Lecturer in Law

Dr Ashleigh Hamidzadeh joined the University of Bedfordshire as a Lecturer in Law in 2024. She graduated from the University of Newcastle with LLB, LLM and MA degrees and from the King's College London with a PhD. Ashleigh has previously been a visiting lecturer at King's College London, UCL and Goldsmiths, University of London. She was a Research Associate at the Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.

Ashleigh teaches on the undergraduate Contract, Land and Intellectual Property Law modules. Her research interests include patent law, pharmaceutical law and private law.

Qualifications

• PhD Law – King’s College London
• International Politics (Globalisation, Poverty and Development) MA – University of Newcastle
• International Business Law LLM - University of Newcastle
• Law LLB (Hons) - University of Newcastle

Teaching Expertise

• Intellectual Property Law
• Tort Law
• Contract Law
• Company Law
• Land Law

Research Interests

• Intellectual Property Law
• Patent Law
• Pharmaceutical Law
• Artificial Intelligence
• Digital Law Enforcement
• Private Law

Selected Publications

• Hamidzadeh, A, Liddicoat, J, & Liddell, K, ‘Should Europe Adopt a Policy Like the US MODERN Labeling Act?’ (2023) 7(1) European Health & Pharmaceutical Law Review 36-38.
• Liddicoat, J., Hamidzadeh, A., Liddell, K., Aboy, M., Simon, D., Schito, M., & Minssen, T. ‘New Drug-Development Paradigms? Opportunities and Uncertainties with New Government Drug Repurposing Programs’ (2024) 16(753) Science Translational Medicine
• Liddicoat J, Hamidzadeh A, Liddell K, ‘How Many Drugs Are Repositioned Each Year in Europe?’ (2024) 27(3) The Journal of World Intellectual Property 1-15.

Contact Details

E: ashleigh.hamidzadeh@beds.ac.uk