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Dr

Saidunnabi Piyal

Senior Lecturer in Legal Practice

Faculty of Arts, Business, and Social Sciences

  • Senior Lecturer in Legal Practice
    Faculty of Arts, Business, and Social Sciences
  • +44 (0)1902 321609 (Work)
  • University of Wolverhampton, School of Business and Law, Arthur Storer (MN) Building, Room- MN207, Nursery Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1AD, United Kingdom

BIO

Dr Saidunnabi Piyal is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Wolverhampton. He holds a PhD in Property Law from the University of Aberdeen and has developed extensive academic expertise across teaching, research, doctoral supervision, curriculum design, and programme leadership. He is highly IT‑literate, proficient in blended and technology‑enhanced learning, and experienced in supporting Transnational Education (TNE) initiatives.

 

Dr Piyal teaches primarily in Real Property Law/Land Law, Equity and Trusts, and Commercial Law. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

 

His research interests centre on Real Property Law, Equity and Trusts, and Comparative Private Law, with a particular focus on the treatment of property within mixed legal systems. His scholarship critically examines the interaction between established doctrinal principles and contemporary developments in property and commercial regulation.

UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON APPOINTMENTS

  • Senior Lecturer
    University of Wolverhampton, School of Law, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom1 Nov 2016
  • Lecturer
    University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom3 Oct 2011 - 1 Nov 2016

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • External Examiner
    University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom7 Sep 2020 - 29 May 2026
  • LLM Law Conversion Course Leader
    University of Wolverhampton, School of Law, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom5 Sep 2016 - 1 Sep 2021
  • Link Tutor for Colombo International Nautical and Engineering College
    University of Wolverhampton, School of Business and Law, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom4 Sep 2023 - 1 Sep 2025
  • Link Tutor for Colombo International Institute of Higher Education
    University of Wolverhampton, School of Business and Law, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom1 Sep 2025

DEGREES

  • PhD, Property Law
    University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom18 Mar 2009
  • LLM
    University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh1 Jan 2001
  • LLB with Honours
    University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh3 Jan 2000

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice in Higher Education
    University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom3 Sep 2012 - 30 Sep 2013

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Bengali
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Arabic
    Can read and write