Michael Lobban

Professor Michael Lobban is a faculty member at the LSE Law School, holding the position of Professor of Legal History since 2013. His expertise focuses on the history of English legal thought and practice from 1700 to the present. He has held academic roles at institutions including Cambridge University, St. John’s College Oxford (as a Junior Research Fellow), Durham University, Brunel University, and Queen Mary, University of London.

Education and early career: Lobban earned his doctorate at Cambridge University and held a Junior Research Fellowship at Oxford. His professional trajectory includes teaching roles at multiple universities before settling at LSE.

Research interests: Central to his work is the evolution of legal frameworks and intellectual traditions in England over three centuries. His scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary legal discourse.

Additional details: Fluent in English and French, he contributes to legal historiography without listed awards or grants in the provided materials. No specific student advisement details are recorded here.