Professor Paula Giliker with awards judge Jodie Hill at the Next 100 Years Inspirational Women in Law Awards ceremony.Marcus Jamieson-Pond/ Next 100 Years.
Marcus Jamieson-Pond/ Next 100 Years.
Press release issued: 8 November 2024
The Law School’s Professor Paula Giliker was awarded the Legal Academic of the Year Award at the prestigious Next 100 Years’ Inspirational Women in Law Awards this week.
The Next 100 Years Inspirational Women in Law Awards, judged by a panel of experts from the industry, are held to recognise and celebrate the work done by those in the legal field to ensure equality and diversity continues to grow in the legal profession and to inspire others seeking to follow in their footsteps.
The award commendation for Paula read:
“Professor Paula Giliker is an impressive legal academic who has made outstanding contributions to legal academia, particularly in the field of comparative and European private law.
"One of her recent achievements includes the publication of her book, Vicarious Liability in Tort: A Comparative Perspective, which has become a leading text in the field.
"Her work significantly influences both academic discourse and practical legal application, particularly in understanding the complexities of liability law across different jurisdictions.
"As a professor at the University of Bristol, she has also played a key role in mentoring young academics and advancing legal scholarship.”
Professor Giliker said:
“I am honoured to be awarded the prize of Legal Academic of the Year. In my roles as President of the Society of Legal Scholars and British Association of Comparative Law, Director of the Centre for Private and Commercial Law and Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Bristol, I have sought to inspire the next generation of legal academics.
"It is vital that we create an inclusive and diverse academic legal community that gives a voice to everyone. I look forward to continuing my work to advance legal scholarship and provide avenues for support, while acting as an ally and role model.”
Further information
Professor Paula Giliker is Professor of Comparative Law and Co-director of the Centre for Private and Commercial Law at the University of Bristol, and specialises in private law and comparative private law. She has previously held positions at the Universities of Oxford and Queen Mary, University of London, and is a former Chair of the British Association of Comparative Law.
Paula has written extensively on English, European and comparative contract and tort law. A leading comparative law and private law scholar, she is on the editorial board of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly, on the international editorial board of the Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, on the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Professional Negligence and an Associate Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law.
The Next 100 Years is a new project from the team behind the First 100 Years, dedicated to achieving equality for women in law. The ten-year project is powered by Spark21, a charity founded to celebrate, inform and inspire future generations of women in the profession. It builds on the success of the First 100 Years project, created to chart the journey of women in law in the first 100 years following the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, which paved the way for women to become lawyers for the first time.
The Next 100 Years will continue the work of the First 100 Years, capturing the inspirational stories of today’s pioneering women lawyers, educating the public on the legacy of the legal pioneers of the past and driving the change needed to create an equal future for women in the profession.
