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 taught A Level Law at various Colleges of Higher Education in and around Bristol between 1986-1989.  I was admitted as a Solicitor in 1992 and practised law full time between 1992-1994 and part time between 1994 and 2001. 

I was a Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol between 1994-1998 and joined the UWE Bristol Law School as a Senior Lecturer in Law in 1998.  I was an External Examiner for BPP Law School in London between 2010-2014 and became an accredited mediator in 2017. 

I taught Civil and Criminal Litigation, Family Law, legal skills and professional conduct on the vocational postgraduate Legal Practice Course for Intending Solicitors from 1994-2019.  Since 2010, I have taught on the undergraduate Law degree programme.  Current subjects include Family Law, Prepare for Practice, Sexual Offences, and Practising as a Solicitor.   For the past 6 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.

Between 2018-2026, I was the Family Law lead in UWE’s Pro Bono Law Clinic, supervising students advising members of the public on a full spectrum of Family Law issues.

I led a large empirical research project in the field of Children's Social Care between 2013-2018 with a particular focus on 'pre-proceedings' stage.  My current research interests include coercive control and domestic abuse, improving access to justice, and giving a voice to vulnerable people including children and young people.

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 played a major role in organising 5 of its annual conferences since 2022 (one online and four 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 (published October 2024 and to be updated shortly) and a free interactive Guide on the Impacts of Domestic Abuse on Mental Health and Wellbeing (published October 2026).

Area of expertise

Family Law; the Family Justice System and Dispute Resolution; 

Children's Social Care;

Dispute Resolution; 

Legal Skills;

Professional Ethics.  

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