Expertise: Risk regulation policy making and enforcement. Business responses to regulation. Risk-based regulation. Anticipating risks. Domain interests: environmental regulation; food safety and hygiene; financial regulation; occupational health and safety.

Areas of Interest: Currently a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Council on Mitigation of Natural Disasters and a member of the Law and Society Association International Affairs Committee. Regularly meets with member of the regulatory agencies, business representatives and consumer groups. Has given advice to the Environment Agency on compliance and small businesses; HSE on compliance research and regulatory impact; the Pennington Inquiry into the 2005 South Wales E.coli outbreak on food regulation; the Pitt Review Team on regulation and natural disasters; and various regulators on risk-based regulation.