Dr. James Brown is a Lecturer in Law at Manchester Law School, Manchester Metropolitan University. He teaches sports law, tort law and criminal law. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Sheffield and an LLM (with Distinction) in Sports Law from Nottingham Trent University.

James’ research interests lie in the areas of sports law, tort law and private law theory, and he has published several articles on these issues in both generalist and specialist law journals. These include: Legal Studies; International Sports Law Review; Tort Law Review; Entertainment and Sports Law Journal; and the International Sports Law Journal. 

He has also presented his work at a number of national and international conferences. These include, for instance, the annual conferences organised by the Socio-Legal Studies Association, the Society of Legal Scholars and the Sport and Recreation Law Association.

James is a member of the Socio-Legal Studies Association. In June 2023, he helped to co-organise a one-day sports law conference titled “Socio-Legal Approaches to Protecting Athletes from Financial and Physical Harm: Challenges, Reflections and Solutions”. The conference was part-funded by the Socio-Legal Studies Association.