Jane Stapleton

Jane Stapleton (born 26 March 1952) is an Australian academic lawyer with a specialism in tort law. She is an Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, and was the Master of Christ's College, Cambridge from 2016 to 2022.

Early life and education Stapleton was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1952.

Career and research After graduating in law from the ANU she joined the federal Attorney General's Department first in Advisings and then General Counsel. After graduating from Oxford, she briefly lectured at the University of Sydney Law School (1985)

Her research has focused on tort law. Other specialisms include comparative law.

Her publications include the books Disease and the Compensation Debate (1986), Products Liability (1994) In a statement released by the College, she admitted she had given the "seriously misleading impression" the victims' claims had been rejected and apologised to the students.