Dr Steven Montagu-Cairns
- Position: Lecturer in Banking & Corporate Law
- Areas of expertise: Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Financial Crime, Digital Education
- Email: S.Cairns@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 5570
- Location: 2.32 Liberty Building
- Website: LinkedIn
Profile
I am a specialist in financial regulation and corporate governance within multinational financial groups. Having completed my doctoral thesis at the University of Liverpool entitled ‘Changing the Culture of Financial Regulation: a Corporate Governance Approach,’ I have published internationally on numerous areas of financial regulation and financial crime.
Recent Publications
Steven Montagu-Cairns, ‘Corporate criminal liability and the failure to prevent offence: an argument for the adoption of an omissions based offence in AML’ In Benson, King & Walker, Assets, Crimes and the State: Innovation in 21st Century Legal Responses (Routledge: 2020)
Steven Montagu-Cairns, ‘Fostering Business Relationships or an Inducement to Improper Performance: An analysis of the role of corporate hospitality following the implementation of the Bribery Act 2010’ In Ryder & Corruption in the Global Era: Causes, Sources and Forms of Manifestation (Routledge 2019)
Responsibilities
- Director of Widening Participation
- Digital Education Lead
Research interests
I have a particular interest in the elements of control and responsibility within international financial institutions.
I am the joint convenor of the Banking and Finance stream of the Socio-Legal Studies Association.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- Phd
- LLM
- PGCert LTHE
- LLB
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Member of the Society of Legal Scholars
- Convenor of the Banking and Finance stream of Socio-Legal Studies Association
- External Member of the Financial Crime Research Network
Student education
Module Leader (when available)
International Banking Law: The Regulatory Framework
Corporate Finance and Securities Law
Financial Crime
Research groups and institutes
- Centre for Business Law and Practice
- Centre for Innovation and Research in Legal Education