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John Wood (professor of law)

John Wood (professor of law)

British academic

Sir John Crossley Wood (1932–2014) was formerly professor of law and Dean of the School of Law at the University of Sheffield. For his work as an industrial arbitrator and conciliator he was appointed a CBE and then granted a knighthood.[1]

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Career

His principal subjects were Criminal Law and Employment Law, and he published extensively (books and articles) in those two subjects. He played an important part in building student numbers in the Law School from 13 in 1955 to over 2,000 by 2000.[2][3] He lectured and tutored students in those subjects throughout his academic career.

Sir John had wide experience of practical relations as inter alia a chairman of wages councils, chairman of the Central Arbitration Committee and the leading member of the ACAS panel of industrial arbitrators.[4]

His roles and titles include:[5]

Publications

  • University of Sheffield School of Law[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Alumni report". Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    Obituary by Professor Graham Battersby
  3. [3]
    Obituary of Professor Graham Battersby
  4. [4]
    Career summary on the back cover of the book "Industrial Law" by I.T.Smith & J.C.Wood
  5. [5]
    Obituary by Professory Graham Battersby
  6. [6]
    Note: the subject "Industrial Law" later became known as "Labour Law", and is now generally called "Employment Law".
  7. [7]
    Book source
  8. [8]
    Law School


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