Staff Profile

FHEA; PhD; LLM; LLB (Hons); BA (Hons)

Aris joined Newcastle Law School in January 2018, having previously taught at the University of Nottingham. He completed his PhD in December of 2018 (without corrections) at the University of Nottingham, School of Law for which he was awarded a generous scholarship by the same school. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Aris currently teaches Introduction to Business Law, Contract Law and Commercial Law. In the past, he also taught EU law. Aris has been nominated 4 times for the Newcastle University Students’ Union education awards in the categories of ‘Outstanding Contribution to Teaching’ and ‘Outstanding Contribution to Academic Support’.

Aris is currently a Senior Tutor at the Law School. In the past, he held various important leadership roles including that of Deputy Deputy Director of International Partnership and Programmes & Exchange Coordinator, Stage 1 Lead, Undergraduate Deputy Degree Programme Director, Law School representative to the Library Committee, and PG admission team.

Aris is currently acting as an external examiner for three institutions: the University of York, London Metropolitan University, and Liverpool John Moores University.

Aris is an academic in economic and commercial law. Currently, Aris' research focuses on the area of government contract regulation and accountability in contracting both for the public and the private sector. Aris also has a strong interest in pedagogy and is currently working on a textbook in business law to be published by Cambridge University Press. 

o  Introduction to Business Law (for non-law students)

o  Contract Law

o  Commercial Law

• Articles

  • Christidis A. Implied Terms in Public Contracts—the Implied Right of Termination and Section 78 of the Procurement Act. Public Procurement Law Review 2024, 33(2), 120-138.
  • Christidis A. What Happened to the Remedy of Ineffectiveness? It was "set aside"—The Reform of Post-contractual Remedies in Public Contracts in the United Kingdom. Public Procurement Law Review 2023, 32(1), 44-62.

• Book Chapters

  • Bailey S, Christidis A. Local Government in the United Kingdom. In: Nicolini M; Valdesalici A, ed. Local Governance in Multi-Layered Systems: A Comparative Legal Study in the Federal-Local Connection. Berlin: Springer, 2024, pp.301–330.
  • Telles P, Christidis A. The regulation of public-private partnerships and concession contracts in the UK. In: Bogdanowicz, P; Caranta, R; Telles, P, ed. Public-Private Partnerships and Concessions in the EU: An Unfinished Legislative Framework. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2020, pp.189-206.

• Online Publication

  • Christidis A. A note on Article 73 of the Public Contracts Regulations (and by extension Article 73 of the EU Public Procurement Directive'. How to Crack a Nut: A blog on EU economic law, 2020. Available at: https://www.howtocrackanut.com/blog/2020/5/19/a-note-on-regulation-73-of-the-public-contracts-regulations-and-by-extension-article-73-of-the-eu-public-procurement-directive-guest-post-by-dr-aris-christidis.