firking

LECTURER IN LAW

I joined the School of Law and Criminology at Liverpool Hope University in March 2023.

I completed my LLB (Hons) from the University of Liverpool and worked in legal practice before graduating from the University of Birmingham with an LLM in Criminal Law. I was subsequently awarded a PhD from the University of Liverpool, where I was also a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Law.  

My current research interests are in criminal law theory and doctrine. I have published, and am currently developing publications of, key aspects of my PhD which focuses on the issue of causation in English criminal law.

At Liverpool Hope University, I am the Course Leader for Criminal Law and Criminal Evidence, and a member of the teaching team for Tort Law and Land Law. I also supervise Dissertation students.


Publications:

G. Firkins, 'Rethinking Causation in English Criminal Law' (2023) 87(1) Journal of Criminal Law 18-38.