Oxford Brookes UniversitySchool of Law News and Events
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Amazing Acts
Eleanor Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Drama, is reflecting on the success of the inaugural Oxford Brookes University festival , ‘Amazing Acts’, which ran at the Pegasus Theatre from 8-12 May. Eleanor says: “Amazing Acts was an invigorating week showcasing excellent, inspiring work from across the university.” Highlights included An Evening of New Writing with Philip Pullman, during which [...]
New AHRC Director visits Brookes
Oxford Brookes welcomes the new Director of Research for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to the university on Thursday 19 April. Professor Mark Llewellyn will discuss how we work with major partners, including Higher Education Institutions (HIEs) and other public and private organisations, along with members of Brookes’ senior management team and those involved [...]
Oxford Brookes and Cherwell School Team Up
After the School of Law here at Oxford Brookes heard that the Cherwell School had signed up for and had passed the initial stage of a mooting competition, the academics in the School could not wait to help out. Tutoring sessions run by Marc Howe were setup including an amazing experience in the old court [...]
Brookes Humanities and Social Sciences students storm the stage at Pegasus Festival
From Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 May Oxford Brookes will be storming the stage at Pegasus Theatre with a series of extraordinary events combining education with entertainment. All Oxford Brookes’ fields of study are represented. Here are some highlights from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences: The Festival kicks off on 8 May when Oxford Brookes [...]
Humanities and Social Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference 2012
Over 30 undergraduate students took part in the Undergraduate Research Conference on a sunny spring day in March, in Headington Hill Hall’s beautiful Music Room and Green Room. Students displayed posters describing research they are undertaking in subjects ranging from attitudes to mental illness in the USA, to the history of medical research on human cadavers [...]
Oxford Brookes Mooting Team progress to Quarter-Finals
The GDL mooting team, Matthew Sellwood and Daniele Selmi, who following their recent successes against the University of Oxford and Buckinghamshire New University, defeated the University of Bedfordshire in the third round of the ESU/Essex Court National Mooting Competition on Thursday 29th March. The team coach was Marc Howe, Senior Lecturer in Law and University [...]
Oxford Brookes launches project to examine ‘hate crime’ legislation
On 2 March, at Headington Hill Hall, a meeting took place between some of Britain’s top minds working on the issue of hate crime, including members of the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, a hate crime campaign and support group and leading academics. This Steering Group meeting is the first part of a three-stage research project [...]
Mediation Workshop at Northampton
Nick Rees from the Oxford Brookes School of Law and three of our law students visited Northampton University recently to help run a workshop focusing on mediation in the context of Family Law. Kate Penn, Edward Thomson and Sarah Hudson performed some scenes from a fictional case to aid Nick and the class in learning [...]
Mooting Success
Following their recent success against the University of Oxford, the Oxford Brookes University GDL mooting team (Matthew Sellwood and Daniele Selmi) defeated Buckinghamshire New University in the second round of the ESU/Essex Court National Mooting Competition. Matt and Daniele are once again to be congratulated on their performance, which the judge, His Honour Judge Sheridan of Aylesbury Crown Court, considered to be “outstanding”.
Client Interviewing Success
Many congratulations to Alice Meredith and Megan Langham who, accompanied by Marc Howe, represented Oxford Brookes University at the National Final of the Client Interviewing Competition of England and Wales, hosted by the University of Sussex on Saturday 3 March. Alice and Megan won the trophy forBest GDL Team and also achieved an impressive second place overall in the National Final, which [...]
Events
Postgraduate Law Open Day
Wednesday 23 May 2012, 2:00 PM
Come to our stunning location at Headington Hill Hall to learn more about the GDL and LPC at Oxford Brookes. There will be a series of talks, campus tours and the opportunity to chat to tutors and students over tea and coffee
Open Day June 2012
Saturday 9 June 2012, 9:00 AM
A university-wide open day for prospective undergraduate students for 2013 entry.
University Postgraduate Fair (rescheduled for Wednesday 4 July)
Wednesday 27 June 2012, 4:00 PM
University-wide postgraduate recruitment fair - rescheduled for Wednesday 4 July
Postgraduate Law Open Day
Thursday 28 June 2012, 11:00 AM
Come and visit us at our beautiful and historic setting in Headington Hill Hall and learn more about how our GDL and LPC courses help postgraduates gain the professional qualifications needed to become lawyers and barristers. There will be talks from academic staff on both courses, a current student sharing their experiences of studying with us, campus tours and the opportunity to chat to tutors over tea and coffee.
University Postgraduate Fair (rescheduled from 27 June)
Wednesday 4 July 2012, 4:00 PM
University-wide postgraduate recruitment fair
Postgraduate Law Open Day
Wednesday 18 July 2012, 2:00 PM
Come to our stunning location at Headington Hill Hall to learn more about the GDL and LPC at Oxford Brookes. There will be a series of talks, campus tours and the opportunity to chat to tutors and students over tea and coffee
Open Day October 2012
Saturday 6 October 2012, 9:00 AM
A university-wide open day for prospective undergraduate students for 2013 entry.
Open Day November 2012
Saturday 10 November 2012, 9:00 AM
A university-wide open day for prospective undergraduate students for 2013 entry.
Past Events
International Law and International Relations: Towards Transnationalism and Transdisciplinarity
Thursday 26 April 2012, 6:00 PM
The relationship between law and politics has fascinated Professor Noortmann ever since he was a student. Through his work with and within non-governmental organisations in the fields of environment, development and humanitarian aid, his lecture will discuss the gap between the rules and the realities of transnational co-operation.
Deprived, Disturbed, and Delinquent? Studies of Young People in Britain, c.1945-1970 with speaker Catherine Ellis
Wednesday 25 April 2012, 5:30 PM
Deprived, Disturbed, and Delinquent? Studies of Young People in Britain, c.1945-1970 with speaker Catherine Ellis, Ryerson University in Toronto
University Postgraduate Fair
Wednesday 25 April 2012, 4:00 PM
University-wide postgraduate recruitment fair
Postgraduate Law Open Day
Saturday 21 April 2012, 2:00 PM
Come to our stunning location at Headington Hill Hall to learn more about the GDL and LPC at Oxford Brookes. There will be a series of talks, campus tours and the opportunity to chat to tutors and students over tea and coffee
Undergraduate Student Research Conference
Thursday 29 March 2012, 10:30 AM
The Conference is an informal marketplace for undergraduate students to give short oral presentations or present posters, websites and DVDs of their research for academic modules or extra-curricular work.
Waiver or evasion of right to a fair trial protections? with speaker Dr Shirley Shipman
Tuesday 27 March 2012, 12:00 AM
Waiver or evasion of right to a fair trial protections? with speaker Dr Shirley Shipman
Postgraduate Law Open Evening
Monday 19 March 2012, 5:30 PM
Come to our stunning location at Headington Hill Hall to learn more about the GDL and LPC at Oxford Brookes. There will be a series of talks, campus tours and the opportunity to chat to tutors and students over tea and coffee
Open Data and Information Commons: the European Digital Agenda for Public Sector Information with speaker Dr Donatella Solda-Kutzmann
Monday 19 March 2012, 12:00 AM
Open Data and Information Commons: the European Digital Agenda for Public Sector Information with speaker Dr Donatella Solda-Kutzmann
The HSS Lunchtime Lectures
Tuesday 13 March 2012, 12:00 AM
"Before CSI: Crime, Medicine and Science in History" Dr Katherine Watson
Britain's Got Pop Factor: a Legal Talent Contest for the Nation's Favourite Creditors with speaker Dr Simon Cooper
Tuesday 28 February 2012, 12:00 AM
Britain's Got Pop Factor: a Legal Talent Contest for the Nation's Favourite Creditors with speaker Dr Simon Cooper
The legal protection of European citizens and their family members with speaker Macca Teclehaimanot
Thursday 16 February 2012, 12:00 AM
The legal protection of European citizens and their family members with speaker Macca Teclehaimanot
Postgraduate Law Open Day
Saturday 11 February 2012, 2:00 PM
Come to our stunning location at Headington Hill Hall to learn more about the GDL and LPC at Oxford Brookes. There will be a series of talks, campus tours and the opportunity to chat to tutors and students over tea and coffee
University Postgraduate Fair
Wednesday 8 February 2012, 4:00 PM
University-wide postgraduate recruitment fair
Teleconference- Minorities and Islam: Shariah Perspectives
Monday 23 January 2012, 10:30 AM
Brookes International Papers on Shariah and Legal Globalisation Professor Peter Edge hosts a teleconference on Shariah Perspectives
Law Open Day
Friday 6 January 2012, 2:00 PM
Come to our stunning location at Headington Hill Hall to learn more about the GDL and LPC at Oxford Brookes. There will be a series of talks, campus tours and the opportunity to chat to tutors and students over tea and coffee.
'Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century'
Monday 12 December 2011, 5:00 PM
LPC Open Day
Saturday 3 December 2011, 2:00 PM
Thames Valley Law Fair 2011
Thursday 1 December 2011, 6:00 PM
A selection of leading Law Firms give you the chance to talk to them about training contracts, other aspects of their graduate recruitment schemes and prospects for a career in Law.
The new Jamaican Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in the context of post-Independence constitutional reform in the Commonwealth Caribbean
Thursday 1 December 2011, 12:00 AM
The new Jamaican Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in the context of post-Independence constitutional reform in the Commonwealth Caribbean with speaker Dr Derek O'Brien
Oxford Brookes GDL Open Day
Saturday 19 November 2011, 2:00 PM
Come to our stunning location at Headington Hill Hall to learn more about the GDL at Oxford Brookes. There will be a series of talks, campus tours and the opportunity to chat to tutors and students over tea and coffee.
