Biography
Rachael Mulheron is Professor of Tort Law and Civil Justice at the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, where she has taught since 2004. Her principal fields of academic research and publication concern Torts, Medical Negligence, Class Actions jurisprudence, and Civil Justice. From 2009–18, Rachael was a member of the law reform body, the Civil Justice Council of England and Wales, and was also a member of the rules-drafting committee for the United Kingdom’s first opt-out class action. Rachael has advised various law reform commissions, government departments, and NGOs (including the ALRC and NZLC). Rachael’s publications have been judicially cited in several jurisdictions, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Kenya, and by the UK Supreme Court. Prior to her academic career, Rachael practised as a litigation solicitor in Brisbane, Australia. In 2021, Rachael was appointed as Honorary Queen’s Counsel for her services to law reform.
