Philip Williams
Department: Finance and Business Law (FBL), Westminster Business School
Position: Senior Lecturer
Contact:
+44 (0)20 7911 5000
williap@westminster.ac.uk
Education
LLM in International Business Legal Studies (Exeter University)
LLB (Hons) (Leicester University)
Biography
Philip Williams joined the University in 1991 and has had various roles in the past including subject area leader, course leader for BA International Business with Language, Erasmus exchange co-ordinator and Employability Tutor. In addition to teaching and research current duties include placement tutor, Tutorial Advice Office tutoring and personal tutor.Teaching
Philip's teaching responsibilities include both postgraduate and undergraduate courses in international trade and finance law. He also specialises in teaching consumer law, corporate governance and business law generally. He supervises relevant dissertations at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Research
Philip's current research is on the role of internet technologies and interlectual property rights; law and literature; the doctrine of consideration.
Publications
Conferences
Presentation of a research paper “Consideration - Problems with Promises in the Common Law” at the Private Law International Conference at St.Tomas Universidad, Bogota, Colombia in September 2008.
