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Biography

Camilla studied Law and Sociology as an undergraduate. She then attended the College of Law in Guildford achieving honours in her Solicitors’ Final Examination. Passionate about legal aid work and access to justice Camilla practiced in a high street law firm until she took up a post as in-house solicitor with a National Teaching Union where she worked until September 2021.

In practice Camilla specialised in employment law and regulatory law representing teachers in employment tribunals and at professional conduct hearings. She was also involved in work related personal injury claims and a number of Camilla’s cases reached the appeal courts including the stress at work claim, Barber v Somerset County Council [2004] which remains the leading case in this field.  Camilla and her colleagues also won the Lawyer Award for Employment Team of the Year following the success of Barber.

Camilla enjoyed combining the practice of Law with her teaching roles for a number of years. She previously taught on the LPC and joined Exeter as a visiting lecturer in 2015.  Camilla took up her current post as Lecturer in Law based at the Penryn campus in September 2021. Camilla is also the Departmental Lead for Employability and Placements and the Year 2 Coordinator.

Qualifications

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• ASPIRE Fellowship
• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
• Non-practicing Solicitor 
• LPC - Guildford College of Law
• Bsc Honours - Law and Sociology

Memberships

• The Law Society
• The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)
• The Association of Law Teachers (ATL)

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Teaching

Modules taught

• LAW1023C - Legal Foundations
• LAW1024C - Legal Foundations 2
• LAW2015C - The Law of Torts
• LAW2114C - Introduction to Professional Placement
• LAW3109C - Law Placement

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Roles

• HaSS, Cornwall Academic Lead for Employability and Placements
• Year 2 Coordinator

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