Sham Qayyum is a Senior Lecturer in Property and Trusts Law at the Dickson Poon School of Law, where he teaches several private law subjects including International and Comparative Trust Law, and currently is the Faculty Disability Liaison. Before joining the School, Dr Qayyum taught at SOAS University of London.

Dr Qayyum is the Trusts Correspondent for Private Client Business, the leading practitioner and scholarly specialist journal for all those involved in private client work. He is a member of the Editorial Committee for South Asia Research, a leading multidisciplinary area studies journal. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, with expertise in leadership development and authentic learning. He has contributed to the drafting of foreign trusts legislation with the aim of encouraging local families to use trusts and to attract reputable and regulated international trust business.

Research interests

Dr Qayyum’s scholarship focuses on two broad areas. Firstly, on the application of equity, and all things to do with the trust including its history, use, comparison with similar institutions (such as the foundation and waqf) and its ongoing doctrinal development in the UK and abroad.

Secondly, his scholarship focuses on effectively doing knowledge exchange, with a special focus on addressing inequality and poverty, both their root causes and effects. To further this work, he has obtained multiple grants as (co)principal investigator, including most recently from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to improve attainment and reduce school exclusion involving disabled or additional needs children. Several of his programmes and activities have been widely acclaimed (including by the European Commission and local governments in the UK and US) and recommended as models for reproduction. To explore potential collaborations, please drop him an email.

PhD Students

Dr Qayyum is taking PhD students interested in completing research in the areas above. Please drop him an email to explore.

Teaching

Dr Qayyum teaches on the following modules:

• International and Comparative Trust Law (PG)
• The Law of Trusts (UG)
• The Law of Property (UG)

Selected publications

Some New Maxims of Chancery: ‘Explicated for a facile introduction for those addicted to the noble profession’. Trusts & Trustees, Volume 27, Issue 1-2, February-March 2021, Pages 90–107.