John McEldowney is Professor of Law at the University of Warwick. He has written widely in the field of public law and regulation. He is co-author (with Sharron McEldowney) of Law and the Environment. Sharron McEldowney is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Microbiology at the University of Westminster. She is the co-editor of the International Journal of Biosciences and the Law and has written widely in the field of science and the law.