Ocean Law People
Christopher Hedley

Christopher Hedley founded Ocean Law in 1998 and continues to act as Director. He is an English-qualified barrister and has considerable professional experience both as a legal practitioner and as a consultant for Ocean Law. He has been engaged on a wide-range of projects for a wide-range of clients, including the European Union institutions, international, national and non-governmental organizations and private enterprise clients.

Chris also maintains substantial academic and research interests, having led several large research projects and continuing to be involved in a number of significant research projects across Ocean Law's range of expertise. These include the Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law which he created in 1999 and the current development of the International Fisheries Law and Policy Portal (IFLPP) project. He has also published extensively in the fields of international fisheries law, law of the sea and international environmental law and holds a number of academic editorial roles.

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