Neil Parpworth

Neil Parpworth is a Senior Lecturer at Leicester De Montfort Law School within the Faculty of Business and Law at De Montfort University, UK. He serves as the programme leader for the LLB and Law Joint degrees, and his academic work centers on Constitutional and Administrative Law, Civil Liberties, Human Rights, and Environmental Law.

His research interests include judicial review, police powers, environmental sentencing, education law, and constitutional reform. He has published extensively in legal journals such as the Journal of African Law, Police Journal, Journal of Planning and Land Law (JPL), and Education Law (Ed Law). His recent publications analyze stop and search powers, school attendance laws, environmental enforcement, and constitutional developments in both the UK and South Africa. These works reflect a strong interdisciplinary focus on public law, human rights, and regulatory justice, with comparative insights from English, American, and South African legal systems.

• Excellence in Research Informed Teaching, Faculty of Business & Law Research Oscar, July 2018
• Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award, October 2018

Neil has contributed to legal scholarship through editorial roles, including Associate Editor for Environmental Law and Management and Book Review Editor for the same journal. He has also advised on legal education and policy reform, particularly in the areas of environmental law and school governance. Though no specific grants or student supervision details are listed, his leadership in curriculum development and recognition through teaching awards underscore his commitment to academic excellence. He is also associated with research groups focusing on Human Rights at DMU.