• LA4011 Introduction to Lawyering I
• LA6061 Contemporary Challenges in Medical Law and Ethics
• LA4006 Medical Law
• LA4036 Intellectual Property Law

Dr John Lombard is an Associate Professor (A) in medical law and intellectual property law in the School of Law University of Limerick. He completed his LLB (Law and European Studies) at UL before going on to study for an LLM and PhD in UCC. Dr Lombard has also completed the Grad Dip in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship and the MA in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship in UL. 

Prior to his appointment in UL, Dr Lombard worked in the School of Law and Social Justice at the University of Liverpool where he lectured in medical law and equity. Dr Lombard s research interests lie primarily in the area of medical law. He has researched extensively in the area of end-of-life care. In 2018, his research monograph Law, Palliative Care, and Dying: Legal and Ethical Challenges was published by Routledge. Details of this book can be found at: https://www.routledge.com/Law-Palliative-Care-and-Dying-Legal-and-Ethical-Challenges/Lombard/p/book/9780367894504 More recently, Dr Lombard has completed a text titled Nursing Law in Ireland . This was published by Clarus Press in 2021. Details of this book can be found at: https://www.claruspress.ie/shop/nursing-law-in-ireland/  In support of his research, Dr Lombard, has been awarded funding in excess of  650,000. These awards have come from the Irish Research Council, the Royal Irish Academy, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, various University of Limerick funding initiatives, and competitive research tenders. This funding has largely been linked to projects which explore law in action and seek to understand and unpick the challenges of effectively translating law into policy and practice.    

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