Professor Christopher Bovis
| Biography | Christopher Bovis JD, MPhil, LLM, FRSA is Professor of International Business Law at the University of Hull. He is an internationally renowned specialist in public sector management, public procurement and public private partnerships. His fields of expertise cover international business, EU law, competition, energy, transport and telecommunications. His research has influenced parliamentary debate, scrutiny and brought responsible change at government level. His work has been published extensively, disseminated internationally and regularly quoted by the Court of Justice of the EU. Professor Bovis has advised the EU, national governments on growth strategy, industrial policy, SMEs and public sector procurement. Professor Bovis engages with national and international parliaments and international institutions on strategic matters of industrial policy, defence acquisitions, assessment of legal frameworks, assurance of compliance and governance. Professor Bovis transferred knowledge in areas such as the Post Office Privatization for the OFT, UK Rail Rolling Stock Capacity for the TUC, the Social Value Act for the Cabinet Office, Enactment of Soft Law for the European Commission, Codification of Intellectual Property and Standards for European Standardization Institutions. Professor Bovis was elected Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in 2006, and made a Life Fellow in 2011. He was appointed by the United Nations as Rapporteur to the Millennium Development Commission on Public-Private Partnerships in 2009. Professor Bovis’ work contributes towards the following SDG(s): SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy SDG 9 Industry innovation and infrastructure SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities SDG 13 Climate action SDG 17 Partnerships Professor Bovis has extensively published 11 monographs, 56 chapters in edited collections and 270 journal articles. He has drafted UK laws and EU laws and Guidance. Professor Bovis's academic work has been translated into different languages, including Chinese, French, Russian and German. He is peer reviewer for legal academic journals such as European Public Law, Common Market Law Review, European Law Journal, Federal Law Review, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Journal of Business Law and Journal of Public Policy and Administration and Journal of European Integration. He is peer reviewer for for the European Research Council, the European Science Organization, the Australian Research Council, the Research Foundation Flanders, the Estonian Research Council, the ERSC, the British Academy, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust. He is Editor in Chief of the European Procurement and Public Private Partnerships Law Review, published by Lexxion. https://epppl.lexxion.eu/ |
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| Research Interests | Public sector management, public procurement and public private partnerships, international business and trade law, European Union law, anti-trust, energy, transport and telecommunications, risk management, financial services. |
| Teaching and Learning | Undergraduate - European Union Law - Company Law - Employment Law - Emerging Markets - European Business Postgraduate - International Trade and Commercial Law - Mergers and Acquisitions - Competition Law - Equality Law - European Union Internal Market Law - European Public Law - European Business Law - Market Regulation |
| Scopus Author ID | 6507645159 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Professor Bovis offers supervision for research degrees in the fields of public procurement, public-private partnerships, international and European business law, competition law, state aid, services of general economic interests and industrial policy. |