An academic and solicitor (non-practising) specializing in planning, housing and property law and regulation (in particular food safety). Member of the General Assembly of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) (the governing body of the planning profession in Great Britain) and the Construction Industry Council's Equality and Diversity Committee (RTPI representative). Members of the UEA's Centre for Competition Policy (CCP). Specialist knowledge (academic and policy) of regulation PhD Law (Universty of London, LSE) LLM (Cantab.) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.