Autor/-in: Rachael Mulheron

Rachael Mulheron is Professor of Tort Law and Civil Justice at the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, where she has taught since 2004. Her principal fields of academic research concern tort law, medical negligence law, civil justice, and class actions jurisprudence. Rachael has published regularly in the field of tort-related litigation. Rachael was a member of the Civil Justice Council of England and Wales, the jurisdiction's law reform civil advisory body, 2009¿18, and now undertakes the role of Research Consultant for that entity. During and since her tenure on the CJC, Rachael has chaired or participated in several working parties relating to collective actions, third party funding, and contingency fee law reform. Prior to her academic career, Rachael practised as a litigation solicitor in Brisbane, Australia.