Dr Grant Barclay

Dr Barclay joined the law school in August 2022 as an Early Career Fellow in Evidence and Criminal Law. He holds degrees from the University of Edinburgh (LLB) and University of Glasgow (LLM, PhD). He has previously worked at the Scottish Law Commission as a legal assistant (2013-15).

Dr Barclay’s research is focused on criminal law, criminal justice and evidence. In particular, he is interested in interdisciplinary approaches to criminal responsibility and liability, and the historical contextualization of criminal law concepts.