Caroline Chappell
Senior Lecturer in Law
Caroline is a Senior Lecturer in Law in the Law School and has been a qualified solicitor since 1994. She specialises in Medical Law and Ethics.
I studied Jurisprudence at Lincoln College, the University of Oxford. I have a practice background, having qualified as a solicitor at Slaughter and May, a 'magic circle' commercial firm in the City of London. After spending some time after qualification in the commercial property department of Slaughter and May, I switched specialty to clinical negligence and healthcare law. I have worked for two of the leading defendant firms in the country in this area and had a special interest in brain injury and obstetric cases.
Within my practice experience I have advised NHS Health Authorities and NHS Trusts on diverse matters, including the Judicial Review of the proposal to close Guy’s Hospital in London and major GP and pharmacist fraud. I have also conducted high value catastrophic injury cases, mainly concerning brain injury at birth.
I have worked as a Lecturer at the University of Chester Law School since 2008 and am currently a Senior Lecturer in Law. My specialisms lie in both Tort Law and Medical Law and Ethics.
I am a founder member of the Institute for Gender Studies at the University of Chester. My research interests relate to gender violence with a specific focus on Female Genital Mutilation. I have presented research papers in these areas at national and international conferences and organised a National Symposium on the challenges presented by Female Genital Mutilation in 2014.
I teach at all levels of undergraduate study and am Module Leader at Level 5 for Tort Law and at Level 6 for Medical Law. I am Module Leader at Level 7 for Personal Injury and Medical Law on the Masters Programme.
My focus lies within issues relating to gender violence and legal routes to address such issues. I have a specific interest in issues relating to Female Genital Mutilation. I have delivered conference papers on these areas at National and International Conferences and symposiums. I have also delivered invited lectures and seminars in these areas.
Conference Papers
Chappell, C (2018) The Utility of Criminal Prosecution in the Context of FGM: The FGM Conference: Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, University of Salford, 2018, United Kingdom.
Chappell, C (2016) Fighting Female Genital Mutilation: Institute for Gender Studies, University of Chester, 2016, United Kingdom.
Chappell, C. (2015) Eradicating Mutilation: attempts to Relegate Female Genital Mutilation to the Pages of History: The International Talking Bodies Conference University of Chester, 2015, United Kingdom.
Chappell, C. (2014) Recognition of Cultural Diversity cannot justify inaction on FGM: Common themes in attempts to eradicate FGM: National Symposium – FGM- When Tradition becomes Violation, University of Chester, 2014, United Kingdom. (Also organiser of said symposium.)
Chappell, C. (2012) BIID and the DSM 5: The International Talking Bodies Conference, University of Chester, 2012, United Kingdom.
Chappell, C. (2011) Broadening the Scope of Diversity: a study of equality and Body Integrity Identity Disorder: Chester University Student Discrimination Law Conference, University of Chester, 2011, United Kingdom.
Davies, C., & Chappell, C. (2011, December). The BME student experience: findings of a small northern university. Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Research Conference, 2011, Newport, United Kingdom.
- B.A. Hons (Oxon) Lincoln College University of Oxford 1990
- Law Society Finals (Guildford College of Law) 1991
- Qualified Solicitor (non-practising)
- M.A. Hons (Oxon) University of Oxford 1999
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2012