Professor Duncan Fairgrieve

Duncan Fairgrieve has published many books and articles in leading journals worldwide, in both English and French, including 18 authored or edited books and numerous articles on comparative law topics.

He is currently working on a series of research projects, including European law, tort law, product liability, comparative public law and the topic of compliance & regulation. He was appointed in 2018 to the European Commission's Expert Group on Product Liability, responsible for reviewing the operation of the Product Liability Directive and for drafting guidance on the application of the Directive.

Professor Fairgrieve regularly appears as a media commentator on legal-related issues, including Brexit & European matters.

Duncan Fairgrieve is also a qualified French avocat, as well as an English Barrister, practising from One Crown Office Row , where he has appeared in cases at all levels of the English and French courts, including appearing before French & English Courts of Appeal and the UK Supreme Court. He regularly provides expert evidence on comparative law issues in domestic and foreign proceedings.