Peter Charlish

Peter Charlish is a Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, serving as acting Deputy Head of the Department of Law, Criminology and Community Justice and Head of University Academic Workplanning. He leads the sports law module at undergraduate level and oversees academic workplanning across the Department. His roles include managing staff and developing courses such as the Graduate Diploma in Law and LLB Business Law degree.

Education: BA (Hons), PGCE, MA (Law), MPhil, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Current roles also include Operations Manager for the Department and Academic Conduct Panel Chair.

Research focuses on sports law, particularly legal regulation of doping and negligence in sports violence. Publications include analyses of anti-doping policies, high-profile doping cases (e.g., Lance Armstrong), and negligence frameworks in sports injury incidents. He contributes to the International Sports Law Review editorial board.

Media engagement includes BBC Radio interviews on doping scandals and parliamentary consultations on volunteering legislation. His work has been cited in Hansard for contributions to the Private Members Promotion of Volunteering Bill and Childhood Review submissions.