Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Claire McIvor will happily consider any PhD proposals in the field of tort law. She is particularly interested in the following areas: liability for the acts of others (both on a personal and vicarious basis); the negligence liability of public authorities; causation in tort law; the use of epidemiological evidence in tort law.
Current doctoral supervision
Dr McIvor is currently supervising 4 students undertaking research in the following areas:
Legal Epidemiology - The use of epidemiology to resolve disputes about causation in tort litigation
The legal and ethical responsibilities of veterinarians
Compensatory damages in negligence
The nature and scope of the Article 2 investigatory duty
Research activity per year