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Professor Tony Ward

Professor

Department: Northumbria Law School

Tony Ward joined Northumbria in 2016 having previously worked at the University of Hull and De Montfort University Leicester. His interests as a legal scholar focus on the law of evidence and in particular expert evidence, including historical and philosophical perspectives on experts. He is also a criminologist specialising in state crime. i.e. violence and corruption by governments and officials. He is Co-Director of the International State Crime Initiative and one of the Editors-in-Chief of its journal State Crime. He is co-author with Penny Green of State Crime: Governments, Violence and Corruption (Pluto 2004) and State Crime and Civil Activism (Routledge, 2019), and with Gerry Johnstone of Law and Crime (Sage 2010)  

Tony Ward

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Expert evidence, human trafficking, state crime, law and literature.

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  • Recognising Expertise in English Civil Litigation: Standards, Experience and Reliability, Plenderleith Ferguson, A., Ward, T. 29 Aug 2025, In: The International Journal of Evidence & Proof
  • Reformulating the Riat Guidance on Hearsay: R v BOB, BYY, AEN and BEK [2024] EWCA Crim 1794, Ward, T. 4 Aug 2025, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
  • Third Parties in Criminal Proceedings: National Report in England and Wales, Ward, T. 30 Jul 2025, In: Ordine Internazionale e Diritti Umani
  • Book Review: The Emerald International Handbook of Activist Criminology by Victoria Cannings, Greg Martin and Steve Tombs, Ward, T. 5 Nov 2024, In: Theoretical Criminology
  • Can FATF's Focus on Beneficial Ownership Aid Anti-Corruption Efforts in a ‘Low-Capacity’ Country? Challenges From the Front Line in Nigeria, Harvey, J., Sproat, P., Turner, S., Ward, T. 25 Nov 2024, Global Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, London, Routledge
  • International Expert Statement on Israeli State Crime, Green, P., Lasslett, K., McCulloch, J., Rolston, B., Keenan, J., Tombs, S., Wise, L., Stańczak, D., MacManus, T., Michalowski, R., Seoighe, R., Rothe, D., Kramer, R., Stanley, E., Barak, G., Cameron, H., Whyte, D., Scraton, P., Barsocchini, R., Bradshaw, E., Ciocchini, P., White, R., Williams, C., Huggins, M., Poynting, S., Meirelles, R., Cunneen, C., Catello, R., Sherwood, A., Ward, T., McConnachie, K., Falk, R., Elver, H., Bandiera, R., Perugini, N., Zeffert, H., da Silva Filho, J., Matyakubova, D., Sentas, V., Giannacopoulos, M., Sobout, A., Grewcock, M., de Nardin Budó, M., Forero-Cuéllar, A., Darke, S., Afana, R., McMillan, N. 16 Feb 2024, In: State Crime Journal
  • Non-Conviction Based Asset Recovery in Nigeria - An Additional Tool for Law Enforcement Agencies?, Sproat, P., Ward, T., Harvey, J., Turner, S., Shehu, A., Bello, A. 11 Sep 2024, Financial Crime, Law and Governance, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
  • Proof of Foreign Law: a Reduced Role for Expert Evidence?, Ward, T., Plenderleith Ferguson, A. 31 May 2024, In: Journal of Private International Law
  • Self-Defence and the Reliability of Expert Evidence: R v Mazzer [2024] EWCA Crim 557, Ward, T. 1 Dec 2024, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
  • The law of evidence and the victim of domestic abuse, Ward, T., Wortley, N. 17 Sep 2024, Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar

  • Andrew Birks Funeral and Exhumation Rites in the England and Wales, and how they impact on faith organisations. Start Date: 01/10/2023
  • Samuel Lees Prosecutorial Discretion and Universal Jurisdiction: A Comparative Study of England and Wales, and France. Start Date: 22/11/2024 End Date: 15/05/2025
  • Andrew Birks Funeral and Exhumation Rites in the England and Wales, and how they impact on faith organisations. Start Date: 01/10/2023 End Date: 17/04/2025
  • Poloko Hiri Rules, Discretion and Expert Evidence in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), 2013-2023. Start Date: 17/06/2022
  • Marco Palladino Technology Law: a critical analysis of the contemporary legislative framework Start Date: 17/06/2021

  • Law PhD June 01 2016
  • Member Honourable Society of Gray's Inn 2016


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