Faculty of Law general media

Cambridge Women in Law (CWIL) is an exciting new social network of alumnae at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, which features a diverse range of women from all sectors. CWIL was officially launched on 27 September with an event to mark the centenary of the passing of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, when women were finally allowed to practise. The aim of the event, which co...

Cambridge Women in Law (CWIL) is an exciting new social network of alumnae at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, which features a diverse range of women from all sectors. CWIL was officially launched on 27 September with an event to mark the centenary of the passing of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, when women were finally allowed to practise. The aim of the event, which co...

Cambridge Women in Law (CWIL) is an exciting new social network of alumnae at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, which features a diverse range of women from all sectors. CWIL was officially launched on 27 September with an event to mark the centenary of the passing of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, when women were finally allowed to practise. The aim of the event, which co...

In this lecture, Professor John Spencer (President of the European Criminal Law Association/University of Cambridge) presents a round up of the current situation in European Criminal Law and the potential impacts of Brexit. The accompanying slides for this event are available at: http://www.eucriminallaw.com/storage/spencer_annual_roundup_2019.pptx The European Criminal Law Association (ECLA UK) (...

The Centre for European Legal Studies, University of Cambridge explores the common myths of #Brexit. In this exclusive podcast three academics from the Centre for European Legal Studies, University of Cambridge, give their verdicts on twelve common myths about the UK’s #Brexit from the EU. We speak to Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union Law and a Senior Fellow in the UK in a C...

The Centre for European Legal Studies, University of Cambridge explores the common myths of #Brexit. In this exclusive podcast three academics from the Centre for European Legal Studies, University of Cambridge, give their verdicts on twelve common myths about the UK’s #Brexit from the EU. We speak to Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union Law and a Senior Fellow in the UK in a C...

On 27 November 2018 Clare College, Cambridge, hosted Visiting Clare Fellow Mr Shanin Specter (1983) who delivered a lecture entitled "From Clarence Thomas to Brett Kavanaugh: The selection and politics of nominees to the US Supreme Court". Mr Specter has taught at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, UC Hastings College of the Law, UC Berkley School of Law and Stanford Law School. He is a fo...

On 16 November 2018 the SRI (Strategic Research Initiative) and the CBR, the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, held a conference at Peterhouse College in Cambridge on Brexit with the aim of encouraging interdisciplinary discussion amongst academics and further research on the implications of the UK leaving the EU for public policy. While politicians in Westminster were arguing...

Simon Deakin, Director of the Centre for Business Research and Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge, tells the Cambridge Public Policy SRI (Strategic Research Initiative) why Brexit isn’t the cure for Britain’s broken economic model. On 16 November 2018 the SRI and the CBR, the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, are holding a conference in Cambridge on Brexit with th...

This Young Practitioners’ Event was organized in association with the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) on 17 March 2017, and preceded the main conference. This event was aimed at encouraging young practitioners to exchange professional experience and create a network that strengthens relationships within the young arbitration community. The panel discussion was on: Clash Between the Common Law an...

Dr Lorand Bartels, a Reader in International Law at the University of Cambridge, teaches WTO & EU law, tells the Cambridge Public Policy SRI (Strategic Research Initiative) what he thinks the UK’s prospects are of getting proper trade deals with other countries post Brexit.

Catherine Barnard, Professor of EU Law at the University of Cambridge and a Senior Fellow of UK in a Changing Europe tells the Cambridge Public Policy SRI (Strategic Research Initiative) what she thinks of the UK government’s Chequers Deal. The SRI and the CBR, the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, are holding a conference in November on Brexit with the aim of encouraging inte...

On 16th May 2012, the Hughes Hall Hat Club at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The Politics of Constitution-Making after the Arab Spring”. The panel addressed whether re-constitutionalisation in the post-authoritarian era can embody the aspirations of the popular uprisings that swept across many parts of the...

On Monday 5 September in the Moot Court Room of the Faculty of Law, Lord Justice Rupert Jackson delivered a talk entitled 'Legal Aid and the Costs Review Reforms'. In it, he considered Government proposals to reduce public financial support for civil proceedings through the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, implementing some of Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations in his Ci...

In 'An A-Z of Brexit', various members of the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS), discuss Brexit issues. Over two episodes, the speakers lead listeners through the twenty six letters of the alphabet to help impart a greater understanding of what Brexit means for the United Kingdom. These recordings feature Catherine Barnard, Albertina Albors-Llorens, Markus Gehring, John Bell, Julie Smith, a...

In 'An A-Z of Brexit', various members of the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS), discuss Brexit issues. Over two episodes, the speakers lead listeners through the twenty six letters of the alphabet to help impart a greater understanding of what Brexit means for the United Kingdom. These recordings feature Catherine Barnard, Albertina Albors-Llorens, Markus Gehring, John Bell, Julie Smith, a...

This is the second talk of the Cambridge Society for Law and Governance in the New Economy. Aurelio Gurrea Martínez and Nydia Remolina León talk on the topic 'Initial Coin Offerings: Regulatory Challenges and Risks'. Aurelio Gurrea Martínez is a Corporate Governance and Teaching Fellow in Capital Markets and Financial Regulation at Harvard Law School, Founder and Executive Director of the Ibero-Am...

The Cambridge University Human Rights Law Society invited Polly Glynn of Deighton Pierce Glynn to speak about the practice of Human Rights law on the 23rd of April at the Faculty of Law. About Polly Glynn Polly Glynn is a public law and human rights specialist with a particular interest in social welfare law. She has conducted judicial review claims in the High Court and on appeal to the Court of...

Steven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). He has taught animal rights law at Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and is the author of numerous books and articles. He has practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the US and his work on the leg...

Lord Neuberger, former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, spoke at Clare College on the evening of 12 March 2018 on the subject of 'Judicial Impartiality: Essential or Impossible?'. Lord Neuberger examined this from the perspective of both court and arbitral adjudication. Having graduated as a scientist and spent three years as an investment banker, David Neuberger became a barr...

Sir Rupert Jackson, a Lord Justice of Appeal, and Hon Fellow of Jesus College, spoke on the topic 'Was it All Worth It?' at Clare College, Cambridge, on 5 March 2018. During the last ten years Sir Rupert has been the main influence on the reform of civil justice in England and Wales. His official reports have been aimed at promoting access to justice at proportionate cost. His 2009 recommendations...

This is the inaugural talk of the Cambridge Society for Law and Governance in the New Economy. Professor Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell presents her paper 'A Comparative Analysis of Crowdfunding Rules in the EU and U.S.' Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell is Associate Professor of Commercial Law at University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain. She is a Visiting Fellow at Harris Manchester Coll...

The inaugural Peterhouse Law Lecture was delivered on 20 October 2017 by Professor Michael Dougan (m. 1993), Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law, University of Liverpool. For further information, contact Holly Ashcroft (ha365@cam.ac.uk).

Dr Paul Daly speaks to Dr Janina Boughey of Monash University, author of "Human Rights and Judicial Review in Australia and Canada: The Newest Despotism?".

On 8th September 2017, the British Law Centre held its 25th Anniversary Conference at the Faculty of Law. The first plenary session was chaired by Lord Robert Carnwath, and introduced by Professor Kenneth Armstrong. In the keynote address, UK Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston spoke on the topic "More important than Brexit? The EU and the Refugee Crisis." For more information see: https://www.brit...