Sarah Greer
Head of Department, Law & Criminology
Teaching Fellow
Courses
Tel: 020 8331 7539
Email: s.j.greer@gre.ac.uk
Office: Queen Mary 214
Qualifications
B.A. Hons in English Literature (University of Cambridge, Girton College)
M.A.(Cantab)
Diploma in Legal Practice (City University)
Barrister
Chartered Accountant
PGCE (Higher Education)
Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Teaching Experience
Previously at the University of Greenwich:
Law Through Film and Literature
Family Law
Legal Method
Legal Context
Business Law.
Professional Experience
Chartered Accountant, City of London.
Practising barrister (before teaching career)
Current Administrative and Supervisory Responsibilities
- Head of Department : responsible for the day-to-day running of the Department and managing academic staff in both law and criminology.
- Moot tutor
- Actively involved in the employability programme for law students.
- University Teaching Fellow with responsibilities in developing teaching and learning across the University.
- Undergraduate dissertation supervision - Equity & Trusts and Land Law.
Professional & Academic Associations
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Barrister of the Middle Temple
Society of Legal Scholars
Socio-Legal Studies Association
Research Interests
- Trusts and land law
- Law and literature.
Books and editorial
Clarke & Greer, Land Law Directions, 2nd Edition, 2010) Oxford University Press
Journal Articles (from 2007)
“Constructive Trusts and the Homemaker: Post-Stack” Denning Law Journal (with M. Pawlowski) (awaiting publication 2010)
“Film and Literature in the Legal Classroom”, The Law Teacher, (with M. Pawlowski), (2009) Vol. 43/1, pp. 49-61
“Horsham Properties Group Ltd v Clarke: Possession: Mortgagee’s Right or Discretionary Remedy?” The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer, (2009) Volume 6, 437
“Urgent Review: Horsham Properties and the Ministry of Justice”, New Law Journal, (2009) Volume 159 p 254
“Deal or No Deal”, The Legal Executive, (2009, January) 48
“Estoppe Right There”, The Legal Executive, (2008, October).
“Arrears End: Pre-Action Protocol for Mortgage Arrears”, The Legal Executive, (2008, September).
“No More Nonsense”, New Law Journal, (2008) Volume 158, 1055
“Watching the Clock” , New Law Journal, (2008) 158, 548
“Back to the Bad Old Days”, New Law Journal, (2008) 158, 174
“Estoppel & the Interests of the Prospective Beneficiary”, The Legal Executive, (2008 February)15
“Cohabitation and Conflict”, The Legal Executive, (2008, January).
“Rights for Cohabitants”, The Legal Executive, (2007, November).
“What's Exceptional?” New Law Journal, (2007) 157, 1374
“Divorce Deals & Bankruptcy”, The Legal Executive, (2007,September )28
“A Last Resort: Gender Bias and the Presumption of Advancement”, New Law Journal, (2007) 157, 696
“The Mortgagee's Duties on Sale” The Legal Executive, (2007, August) 20.
“Cohabitation: quantifying an equitable share” The Legal Executive, (2007, August) 37
“Quantifying the Beneficial Interests of Cohabitees”, The Legal Executive, (2007, April) 14