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
- Internal Memberships
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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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The UK's Energy Security
UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends: Volume I: Resource Management and Regulatory Law. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., 脺葯enmez, E. (eds.). 3 edition, pp. 42-77, 36 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe Wood Review and Maximising Economic Recovery Upon the UKCS
UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends: Volume I: Resource Management and Regulatory Law. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., 脺葯enmez, E. (eds.). 3 edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 133-169, 37 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersUK Oil and Gas Law: Current Issues and Emerging Trends: Volume I: Research Management and Regulatory Law
Vol. 1, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. 600 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksUK Oil and Gas Law: Current Issues and Emerging Trends: Volume II: Commercial and Contract Law Issues
Vol. 2, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. 600 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksA Song of Fire and Ice: A J Allan (Blairnyle) Limited & Anor v Strathclyde Fire Board
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 122-127Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI:
The Exclusion of Consequential Loss in the Piper Alpha Case: A Study of Lord Rodger鈥檚 Method of Textual Analysis
Continuity, Change and Pragmatism in the Law: Essays in Memory of Professor Angelo Forte. Simpson, A. R., Styles, S. C., West, E., Wilson, A. L. (eds.). Aberdeen University Press, pp. 434-465, 32 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
Philosophical Foundations of Contract Law
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 417-418Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Energy Law in the United Kingdon
Energy Law in Europe. Roggenkamp, M., Redgwell, C., Ronne, A., Del Guayo, I. (eds.). OUP Oxford, pp. 1053-1136, 83 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters"...And Injustice for All": First Thoughts on Secondary Victims Following Young v MacVean
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 348-353Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI:
Community Licence and Shale Gas in the UK
Energy Policy Conference 2013. Robert Gordon University, pp. 64-80, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
An Energy and Natural Resources Court for Scotland?
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 419-424Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI:
Business Regulation
Business Law in Scotland. Black, G. (ed.). 3 edition. W. Green, 38 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe Law of Contract
Business Law in Scotland. Black, G. (ed.). 3rd edition. W. Green & Son, 72 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersBook Review: Offshore Contracts and Liabilities (Tettenborn and Soyer, Eds)
The Journal of International Maritime Law, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 158-159Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesCatherine Mitchell, Contract Law and Contract Practice
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 434-435Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Licensing the Exploration for and Production of Petroleum on the UK Continental Shelf
Regulation of The Upstream Petroleum Sector: A Comparative Study of Licensing and Concession Systems. Hunter, T. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, pp. 107-132, 25 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersProduction Licensing on the UK Continental Shelf: Ministerial Powers and Controls
Louisiana State University (LSU) Journal of Energy Law and Resources, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1165-1188Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPrivate Law and Human Rights (ed, E Reid and D Vissier): Book Review
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 455-457Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesOffshore safety: the European Commission鈥檚 legislative initiatives
European Energy & Law Report X. Roggenkamp, M., Bjornebye, H. (eds.). Intersentia, pp. 139-172, 33 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersFirst Thoughts on the Relationship Between the New 鈥淢ER UK Obligation鈥� and the Existing Licence Terms
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE]
A Supreme Case of Incompetence: Ruddy v Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 241-246Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI:
DHI/SCDI Energy and Constitutional Change Conversation: Oil and Gas
Edinburgh: David Hume Institute. 32 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE]
The Deepwater Horizon Disaster: The regulatory response in the United Kingdom and Europe
Shipping, Law and the Marine Environment in the 21st Century: Emerging Challenges for the Law of the Sea - Legal Implications and Liabilities. Caddell, R., Thomas, R. (eds.). Lawtext Publishing Ltd.Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersRigidity, discretion and potential reform: cost and fee allocation in Scotland
Cost and Fee Allocation in Civil Procedure: A Comparative Study. Reimann, M. (ed.). Springer, pp. 239-250, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Environmental liability for offshore oil and gas operations in the UK
Environmental Liability, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 108-126Contributions to Journals: Articles