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Dr. Temitope Lawal

Research Fellow

Department: Northumbria Law School

Dr Temitope Lawal is a Research Fellow at Northumbria University, where he is part of the PROBabLE Futures team, developing a framework for the responsible use of probabilistic AI systems in law enforcement. With a strong focus on the intersection of law, technology, and public policy, Temitope’s expertise lies in addressing the legal and ethical implications of emerging technologies.

Temitope has held various academic and government roles, including serving as a Legal and Regulatory Manager at the Nigerian Communications Commission, Nigeria’s independent regulator of communications services. He was also a Co-coordinator of the Internet Law Research Clinic at Bond University, Australia and practised law in Banwo & Ighodalo, one of Africa’s leading law firms. More recently, Temitope was a Research Fellow at the Australian National University, where he co-led the successful development and delivery of Australia’s first tech policy professional development course.

Temitope is a Nigerian-qualified barrister and solicitor. He holds a PhD from Bond University, Australia, an LLM in Computer and Communications Law from Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, and an LLB (Hons) from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is also a Fellow at the Centre for Space, Cyberspace, and Data Law at Bond University and a member of the Law, Literature, and Humanities Association of Australia.

Temitope Lawal

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • AI and Biodata in Policing and Criminal Justice: Lessons from the Use of DNA and the Polygraph in the UK and Australia, Lawal, T., Paul, A., Oswald, M. 3 Apr 2025, Biodata, Surveillance and Society
  • A soft technological deterministic analysis of cross-border legal practice regulation, Lawal, T. 13 Feb 2025
  • Consultation Reponse to Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, Lawal, T., Oswald, M. 22 Jan 2025
  • Cybercrime and digital governance: An African perspective, Lawal, T. 17 Apr 2025, The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Extraterritoriality and the Law, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar
  • Police and the tort of negligence – will the use of AI risk ‘making matters worse’?, Oswald, M., Lawal, T., Paul, A. 2 May 2025, The Society of Legal Scholars' Annual Conference 2025
  • Probabilistic AI in Criminal Justice: Mapping the Ecosystem and Scoping for the Future, Taka, E., Lawal, T., Jones, K. 28 May 2025, Scottish International Policing Conference 2025
  • PROBabLE Futures response to the Public Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Lawal, T., Oswald, M. 25 Feb 2025
  • PROBabLE Futures Submission in response to Call for Evidence on the Use of Evidence Generated by Software in Criminal Proceedings, Lawal, T., Paul, A., Kotsoglou, K., Oswald, M., McCartney, C. 14 Apr 2025
  • Remote AI Weapons Detection – reversing stop and search to search and stop?, Lawal, T., Paul, A., Oswald, M. 4 Jun 2025, Business and Law Research Conference

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Workshop for Doctoral Students 2025
  • Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: 16th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Conference: Partnerships for Stronger Communities 2024
  • Invited talk: The Role of Internet Governance in Geopolitical Conflicts, Economy and Energy Crisis, Climate Change from a Global/Regional/National Comparative Perspective 2022
  • Oral presentation: Jurisdictional Restrictions on Cross Border Practice of Law: Will Technology make a difference? 2022
  • Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: Internet Policy in Africa: Research Methods Workshop For Advocacy 2018
  • Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute 2013

  • Law PhD December 05 2024
  • Law LLM November 01 2013
  • Law LLB (Hons) December 01 2010


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