Personal profile
Responsibilities
Director of Learning and Teaching
Welsh medium provision co-ordinator for Law and Criminology
Research interests
The central theme of Angharad's research is domestic commercial law. She teaches and researches on areas of commercial and corporate law, especially personal property, secured financing, insurance, and corporate insolvency issues.
She completed her doctorate ‘An exploration of the legal minefield of retention of title clauses’. The thesis provided a comprehensive critique on the law governing retention of title clauses and explored the conceptual and practical problems for those parties seeking to rely on the clauses.
Her current research focuses on corporate insolvency law and financially distressed companies. Her research examines current issues with corporate insolvency law and practice in the UK. Specifically, her research focuses on the impact of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 and how the permanent measures (with an emphasis on the new standalone moratorium) have been used, understood, and received by various stakeholders, most notably secured and unsecured creditors. Her research has led to publications within notable journals such as the ‘Journal of Corporate Law Studies,’ ‘European Business Law Review’ and the 'Nottingham Insolvency and Business Law eJournal.'
Profile
Angharad is a former Aberystwyth University law undergraduate. Angharad also graduated with a Master of Laws (Distinction) from Cardiff University, before returning to Aberystwyth University to continue her doctoral studies. Her doctorate was awarded in the area of domestic commercial law. Angharad is a lecturer in Law in the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth and teaches through the medium of Welsh and English. She is a keen advocate for the promotion of the Welsh language. She was appointed as the Director of Learning and Teaching for the Department in January 2024.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Profiles
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Curtailment of individual rights by statutory moratoria
James, A., 26 May 2023, In: Journal of Corporate Law Studies. 22, 2, p. 1017-1044 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A New Pre-Incorporation Roadmap to Support the Reduction of Insolvency Numbers?
James, A., Kimberley, T. & Campbell, A., 01 Aug 2024, In: European Business Law Review . 35, 5, p. 677-698 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The adverse implications of short-term company rescue and the proliferation of zombie companies post CIGA.
James, A., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Monitoring the moratorium: assessing the demanding role of monitors
James, A., 03 Sept 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Monitors, Management and Moratoria: Is the CIGA Moratorium Truly Director-Led?
James, A., 12 May 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Evaluating the viability of sustainability in times of company financial distress
James, A., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Monitoring the moratorium: assessing the demanding role of monitors
James, A., 01 Sept 2025, In: Nottingham Insolvency and Business Law E-Journal . 13, 21 p., 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The economic viability of the standalone restructuring moratorium
James, A., 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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A New Pre-Incorporation Roadmap to Support the Reduction of Insolvency Numbers?
James, A., 27 Apr 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Thesis
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An exploration of the legal minefield of retention of title clauses
James, A. F. (Author), Poyton, D. (Supervisor) & Gibbs, N. (Supervisor), 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Beth yw’r oblygiadau cyfreithiol? Cyfrinachedd. Cywirdeb. Eiddo Deallusol.
James, A. (Speaker)
23 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Rethinking Company Law
James, A. (Participant)
21 Mar 2024 → 22 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
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Leeds Financial and FinTech Law Conference 2023
James, A. (Participant)
10 May 2023 → 11 May 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
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The Future of Company Law
James, A. (Participant)
26 Apr 2023 → 28 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
Prizes
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Shortlisted for the Society of Legal Scholars Best Paper Prize 2024
James, A. (Recipient), 11 Oct 2024
Prize: Other distinction