Robert Chambers

Faculty

Richard Chambers Professor

B.Ed., LL.B. (Alberta), D.Phil. (Oxford)

Office: OM4623
Email: rchambers@tru.ca

Rob practised as a barrister and solicitor in Alberta before obtaining his DPhil from the University of Oxford under the supervision of Professor Peter Birks. He has been a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne and a professor at the University of Alberta, King’s College London, and University College London.

Rob’s main research and teaching interests are property, restitution, trusts, and unjust enrichment. He is the author of Resulting Trusts (Oxford 1997), The Law of Property (Toronto 2021), and An Introduction to Property Law in Australia (5th ed, Sydney 2025), and a co-author of Oosterhoff on Trusts (10th ed, Toronto 2024).

Courses taught

  • Property (LAWF 3050)
  • Trusts (LAWF 3720)
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