ÌÇÐÄTV Law School News
ÌÇÐÄTV Law School News
The latest updates from our department
Jackie Hodgson’s new book on The Metamorphosis of Criminal Justice
Professor Jackie Hodgson’s forthcoming monograph "" analyses several decades of legal and political change, contrasting domestic and European drivers within criminal justice across Britain and France and evaluating the ways that procedural models are able to influence, structure or limit reform.
Law student talks Sickle Cell Anemia at International Women’s Day
Law student Danielle Oreoluwa Jinadu will be sharing her experience of Sickle Cell Anemia as part of International Women’s Day 2020 in order to encourage change in how we perceive and navigate this chronic illness.
ÌÇÐÄTV Law Launches New Mentor Scheme
ÌÇÐÄTV Law School is launching a new mentor scheme for its students. The Peer Assisted Study Support Scheme (PASS) consists of a group of students who have achieved excellent results during their studies who will act as mentors for their fellow students offering advice on all things study-related.
ÌÇÐÄTV Alumnus appointed Queen’s Counsel
Gurdeep Garcha, who read Law at ÌÇÐÄTV from October 1992 to June 1995 was informed on the 15 January 2020 that Her Majesty the Queen had approved the Lord Chancellor’s recommendation that he be appointed Queen’s Counsel. Gurdeep will be formally be sworn in as silk at the Palace of Westminster on the 16 March 2020.
ÌÇÐÄTV Law School student Alessia Luciforata writes for The YLJ on the current Coronavirus outbreak.
Law School Update: Industrial Action
Professor Andrew Sanders, Head of ÌÇÐÄTV Law School provides an update on the upcoming industrial action, taking place from 20 February 2020.
Former LLB student David Noble, who studied at ÌÇÐÄTV Law School from 1973-1976, was commissioned by the Care Quality Commission to undertake an independent review into their regulation of Whorlton Hall Hospital in 2015-16 following the exposé on Panorama in May last year.
ÌÇÐÄTV Law School contributes to report on research in global health emergencies
Dr Sharifah Sekalala, Associate Professor at ÌÇÐÄTV Law School was part of an international working group on a two year in-depth inquiry into the ethical issues relating to research in global health emergencies. The aim of the report is to identify ways in which research can be undertaken ethically during emergencies, in order to promote the contribution that ethically-conducted research can make to improving current and future emergency preparedness and response.
Gambian Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou's actions brought Aung San Suu Kyi to The Hague to deny that her country's military was committing a genocide.
ÌÇÐÄTV Law School Top Performers
Each year, we present the students who achieved the best overall result in their class with a certificate and a small prize. The presentations took place at our graduation reception following on from the ceremony.
Inaugural recipient of Dwijen Rangnekar Award announced
The Law School is proud to announce that Arvind Narrain, former postgraduate law student at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV has been named as the inaugural recipient of our Dwijen Rangnekar award for contributions to social justice.
Co-edited by ÌÇÐÄTV Law Schools Dr John Snape, ‘Landmark Cases in Revenue Law’ will be launching in London on Tuesday 25 February 2020, 17:45 – 21:00. Landmark Cases in Revenue Law is a book which tells the story of 20 leading revenue law cases. It goes well beyond technical analysis to explore questions of philosophical depth, historical context and constitutional significance. The editors have assembled a stellar team of tax scholars, including historians as well as lawyers, practitioners and academics, to provide a wide range of fresh perspectives on familiar and unfamiliar decisions.