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Michael Stockdale is a Professor and Head of the Law Department at Northumbria University, where he has been affiliated since 1983. He leads the Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies, focusing on enhancing expert evidence quality and exploring legal professional privilege in modern contexts. His academic career includes a PhD (awarded 1991) and promotions to senior lecturer (1991), principal lecturer (2008), and professor (2017).
Education:
- LL.B (Hons) in Law, 1979-1983
- PhD in Law, 1983-1991 (part-time)
Research Interests: Criminal/civil evidence, expert evidence reliability (including fingerprint and DNA studies), legal professional privilege in corporate and technological contexts (e.g., robots, deferred prosecution agreements). Collaborations include work with the Forensic Science Regulator and the Law Commission.
Key Research Contributions: Major EU-funded projects on fingerprint/DNA evidence, co-edited collections on expert evidence reliability, and ongoing work with Rebecca Mitchell on privilege in emerging scenarios. Recent publications address digital evidence handling, cross-jurisdictional privilege comparisons, and technological impacts on criminal justice.
Grants & Funding: European Commission funding for forensic research projects. Currently developing a major funding bid for privilege-related research.
Labs/Teams: Director of the Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies, a multidisciplinary group engaging academics and practitioners worldwide in criminal justice system reform.
