DR.
LINDA SUSAN SPEDDING
Resident Representative
Advisor - Environmental and International Affairs
Based
both in India and UK. Dr. Spedding qualified as a solicitor in
the UK in 1975 and left the firm where she trained to obtain more
corporate experience with a more internationally minded firm .She
added to her experience through an LL.M in European and International
Law and an extended work experience at the Legal Service of the
European Commission in Brussels .She was invited to pursue a Ph.D
in European and International Law relating to the freedom of movement
of the legal profession while continuing in practice. Over the
years since her Ph.D (1984) Dr. Spedding has had many works publicized.
She is an International Authority on Environmental Law and also
assisted the Govt. of India in drafting the environmental legislature.
Dr Speeding was awarded the Alexander Maxwell Law Scholarship
Trust award in the 1995/96 for her contribution in this area.
Dr Speeding is the representative of the Institute of Environmental
Management and Social Development coordinating various activities
of the institute at international level.