News from the Law School
LawFest offers a flying start for legal eagles
Buckingham Law School will be hosting LawFest 2023, providing valuable insights into various legal career paths and first-hand insight into the life of a lawyer.
Buckingham alumni becomes Nigeria’s Culture Minister
Hannatu Musawa, a former University of Buckingham law student, has been appointed as Nigeria’s minister of art, culture and the creative economy.
Neya Kalu named one of the most powerful women in Nigerian journalism
Congratulations to our esteemed University of Buckingham alumna, Neya Kalu who was recently named one of the most powerful women in Nigerian journalism. Women in Journalism Africa (WiJAfrica) named Kalu 20th in the list of the 25 Most Powerful Women…
BARBRI collaborates with not-for-profit university to deliver SQE
Global legal training provider, BARBRI, has this week announced its collaboration with The University of Buckingham to support students undertaking Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) Prep courses and the California and New York Bar. This follows a series of collaborations announced…
“Beauty, Women’s Bodies and the Law: Performances in Plastic” by Dr. Jocelynne A. Scutt
Our Senior Fellow, the Hon. Dr Jocelynne Scutt, has just had her new book published, “Beauty, Women’s Bodies and the Law: Performances in Plastic”. Taking a legal perspective on the vast range of ‘beauty’ interventions available to women, Dr Scutt…
Winter term Guest Speaker Lectures / Masterclasses announced for the School of Law:
Date/Time: 28th January, 5.30pm Speaker: Stephen Pitt-Walker Lecture title: Comparative Constitutional Law Lecture Series1st Amendment Rights Under the US Constitution -Church vs State: American Legion v American Humanist Assn, 2019 Date/Time: 11th February, 5.30pm Speaker: Dr Gar Yein Ng Lecture…
SLS Annual Conference 2020, September 2020
Papers were presented Dr Adolfo Paolini and Dr Frances Burton at the recent virtual Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference 2020. Dr Paolini’s paper was titled: Robots in the boardroom: would AI beat their creators? Dr Burton’s paper was titled:…
Law Clinic Reception, 6 March 2020
We were delighted to recognise the achievements of our latest cohort of Law students who have successfully completed their training at the Law Clinic, supported by Citizens Advice. The immense value their experiences there has added to their employability and…
Supporting the new Domestic Abuse Bill
Our Emeritus Professor Susan Edwards has had a new paper titled “Consent and the ‘Rough Sex’ Defence in Rape, Murder, Manslaughter and Gross Negligence” published by The Journal of Criminal Law. The new Domestic Abuse bill will now include provisions…
A Buckingham Law student has been named as a finalist in a national legal competition
Charley-Anne Gordon beat competition from budding lawyers across the country to be named on the shortlist for the annual Future Legal Mind Award. The 21-year-old is in the final year of her Law degree at The University of Buckingham and…