Dr Mukarrum Ahmed is Lecturer in Business Law at the University of Lancaster and a barrister of Lincoln's Inn. He read law at the Universities of London and Aberdeen. Dr Ahmed is a recognised expert and the author of books on private international law and international commercial law. He approaches the law from theoretical, pragmatic and comparative perspectives. Recurrent themes in his work include the post-Brexit development of private international law, party autonomy, methodological pluralism and the global governance function of private international law.