Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

On 6 February 2017 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project Colloquium Series hosted a talk by Colin Yeo, immigration barrister at Garden Court Chambers, and founding editor of the Free Movement blog - the UK's main immigration law blog. The talk reviewed some of the great results that have been achieved through immigration litigation, for individuals but also for classes or groups of migrants. Colin then c...

Professor Dr Jennifer Ann Drobac of Indiana University (Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall) was a guest at a joint CCCJ/Cambridge Socio-legal Group event on 2 February 2017. When we consider the concept of sexual abuse and harassment, our minds tend to jump either towards adults caught in unhealthy relationships or criminals who take advantage of children. But the millions of maturing teenagers who also...

At the end of November 2016, the British Government published an open consultation green paper on corporate governance reform, seeking views on proposals relating to executive pay, employee and customer voice, and corporate governance in large private businesses. The consultation is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform In this latest edition of the...

Ivan Hare delivered a lecture as a guest of the Cambridge Pro Bono Project on Wednesday 23 November 2016 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. Ivan Hare, barrister at Blackstone Chambers, specialises in freedom of speech, and the line between that and hate speech. He has appeared in these cases in Strasbourg and the top UK courts. In this lecture he shared his experiences at the coal fac...

Speaker: Judge Elizabeth Cooke (Principal Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Property Chamber (Land Registration); Former Law Commissioner): 'Contemporary issues in Land Registration'

On 18 November 2016 Professor David Ibbetson delivering the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Milsom's Legal History'. The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture. To find out more,...

On Wednesday 16 November 2016, The Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma GBM QC SC delivered the 2016 Cambridge Private Law Centre Allen & Overy Annual Law Lecture entitled "What Have Ships Ever Done for You? The Impact of Maritime Law". The event was kindly sponsored by Allen & Overy. More information about this lecture is available from the Private Law Centre website at www.privatelaw.law...

From 12 to 14 September 2016, the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge held the second in a biennial series of conferences on Public Law. The theme for the second Public Law Conference was "The Unity of Public Law?". The conference brought together academics, judges and practitioners from a range of Public Law fields and a variety of common law jurisdictions. The intention was that the Pu...

From 12 to 14 September 2016, the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge held the second in a biennial series of conferences on Public Law. The theme for the second Public Law Conference was "The Unity of Public Law?". The conference brought together academics, judges and practitioners from a range of Public Law fields and a variety of common law jurisdictions. The intention was that the Pu...

From 12 to 14 September 2016, the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge held the second in a biennial series of conferences on Public Law. The theme for the second Public Law Conference was "The Unity of Public Law?". The conference brought together academics, judges and practitioners from a range of Public Law fields and a variety of common law jurisdictions. The intention was that the Pu...

From 12 to 14 September 2016, the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge held the second in a biennial series of conferences on Public Law. The theme for the second Public Law Conference was "The Unity of Public Law?". The conference brought together academics, judges and practitioners from a range of Public Law fields and a variety of common law jurisdictions. The intention was that the Pu...

From 12 to 14 September 2016, the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge held the second in a biennial series of conferences on Public Law. The theme for the second Public Law Conference was "The Unity of Public Law?". The conference brought together academics, judges and practitioners from a range of Public Law fields and a variety of common law jurisdictions. The intention was that the Pu...

On Thursday 21 July 2016 The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG delivered the 2016 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions". The Cambridge Freshfields Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest of the Cambridge Private Law Centre, and the event is sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. In 2016, the lecture was delivered as part of the proceedings of the Obli...

In the early hours of 24 June 2016, the result of the UK referendum on EU membership was announced. By a narrow but clear majority the vote was to leave the European Union. This result has begun a chain of seismic political consequences in the UK and the EU, and will have widespread implications for the law and constitution in the UK. In this video, Mark Elliott assess the immediate impact of the...

In early 2016 the Cambridge University European Society hosted a series of lectures entitled "What does Europe mean for... " In this lecture, held on 22 April 2016, Dr Marina Prentoulis of the University of East Anglia gave a lecture entitled 'What does Europe mean for... Women'. For more information on the Cambridge University European Society, see their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/p...

On Friday 4 March 2016, Sir Stephen Sedley delivered the 2016 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "The lion beneath the throne: law as history". The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. More information about this lecture, incl...

In early 2016 the Cambridge University European Society hosted a series of lectures entitled "What does Europe mean for... " In this lecture, held on 8 March 2016, Professor Catherine Barnard gave a lecture entitled 'What does Europe mean for... Social Rights'. For more information on the Cambridge University European Society, see their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cambridge-Univ...

After long negotiations, on 19 February Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the European Council had agreed a new settlement for the United Kingdom in the European Union. In line with the Conservative Party manifesto, this agreement has triggered a referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union to be held on Thursday 23 June. In this next video in the Law in Focus series...

After long negotiations, on 19 February Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the European Council had agreed a new settlement for the United Kingdom in the European Union. In line with the Conservative Party manifesto, this agreement has triggered a referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union to be held on Thursday 23 June. In this next video in the Law in Focus series...

The successful appeal in R v Jogee and Ruddock v The Queen before the a combined Supreme Court and Privy Council raises important issues in the criminal law of complicity (sometimes unhelpfully labelled 'joint enterprise'). In this video Dr Matthew Dyson, who advised the appellant's counsel in the case considers the law of complicity, what the case changed, and its implications. Dr Matthew Dyson i...

Baron Cornelius Ver Heyden de Lancey (1889-1984) was a wealthy and public-spirited Dutchman who at different times in his life was a dentist, doctor, surgeon, barrister and art historian. In 1970 he created the De Lancey and De La Hanty Foundation, to promote studies in medico-legal topics. The Foundation generously gave Cambridge the Ver Heyden de Lancey Fund, which since 1996 has funded occasion...

The conviction of Oscar Pistorius for committing culpable homicide in relation to the shooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp made worldwide news. In this video Professor Christopher Forsyth reflects on his previous comments about the original conviction, and describes how the Supreme Court of Appeal interpreted the South African law on intent to kill. Although the Court complimented Ms Justice...

On Tuesday 24 November 2015, Lord (Tony) Grabiner QC delivered the 2015 Cambridge Private Law Centre Allen & Overy Annual Law Lecture entitled "Public Policy, Illegality and Contracts". The event was kindly sponsored by Allen & Overy. More information about this lecture is available from the Private Law Centre website at www.privatelaw.law.cam.ac.uk/events/past-events

This video discusses six issues arising out of the recent statement of Prime Minister David Cameron to the House of Commons entitled "Prime Minister’s Response to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on the Extension of Offensive British Military Operations to Syria". Dr Veronika Fikfak and Dr Hayley J Hooper discuss the questionable international legality of military action, the strategic use of...

In his speech at Chatham House on 10 November 2015 (https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-speech-on-europe), the Prime Minister David Cameron outlined those aspects of the EU he would like to see reformed prior to any referendum on the UK's continued membership of the EU. EU employment law - one of the most controversial areas of EU policy - was not expressly identified in his lis...