Alan Wilson has taught at UEL for many years. After qualifying as a barrister in the 1980's, Alan worked as a lawyer for the Consumers' Association where he became Deputy Head of the Legal Department under David Tench. He campaigned for changes in the law on sale of goods rights and exemption clauses in consumer contracts. Alan has written widely on consumer law for 'Which?' and other journals and whilst at the Consumers association he regularly appeared on Radio and Television. He organised and delivered training courses on consumer law for the Institute of Consumer Advisors and local authorities. He has also contributed legal advice as a journalist in the Guardian, Financial Times and the Observer. For many years he had a column on the Guardian website entitled 'AskAlan'.

• Alan is the Year one tutor and induction tutor for the LLB programme.

• Law
• LLB (Hons)
• Short Course: Introduction to Law & Criminology
• Graduate Diploma in Law
• Foundation Degree in Retailing

• Contract
• Contract Law (Module Leader)
• Consumer Law (Module Leader)
• European Union Law (Module Leader)
• Skills for Academic Learning
• Law for Retailers (Module Leader)

Alan has recently written an article entitled “Modern Remedies for Modern Markets” about the need for a right to reject in consumer contracts. He is currently interested in the impact of the Consumer Rights Directive on existing UK domestic law.

•  Wilson A.P. “Remedies for Faulty Goods: Less Would Be More” Consumer Policy Review (2007) Vol. 17 No. 2 pp52-57.
• “EU Law and the Consumer" Chapter in Robert Lowe and Geoffrey Woodroffe, Consumer Law and Practice, 5th edition, Sweet and Maxwell, 1999.
• Wilson A.P.and MacArthur R. "Sale of Goods: In the course of a business – Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?" Consumer Policy Review (1999) Vol 9 No. 6 pp 220-224.
• Wilson A.P. and MacArthur R. "Fair Trading" Consumer Policy Review (1998) Vol.8 No.4 pp138-143.
• Wilson A.P. and MacArthur R. "Unfair Contract Terms CA's Challenge" Consumer Policy Review (1997) Vol 7 No.2 pp 47-53.
• MacArthur R. And Wilson A.P. "EU Law: Compensating Consumers" Consumer Policy Review (1996) Vol 6 No.4 pp 145-48.
• MacArthur R. And Wilson A.P. "EU Law: Protecting the Rights of the Individual" Consumer Policy Review (1996) Vol 6 No1, pp22-28.
• Wilson A. P. “Faulty Goods Faulty Law” Consumer Policy Review (1995) Vol 5 No 4 pp 138-142.

1. Member of the Society of Legal Scholars
2. Consultant to the Collins English Dictionary on new and existing legal words