spanning six decades, we will be releasing videos of our past Deans and Heads of Department over the years.

Each video offers an opportunity to get to know our past Deans and Heads of Department as they reflect on their time at Queen Mary including first impressions and any memorable moments during their time. 

Keep checking back, as more videos will be added to this page throughout the year to celebrate our sixty year history.

Dame Hazel Genn, Head of Department 1991-1994

Dame Hazel Genn was Head of Department at Queen Mary from 1991 to 1994. She now teaches at UCL as Professor of Socio-Legal Studies in the Faculty of Laws.

Professor Roger Cotterrell, Head of the Department of Law 1989-1991

Roger Cotterell was Acting Head and Head of the College's Department of Law between 1989 and 1991, Dean of the Faculty of Laws from 1993 to 1996 and was Professor of Legal Theory from 1990 to 2005. He has been has been Anniversary Professor of Legal Theory since 2005.

Sir Ross Cranston, Head of Department 1988-1991

Sir Ross Cranston was Dean at Queen Mary from 1988 to 1991 and is now a professor of law at LSE since 2017. He was a judge of the High Court, Queen’s Bench Division for just over nine years from late 2007 and the judge in charge of the Administrative Court from January 2016. 

Professor Graham Zellick, Head of Department 1984 to 1990.

Professor Graham Zellick was Dean and Head at Queen Mary from 1984 to 1990.

Professor Sir Roy Goode, Head of Department 1976-1980

Sir Roy Goode was head of department at Queen Mary from 1976 to 1980 and founded the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) in 1980.

Mr Ian Yeats

Ian Yeats has taught at Queen Mary since 1966 and has been sub-dean and dean of the Faculty of Laws. His academic and teaching interests are in the area of tort and constitutional and administrative law.

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