Richard Ridyard
School of Law
Faculty of Business and Law
Email: R.M.Ridyard@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 4748
Richard is a senior lecturer in law, and programme director, at Liverpool John Moores University. He heads the BA in Law, Business, and Management programme, which is a collaboration between the Business and Law Schools. And he is the research lead for the Business, Corporate, Financial and Technology Unit.
Richard’s principal research interests concern financial regulation, company law, corporate governance and business management. His other research interests include freedom of speech, climate policy, AI, and legal pedagogy. He has presented widely in these, and related, fields. This includes presentations at the University Association for Contemporary European Studies, Institute of Humane Studies, McKinsey & Company, the Social Legal Studies Association, and the Art of Management & Organisation conference as well as leading universities such as Oxford, King’s College London, Virginia, and Brock. Richard has also been interviewed by the media, such as BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC North West Today, and BBC North West Tonight.
Richard has won research grants from the Society of Legal Studies, the Institute of Humane Studies, and LJMU. His published work has been cited by, amongst others, the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Seattle University Law Review, and the Washington University Law Review. Richard is one of the founding co-managing editors of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Risk Regulation, Law, and Policy. And he is a former associate editor of the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal.
Richard holds, or has held, fellowships at the Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University (as a Humane Studies Fellow, and Bernard Marcus Fellow), the Higher Education Academy, and the Royal Society of Arts. He is also a Certified Management & Business Educator, SPRITE+ Expert Fellow, an outreach panel member at the Bank of England, Trustee of Irish Community Care, and an Associate of the Association for the Promotion of Political Economy and the Law (APPEAL).
Also holding awards for teaching, Richard leads the following two postgraduate electives: International Corporate Finance Law, and International Investment Law. At undergraduate level, he teaches on the Law of Business Organisations, and Contract Law courses. He supervises research students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and welcomes email supervision enquiries. Richard is a member of the School of Law’s Teaching and Learning Committee, and is one of the governors of Mount Primary School. One of Richard’s teaching-based focuses is on developing innovative pedagogy, such as game-based learning. He has also written and presented on this subject.
During his studies, Richard received many academic prizes and scholarships. Richard completed the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at the University of Oxford, graduating in the top five of his cohort with a Distinction. His dissertation, supervised by Professor Paul Davies, was awarded a Charles Koch Foundation Dissertation Award. Richard also read law (LLB) at Liverpool John Moores University, graduating top of his year with a First, winning the Liverpool Law Society Prize. On the strength of his postgraduate dissertation and academic performance, he was subsequently awarded a Bernard Marcus Fellowship at the Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University.
Degrees
University of Oxford, United Kingdom, BCL (Distinction)
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, LL.B. (First Class Honours)
Certifications
University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Preparation for Learning and Teaching Course
Higher Education Academy, Fellowship
Chartered Association of Business Schools, Certified Management & Business Educator
Postgraduate training
Teaching Training Seminar Programme, United Kingdom, University of Oxford, 2013 - 2014
Course in Legal Research Methods, United Kingdom, University of Oxford, 2013 - 2014
Undergraduate Admissions Online Course, United Kingdom, University of Oxford, 2013 - 2014
Introduction to Academic Practice at Oxford, United Kingdom, University of Oxford, 2013 - 2014
Chapters
Wall T, Ridyard R, Lui A, Kang K. 2025. Provocation Sustainability Teaching for Impact :179-186 Routledge DOI Publisher Url
Wall T, Ridyard R, Kang K, Lui A. 2025. Provocation: Rights of the River Wall T, Osterlind E, Hallgren E, Kernan MA. Sustainability Teaching for Impact: How to Inspire and Engage Students Using Drama Routledge DOI
Journal article
Ridyard RM. 2019. Carrots and Sticks in Bank Governance: Time for a Bigger Stick? Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Internet publication
Christian C, Ridyard R. 2019. Opinion: Is being social media savvy all it takes to jump the refugee queue into Canada? Publisher Url
Ridyard RM. 2014. Abolishing the monarchy would remove an obstacle to genuine democracy in Britain Publisher Url
Ridyard RM. 2014. The Government's rehabilitation policy is in crisis due to the Justice Secretary's ready embrace of austerity Publisher Url
Ridyard RM. 2014. The government's ban on prisoners receiving books is the antithesis of the rehabilitation revolution promised by Chris Grayling Publisher Url
Ridyard RM. 2012. Case Law Australia, Harbour Radio v Trad, High Court allows qualified privilege appeal Publisher Url
Ridyard RM. 2012. Privacy, Lessons from 1890 Publisher Url
preprint
Ridyard R. Carrots and Sticks in Bank Governance: Time for a Bigger Stick? DOI Publisher Url
Ridyard RM. Corporate Governance and Double Liability: Toward a Bank Shareholder-Orientated Model DOI Publisher Url
Highlighted activities
Media Coverage:
Interview on BBC North West Tonight with Roger Johnson to discuss issues relating to the duration those accused are spending in custody following Palestine Action group activities. 2025. 2025
Other Professional Activity:
Lead for the Business, Corporate, Financial and Technology Unit, Liverpool John Moores University, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/centres-and-institutes/centre-for-the-study-of-law-in-theory-and-practice/members-expertise-and-supervision/business-corporate-banking-and-finance-law-unit. 2024
Editorial boards:
Co-Founding and Co-Managing Editor, Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Risk Regulation, Law, and Policy.
Research Grants Awarded:
Grant value (£): 1000, Society of Legal Scholars, The Climate Crisis and the Teaching of Law: Who? What? How?.
Grant value (£): 2000, Liverpool John Moores University (QR Funding), The Climate Crisis and the Teaching of Law: Who? What? How?.
Grant value (£): 3500, Liverpool John Moores University (QR Funding), Sovereign Fiscal Disruption and Deposit Insurance in the Eurozone.
Grant value (£): 5000, Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, Excessive Risk Taking: Shareholder Push or Pull? Making the Case for the Removal of Limited Liability for Bank Shareholders.
Fellowships:
Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, Bernard Marcus Fellow.
Professional activities
Media Coverage:
Interview on BBC North West Tonight with Roger Johnson to discuss issues relating to the duration those accused are spending in custody following Palestine Action group activities. 2025
Other Professional Activity:
Lead for the Business, Corporate, Financial and Technology Unit, Liverpool John Moores University, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/centres-and-institutes/centre-for-the-study-of-law-in-theory-and-practice/members-expertise-and-supervision/business-corporate-banking-and-finance-law-unit. 2024
Associate of the Association for the Promotion of Political Economy and the Law (APPEAL).
Certified Management & Business Educator.
Member, Legal Educational Games: Engagement, Network and Dissemination (LEGEND).
Research Assistant, University of Oxford.
Reviewer, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance.
Reviewer, Liverpool Law Review.
Award:
Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. 2024
Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, Humane Studies Award. 2023
Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, Humane Studies Award. 2022
Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, Hayek Fund Travel Grant. 2020
Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, Hayek Fund Travel Grant. 2018
Charles Koch Foundation, Charles Koch Foundation Dissertation Grant Award (Postgraduate Award). 2013
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Law Society Prize (Undergraduate Academic Prize). 2012
Liverpool John Moores University, Sir Graham Day Prize (Undergraduate Academic Prize). 2012
Liverpool John Moores University, Bob Fletcher Law Prize (Undergraduate Academic Prize). 2011
Liverpool John Moores University, Oxford University Press Prize (Undergraduate Academic Prize). 2010
Teaching qualification:
Preparation for Learning and Teaching Course, University of Oxford. 2014
Editorial boards:
Associate Editor, Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal.
Co-Founding and Co-Managing Editor, Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Risk Regulation, Law, and Policy.
Industrial connections:
Bank of England.
Oxford Policy Management.
External committees:
Bank of England, Member, Outreach Panel, Bank of England.
Irish Community Care, Trustee, Board of Trustees, Irish Community Care.
Mount Primary School, Governor, Board of Governors, Mount Primary School.
University of Salford, External Examiner, LLM (Law), University of Salford.
External collaboration:
Dr Cornelius Christian, University of Oxford.
Dr John Menzies, University of Oxford.
Professor Menelaos Markakis, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Membership of professional bodies:
Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association, Member.
Society of Legal Scholars, Member.
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, Member.
Research Grants Awarded:
Grant value (£): 1000, Society of Legal Scholars, The Climate Crisis and the Teaching of Law: Who? What? How?.
Grant value (£): 2000, Liverpool John Moores University (QR Funding), The Climate Crisis and the Teaching of Law: Who? What? How?.
Grant value (£): 3500, Liverpool John Moores University (QR Funding), Sovereign Fiscal Disruption and Deposit Insurance in the Eurozone.
Grant value (£): 5000, Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, Excessive Risk Taking: Shareholder Push or Pull? Making the Case for the Removal of Limited Liability for Bank Shareholders.
Fellowships:
Higher Education Academy, Fellow.
Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, Bernard Marcus Fellow.
Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, Humane Studies Fellow.
SPRITE+ Network Plus, SPRITE+ (Security, Privacy, Identity, Trust, Engagement) Expert Fellow.
The Royal Society of Arts, Fellow.