News
Tenancy law and housing policy in europe
8 February 2012
Southampton Law School Professor Peter Sparkes, author of European Land Law and an expert in the comparative property law of the continent of Europe, is to coordinate part of the work of an EU funded project coordinated by Professor Christoph Schmid of the Zentrum für Europäishe Rechtspolitik (ZERP, Bremen) on ‘Tenancy Law and Housing Policy’ (‘TENLAW’).
Practical skills in housing and employment law
3 February 2012
A collaboration between Southampton Law School and local Chambers, 12 College Place, gives students the chance to learn about the practicalities of employment and housing law.
31 January 2012
Law students in their second year of study have again enjoyed an unrivalled opportunity to learn about the wide range of careers open to law graduates.
Two weeks of activities and visits are arranged each year at the end of the first semester; students are expected to go to at least seven of them.
Professor Jonathan Montgomery appointed Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics
26 January 2012
Jonathan Montgomery, Professor of Health Care Law at the University of Southampton and Chair of Hampshire Primary Care Trust, has been appointed Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
New Crime Analysis postgraduate degree
19 December 2011
The Law School is launching a new postgraduate degree in Crime Analysis, in consultation with the National Police Improvements Agency, in October 2012.
Maritime law in action. International challenge for Southampton’s law students
16 December 2011
Southampton law students are preparing to test themselves against experienced mooting teams from universities all over the world at the 2012 Maritime Moot in Brisbane next July. They will analyse a knotty problem in maritime law set by the organisers, prepare their arguments and practise their techniques over the next few months, before flying to Australia.
Law students investigate wrongful convictions
15 December 2011
Law students at Southampton are embarking on a unique legal project with Innocence Network UK (INUK). They are investigating whether certain individuals convicted of serious offences are victims of miscarriages of justice. “These are prisoners who have exhausted all avenues of appeal but still maintain their innocence,” says Dr James Maclean. “Our students examine the facts of the cases, working with solicitors and barristers to determine if there is any new information that could result in the matter being referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.”
Challenges in Cyber-Security-Risks, Strategies, Confidence-Building International Conference
7 December 2011
Professor Sylvia Kierkegaard will chair the Panel on Regulating
Cybersecurity at the forthcoming Conference on Challenges in
Cyber-Security-Risks, Strategies, Confidence-Building International
Conference.
7 December 2011
On the 17th November second year LLB students seized the opportunity to engage with leading law firms on both an international and regional level to discover the range of possibilities available to them after graduation. There were approximately 50 firms in attendance who were overwhelmingly complimentary about the quality and enthusiasm with which the students posed both relevant and informed questions.
Southampton Professor Delivers Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture in Brisbane, Australia
3 November 2011
The Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture was this year delivered by Professor Rob Merkin on 13th October in the Brisbane Federal Court. The audience consisted of senior judiciary, practitioners and academics. The lecture was broadcast simultaneously to other Federal Courts throughout Australia. Justice Cooper was a distinguished maritime judge who passed away suddenly in 2005, and the Memorial Lecture series was established in the same year.