Peter Watts

Peter Watts is a Visiting Professor at the Oxford Law Faculty and Senior Research Fellow of Harris Manchester College (attached to the Commercial Law Centre) since 2017. He is also an Emeritus Professor at the University of Auckland. A New Zealand King's Counsel and Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, he practices as a barrister at Bankside Chambers in Auckland and is a door tenant at Fountain Court Chambers in London. In 2024, he was conferred a Doctor of Civil Law honoris causa.

Education:

• Doctor of Civil Law (2024)

Research Interests: Focuses on Agency Law, Company Law, Commercial Law, and Restitution. His work intersects with practical legal practice, as evidenced by his contributions to landmark legal texts such as Bowstead & Reynolds on Agency and Chitty on Contracts.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Commercial Law Centre at Oxford Law Faculty.

Advising & Grants: Leads authorship of major legal publications, including Watts, Campbell and Hare, Company Law in New Zealand (2016) and Directors' Powers and Duties (2021). No specific grants mentioned.