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Professor Richard Fentiman is the Professor of Private International Law at the University of Cambridge and Arthur Armitage Fellow in Law at Queens' College. He chairs the Faculty of Law and holds honorary doctorates from Universities of Athens and Cyprus. His research focuses on jurisdictional frameworks in civil/commercial litigation, cross-border injunctions, and legal risk analysis in transnational disputes. He has authored seminal works like International Commercial Litigation and Foreign Law in English Courts, frequently cited in landmark cases globally.
Teaching contributions include leading the International Commercial Litigation course since 1993, winning the 2014 Pilkington Teaching Prize. He advises governments and international bodies on law reform, particularly post-Brexit litigation frameworks. His advisory roles include membership in the Lord Chancellor's Private International Law Committee and the American Law Institute.
Key legal engagements include major cases like Lungowe v Vedanta (UK Supreme Court) and expert testimony in transnational disputes such as the Rana Plaza class actions. He contributes to the Journal of Private International Law and lectures globally at institutions like Cornell and the Hague Academy. Recent research emphasizes EU litigation post-Brexit and pragmatic approaches to private international law principles.
