Role
Akrum is a Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Trent University, having previously been an HPL here for a number of years. He leads, lectures and tutors on a number of law modules across the undergraduate and postgraduate courses. As an active researcher, Akrum is a proud member of the Centre for Business and Insolvency Law. His area of expertise is the law surrounding blockchain and crypto assets, including cryptocurrencies. Akrum also co-designed an LLM module on this topic. He also has a broader interest in topics such as Commercial Law, Sports Law and Tort to name a few.
Career overview
Akrum has completed all of his higher education studies at Nottingham Trent University. Having completed an LLB and LLM, Akrum pursued a PhD in law which focused on the legal redress of users who suffer loss arising from systematic errors in unpermissioned blockchain technology.
Prior to his work at NTU, Akrum had a varied career path and held roles in secondary schools, sport, retail, food and security. During his roles as a basketball coach and teaching in secondary schools, Akrum developed his passion for teaching and began working towards his goal of lecturing.
Research areas
Akrum is an active researcher into the law surrounding blockchain and crypto assets, including cryptocurrencies. He has a broader research interest into how the law interacts with modern technological developments and the regulation of Web3 and is intrigued by the variance of approaches taken internationally.
Akrum conducted a PhD in law titled ‘An assessment of the potential for legal redress for systematic errors in unpermissioned blockchain technology under English Law’. His PhD covered various theoretical approaches such as Ostrom’s self-management approach and the meaning of regulation in a decentred manner focusing on Black’s definition whilst assessing the current approach under English law. Akrum’s PhD sought to determine the practicality of legal redress for users who suffer loss as a result of systematic errors within unpermissioned blockchain technology, with a primary focus on the field of cryptocurrency. In 2022, he was awarded as the Inaugural recipient of the Richard Jones Memorial Prize, for the best PhD presentation within Nottingham Law School.
Akrum has published in this field and is eager to engage in collaborative research projects in this area and broader.
Publications
Akrum El Menshawy, ‘Mapping existing risks and obstacles to legal redress within unpermissioned blockchain technology’ (2022) 10 NIBLeJ 6
Press expertise
- Cryptocurrency Regulation (UK approach)
- Self-regulation within Web3 (Blockchain, crypto, AI)
- Global cryptocurrency regulatory landscape
- Risks for end users within emerging technologies
- Obstacles for legal intervention within Web3 (Blockchain, crypto, AI)
- Potential uses for NFTs, Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology and AI