Simon Hale-Ross

Dr Simon Hale-Ross has been a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education for 12 years and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

Dr Simon Hale-Ross is an expert in terrorism and counterterrorism law and measures. His work also focuses on law enforcement powers with an emphasis on the state’s online surveillance of electronic communications. Internet law and data privacy are of particular interest, along with serious organised crime and the international response to it. Simons work essentially focus on the impact of legal and policy measures on civil liberties and human rights.

In addition to publishing his work, he is an external peer reviewer for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and UKRI, Taylor & Francis International Journal 'The Law Teacher', and the 'Asian Journal of International Peace and Security', and the Liverpool Law Review. Additionally, he provides specialist expert reviews for books on Terrorism, Extremism, Policing & Surveillance, to be published by Routledge.

Simon’s monograph titled, 'Digital Privacy, Terrorism and Law Enforcement: The UK’s Response to Terrorist Communication’ was published by Routledge in July 2018. This large body of work represented the first of its kind in critiquing the then new UK’s Investigatory Powers Act 2016. The foreword and subsequent recommendation for this publication came from Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC.