Ms Emma Whewell

• Qualifications:LLB (Hons) Bristol; Solicitor; accredited Mediator
• Position:Senior Lecturer in Law
• Department:FBL - Law
• Telephone:+441173283897
• Email:Emma.Whewell@uwe.ac.uk

About me

I was admitted as a Solicitor in 1992 and joined the UWE Bristol Law School as a Senior Lecturer in Law in 1998.

I practised law full time between 1992-1994 and part time between 1994 and 2001.  I became an accredited mediator in 2017.  For the past 7 years, I have been the Family Law lead in the Business & Law Clinic, supervising students advising members of the public on Famly Law issues.

I have more than 25 years of experience of teaching Civil Litigation, Family Law, legal skills and professional conduct on the vocational postgraduate Legal Practice Course for Intending Solicitors.  

I have 15 years of experience of teaching on the undergraduate Law degree programme.  Current subjects include Alternative Dispute Resolution for Year 2 students; and Family Law, and Lawyering in Practice for Year 3 students.  I have also taught Education and the Law.  

I was an External Examiner for BPP Law School in London from 2010-2014.

For the past 5 years, I have co-taught an Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation) elective on the Professional Skills Course for Intending Solicitors.  I have also taught the Case Analysis & Case Management Elective on the same course.

I have undertaken empirical research in the field of Children's Social Care, and have a particular interest in what happens during the 'pre-proceedings' stage.  My current research interest is access to justice and alternative dispute resolution in relation to Family Law.

Since October 2015, I have taken part in, or helped to organise, more than 10 professional conferences and public debates at the Family Court in Bristol.

I have been a member of the Local Family Justice Board ('LFJB') in Bristol since January 2018 and helped to organise four of its annual conferences (one online and three in person).  The May 2023 Conference led to the creation of an LFJB Domestic Abuse Advisory Group which meets 5 times a year.  Members include people with lived experience of domestic abuse; domestic abuse prevention and recovery specialists; practising solicitors; a social work manager; a Police officer; academics and members of the judiciary.  Outputs include a free, interactive, Court Guide for those who have experienced domestic abuse.

Area of expertise

Family Law; the Family Justice System and Dispute Resolution; 

Children's Social Care;

Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution; 

Legal Skills;

Professional Ethics.  

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