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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Current Practice and Emerging Trends in Regulating Onshore Exploration and Production in Great Britain
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. 245-283, 38 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersOil and Gas Law on the UKCS: Current Practice and Emerging Trends in Public and regulatory Law
UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends: Resource Management and Regulatory Law. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). 3 edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 3-13, 11 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersOil and Gas Law on the UKCS: Current Practice and Emerging Trends in Contracting and Commercial Law
UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends: Volume 2: Commercial and Contract Law Issues. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., 脺葯enmez, E. (eds.). 3 edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 3-12, 10 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPetroleum Licensing
UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends: Volume 1 Resource Managment and Regulatory Law. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., 脺葯enmez, E. (eds.). 3 edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 81-131, 50 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersRisk Allocation in Oil and Gas Service Contracts
UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trend: Volume II: Commercial and Contract Law Issues. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Usenmenz, E. (eds.). 3 edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 175-234, 50 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe 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: