Mohamad El Daouk is a Lecturer in Construction Law at University College London's Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction and a PhD candidate in the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge. He is also a Research Associate of the Department of Politics and International Studies. His multidisciplinary research encompasses construction law, property law, Islamic finance, construction supply chain management, and miscellaneous policy topics. 

Notably, his work examines the interplay between Islamic and common law mortgages in England and Wales. Mohamad has contributed to construction law academic discourse through publications such as “The Future of Approved Inspectors: Liable or Not Liable?” in the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Proceedings. Management, Procurement and Law Journal, and “Time of the Essence in Building Contracts” in the Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction. He has also engaged in Islamic finance and supply chains research through publications such as “English Case Law on Islamic Finance: Interpretation and Application of Shariah Principles” in the Journal of Islamic Finance and “Introducing ḥalāl to construction supply chains in the UK’s construction sector” in the Journal of Islamic Marketing. 

In addition to his research, Mohamad leads three modules on Building Contract Law, Building Contract Administration, and the Procurement and Law of Construction, Engineering and Professional Services at UCL. He also leads the International Construction Law and Dispute Resolution module at the University of East Anglia. 

Mohamad is a member of the Cambridge Centre for Property Law and the Centre for Sustainable Governance and Law in the Built Environment at UCL.

BSSC0020 - Contract Law and Administration (UCL, UG-MSci). [Module Founder & Leader].
BSSC0014 - Introduction to Law and Contracts (UCL, UG-MSci).
BCPM0039 - Procurement of Construction, Engineering and Professional Services (UCL, PG-MSc). [Module Leader].
BCPM0077 - Contract Administration and Law II (UCL, UG-BSc). [Module Leader].
LAW7037B - International Construction Law and Dispute Resolution (UEA, PG-LLM). [Module Founder & Leader].

Castro, A. and El Daouk, M. (2024). ESG in Construction Law: Evaluating Sustainable Practices in the UK Construction and Legal Industries. The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, UCL: London, UK. doi. https://doi.org/10.14324/000.rp.10200814.

El Daouk, M. (2024). ‘The Future of Approved Inspectors: Liable or Not Liable?’, Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, pp. 1-21. doi. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.24.00008.

Castro, A. and El Daouk, M. (2023) Climate Pledges, What Now? – Brief Reflections on the Impact of Corporate Climate Pledges. Cambridge International Law Journal Blog. Available at: https://cilj.co.uk/2023/07/17/.

El Daouk, M. (2023). ‘Time of the Essence in Building Contracts’, Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 13(2), doi. https://doi.org/10.1061/JLADAH.LADR-949.

El Daouk, M. (2022). ‘Supply chains and adversity’, Cambridge University Land Society Magazine 2022, (December), pp. 96–97. 

El Daouk, M. (2022). ‘Introducing ḥalāl to construction supply chains in the UK’s construction sector’, Journal of Islamic Marketing, ahead-of-print, doi. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIMA-01-2022-0016. 

El Daouk, M. (2021). ‘English case law on Islamic finance: Interpretation and application of Shariah principles’, Journal of Islamic Finance, 10(2), pp. 53–66. 

El Daouk, M. (2021). ‘Virtual and in-person hearings beyond COVID-19’, Cambridge University Land Society Magazine 2021, (December) p. 126. 

El Daouk, M. (2020). The Contribution of Islamic Supply Chain Management Principles to the Front-End of Large-Scale Construction Projects, M.Sc. Dissertation. University College London (United Kingdom). 

Member - Cambridge Centre for Property Law.

Member - Centre for Sustainable Governance and Law in the Built Environment, at University College London.