On the bookshelf. Tablet Magazine, 10 August.
U.K.'s Jewish-school ruling: who decides who Is a Jew? time.com, 11 August.
Forget me not (but remember me warts and all). Times Higher Education, 20 August.

Professor Mike Cawthorne

How sticking your feet in cold water could help you lose weight. Daily Mail, 18 August.

Professor Peter Cooke

Car dealers hit hard by effects of the recession. Birmingham Post, 3 August.
University names new visiting fellow. Fleet News, 26 August.
Read our press release: University of Buckingham appoints Visiting Fellow in Automotive Logistics

Dr Gregory Ioannidis

Thanou rejects IOC offer of Sydney gold. Hellenic.athletes.com, 7 August

Professor Alan Smithers / Dr Pamela Robinson / Centre for Education and Employment Research

Britain to fund 'gap year' expeditions. upi.com, 1 August.
Gap-year graduates to be funded by taxpayers. The Times, 1 August.
Defiant: Children's Secretary Ed Balls says Sats are here to stay. Evening Standard, 4 August.
Scandal of boys, 5, branded 'failures'. Daily Express, 4 August.
Could do better. Times Higher Education, 13 August.
Teacher trainees 'lack A-levels' . bbc.co.uk, 14 August.
Trainee teachers 'poorly qualified'. Press Association, 14 August.
Four out of ten trainees quit teaching early, report warns. The Independent online, 14 August.
A-level attacks just don't add up. The Guardian, 18 August.
Exam results need explaining, claims study. timeplan.com, 18 August.
Scandal of class divide at A-level. The Blogger, 18 August.
State schools no-go areas for science. Rapid Electronics, 19 August.
Call to raise entry criteria for trainee teachers. Times Higher Education, 20 August.
A-level results: Dumbing down: discuss. The Economist, 20 August.
'Record number' of A-level passes. Press Association; Newcastle Chronicle, 20 August.
450000 children failed by 'coasting' schools. Daily Telegraph, 22 August.
Are teachers choosing 'easy' exam boards? The Guardian, 25 August.
Bumper crop of GCSE results expected. The Independent, 27 August.
Record year as more pupils than ever are A-grade stars. London Evening Standard, 27 August.
Are our children getting more intelligent year on year? TrueBlueBlood blog, 27 August.
Two thirds of teenagers studying diplomas fail to get a grade. Daily Telegraph, 29 August.
Two-for-one maths GCSE ‘doesn't add up'. Sunday Times, 30 August.

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Alumni in the news

Shyamlal Rajapaksa (Law)

Obituary: A fiercely courageous champion of human rights. Sunday Times, 30 August.

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Appearances and publications

Professor Geoffrey Alderman

A blind eye has been turned to cheating in universities. The Times, 4 August.
Irresponsible immobile rabbis. Jewish Chronicle, 6 August.
Jerusalem's district of disputes. Jewish Chronicle, 13 August.
Letter: Affordable university education. The Times, 15 August.
A wedding guest's discourtesy. Jewish Chronicle, 20 August.
I'm ashamed to be British. Jewish Chronicle, 27 August.

Judith Bray

Pre-nuptial agreements under scrutiny: MacLeod v MacLeod [2008] UKPC 64, Denning Law Journal 21 (2009), 131-139.

Carol Brennan

Who has first claim on 'the loyalty of the law'? Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police [2008] UKHL 50, Denning Law Journal 21 (2009), 141-152.

James Brown

Unincorporated associations: Property holding, charitable purposes and dissolution. Hanchett-Stamford v (1) HM Attorney-General and (2) Dr William Johnston Jordan [2008] EWHC 330 (Ch), 2008 WL 1968855. Denning Law Journal 21 (2009), 107-118.

Professor Bruce Charlton

Letter: Grade hyperinflation. Times Higher Education, 13 August (with online discussion).

Professor Peter Cooke

was interviewed on BBC 3 Counties Radio on 3 August discussing the future of Vauxhall and the new BCA Report.
The Used Car Market Report 2009 (Buckingham: CAM). More information on the CAM Publications page.

Karen Dyer

Raising our heads above the parapet? Societal attitudes to assisted suicide and consideration of the need for law reform in England and Wales. Denning Law Journal 21 (2009), 27-48.

John Halladay

Remoteness of contractual damages: Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc (The “Achilleas”) [2008] 2 Lloyd's Rep 275, Denning Law Journal 21 (2009), 173-179.

Dr Terence Kealey

was interviewed in Happy Birthday OU, BBC 4, 1 August.

Rowena Meager

'Dog-leg' claims kicked into touch: beneficiaries exposed? Gregson v HAE Trustees Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 1006 (Ch), Denning Law Journal 21 (2009), 119-130.

Professor Karol Sikora

took part in a debate on the National Health Service on the Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, 17 August.

Dr James Slater

Review article of McCoubrey & White's Textbook on Jurisprudence J E Penner (4th ed.), Denning Law Journal 21 (2009), 183-188.

Professor Alan Smithers

was interviewed in Happy Birthday OU, BBC 4, 1 August.

Charlotte Walsh

Unhappy families and use of Article 8 for failed asylum seekers: Chikwamba v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 40, Denning Law Journal 21 (2009), 153-171.

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Local news

Students vote for University of Buckingham. buckinghamtoday.co.uk, 7 August.

University news. Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser, 7 August.

Professor reveals report on car market
Law graduate Julia's praise for dedicated staff
Your chance to get view of university artistic creations
Don't panic: There's no cap on numbers
Buckingham tops paper's big survey
Weather even too wet for ducks

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