Centre Members
Director of the Centre:
Professor of Health Care Law
Birmingham Law School
Professor Jean McHale researches and writes in the area of Health Care law. She has written several key works in the field and participated on several external policy committees. She is the Director of the Centre for Health Law, Science & Policy at Birmingham Law School and is one of the academic directors of the University of Birmingham Policy Commission, Healthy Ageing in the 21st ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6294
Email j.v.mchale@bham.ac.uk
Centre Members:
Professor of Biomedical Ethics
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Heather Draper is Professor of Biomedical Ethics.
Heather has published over 70 research papers on a wide range of issues in bioethics in peer reviewed journals and edited collections.
Heather strives to bridge the gap between the distinctive research cultures of medicine and applied philosophy. She is an enthusiastic supporter of inter- and ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6941
Email h.j.a.draper@bham.ac.uk
Professor of Socio-legal Studies
Birmingham Law School
Marie’s research focuses on how law regulates human and animal bodies. She is a co-ordinating editor of Social and Legal Studies, is on the advisory board of the Journal of Law Society and an associated editor of Somatechnic.
Feedback & office hours
My office hours for Semester 2 will generally be 2-3pm ...
Telephone +44 (0) 121 414 6323
Email m.fox@bham.ac.uk
Lecturer
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Catherine Hale is currently a Lecturer in Medical Law and Ethics and is a member of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics within the Medical School at Birmingham University; where she is responsible for teaching on the MBChB, BDS and BmedSci Health Care Ethics and Law programmes. She previously taught Health Care Ethics and Law in other Universities after having qualified as a barrister ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 3775
Email c.hale@bham.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer
Birmingham Law School
Rosie's research explores the place of law in everyday life with a particular focus on legal consciousness studies, resistance and equality struggles. Her primary interests are in family law, particularly the regulation and recognition of caring and intimate relationships. Her broader research interests are in the gender, sexuality and law field, and also include human rights, ...
Telephone +44 (0) 121 414 4960
Email r.j.harding@bham.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Ethics
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
June Jones is Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Ethics and Law.
June’s primary research interests are in the ethics of stem cell technology and translational therapies. She is a member of the Birmingham University Stem Cell Centre (BUSCC) consultative committee.
June’s other areas of research are in religious and cultural diversity and medical ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 2532
Email j.jones.1@bham.ac.uk
Birmingham Fellow
Birmingham Law School
Dr Sheelagh McGuinness is a University Fellow based in the Centre for Health Law, Science & Policy, at Birmingham Law School. Her research interests span law and bioethics (particularly reproduction, medical migration, and disability) focusing on the interplay between law, ethics, and policy. She is a member of the Independent Ethics and Governance Council of UK Biobank and also sits ...
Telephone +44 (0) 121 414 5126
Email s.mcguinness@bham.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer
Birmingham Law School
Dr Claire McIvor is a tort lawyer whose main research interests are: (i) liability for the acts of others (both vicarious and non-vicarious); (ii) public authority liability in negligence (particularly police liability), and more recently, (iii) legal applications of Epidemiology.
Feedback & office hours
My office hours for this semester ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6324
Email c.mcivor@bham.ac.uk
Lecturer
Birmingham Law School
Dr Leon McRae’s research looks at the legal and therapeutic consequences of treating offenders with antisocial personality disorder. Leon also publishes more generally in Mental Health Law (the criminal context) and Health Care Law. He is also interested in various aspects of sports law, in particular doping in sport and anti-doping policy.
Feedback & office ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 3106
Email l.mcrae@bham.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Neurology
Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration
Dr Pall is a clinical neurologist with an interest in teaching and research. His principal areas of clinical interest are movement disorders and motor neurone disease. The movement disorder patients that he looks after include those with Parkinson’s disease and dystonia.
Telephone +44 (0) 121 697 8239
Email h.s.pall@bham.ac.uk
Lecturer
Birmingham Law School
Dr Stephen Smith is currently completing a major work exploring the bioethical and legal ramifications of end of life decisions.
Feedback & office hours
My office hours for this semester will be on Tuesdays between 12 and 2 PM.
Outside of these times, or outside term time, please contact me for an appointment.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7388
Email s.w.smith@bham.ac.uk