Amy Goymour

Dr. Amy Goymour is a University Associate Professor in Land Law at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Law and serves as a Fellow and Director of Studies in Law (Part IA) at Jesus College. She teaches undergraduate courses including Civil (Roman) I, Land Law, Aspects of Obligations, and the Law of Restitution. Her academic journey includes an MA from the University of Cambridge and a BCL from the University of Oxford, with prior roles as a research assistant at the Law Commission for England and Wales.

Her core research explores:

• Land registration systems and their legal complexities
• Intersections between property law and human rights frameworks
• Doctrinal development in restitution law
• Historical property rights in contemporary legal systems

Her publications demonstrate sustained focus on property law evolution, particularly land title disputes, statutory interpretation of registration acts, and restitutionary remedies. Recent works analyze tensions between traditional property principles and modern registration frameworks across 15+ scholarly outputs.

Awards include:

• Commendation in Lecturer category, CUSU Student-Led Teaching Awards (2016)

She leads educational access initiatives, having served as the Law Faculty's Access Officer (2012-2015). Current projects include authoring 'Key Ideas in Land Law' (Hart/Bloomsbury), examining foundational property concepts.