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Professor Richard Goldberg is a Professor of Law at Durham University, holding dual affiliations with the Durham Law School and the Durham CELLS (Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences). He previously held academic positions at institutions including the London School of Economics, King's College London, and the University of Aberdeen before joining Durham in 2012. His research focuses on product liability, tort law, pharmaceutical law, and causation in medical litigation. Goldberg is renowned for his treatise Product Liability (3rd edn, 2019), which has been cited in major court decisions across multiple jurisdictions.
Research Interests:
- Product Liability & Defects
- Medical & Pharmaceutical Law
- Causation in Torts
- Vaccine Liability & Compensation Schemes
- Epidemiological Uncertainty in Legal Proceedings
Publications highlight his expertise in vaccine injury compensation frameworks, post-pandemic legal reforms, and comparative analyses of liability systems. His work has been cited by the UK Supreme Court, Australian High Court, and Canadian Supreme Court, underscoring its influence on judicial reasoning. Goldberg serves as Director of Postgraduate Research in the Durham Law School and contributes to international research networks on civil liability and technological innovation.
He has held visiting scholar positions at McGill University (2011) and Penn Law School (2015), where he delivered seminars on vaccine liability and causation. His recent scholarship addresses the legal challenges posed by rapid pharmaceutical innovation and public health emergencies, particularly in the context of the global pandemic.
