Dr Emily Finch

I am a criminal lawyer with a longstanding interest in empirical research methodologies. My first experience with data collection came when I interviewed stalkers and stalking victims for my doctoral research. The finished thesis was published as a monograph, The Criminalisation of Stalking, which was the runner-up for the Cavendish Prize for Legal Scholarship. Since then, the majority of my research projects have had an empirical element. My belief that people are an important source of meaningful information in legal research has been a consistent theme and it is this that prompted my interest in the World Café as a method of generating research data and led to the creation of the Justice Café.

Dr Filipa Tavares Moreira Bispo

Since the early stages of my career, as a practicing lawyer in Portugal, I have focused on Family and Criminal Law. In 2008 I moved to England where my qualification as a Solicitor of England and Wales (non-practicing) has widened my knowledge. My research focuses mainly on current issues of Family Law. My interest in these matters arose from my practice as a Family Lawyer in Portugal. I believe that these interests were some of the many elements that brought Dr Finch and me together. We are now developing new projects not only in the area of Family Law, but also in the areas of Criminal Law, and Legal Education.