LLB (Hons), LLM, DipLP, PhD, FHEA
Personal Chair
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- Email Address
- g.w.gordon@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272418
- Office Address
Taylor Building, Room C36
- School/Department
- School of Law



Biography
Greg Gordon joined the School of Law as a lecturer in 2004 after a period working in Aberdeen and London as a solicitor specialising in litigation, primarily in the oil and gas sector. He became a senior lecturer in 2011 and Professor Law in 2019. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Prof Gordon was Head of School from 2017 until 2025. Prior to this he served as Deputy Head of School, as Director of Teaching and Learning and as the Co-Director for Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law.
Prof Gordon’s principal teaching and research interests are in energy law, commercial contracting, the Scots law of delict and professional ethics and the rule of law.
Prof Gordon's current administrative roles within the Law School include Regional Engagement officer and acting as the School Lead for South Asia
Prof Gordon is an editorial board member of the Stair Memorial Encyclopedia, a Board member of Scottish Universities Law Institute and a Trustee of the TB Smith Memorial Trust.
Memberships and Affiliations
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- External Memberships
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Board Member, SULI
Editorial Board Member: Stair Memorial Encyclopedia
External Examiner, University of Galway
Visiting Lecturer and Fellow, Wuhan University (2018, 2024-26)
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (2016, 2020 and 2025)
Visiting Lecturer, Louisiana State University (2015)
- Research
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Research Overview
Upstream oil and gas law; Scots law generally; commercial contracting; the law of delict/tort.
Current Research
Prof Gordon's present research projects focus primarily upon the decommissioning of offshore installations, the Scots law of negligence and a consideration of commercial and regulatory law relating to the energy industry in Victorian Britain
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Prof Gordon currently co-ordinates and/or teaches on the following the courses:
Undergraduate
Level 1: Legal System; Delict and Unjustified EnrichmentLevel 4: Delict
LLMThe North Sea Energy Law Programme (4-seat professional masters programme delivered in conjunction with the Universities of Groningen, Oslo and Copenhagen)
MSc / LLM
Legal Issues in Decommissioning Operations: Commercial (online)
LLM (special delivery: Wuhan)
Natural Resources and the Energy Transition
- Publications
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Offshore Wind Contracting: Lessons (and Misdirections?) from the Oil and Gas Industry
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations- [ONLINE]
Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
黑料网: School of Law. 49 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsMental Health and the Law
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE]
Copyright Law, Taylor Swift and the Music Industry
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE]
Energy Law and the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE]
Book Review: Maximising Economic Recovery: A New Approach to Regulating the UK鈥檚 Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
Oil, Gas & Energy Law IntelligenceContributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE]
An Introduction to Risk Allocation in Oil and Gas Contracts from an English Law Perspective
Knock for Knock Indemnities and the Law: Contractual Limitation and Delictual Liability. Svendson, K., Stavang, E., Gordon, G. (eds.). Informa UK Limited, pp. 20-64, 45 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
Editors' Preface
Knock for Knock Indemnities and the Law: Contractual Limitation and Delictual Liability. Svendsen, K., Stavang, E., Gordon, G. (eds.). Informa UK Limited, 3 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Knock for Knock Indemnities and the Law: Contractual Limitation and Delictual Liability
Informa UK Limited. 336 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI:
Decommissioning of (Abandoned or Disused) Offshore Installations
Encyclopedia of Energy Law and the Environment. Roggenkamp, M., de Graaf, K., Fleming, R. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 277-288, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: