Tolga Yalkin
Part-time Professor
Tolga Yalkin teaches civil procedure, private international law, and legal writing. After completing an honours degree in commerce from the University of British Columbia, he moved to Australia where he obtained his LLB with First Class Honours from the University of Sydney in 2006. His early legal experience heightened his interest in civil procedure, legal ethics and good legal writing. While in Sydney he worked under a senior silk, specializing exclusively in the trial of negligence cases in matters heard before federal and state courts. Later, at the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner, he handled complaints about barristers and solicitors often involving claims of privilege and confidentiality, costs, and limitation periods. He also practiced as a corporate lawyer at Clayton Utz, in Sydney Australia.
Mr Yalkin then pursued qualifications in the United Kingdom, attending Oxford University for both his BCL, Law (2008 Distinction), and MPhil, Law (2009 Distinction). At Oxford, he pursued his research interests in international law, investment law, banking and financial regulation, litigation, constitutional law, and internationalized and commercial arbitration. His MPhil thesis on NAFTA Chp 11 claims allowed him to focus on the elements of jurisdiction, discovery, standing, and procedure in internationalized arbitration.
While at Oxford he was appointed the Sub-Dean of Wadham College, Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, President of Oxford Pro Bono Publico, and Admissions Interviewer. In his time as President, he drafted a report for the UN that touches on jurisdiction and standing for individuals subject to corporate human rights abuse by transnationals. In 2009, he was appointed to the position of Retained Lecturer in Constitutional Law at the University of Oxford.
Mr Yalkin has received multiple awards and honours, including the Australian Bicentennial Scholarship, the Hague Academy of International Law Scholarship, the Banking and Financial Services Law Association Scholarship, and the University Medal in Legal Ethics.