page_title: Gresham Professor of Law
section_title: List of Gresham Professors of Law
hierarchical_section_title: Gresham Professor of Law / List of Gresham Professors of Law
caption_attribution_description: English: Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, Gresham Professor of Law
context_page_description: The Professor of Law at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1596/7, when it appointed seven professors. This has since increased to ten and in addition the college now has visiting professors. The Professor of Law is always appointed by the Mercers' Side of the Joint Grand Gresham Committee, a body administered jointly by the Worshipful Company of Mercers and the City of London Corporation.
context_section_description: Note, years given as, say, 1596/7 refer to Old Style and New Style dates.
caption: Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, Gresham Professor of Law, 2012 to 2016
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