Dr Matthew Parry

Lecturer in Law

Law

m.j.parry@swansea.ac.uk

Office - 153
First Floor
Richard Price Building
Singleton Campus

About

Matthew teaches compulsory modules (land law and contract law) and an elective module (Negotiations) to undergraduates at the Law School, while also serving as module leader for the latter.

Aside from the formal teaching, Matthew co-ordinates the extra-curricular opportunities for students to develop their skills of negotiation, client interviewing, mediation, appellate advocacy and arbitration, and coaches students in between 25 and 30 external competitions annually. Recent highlights of coached teams include:

Wales Mooting Champions 2022 and 2023
International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Competition (2023)- Best Newcomer Team award
Singapore Mediation Competition (2021)- Double Gold Medal in Negotiations and Mediation
Mediate Guru Virtual Negotiations Competition Winners (2022 and 2023)
Kent Legal Triathlon- Best Mooter, Negotiator and Application Advocate (2022)
Lex Erudites Mediation Competition (2022)- Best Mediator
PACT ODRC Negotiation Competition Winners (2022)
PACT ODRC International- Best Mediator (2023)
International Negotiations Competition (Rome)- 4^th Place (2023)
UK Mediation Competition- Best Mediator (2023)
England and Wales Client Interviewing Competition- 2^nd (2022), 3^rd (2023)

Matthew has utilised his experience and contacts within these competitions to host and convene a number of these competitions at Swansea University, as well as at other institutions. Apart from convening the Wales Mooting Competition since 2021, Matthew has hosted and organised the International Negotiation Competition (2017), the International Client Consultation Competition (2020-2022) and the International Maritime Law Arbitration Mooting Competition (2023).

Areas Of Expertise

Sports Law
Land Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Legal Communication Skills

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

Educational Pedagogy for Law Teaching

Experiential Learning

Award Highlights

Taught Modules

LAA127 Contract Law

The law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations in law and forms, together with tort and restitution, elements of the law of obligations. It provides the essential foundation for further subjects in the areas of commercial, consumer, company and business law as well as international trade. The matters covered within Law of Contract include: contract formation and contents; terms of a contract; regulation of exemption clauses and unfair terms under both the common law and statutory regimes; misrepresentation; termination; remedies for breach of contract; and duress and undue influence.
LAA127C Cyfraith Contract

Mae cyfraith contract wrth wraidd y system o rwymedigaethau cyfreithiol, ac mae'n un o elfennau cyfraith rhwymedigaethau, ynghyd â chamwedd ac adferiad. Mae'n darparu'r sylfaen hanfodol ar gyfer pynciau eraill ym meysydd cyfraith fasnachol, cyfraith defnyddwyr, cyfraith cwmnïau a busnes, yn ogystal â chyfraith masnach ryngwladol. Mae'r materion sy'n cael eu trafod yng Nghyfraith Contract yn cynnwys: llunio contract a'i gynnwys; telerau contract; rheoleiddio cymalau eithrio a thelerau annheg o dan gyfundrefnau cyfraith gyffredin a statudol; camliwiad; terfynu; rhwymedïau ar gyfer tor-contract; a gorfodaeth a dylanwad amhriodol. The law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations in law and forms, together with tort and restitution, elements of the law of obligations. It provides the essential foundation for further subjects in the areas of commercial, consumer, company and business law as well as international trade. The matters covered within Law of Contract include: contract formation and contents; terms of a contract; regulation of exemption clauses and unfair terms under both the common law and statutory regimes; misrepresentation; termination; remedies for breach of contract; and duress and undue influence.
LAA233 Negotiations

This module is designed to inform the students about the different types of negotiating models that exist and to teach them the details of the concept of Principled Negotiations, in accordance with the Harvard Business School Model. Throughout the semester, the model will require preparation by the student of a particular negotiation in advance of the workshop. They will then conduct the negotiation in the class and reflect back on each others work in the second part of the class, before being given guidance in the theoretical and practical application of negotiations by the workshop leader.
LAA317 Negotiations

This module is designed to inform the students about the different types of negotiating models that exist and to teach them the details of the concept of Principled Negotiations, in accordance with the Harvard Business School Model. Throughout the semester, the model will require preparation by the student of a particular negotiation in advance of the workshop. They will then conduct the negotiation in the class and reflect back on each others work in the second part of the class, before being given guidance in the theoretical and practical application of negotiations by the workshop leader.
LANM07 Law of Obligations

The module covers the key elements of the system of obligations in law and forms. Law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations, together with tort and restitution. It provides the essential foundation for further subjects in the areas of commercial, consumer, company and business law as well as international trade. The matters covered within the law of contract include contract formation and contents, vitiating and avoidance factors, terms and performance of contract as well as remedies. The Law of Tort is a branch of the civil law which provides possible remedies for the protection of a person¿s interests in relation to different forms of loss which may be experienced as a result of different types of incident. The module covers the tort of negligence, which is numerically the most common and easily the most flexible in terms of the interests that it protects. The module will consider in detail all aspects of negligence from the inception of a claim to the eventual award of compensatory damages. Students will also focus on product and occupiers¿ liability, and the tort of nuisance.
LAQ227 Contract Law

The law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations in law and forms, together with tort and restitution, elements of the law of obligations. It provides the essential foundation for further subjects in the areas of commercial, consumer, company and business law as well as international trade. The matters covered within Law of Contract include: contract formation and contents; terms of a contract; regulation of exemption clauses and unfair terms under both the common law and statutory regimes; misrepresentation; termination; remedies for breach of contract; and duress and undue influence.