Professor Lorna Fox O'Mahony
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 874052
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Location
5S.5.0, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Lorna Fox O鈥橫ahony is Professor of Law at 糖心Vlog Law School. Her research focuses on the role of law in property problems, particularly in respect of land, housing and home. Her most recent work has developed Resilient Property Theory (RPT), a new theoretical and methodological approach to tackling contemporary property problems (with Prof Marc Roark). Listen to Marc and Lorna discuss RPT on the PropertyCon podcast: https://anchor.fm/bramakkermans/episodes/Lorna-Fox-OMahony-and-Marc-Roark-on-Resilient-Property-Theory--Squatting-and-the-State-e1nt9it Current projects include applications of RPT to address current issues in housing, climate change, platform real estate and consumer protection. Lorna's work on the development of a legal concept of home laid the foundations for new approaches to the idea of home in law, including giving content to rights to housing and home. Her work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals and she is author or editor of twelve books, including, Conceptualising Home: Theories, Laws and Policies (2006, Hart Publishing), which was awarded First Prize in the Society of Legal Scholars Birks Prizes for Outstanding Legal Scholarship (2007), and short-listed for the Socio-Legal Studies Association Book Prize (2008). The third edition of her student-facing book, 'Great Debates in Land Law' (with Dave Cowan and Neil Cobb) was published by Bloomsbury in 2023. Lorna interned at the United States District Court, Los Angeles, USA; has been a visiting scholar at Cornell Law School, Cornell University, USA; the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, UK; the Institute of Advanced Study at the University of Western Australia; and Stellenbosch University, South Africa and is an Associate Visiting Researcher at the University of Pretoria. She has been a consultant to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (UK); the Office of Law Reform (NI); presented expert evidence on housing rights for inner-city tenants in Belfast (www.pprproject.org) and Dublin (www.canaction.ie); and to the Irish Housing Commission which has made recommendations for the reform of the Irish Constitution that incorporate the legal concept of home. Lorna is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She served as President of the Association of Law, Property and Society (2017-18) and as a Board member from 2009 to 2019, including two terms as Chair of the Board of Directors (http://www.alps-law.org/). She was a Board member of Modern Studies in Property Law; editorial board member of Journal of Consumer Policy (http://link.springer.com/journal/10603); and is a global affiliate of the Vulnerability and the Human Condition initiative (http://web.gs.emory.edu/vulnerability). Lorna served as a representative of JASB (the Joint Academic Standards Board of the Law Society for England and Wales and the Bar Standards Board) and was a member of the Law sub-panel for REF 2014 (Research Excellence Framework). She was Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities from 2013 to 2017, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor from 2018 to 2024. Lorna was founding Chair of the Creative Colchester Partnership Board from 2014, co-Chair of the South East Creative Economy Network, and currently serves as a Trustee of the Mercury Theatre in Colchester. She is married to David and they have two sons.
Qualifications
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LLB (Hons)
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PhD
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PGCHET
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PFHEA Higher Education Academy,
Appointments
糖心Vlog
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Professor, Law, 糖心Vlog (31/7/2013 - present)
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Executive Dean, Humanities, 糖心Vlog (31/7/2013 - 1/8/2017)
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Designate, 糖心Vlog (1/1/2018 - 31/7/2019)
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor, 糖心Vlog (2019 - 2024)
Other academic
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Lecturer-Senior Lecturer-Reader-Professor, Durham Law School, Durham University (1/9/2003 - 31/7/2013)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Financial transactions and older people
Socio-legal analyses of property law
Legal concept of home
Squatters and adverse possession
Trusts of the family home
Law and the emotions
Creditor possession actions
Property theory
Current research
Lornas current research includes work on a range of projects related to equity release and financial services regulation as well as research and writing on the criminalisation of squatting and on propertys person.
Publications
Journal articles (36)
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Roark, ML., (2024). . Arkansas Law Review. 76 (4), 713-769
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Roark, M., (2024). . Texas A&M Journal of Property Law. 10 (1), 39-80
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Akkermans, B., (2024). . The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer. 2024 (4), 369-391
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Roark, M., (2023). . International Journal for the Semiotics of Law. 36 (4), 1477-1507
Roark, ML. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2023). . Journal of Consumer Policy. 46 (4), 445-463
Roark, M. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2022). . Louisiana Law Review. 82 (3), 789-856
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Walsh, R., (2018). . Common Law World Review. 47 (1), 7-34
Overton, L. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2018). . Journal of Consumer Policy. 41 (3), 273-295
Overton, L. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2017). . Journal of Social Policy. 46 (1), 49-67
Fox O'Mahony, L., Twigg-Flesner, C. and Akinbami, F., (2015). . Journal of Consumer Policy. 38 (2), 111-117
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Overton, L., (2015). . Law in Context. 33 (2), 115-141
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Overton, L., (2015). . Housing Studies. 30 (3), 392-412
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2014). . Current Legal Problems. 67 (1), 409-445
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Overton, L., (2014). . Journal of Law and Society. 41 (3), 446-469
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2013). . King's Law Journal. 24 (2), 202-236
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2013). . International Journal of Law in the Built Environment. 5 (2), 156-171
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2011). . Conveyancer and Property Lawyer. 75 (5), 356-379
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Sweeney, J., (2010). . Journal of law and society.. 37 (2), 285-314
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2008). . William & Mary journal of women and the law.. 14 (3), creators-Fox_O=27Mahony=3ALorna=3A=3A
Devenney, J., Fox O'Mahony, L. and Kenny, M., (2008). . Lloyd's maritime and commercial law quarterly., 513-535
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Cobb, N., (2008). . Modern Law Review. 71 (6), 878-911
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Devenney, J., (2008). . Elder law review.
Cobb, N. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2007). . Legal studies.. 27 (2), 236-260
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2005). . Legal Studies. 25 (2), 201-227
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2005). . Home cultures.. 2 (1), 25-49
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2005). . Irish journal of family law., 2-9
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2003). . Child and family law quarterly.. 15 (1), 1-20
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2002). . Journal of Law and Society. 29 (4), 580-610
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2002). . Northern Ireland legal quarterly.. 53, 347-350
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2002). . Irish journal of family law., 3-8
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2002). . Conveyancing and property law journal.. 7 (1), 6-16
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2001). . Northern Ireland legal quarterly.. 52, 20-53
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2000). . Liverpool Law Review. 22 (1), 59-88
Fox O'Mahony, L., (1999). . Conveyancer and property lawyer.. 63, 353-363
Fox O'Mahony, L., (1999). . Northern Ireland legal quarterly.. 50 (1), 140-152
Fox O'Mahony, L., (1998). . Cambrian law review.. 29 (1), 9-21
Books (11)
Cowan, D., Fox O'Mahony, L. and Cobb, N., (2023). Great Debates in Land Law (3rd edition). Bloomsbury. 9781509962754
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Roark, ML., (2022). Squatting and the State: Resilient Property in an Age of Crisis. Cambridge University Press. 9781108487740
Cowan, D., Fox O'Mahony, L. and Cobb, N., (2016). . Palgrave Macmillan. 9781137481658
Fox O'Mahony, L., O'Mahony, D. and Hickey, R., (2014). . Routledge Cavendish. 9780415740616
Smith, SJ., Elsinga, M., Eng, OS., Fox O'Mahony, L. and Wachter, S., (2012). . Elsevier. 978-0-08-047163-1
Cowan, D., Fox O'Mahony, L. and Cobb, N., (2012). . Palgrave Macmillan. 9781137481658
Cowan, D., Fox O'Mahony, L. and Cobb, N., (2012). . Palgrave Macmillan. 9780230278905
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2012). . Hart Publishing. 9781849460071
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Sweeney, J., (2011). . Ashgate. 9780754679479
Kenny, M., Devenney, J. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2010). . Cambridge University Press. 9780521190534
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2007). . Hart Publishing. 9781841135793
Book chapters (27)
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Roark, M., (2024). . In: Research Agenda on Property Law. Editors: Akkermans, B., . Edward Elgar. 77- 92. 978 1 80392 480 9
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Roark, M., (2024). . In: Research Handbook on Property, Law and Theory. Editors: Bevan, C., . Edward Elgar. 377- 393. 978 1 80220 205 2
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Roark, M., (2024). . In: A Research Agenda For Property Law. Editors: Akkermans, B., . Edward Elgar. 93- 108. 9781803924809
Fox O'Mahony, L., Overton, L. and Gibson, M., (2018). The Emotional Dimension of Trading on Home in Later Life: Experiences of Shame, Guilt and Pride. In: Thinking Home Interdisciplinary Dialogues. Editors: Bahun, S. and Petric, B., . Bloomsbury Publishing. 153- 174. 1350062359. 9781350062351
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2018). Property, sharing and identity: Applying Andre van der Walt's theory of property and social justice in Northern Ireland. In: Transformative Property Law. Editors: Muller, G., Brits, R., Slade, B. and van Wyk, J., . Juta. 173- 201. 9781485128915
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2017). . Editors: Enright, M., McCandless, J. and O'Donoghue, J., . Hart Publishing. 9781509908936
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2015). . In: Landmark Cases in Property Law. Editors: Douglas, S., Hickey, R. and Waring, E., . Hart Publishing. 179- 204. 9781849466080
O'Mahony, LF., O'Mahony, D. and Hickey, R., (2015). Criminalising Squatting: Setting an Agenda. In: Moral Rhetoric and the Criminalisation of Squatting: Vulnerable Demons?. Editors: . Routledge. 1- 10. 9781317807940
Fox O'Mahony, L., O'Mahony, D. and Hickey, R., (2014). . In: Moral Rhetoric and the Criminalisation of Squatting: Vulnerable Demons?. Editors: Fox O'Mahony, L., O'Mahony, D. and Hickey, R., . Routledge Cavendish. 9780415740616
O'Mahony, D. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2014). . In: Moral Rhetoric and the Criminalisation of Squatting: Vulnerable Demons?. Editors: Fox O'Mahony, L., O'Mahony, D. and Hickey, R., . Routledge Cavendish. 38- 63. 9780415740616
Fox O'Mahony, L., O'Mahony, D. and Hickey, R., (2014). . In: Moral Rhetoric and the Criminalisation of Squatting: Vulnerable Demons?. Editors: Fox O'Mahony, L., O'Mahony, D. and Hickey, R., . Routledge Cavendish. 978-0415740616
Fox O'Mahony, L., O'Mahony, D. and Hickey, R., (2014). Developing critical perspectives on the criminalisation of squatting. In: Moral Rhetoric and the Criminalisation of Squatting Vulnerable Demons?. Editors: Fox O'Mahony, L., O'Mahony, D. and Hickey, R., . Routledge. 9780415740616
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2012). . In: International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home. Editors: Smith, SJ., Elsinga, M., Fox O'Mahony, L., Ong, SE. and Wachter, S., . Elsevier. 231- 239. 9780080471631
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Sweeney, J., (2011). . In: The idea of home in law : displacement and dispossession.. Editors: Fox O'Mahony, L. and Sweeney, J., . Ashgate. 211- 226. 9780754679479
Sweeney, J. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2011). . In: The idea of home in law : displacement and dispossession.. Editors: Sweeney, J. and Fox O'Mahony, L., . Ashgate. 101- 132. 9780754679479
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Sweeney, J., (2011). . In: The idea of home in law : displacement and dispossession.. Editors: Fox O'Mahony, L. and Sweeney, J., . Ashgate. 1- 12. 9780754679479
Sweeney, JA. and O'Mahony, LF., (2011). The displacement and dispossession of asylum seekers: Recalibrating the legal perspective. In: The Idea of Home in Law: Displacement and Dispossession. 101- 132
O'Mahony, LF. and Sweeney, JA., (2011). Re-thinking responses to displacement and dispossession. In: The Idea of Home in Law: Displacement and Dispossession. 211- 226
O'Mahony, LF., (2011). Eviction and the public interest: The right to respect for home in english law. In: The Public Nature of Private Property. 89- 130
Fox O鈥橫ahony, L., (2011). Meanings of Home. In: International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home. 231- 239
Kenny, M., Devenney, J. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2010). . In: Unconscionability in European private financial transactions : protecting the vulnerable.. Editors: Kenny, M., Devenney, J. and Fox O'Mahony, L., . Cambridge University Press. 1- 4. 9780521190534
Kenny, M., Devenney, J. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2010). . In: Unconscionability in European private financial transactions : protecting the vulnerable.. Editors: Kenny, M., Devenney, J. and Fox O'Mahony, L., . Cambridge University Press. 377- 399. 9780521190534
Fox O'Mahony, L., Devenney, J. and Kenny, M., (2010). . In: Regulating unfair banking practices in Europe : the case of personal suretyships.. Editors: Ciacchi, AC. and Weatherill, S., . Oxford University Press. 141- 178. 9780199594559
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2010). . In: The public nature of private property.. Editors: Diamond, M. and Paul Malloy, R., . Ashgate Publishing. 89- 132. 9780754679516
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2009). . In: Affordable housing and public/private partnerships.. Editors: Davidson, NM. and Paul Malloy, R., . Ashgate. 169- 205. 9780754677208
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Devenney, J., (2009). . In: Modern studies in property law.. Editors: Dixon, M., . Hart Publishing. 265- 288. 9781841139609
Fox O'Mahony, L., (2008). . In: Women and the law.. Thomson West. 423- 494
Reports and Papers (1)
Overton, L. and Fox O'Mahony, L., (2015).
Other (1)
Fox O'Mahony, L. and Overton, L., (2015).,糖心Vlog
Grants and funding
2015
Customer demand for retirement borrowing
The Council of Mortgage Lenders
2013
Mind the (Housing) Gap: Intergenerational justice and family welfare
Leverhulme Trust
