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| SIMPLE WINS ANOTHER AWARD The SIMPLE (SIMulated Professional Learning Environment) project was awarded the prize for Innovation in e-Assessment at the JISC E-Assessment Scotland Conference held last week in Dundee (around 320 delegates). The e-Assessment Competition attracted 28 entries from all over Scotland, including schools, further education colleges and universities. According to e-Assessment Scotland, the Innovation award highlights ‘an example of best practice in e-Assessment, which clearly demonstrates the full potential of the technolog... The Annual Burgess Memorial Lecture, Monday 9th November 2009Will millions of innocent people be condemned to deeper and even more extreme poverty by the responses of developed countries to the economic slow-down? How can world trade law be made fairer so that it gives developing countries a genuinely fair chance? These are just two of the burning questions which will be tackled in the forthcoming Robert Burgess Memorial Lecture at Strathclyde Law School Professor Gabrielle Marceau, a top expert at the World Trade Org... New Masters Degrees in International Economic Law and Law & Sustainable DevelopmentStrathclyde Law School is launching two new and innovative Law Masters programmes at Strathclyde: an LLM in International Economic Law (designed primarily for those who already have a background in law) and International Law & Sustainable Development (designed primarily for those from non-law backgrounds). Both Master level degrees, which are flexible in order to provide the opportunity to study within other cognate areas, are designed to bridge the gap between previous studies and/or experience and the knowledge and understandi... Strathclyders in Fourth Mooting Competition SuccessStrathclyde mooters, Emma Boffey and Joshua Barton, rounded off a highly successful mooting season on 3rd June by defeating Glasgow University in Glasgow Sheriff Court before Lord Kinclaven to win the Sheriffs' Moot. This success follows Strathclyde wins in the UK Environmental Law Association Mooting Competition in February, the Alexander Stone Mooting Competition in March (involving the same team) and the European Round of the Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition in Athens in April. Professor Mark Pousti...The community of practice - a new initiative in Scottish professional legal education A meeting of representatives from all Diploma in Legal Practice providers that took place last week could have great significance not just for professional education in Scotland, but for the future of legal education. Staff from Diploma units at Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Stirling and Robert Gordon universities attended a day's discussion and planning at Strathclyde's Ross Priory for the Law Society's new Professional Education and Training (PEAT) 1 programme, which will start in 2011. The Society's Director of Tr...Law Clinic Nominated for Community Champion Award The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic was last week recognised as a finalist in the Glasgow Community Champion Awards hosted by the Evening Times. This recognition event brings together Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Community Planning Partnership, Strathclyde Fire & Rescue, Strathclyde Police and the Evening Times to celebrate the selfless efforts of local heroes. Attended by around 200 people, the Commu...Law Clinic actively involved in law reform The Law Clinic recently took part in a joint consultation by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission. Having had considerable experience over the last five or so years in consumer cases involving faulty goods, four Clinic students (Felix Boon, Neil Campbell, Scott McMaster, and Katy McSkimming) wrote a response to the consultation paper on behalf of the Clinic. This was referred to frequently in the summary of responses to the Law Commissions’ consultation and on two occasions the Law Clinic’s subm...STRATHCLYDE LAW SCHOOL – THE WAY FORWARD After a decade of close and productive collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, the University of Glasgow gave notice in July 2008 of its intention to withdraw from the Glasgow Graduate School of Law with effect from the end of the 2009-10 academic year. The GGSL will continue to offer the joint Diploma in Legal Practice until the end of the academic year 2009-10. Thereafter the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde will offer their own separate programmes or ‘Professional Education and Training 1’ (PEAT 1) courses as they wil...BLAST OFF! STRATHCLYDE STUDENTS TO REPRESENT EUROPE IN WORLD SPACE MOOT FINALS IN SOUTH KOREA AFTER EUROPEAN ROUND WIN IN ATHENS Continuing their highly successful year in mooting, Strathclyde students have again scored a notable victory, winning the European Regional Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Mooting Competition in Athens yesterday (28th April) against a team from the International Space University in France. Nine teams from across Europe competed in the round. The winning team from Strathclyde consisted of Emma Boffey, Stephen Donnelly and Laura MacKenzie. Their coach was Aimée Asante. <...NEW VISITING PROFESSORS As part of its commitment to internationalisation and engaging the best talent from overseas the Law School is delighted to announce the appointment of two new Visiting Professors: Professor Prue Vines, University of NSW, Australia and Professor David McQuoid-Mason, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa. Professor Prue Vines specialises in the law of torts and succession. She has been a consultant for the Law Council of Australia on the recent Australian tort reform process and for various Law Reform Commissions in Australia...SCOTTISH FIRST FOR STRATHCLYDE IN LAW COMPETITION The University of Strathclyde has become the first university in Scotland to win a prestigious award for widening access to legal services. Strathclyde Law School won the Best Contribution by a Law School award in the LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards. The University won its award for the work of its Law Clinic, which offers legal advice to members of the public who do not qualify for Legal Aid but still cannot afford professional fees. The Law Clinic is the only service of its kind in Scotland and Strathclyde is the firs...STRATHCLYDE STUDENTS WIN AGAIN IN MOOTING Following recent successes in mooting Strathclyde students have again emerged victorious, winning the final of the Sir Alexander Stone Mooting Competition. The Strathclyde team consisting of Emma Boffey and Joshua Barton yesterday evening defeated a team from the University of Glasgow to win the competition for the first time since 1999. Lord Woolman judged the final. Emma Boffey, the team’s senior counsel and also a member of Strathclyde Law School’s Law Clinic, had spent most of the day successfully representing a Law Clinic client at ...STRATHCLYDE LAW STUDENTS SHORT-LISTED FOR UK PRO BONO AWARDS Strathclyde Law School's Law Clinic and its students have been shortlisted for three separate awards in the 2009 LawWorks and the Attorney General Student Awards. Organised by LawWorks , a leading legal charity promoting pro bono work, the awards ceremony which will be held in London in June, recognise the outstanding contributing made to pro bono work. Strathclyde's Law Clinic and its students are the proud recipients in of three distinct nominations: 1. Best Contribution by a UK Law School (The Strathclyde Law Clinic itself) 2. Best ...STRATHCLYDE STUDENTS EXCEL AT MOOTING Following on from recent Strathclyde Law School staff successes in the RAE 2008, the New Year Honours list and other fields , Strathclyde students have also been demonstrating their excellence. Claire Perrie and Alison Fotheringham won the final of UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) mooting competition before Lord Justice Carnwath in London on 10th February 2009. The losing finalists were a team entered jointly by the Universities of Northumbria and East Anglia. They had been selected from 16 other Law Schools to reach the final. ...LAW SCHOOL ACADEMIC NAMED IN HONOURS LIST As befits a place of useful learning, Strathclyde Law School is not only excellent in research, but maintains high standards of teaching expertise and strong links with the legal profession. Professor Alan Paterson, the Law School’s senior professor , who combines all three strengths, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2009 New Year Honours List for his services to legal education and to law. Professor Paterson’s teaching and research covers legal services, access to justice, professional ethics, the legal profession and the judicia...Funding boost for Strathclyde’s Law ClinicStrathclyde Law School's Experts Recognised as World-Leading Strathclyde Law School is 13th in the UK out of 67, and second in Scotland with 60% of our research activities ranked in the top two categories, 3* (internationally excellent) or 4* (world class). That is the finding of the much-awaited official assessment of the quality of research conducted by staff in all UK Law Schools. Published on the 18th December, the results are emphatic: Strathclyde Law School’s academic staff are among the top experts in their fields, whose research is recognised as being not just ... BBC's Newsnight ScotlandBBC's Newsnight Scotland seeks expert advice from the Law School's Competition Law specialist Professor Barry Rodger in their (8th December 2008) report which considers the legal challenge against the Halifax Bank of Scotland, and, Lloyds TSB merger. Renfrewshire Educational Trust is to make an award of £3,000 in August 2009 to one student who is intending to undertake a one year full time Taught Masters Programme at a university within the UK. It should be noted that the award must only be used as payment towards course fees and the award will be payable directly to the successful applicant's university. Closing date for receipt of applications: 13 March 2009. For application information please contact Sarah WhiteRead MoreThe 60th Anniversary of the UDHR and National Human Rights InstitutionsScotland’s Role in Turning Principles into Practice The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and the University united on Friday 31st October 2008 to host a conference celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The event at City Halls in Glasgow saw the launch of Strathclyde Law School's Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law (CSHRL). Read More ...Strathclyde’s already diverse portfolio of LLMs is set to expand with the development of two internationally focussed programmes. As well as their well established LLMs in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law, Construction Law and Human Rights Law, 2009 sees the launch of two new LLMs - International Law and Sustainable Development, and International Economic Law - each offering students a uni... Burgess Lecture Now OnlinePaul Watchman (LLB Hons, 1975) is regarded on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most influential environmental lawyers in the world. He arguably helped pioneer the discipline, and is a leading global authority on the Equator Principles, the World Bank's guidelines governing ethical project finance. As a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf which has more than 19 offices worldwide, he advises major energy companies and banks as well as the UN. Paul was recently named by the Ethical Corporation as one of the six most influenti... US Students invited to study at Strathclyde with new Scholarship ProgrammeIn partnership with Education UK Scotland, the University of Strathclyde is delighted to offer 3 Master's scholarships for postgraduate study in any subject offered by the University. Each scholarship will amount to £2000 deducted from the tuition fee and will be tenable for one academic year. Professor Mark Poustie Head of the Law School stated “We are delighted that Professor Alan Paterson has been confirmed by Kenny Macaskill, the Justice Minister, as one of the members of the new Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC). Professor Paterson, who is the Director of the Centre for Professional Legal Studies at Strathclyde (CPLS), is the leading academic expert on the regulation of lawyers and the provision of public legal services in Scotland and this appointment is recognition of his very considerable experience and... |
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Events
BURGESS MEMORIAL LECTURE
Monday 9th November
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1,
McCance Building,
Richmond Street,
5.30 for 6pm.
Wednesday 25th November 2009
Carnegie Trust
Campbell Burns
Reprieve Postgrad SolutionsLevel 3
The Lord Hope Building
St James' Road
Glasgow G4 0LT
0141 5483738