Dania Thomas

Dr. Dania Thomas is a Lecturer in Business Law within the Management department at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. Her academic career spans multiple prestigious institutions including Keele University, University of Manchester, and University of Warwick. She holds a PhD in Law from Keele University (2005), an LLB from Mumbai University (1993), and a BA in Philosophy from Mumbai University (1989).

Her educational background includes:

• PhD (Law), School of Law, Keele University, 2005
• LLB, Government Law College, Mumbai University, 1993
• BA (Philosophy), Elphinstone College, Mumbai University, 1989

Dr. Thomas specializes in Business Law with particular expertise in Sovereign Debt Regulation, Financial Regulation, Contract Law, and Company Law. Her research examines the intersection of law, economics, and social structures, with a focus on how legal frameworks shape financial markets and economic crises. She has published extensively on sovereign debt restructuring, judicial intervention in financial crises, and the socio-legal implications of economic policies. Her work often employs interdisciplinary approaches drawing from law, economics, and sociology.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a consistent focus on sovereign debt crises, financial regulation, and the legal frameworks governing economic systems. Her work demonstrates a progression from theoretical examinations of contract law in sovereign debt contexts to more applied analyses of contemporary crises including the Eurozone debt crisis and pandemic-related economic challenges. A notable trend is her increasing focus on the social and gendered dimensions of economic policy, particularly in how financial crises impact vulnerable populations.

Dr. Thomas has secured multiple research grants including Seedcorn Funding from the Adam Smith Research Foundation (£1990), SLSA Annual Seminar Competition funding (£4000), and CSGR research grants totaling £12,400 for examining sovereign debt restructuring. She has served as co-applicant on several collaborative research projects and held visiting positions at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law.

Her teaching portfolio includes Business Law (UG), Contract Law (UG), Company Law (UG), Financial Regulation (PGT/UG), and Sovereign Debt Regulation (PGT). In supervision, she guides students in English Contract Law, Company Law, Sovereign Insolvency, Regulating Sovereign Debt Crises, and Law of Finance.