Professor Gerard McCormack
Professor of International Business Law
I was previously a professor of Law at the University of Manchester as well as Professor of Law and Dean of the School of Law at the University of Essex.
I taught at Queens University Belfast and the University of Southampton. I was a Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore and a Marie Curie Fellow at the Centre for European Law and Politics, University of Bremen.
Scholarly and Research Interests
My research interests are in the corporate and commercial field, with particular emphasis on the interaction of law and business.
I also have an interest in property law and the harmonisation of law.
Teaching
My postgraduate teaching is in the areas of International Corporate Rescue, International Insolvency Law, International Law of Credit and Security and International Trade Finance Law.
I teach trusts at undergraduate level.
PhD Supervision
I have successfully supervised PhD students, including those working on International harmonisation efforts, comparative bankrupty law and reform in China, corporate governance with particular reference to developing countries, banking and (Islamic banking) law.
I welcome applications from candidates in these and other areas of international and business law.
Key Publications
Books
McCormack, G. (2011) Secured Credit and the Harmonisation of Law, Edward Elgar Publishing.
McCormack, G. (2008) Corporate Rescue Law - An Anglo-American Perspective, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Journal Articles
McCormack, G. (2011) American Private Law Writ Large?: The UNCITRAL Secured Transactions Guide, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 60, pp.597-625.
McCormack, G. (2010) Reconstructing European Insolvency Law: Putting in Place a New Paradigm, Legal Studies, 30, pp.126-146.
McCormack, G. (2009) Jurisdictional Competition and Forum Shopping in Insolvency Proceedings, Cambridge Law Journal, 68, pp.169-197.
Further information regarding my research interests and publications (PDF, 50KB)
Media Contact Areas
I am happy to talk to the media about the following areas:
- corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on the interaction of law and business
- property law
- the harmonisation of law.
Contact Details
- Room: 2.30, The Liberty Building
- Tel: 0113 343 7160
- Email: g.mccormack@leeds.ac.uk