Dr Taskin Iqbal

Overview

Dr Taskin Iqbal joined the City Law School in 2020. She is the module leader for the LLB and GELLB Law relating to Public Companies module and the LLM IBL International Corporation Law module. She also teaches Foundations of Trusts Law on the LLB and Equity and Trusts on the GDL. Prior to this, she was a Lecturer in Law at the University of Lincoln.

Her main research interests are in corporate law, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Her work is interdisciplinary, and she is particularly interested in the role of corporate governance in protecting stakeholder interests and promoting corporate social responsibility. She also takes an interest in assessing the impact of multinational corporations on developing countries and their influence and responsibility in global supply chains. Her writing has been published in the Journal of Business Law, Common Law World Review, Deakin Law Review and the Company Lawyer.

Previously, Taskin was a postgraduate researcher and module assistant at the School of Law, University of Leeds, where she obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Law. The topic of her thesis is the Possible Impact of the Concept of Enlightened Shareholder Value on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Scope for Reform. She received a letter of recognition for research excellence where the examiners of the thesis made special mention of research excellence.

She completed her LLB from Queen Mary, University of London. After that, she completed the Bar Professional Training Course and LLM in Professional Legal Skills (Conversion) from City, University of London.

Qualifications

1. PhD In Law, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, Feb 2015 – Jul 2018
2. Bar Professional Training Course, City, University of London, United Kingdom, Sep 2012 – Jul 2013
3. Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, Sep 2009 – Jul 2012
4. LLM Professional Legal Skills (Conversion), City, University of London, United Kingdom

Employment

1. Lecturer in Law, City, University of London, Mar 2020 – present
2. Lecturer in Law, University of Lincoln, Apr 2018 – Feb 2020

Fellowships

1. Fellow, Higher Education Academy, Jul 2019 – present

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