Peter Crisp, Author at Politeia

Peter Crisp has been Pro Vice Chancellor External at the University of Law since 2018 and was formerly Dean and CEO of BPP University Law School. He is a qualified barrister specialising in Land Law. Before joining BPP in 1997 he practised at the Chancery Bar across a spectrum of law including mortgages, wills, probate, intellectual property, company law and landlord and tenant. For Politeia he was co-author of Triggering Article 50, Courts, Government and Parliament (2017).

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The Road to Royal Assent

By Peter Crisp
March 17, 2017

Peter Crisp, Dean of Law at BPP University, explains that this week the will of the people has been implemented.

‘Triggering Article 50’ by David Abulafia, Jonathan Clark, Peter Crisp, David Howarth, Sheila Lawlor and Robert Tombs

By Peter Crisp
January 20, 2017

Constitution experts say neither the Courts nor Parliament should have the last word on Brexit.

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Neither Compelling, nor Attractive

By Peter Crisp
July 8, 2016

As the advice to invade Iraq comes under the spotlight with Sir John Chilcot's report, Professor Peter Crisp assesses the evidence on the legality of the decision

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