Alan Birbeck

Call 2006

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Alan Birbeck

Call 2006

Alan is Course Leader of Undergraduate Law Programmes at London South Bank University (LSBU) September 2023 onwards.

Alan is Module Leader for Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG)

  • Criminal Advocacy, Evidence and Litigation
  • Criminal Law
  • Mock Trials and Mooting. He has also previously led PG Public Law (2021-2023) and was deputy lead UG & PG Public Law (2014-2021)

Alan’s Law Division roles include leadership for: Assessments, Skills and Timetabling. He leads on coordinating policy and operational delivery for 700 students and 25 staff.

Alan is a writer on the leading Practitioner Publication Archbold Criminal Practice and Pleadings 2025; leading on Chapter 18 on Participation (publishing with Sweet & Maxwell September 2024).

Alan is lead author of a new Undergraduate Criminal Law Textbook 2024/25 (Publishing with by CILEX September 2024).

Alan was Course Director of Undergraduate Law Programmes at LSBU September 2016-August 2020 leading a Guardian League Table progression from 58th to 11th best law school in the UK.

Alan lead the LSBU Law Division Pandemic response March 2020-August 2022.

Alan has a proven track record of professional experience as a barrister, extensive teaching experience and leadership roles in the education sector delivering on operations, policy, and skills at LSBU and in external roles.

Associations and Memberships

Undergraduate
From 2000-2003 Alan completed his LLB Law Degree at London South Bank University attaining a first-class degree. His studies included a dissertation critically evaluating the misconception, marginalisation, and human rights implications of drawing of adverse inferences from silence in criminal cases.

Police Station Defence
From 2001-2007 whilst undertaking his studies and professional training, Alan funded his studies by working defending suspects at the Police Station in the South East of London.  He defended in a wide range of allegations from shoplifting to murder.

Postgraduate
From 2004-2005 Alan completed his MSc in Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Oxford, Lady Margaret Hall attaining an average of 66%.  His studies included a dissertation, supervised by Professor Andrew Ashworth QC, proposing reform to the discretionary exclusion of improperly obtained evidence based around a legitimacy model.

Professional
From 2005-2006 Alan completed the BPTC at BPP.  He was rated outstanding in Criminal Litigation.  He was awarded a Sweet and Maxwell Prize and an Exhibition Award by the Inner Temple.

  • Criminal Bar Association
  • Inner Temple (serving on the Library Committee)

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