Alastair Hudson

Alastair Hudson (born 6 November 1968) is an English barrister and legal academic. He is a National Teaching Fellow, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He was voted UK Law Teacher of the Year in 2008.

He has published educational materials on-line material for law students and for legal practitioners in the areas of equity, trusts law and finance law, including a range of podcasts and vidcasts which are available free at the following web address: www.alastairhudson.com.

His publications include:

  1. The Law of Finance, 1st edition, Sweet & Maxwell "Classics Series", 2009, 1,428pp
  2. Equity & Trusts, 6th edition, Routledge-Cavendish, 2009, 1,215 pp
  3. Securities Law; Sweet & Maxwell, 1st edition, 2008, 912pp
  4. Understanding Equity & Trusts; 3rd edition, Routledge-Cavendish, 2008, 224pp
  5. The Law on Financial Derivatives; Sweet and Maxwell, 4th edition, 2006, 760pp
  6. The Law on Investment Entities; Sweet & Maxwell, 2000, 356pp
  7. Towards a just society: law, Labour and legal aid; (“Citizenship & Law Series”), Pinter, 1999, 270pp
  8. Swaps, Restitution and Trusts; Sweet & Maxwell, 1999, 245pp
  9. The Law on Homelessness; Sweet & Maxwell, 1997, 449pp
  10. Principles of Equity and Trusts, Cavendish, 1999, 558pp; and
  11. The Law of Finance – a Comprehensive Treatise for Practitioners, Sweet & Maxwell, 1st edition, 2010, 1,440pp

There are other publication co-authored with other people:

  1. The Law of Trusts, with Geraint Thomas, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2010, 1,681pp
  2. Charlesworth’s Company Law, with Stephen Girvin and Sandra Frisby, 18th edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2010, 836pp (AH, 312pp)
  3. New Perspectives on Property Law, Obligations and Restitution; ed. Alastair Hudson; Cavendish, 2004, 378pp
  4. New Perspectives on Property Law, Human Rights and the Home; ed. Alastair Hudson, Cavendish, 2004, 334pp
  5. Modern Financial Techniques, Derivatives and Law; ed. Alastair Hudson; Kluwer International, 2000, 246pp
  6. Credit Derivatives: Legal, Regulatory and Accounting Issues; ed. Alastair Hudson; Sweet & Maxwell, 1999, 198pp; and
  7. Palmer’s Company Law, (sole author of Part 5: Capital Issues and Part 5A: Open-ended investment companies), 25th edition, Sweet & Maxwell, ed. G. Morse

A full list of his publications is available at this web page

This material can be accessed at this web page A fuller biography is available at this web page

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