A Professional and Dedicated Teaching Team
We are proud to have a teaching team comprising Warsaw-based staff, visiting lecturers from leading UK Universities and special guest lectures by renowned experts and skilled practitioners.
The BLC’s current Academic Director is Professor Richard Fentiman (Professor of International Law and former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge).
Resident teaching team
The following are permanently based at the Warsaw BLC and are responsible for its day-to-day functioning:
Dr Steve Terrett
BLC Kierownik and UW WPiA senior lecturer
Qualified advocate. Specialises in corporate and IP law.
Ruairi O'Neill
UW WPiA and BLC Lecturer
Qualified barrister. Specialises in commercial and EU law.
Will Odogwu
UW WPiA and BLC Lecturer
LLM UCL London. Specialises in commercial and contract law
Special guest lecturers
The following is a sample of the special guest lecturers who have spoken at the Warsaw BLC in recent years:
Advocate General Michal Bobek
Advocate General to the CJEU
Iain Morley QC
East Caribbean Supreme Court
Sir Konrad Schiemannn
Former UK Judge at CJEU
Lord Robert Carnwath
UK Supreme Court Justice
Advocate General Maciej Szpunar
Advocate General to the CJEU
Judge Alexander Kornezov
Judge at the EU General Court
Sir Bernard Rix
UK Judge and International Arbitrator
Visiting lecturers (academics)
The following is a sample of the UK-based academics who have lectured at the BLC Warsaw in recent years:
Professor David Amos
City University London
Professor William Cornish
Cambridge University
Prof Stefan Enchelmaier
Oxford University
Professor Rosa Greaves
University of Oslo
Professor Catherine Barnard
Cambridge University
Prof Estelle Derclaye
Nottingham University
Dr Jennifer Davis
Cambridge University
Prof Dorota Leczykiewicz
Oxford University
Professor Robert Burrell
Sheffield University
Professor Richard Fentiman
Cambridge University
Dr Krzysztof Garstka
Cambridge University
Dr Jonathan Morgan
Cambridge University
Dr Paul MacMahon
London School of Economics
Professor Paul Torremans
Nottingham University
Dr Mika Oldman
Cambridge University
Prof Okeoghene Odudu
Cambridge University
Dr Rafał Zakrzewski
Cambridge University
Professor Laurent Pech
Middlesex University
Visiting lecturers (Warsaw-based law firms)
The following is a sample of law firms’ representatives who have lectured at the BLC in previous years:
Dan Cocker
Allen & Overy
Visiting BLC lecturer (Trusts and Banking law)
Michael Davies
Siemiątkowski & Davies
Visiting BLC lecturer (Banking law)
Michał Drwal
Clifford Chance
Visiting BLC lecturer (Legal Drafting)
Nick Fletcher
Clifford Chance
Visiting BLC lecturer (Contract drafting)
Małgorzata Mroczkowska-Horne
PWC-Legal
Visiting BLC lecturer (Competition law)
Bartłomiej Jankowski
JS Legal
Visiting BLC lecturer (ADR and civil litigation)
Piotr Spaczyński
SSW Pragmatic Solutions
Visiting BLC lecturer (Technology and the Law)
Adrian Horne
Linklaters
Visiting BLC lecturer (English legal system)
Substantive Law
Study the most important areas of English law, with particular focus on commercially relevant issues. Familiarise yourself with the most common choice of governing law in international contracts.
Legal Skills
We help you develop a wide-ranging skills portfolio and monitor your progress on an ongoing basis. The skills and experience you acquire will help you stay ahead of the pack in the race for employment.
Career
Learning English law and developing your skills portfolio is about making you more employable. Our entire focus is on helping you achieve your dream career, wherever and whatever it may be.