Eric Barendt

Who is Eric Barendt?

Eric M. Barendt is the Goodman Professor of Media Law at University College London. After graduating BCL and MA at Oxford, Barendt was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn. He began lecturing in law as a fellow at St Catherine's College, Oxford in 1971. In 1990 he left Oxford to take up a position as Goodman Professor of Media Law at University College London, the first media law professorship in the United Kingdom. He also teaches jurisprudence at undergraduate level. He has been a visiting professor at the universities of Rome, Siena, Melbourne, and Panthéon-Assas University.