Co-Director - Dr Ronan Feehily

Dr Ronan Feehily is Associate Professor of Commercial Law at Durham University and an experienced commercial lawyer, arbitrator and mediator. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, CEDR Accredited Mediator and Member of the Mediation Committee of the International Bar Association. His research interests lie primarily in the field of international commercial dispute resolution. Additional research interests include corporate governance, international trade and legal education. An award-winning researcher, his publications include 5 authored books, 20 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals in the USA, UK, Australia, South Africa, Mauritius and Ireland, 1 edited book and a book chapter. He has also delivered 20 conference papers at leading conferences in the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius and Ireland.

Dr Feehily’s monograph, International Commercial Mediation, Law and Regulation in Comparative Context, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2022. In this comprehensive comparative study, Dr Feehily analyses the legal and regulatory issues surrounding international commercial mediation and discusses their implications in a range of settings. The book is recognised as the leading treatise on this emerging area of international commercial law, as reflected in the positive reviews it has received from leading academics on both sides of the Atlantic. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Dr Feehily has created research led modules on international commercial mediation (LLB and LLM) and international commercial arbitration (LLB) at Durham Law School.

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