Professor Robert Lee, LLD

Professor, University of Birmingham

Robert Lee has worked both in academia and legal practice. He has acted as an advisor to a number of international agencies including UNEP, UNDP, The European Parliament and the European Commission.

He sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Law and Society and is environmental editor for the Journal of Business Law. He is currently working on two large research programme, PrecisonTox, funded by the European Union Horizon 2020 programme, which concerns methodologies for chemical risk assessment and Met4Tech, funded by UKRI which explores a circular economy in technology metals.

Contributed to

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Environment (Wales) Act 2016—snapshot

Practice notes

This Practice Note outlines the key provisions in the Environment (Wales) Act 2016. It was produced in partnership with Dr. Victoria Jenkins and Professor Robert Lee. It covers the background to the Act, and focuses specifically on the concept of sustainable natural resource management, natural resources policies, biodiversity duties in Wales, extended powers for Natural Resources Wales, and the management of secondary material resources from waste streams. This Practice Note also links to related Brexit content.

Environment

Sustainable development—the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

Practice notes

This Practice Note outlines the key provisions in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Future Generations Act) (WFG(W) 2015) which was originally labelled the 'Sustainable Development Bill'. It covers the background to the Future Generations Act, the well-being duty which includes the sustainable development principle, the Auditor-General for Wales, the Future Generations Commissioner (FGC), and the Public Service Boards (PSBs). It was produced in partnership with Professor Robert Lee and Marie Brousseau-Navarro, Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.

Environment

Practice Area

Environment

Panels

Consulting Editorial Board
Welsh Panel

Experience

Co-Director, ESRC Research Centre on Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society, Cardiff University (2001 - 2012)
Dean, Birmingham Law School (2015 - 2019)