William Morcom

Lecturer in Law

Institute of Arts and Humanities

School of Law

Contact Details

email: w.morcom@worc.ac.uk

Bill is a Lecturer of Law at the University of Worcester. His research interests lie with the commercial sector, most notably land theory and insolvency law. He is also passionate about legal education and developing techniques for student engagement in the classroom.

Bill is a Student Progression Lead for the LLB law programme. He is also the Director of the Mooting Club. In this role, he leads and runs the extracurricular mooting club and is responsible for entering and supporting students through the national mooting competitions. Bill has a passion for advocacy which he developed during his time as an undergraduate student with the School of Law at Worcester where he was a part of the first cohort of 2016. He also has a BA Hons in Politics and International Relations.

Bill was the module leader for Land Law in 2023/24 and is currently teaching Land Law and the Law of Torts. He was nominated for the Worcester Student Union’s Student Choice Award in 2024.

Qualifications

  • Bar Practice Course with LLM (In Profectum)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PgCert LTHE) (In Profectum)
  • LLB Law (First Class Honours)
  • BA Politics and International Relations

Teaching Interests

  • Commercial Law (LLBL2010)
  • Company Law (LLBL3004)
  • Criminal Law (LLBL1003 + 2007)
  • Dissertation (LLBL3011)
  • European Union Law (LLBL2003)
  • Land Law (LLBL2001 + 3014)
  • Law of Torts (LLBL2002)
  • Professional Legal Skills and Ethics (LLBL1004)
  • Public Law (LLBL1002)

Research Interests

  • Insolvency
  • Land Theory
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Teaching and Learning

Recent Publications

Conference Papers:

Morcom, ‘The Problematic Nature of Technology and Accountability in the Modern State’, Questions of Accountability Conference, University of Worcester, November 2021.

Workshops:

Morcom, ‘Incorporating Student Presentations into the Learning Environment’, Summer Research Workshop (Legal Education & Pedagogy): University of Worcester, 9 October 2024.

Morcom, ‘Student presentations: Pros and Cons’, Teaching Show and Tell: University of Worcester, 9 September 2024.

Awards

  • Student Choice Award Nominee 2024
  • Routledge Prize for Outstanding Contribution to the School of Law 2017
  • Harrison Clark Rickerbys Mooting Cup 2017
  • Winner of the Inaugural School of Law Essay Prize 2016