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Professor of Law and Technology, University of Leeds

I have garnered an international reputation for my advanced, meticulous, and pioneering research, which integrates various disciplines and emphasises the Global South. My expertise lies in the examination of critical issues and frameworks within Asia, including Southeast Asia, providing an interdisciplinary perspective that bridges theory with real-world applications. One of the most recent attestations to my commitment to this field is my upcoming publication in the esteemed "Asian Journal of Comparative Law." This paper investigates the significant shortcomings of the current Customer Due Diligence framework. Specifically, it critiques how the existing structures might inadvertently contribute to the financial exclusion of vulnerable and marginalised communities, using Malaysia as a case study. Through this work, I aim to highlight the broader systemic flaws, encouraging legal and policy reforms that ensure equitable access to financial systems for all individuals.

Experience

  • –present
    Associate Professor in Cyberlaw, University of Leeds
  • 2003–2009
    Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast

Education

  • 2003 
    Liverpool John Moores University, PhD

Publications

  • 2020
    Restoring Trust into the NHS: promoting data protection as an ‘architecture of custody’ for the sharing of data in direct care, International Journal of Law and Information Technology
  • 2020
    Next Generation Privacy, Information & Communications Technology Law
  • 2020
    Legal framework for small autonomous agricultural robots, AI and Society
  • 2018
    Regulation for E-payment Systems - Analytical Approaches Beyond Private Ordering, Journal of African Law
  • 2017
    International Direct Taxation and E-Commerce: A Catalyst for Reform?, NUJS Law Review
  • 2016
    Privacy and Healthcare Data: 'Choice of Control' to 'Choice' and 'Control' , Routledge
  • 2013
    Information Revolution: “Choice of Control” to “Choice and Control, International Review of Law Computers and Technology,
  • 2012
    Stalking the Stranger in Web 2.0: A Contemporary Regulatory Analysis, European Journal of Law and Technology
  • 2012
    Older people and legal advice – the need for joined up and creative approaches, Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
  • 2012
    Privacy Protection: A Tale of Two Cultures, Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology
  • 2010
    Providing Legal Information and Advice to Older People: as much a question of accessibility as affordability, European Journal of Law and Technology

Grants and Contracts

  • 2019
    Enhance driver behaviour and Public Acceptance of Connected and Autonomous vehicLes (PASCAL)
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    EU Horizon 2020
  • 2019
    MOdify Drivers’ behaviour to Adapt for Lower EmissionS (MODALES)
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    EU Horizon 2020
  • 2015
    CRITiCaL - Combatting cRiminals In The Cloud
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    EPSRC
  • 2014
    Review of Legislation and Policy Guidance relating to Adult Social Care in Northern Ireland
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    COPNI
  • 2012
    Crossing Borders and Barriers: How Older Adults Access Legal Advice and Information for Effective Justice
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging
  • 2009
    Hub Websites for Youth Participation
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    EU
  • 2008
    Digital Divide, Ageing and Online Legal Advice
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    Changing Ageing Partnership

Honours

Hind Rattan Award-2020 (Jewel of India)