Mr Brodie McAdam
| Biography | I started my career as a solicitor, and for the majority of my time in practice I was a dispute specialist, focussing latterly on construction projects. I joined the University of Salford in 2006 to develop and launch an MSc/LLM in Construction Law & Practice, and I lead that programme until 2016. At Salford I have lectured on a range of built environment legal topics including health and safety legislation and land law, but my key disciplinary expertise relates to Construction Law, both contract and tort, with a dispute resolution slant. I also managed the large built environment Post Graduate MSc Dissertation module for a number of years. Over my time at the University I have carried out a number of management roles including School Academic Misconduct Officer, Subject Head for Construction & Management, Director of Built Environment and Acoustics, Director of Sustainable Built & Natural Environments, and latterly as Interim Deputy Dean of the School of Science, Engineering and the Environment. Externally I have acted as peer reviewer for a range of academic journals; Associate Editor of the International Journal of Law in the Built Environment; Co-ordinator of the North West Branch of the Society of Construction Law; visiting lecturer at the University of Melbourne; and External Examiner at Trinity College, Dublin. |
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| Research Interests | My research interests relate to construction law and legal pedagogy. |
| Teaching and Learning | The main focus of my teaching has been relating to construction contracts at masters level. I am particularly interested in how contracts work in the real world, and how underlying legal principles interact with standard forms. I have also lead on research methods relating to law related projects, and research ethics. |