A professor of Medical Law in Edinburgh, Scotland, born and spent
childhood in Zimbabwe.
He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British
Empire) in the 2007 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to
Literature.
He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 King's New Years Honours List for his services to Literature, to Academia and to Charity. He is a professor, author and academic in Edinburgh, Scotland.