Mr Martin Walsh
Salford Business School
Current positions
Lecturer
Biography
After completing my O and A levels at De La Salle College Salford (1970-77) I went to Manchester University to study for a law degree. On completion I worked for a solicitor's practice for 3 years, W. Stuart Hague and Co. I had already worked part-time for this practice since I was 17 years of age (1975). I began part-time lecturing at Salford College of Higher Education in 1981 and continued there for three years during which time I also completed a Post-Graduate certificate in Higher Education at what has become Bolton University.
In 1984 I moved to Milton Keynes College as a law lecturer being promoted two years later and becoming head of business studies managing 60 full and part-time staff in 1988, quadrupling the budget in this period by introducing many new courses. In 1991 I moved back to Salford College of Higher Education as a law lecturer. I have been at the College/University since then leaving in 2010 and returning on a reduced contract in 2013 which became a full contract again in 2018.
My main two areas of law have been contract law and employment law. I have worked for (C)Ilex and the CIPD in the past for many years and have advised many organisations in order to ensure that Salford University students obtain a practical legal education and not an academic one which will not serve them well in their careers in industry.
My main area of interest and activity in the law for the last 45 years is Employment Law. I enjoy delivering lectures and workshops in any area of this subject and try to impart my practical understanding in a comprehensible and enjoyable way for the participants.
Qualifications
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LLM in Employment Law and Employee Relations
1991 - 1993 -
PGCE
1982 - 1983 -
LLB(Hons)
1977 - 1980