Dogan Ali Gultutan
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About
Overview
Dr Gultutan joined The City Law School in September 2022. He is the module leader for and teaches on the GDL Foundations of Law module (comprising of English Legal System, Legal Ethics and Legal Research) and the International Construction and Arbitration module. Dogan also teaches / has taught on the following modules: GDL Contract Law, GELLB Contract Law, GDL Public Law, LLB Law in Real Life, LLB Debates in the English Legal System, LLB Legal Skills and LLB Foundations of Trusts Law. Dogan is a Senior Fellow at the Higher Education Academy.
Dogan is also a practising solicitor, currently partner (and solicitor-advocate) at a London boutique firm, having previously worked for a US global law firm's London office for over 8 years, with a further 5 years in its Istanbul office. He is admitted in both England & Wales and Turkey, in the former as a solicitor-advocate and (non-practising) barrister, and in the latter as an attorney-at-law (currently non-practising). Dogan was awarded two scholarships by The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn (the Sir Thomas More Bursary and the Hardwicke Entrance Scholarship) in connection with the Bar course (then BPTC).
Dogan's research interests revolve around contract law, international (commercial and investment) law and dispute resolution. His PhD thesis, undertaken at The City Law School and completed in 2021, focused on the awarding of moral damages under international investment law, which thesis was published by Kluwer Law International as part of its International Arbitration Law Library. Dogan has also published several articles concerning international arbitration and public international law matters. Dogan has an upcoming book project with Kluwer Law International on the Evolution of the ICC Rules of Arbitration. Dogan recently published a book on English Contract Law: General Principles (in English and Turkish as separate copies).
Prior to commencing his PhD research, Dogan completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Westminster in 2009 (LLB, First Class), his master's degree at University College London in 2010 (LLM), the Bar Professional Training Course at BPP London in 2011, and the Graduate Diploma in Turkish Law at Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey in 2012.
Qualifications
- PhD, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2014 - August 2021
- Graduate Diploma in Turkish Law, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey, September 2011 - August 2012
- Bar Professional Training Course, BPP University, United Kingdom, September 2010 - August 2011
- Master of Laws, University College London, United Kingdom, September 2009 - August 2010
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Westminster, United Kingdom, September 2006 - August 2009
Employment
- Senior Lecturer, City St George's, University of London, England, January 2026 - present
- Director, International Law and Affairs Group, City St George's, University of London, England, September 2025 - present
- Lecturer in Law, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2022 - present
Languages
Turkish (can read, write, speak, understand spoken, peer review)
Publications
Publications by category
Books (2)
- Gultutan, D.A. (2025). English Contract Law: General Principles. Istanbul, Turkiye: On Iki Levha. ISBN 9786258506280.
- Gultutan, D. (2021). Moral Damages Under International Investment Law The Path Towards Convergence. Netherlands: Kluwer Law International. ISBN 9789403540252.
Chapters (4)
- Yesilirmak, A., Cosar, U. and Gultutan, D. (2023). ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration National Report for Turkey. In Bosman, L. (Ed.), ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration (pp. 1-53). The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International.
- Gultutan, D.A. (2018). Moral Damages and Arbitral Jurisdiction in International Investment Arbitration. Rebalancing International Investment Agreements in Favour of Host States Wildy, Simmonds & Hil.
- Esin, I.G., Celebi, O. and Gultutan, D. (2017). Arbitration in Turkey. In Blanke, G. and Al mulla, H. (Eds.), Arbitration in the MENA New York, NY, United States: Jurisnet LLC. ISBN 9781937518738.
- Aygul, M. and Gultutan, D.A. (2014). Arbitration Procedure. In Esin, I. and Yesilirmak, A. (Eds.), Arbitration in Turkey Kluwer Law International. ISBN 9789041149817.
Journal articles (8)
- Reece Thomas, K. and Gültutan, D. (2025). Enforcement of ICSID awards and state immunity: should immunity trump all? Analysis of the English Court of Appeal’s ISL / Border Timbers conjoined judgment, advocating for a domestic teleological interpretation. Arbitration International, 41(3), pp. 607-632. doi:10.1093/arbint/aiae053
- Gultutan, D.A. (2024). “Appear as you are or be as you appear”: Sound advice to arbitrators considering independence and impartiality disclosures? A comparative analysis advocating for uniformity and addressing participants’ legitimate expectations. International Trade Law and Regulation, 30(3)
- Gültutan, D. (2024). The UK Law Commission’s Reforms Proposed to the English Arbitration Act 1996: Bonum, Malum Et Turpe. Public and Private International Law Bulletin, 44(1), pp. 197-219. doi:10.26650/ppil.2023.44.1.1488428
- Gultutan, D.A. (2023). Confidentiality of arbitrations under English law: sufficiently sacrosanct to warrant legislative shielding? A critical analysis from a Rumian perspective. International Trade Law and Regulation, 29(1), pp. 5-26
- Gultutan, D.A. and Karakoc, M. (2020). Concurrent delay and COVID-19 - the amalgamation of two thorny issues: navigational tips from a legal and expert perspective. Construction Law Journal, 36(5)
- Gultutan, D.A. (2015). The concepts of 'without prejudice' and 'confidentiality' under Turkish and English law. Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Dergisi (Banking and Commercial Law Journal)
- Gultutan, D.A. (2015). Review and Analysis of Interim Measures Available to Foreign Arbitrators in Turkey. McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution
- Gultutan, D.A. (2015). The common law pre-contractual duty of disclosure and the test of materiality: Carter to Pan Atlantic - A factual analysis. Insurance Law Journal pp. 168-180