Dr. Mark Lunney

Biography

Mark Lunney is a Professor at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London. He is a trained solicitor from Brisbane and obtained his LLM from the University of Cambridge. Between 1991 and 2003, he worked as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at King’s College London. He served as an Associate Professor at the University of New England from 2003 to 2011 and was a Professor and Director of Research at the ANU College of Law from 2011 to 2012. He returned to the University of New England as a Professor in 2012 and was reappointed at the Dickson Poon School of Law in 2021. His research focuses on tort law, the history of common law, and the legal profession, with extensive publications in these areas. Some of his notable works include 'Law of Torts in Australia' and 'Tort Law: Text and Materials'. He is an inaugural Australian member and Executive Committee member of the World Tort Law Society and has held various positions in legal history societies. Elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law in 2018, he has been involved with numerous professional bodies, including the American Society of Legal History. His teaching interests encompass tort law and legal history.

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