Dr Sue Lazer
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Sue completed the LLB (Hons) at Leeds University and proceeded to the Law Society Finals at the College of Law. She started training as an articled clerk in 1986 following which she was admitted as a solicitor and worked in private practice and local government. Sue moved into Higher Education working at the University of Huddersfield within the Law School teaching a variety of both legal practice (LPC) and academic subjects with a focus on litigation and evidence. She became law subject group leader and Director of the Legal Advice Clinic. During her time at Huddersfield she was admitted as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and completed both the LLM and PhD. Publications have been on aspects of litigation and evidence. Sue has also supervised Masters students towards completion of the LLM on areas of professional practice. She has been appointed to numerous External Examiner roles on courses regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and undertaken several returns to practice. She is now a Senior Lecturer at Chester Law School.
Teaching and Supervision
Law in context Law In Practice Evidence Contract Work based Learning
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Publications have been on aspects of litigation and evidence. Lazer, Susan (2021) The Principle of Orality: An Analysis of the Principles Governing the Prevalence of Direct Oral Testimony in the English Adversarial Trial System and the Impact of Reforms to Reduce its Status. Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield. S. Halliday, S. Lazer & A. Wood "Country Report England and Wales" in eds G. Hochmeyr and W. Gropp "Die Verja¨hrung als Herausforderung fu¨r die grenzu¨berschreitende Zusammenarbeit in Strafsachen Entwicklung eines Harmonisierungsvorschlags", Nomos, 2021. The edited collection represents the culmination of the German Research Council funded project „Die Verja¨hrung als Herausforderung der grenzu¨berschreitenden Zusammenarbeit in Strafsachen“, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) – 392065098. Criminal Limitation Periods as a Challenge to cross-border Cooperation in Criminal Matters - Development of a Harmonization Proposal” Country report: England and Wales Swaby, Gerald and Lazer, Susan (2017) Civil litigation update: 'fundamental dishonesty' reviewed by appeal court. CILEX Journal. ISSN 2050-0580 Lazer, Susan (2016) Book review: The Modern Law of Evidence. CILEX Journal. p. 49. ISSN 2050-0580