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Professor Simon F Deakin is a leading academic in Labour Law, Tort Law, and Corporate Governance at the University of Cambridge and holds the Professor of Law title. As Director of the Centre for Business Research (CBR) and a Fellow of Peterhouse, he bridges empirical legal studies with socio-economic analysis. His work spans comparative law, legal history, and the interplay between law and capitalism, with significant contributions to understanding labor regulation in global contexts.
- M.A., Ph.D. (Cambridge), Honorary Ph.D. (Louvain-la-Neuve)
- Director, Centre for Business Research
- Fellow, Peterhouse College
His research program integrates law and economics, institutional theory, and computational legal studies, focusing on labor law evolution, corporate governance, and legal institutionalism. Key projects include computational analysis of historical poor law cases and cross-national studies of labor regulation. His empirical work uses the Cambridge Leximetric Database to quantify legal frameworks' economic impacts.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Fellow of the British Academy (2005)
- Honorary Doctorate, Catholic University of Louvain (2012)
- ECGI and Allen & Overy Prizes for Corporate Governance
As editor of the Industrial Law Journal and contributor to the Cambridge Journal of Economics, he shapes academic discourse. His advisory roles include Omron Visiting Fellow at Doshisha University (2004-2016) and Francqui Visiting Professor (2012-13). Research collaborations span Japan, China, and Europe, examining labor-market deregulation and legal origins theory.
