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Professor Andy Boon

Professor Emeritus

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Professor Andrew Boon joined The City Law School in September 2012. Before coming to City he was Dean of the School of Law at the University of Westminster, London. He served on the Law Society's Training Framework Review Group and as Vice-Chair of the Bar Standards Board's Education and Training Committee. He was recently consultant to the Law Society of England and Wales on introducing legal ethics to the compulsory curriculum for undergraduates and to the Solicitors Regulation Authority on the mandatory scheme for continuing professional development.

He is a Convenor of the Lawyers and Legal Professions stream for the Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference.

Publications

Featured publications

  1. Boon, A. and Semple, N. (2022). ‘Still Special After All These Years? Fundamental Questions in Legal Services Regulation’. In Abel, R., Sommerlad, H., Hammerslev, O. and Schultz, U. (Eds.), Lawyers in 21st-Century Societies Hart Publishing..
  2. Boon, A. (2014). The Ethics and Conduct of Lawyers in England and Wales. Hart Pub Limited. ISBN 9781849466691.

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Books (5)

  • Boon, A. (2023). The Ethics and Conduct of Lawyers in England and Wales. Oxford: Hart Publishing.
  • (2022). Lawyers and the Rule of Law. Hart Publishing. ISBN 9781509925216.
  • Boon, A. (2017). Innovation and change in the regulation of legal services. Boon, A. (Ed.), Oxford: Hart Publishing. ISBN 9781509905171.
  • (2017). International Perspectives on the Regulation of Lawyers and Legal Services. Hart Publishing. ISBN 9781509905171.
  • Boon, A. (2015). Lawyers’ Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781509901807.

Chapters (12)

  • Boon, A. and Whyte, A. (2022). An Explosion of Legal Philanthropy? The Transformation of Pro Bono Legal Services in England and Wales. Global Pro Bono (pp. 269-317). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108476157.
  • Boon, A. and Whyte, A. (2022). ‘‘An explosion of legal philanthropy?: The transformation of pro bono legal services in England and Wales’’. In Cummings, S.L., Trubeck, L. and De Sa E Silva, P. (Eds.), Global Pro Bono: Diffusion, Contestation, Learned Lessons (pp. 269-317). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
  • Boon, A. (2017). Cocktails of Logics - Reform of Legal Services Regulation in England and Wales. In Boon, A. (Ed.), International Perspectives on the Regulation of Lawyers and Legal Services (pp. 209-239). Oxford, Portland, Oregon: Hart Publishing. ISBN 9781509905171.
  • Boon, A. (2017). The Regulation of Lawyers and Legal Services. International Perspectives on the Regulation of Lawyers and Legal Services (pp. 1-26).
  • Boon, A. (2017). Innovation and Change in the Regulation of Legal Services. International Perspectives on the Regulation of Lawyers and Legal Services (pp. 241-270).
  • Boon, A. (2017). England and Wales: Cocktails of Logics-Reform of Legal Services Regulation in England and Wales. International Perspectives on the Regulation of Lawyers and Legal Services (pp. 209-240).
  • Boon, A. and Mc Dermott, Y. (2016). ‘Life and Death in the Lawyer’s Office: The Internship in Capital Punishment Studies. International Library of Essays on Capital Punishment Volume 1 Justice and Legal Issues (pp. 185-202).
  • Boon, A. (2015). Regulation and discipline. In Boon, A. (Ed.), Lawyers’ Ethics and Professional Responsibility (pp. 63-104). Oxford: Hart Publishing. ISBN 9781849467841.
  • Boon, A. and Fazaeli, T. (2014). Professional bodies and continuing professional education. In Crowley, S. (Ed.), Challenging Professional Learning (pp. 31-53). Oxford, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9780415816939.
  • Boon, A. and Whyte, A. (2010). Will there be Blood? Students as Stakeholders in the Legal Academy. Stakeholders in the Law School (pp. 185-224).
  • Boon, A. and Webb, J. (2010). The Legal Professions as Stakeholders in the Academy in England and Wales. Stakeholders in the Law School (pp. 65-95).
  • Boon, A., Bacquet, S., Whyte, A. and Webley, L. (2009). Making Legal Aid Solicitors?: The Training Contract Grants Scheme. In Buck, A., Pleasance, P. and Balmer, N. (Eds.), Reaching Further: Innovation, Access and Quality in Legal Services (pp. 143-165). Norwich: The Stationary Office.

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