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Staff Profile

Dr John Dimmock

Lecturer

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I joined York St John University Law School in August 2022, coming directly from 10 years in practice as a qualified solicitor specialising in all aspects of Family Law including divorce, finances, public law (care) and dispute around child arrangements. I also acquired experience in other areas of practice including criminal law, private client (wills and probate), housing, Court of Protection and even the occasional neighbour dispute.

I obtained a doctorate in the biological sciences and subsequently taught science at secondary and further education for a period of time before entering the law as a profession.

I am delighted to have joined the law school at York St John and I very much look forward to bringing together my teaching skills and my recent experiences of the law in practice, to hopefully inspire the next generation of lawyers with a real understanding of the significance of and societal impact of the law, and equip them with the tools to build a successful career.

Further information

Teaching

I qualified as a secondary and further education science teacher, and taught all sciences in Coventry, York, Leeds and Harrogate before entering the law profession.

While practicing as a solicitor I gained some experience as a guest lecturer to maintain my teaching skills.

I have now been lecturing at York St John University since August 2022, and am module lead for the Family law modules at Levels 6 and 7, module lead for "Anatomy of a Crime 2" on the Foundation Course, have taught in the first and second year skills based modules (Law in Action 1 and 2), and teach the Law Clinic taught element to Level 6 students while supervising Level 6 and Level 7 Law Clinic firms.

Research

I completed my PhD thesis at Warwick University in 2002, entitled "Functional Interactions of the Adenovirus Serotype 5 E4Orf3 protein in a cellular context".

Publications

Journal

Interaction of the Adenovirus Type 5 E4 Orf3 Protein with Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein Isoform II Is Required for ND10 Disruption; J Virol. 2006 Mar; 80(6): 3042–3049. Anne Hoppe, Stephanie J. Beech, John Dimmock, and Keith N. Leppard

Book chapter

"Virus interactions with PML nuclear bodies" Keith N. Leppard and John Dimmock
Text book "Viruses and the Nucleus" edited by Julian Alexander Hiscox (2006) published by Wiley.