Chris Bevan
BA (Hons.)(Cantab); MA (Cantab); Barrister (Middle Temple)
Chris Bevan joined Durham Law School as Associate Professor in Property Law in September 2019 after 6 years in the School of Law at the University of Nottingham. Chris has served as Deputy Dean, Director of Research and Director of Post-graduate Research at Durham Law School. Chris’ research interests are cross-disciplinary and lie in property law broadly construed, housing, homelessness law and policy and in family law, social welfare and justice. Chris has published widely in these areas. Prior to entering academia, Chris practised as a common law barrister specialising in matters of land, housing, and family law. Chris graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2007 with degrees in both Modern Languages and Law and was awarded his MA (Cantab.) in 2012. Chris has experience as a Tutor on the BPTC (the barrister professional training course) and maintains strong connections with the world of legal practice. Chris is Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; author of the acclaimed textbook, Land Law (3rd Edn published March 2022); won ‘Lecturer of the Year’ in 2017 and, in 2015, was awarded the prestigious Lord Dearing Award for outstanding, world-class contribution to enhancing the student experience. Chris is honorary member of the Property Bar Association; academic member of the Property Litigation Association and invited member of the esteemed Academic Panel at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers, London. In 2018, was nominated to Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts.