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Michael P. Furmston

Address: 

Faculty of Law
University of Bristol
Queen’s Road
Wills Memorial Building
Bristol BS8 1RJ
England

Phone Number: 
(44) 117 925 9001
Fax Number: 
(44) 117 925 7585
Email: 
Michael.Furmston@bristol.ac.uk
Born: 
1933, England
Languages: 
English
Nationalities: 
British
Education: 
B.A., 1956, BCL, 1957, M.A. Oxford; LL.M. 1962, Birmingham
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to Gray’s Inn 1960; Bencher of Gray’s Inn 1989
Present Position: 
Professor of Law, University of Bristol (1978- )
Professional Experience: 

Professor of Law, University of Bristol (1978- ); Dean of Law School (1980-1984, 1995-1998); Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Bristol (1986-89); Practice at bar at 2 Field Court, Gray’s Inn; Fellow of Lincoln College Oxford and University Lecturer in Law (1964-78); Lecturer in Law, Queen’s University Belfast (1962-63); Lecturer in Law, University of Birmingham (1957-62)

Professional Associations: 

Society of Public Teachers of Law; Association of Law Teachers; British Institute of International and Comparative Law; Selden Society; Worshipful Company of Arbitrators

Arbitration Experience: 

Counsel before House of Lords, Ruxley v Forsyth; ten construction arbitrations; Chairman, domestic tribunal in the University of Bristol, re: major allegations of cheating

Areas of Specialization: 
Construction
Contracts
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Co-author, Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmston’s Law of Contract (13th ed. 1996); Beale, Bishop and Furmston Cases and Material on Contract (4th ed. 2000); General Editor, The Law of Contract (Butterworths 1999); numerous other books, contributions to books, and articles.