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Global addresses
Professor Paul Maharg has been invited to participate in three international events this spring.
Date Posted: February 2012
Northumbria University and Ben Hoare Bell LLP team up to provide free legal advice to Newcastle residents
Ben Hoare Bell LLP, one of the largest legal aid firms in the North East has teamed up with Northumbria University School of Law on a new project that aims to improve access to legal advice for people living and working in the Newcastle area.
Date Posted: February 2012
Northumbria plays host to the Bar Council of India
Northumbria Law School were delighted to host the Chairman of the Bar Council of India recently.
Date Posted: January 2012
Law students compete in Delhi
Law students Matthew Crowe, Daniel Manton and Laura Nagel represented the School of Law in the KK Luthra Memorial Moot Competition at Delhi University recently.
Date Posted: January 2012
Students put environment at the heart of their law school
Northumbria University is leading the way in higher education environmental sustainability by becoming the first University Law School to join the Legal Sector Alliance.
Date Posted: January 2012
Mediation Skills Competition for UK Students 2012
Joanne Grey (LPC) and Catherine Maclaine (MLaw) made it to the finals of the Mediation Skills Competition for UK Students held recently in London.
Date Posted: January 2012
Appointment of Law School Liaison Judge
During the recent visit of HH Judge Goss QC, the Hon Recorder of Newcastle Upon Tyne, and Judge Rajeev Loomba, it was agreed that Judge Loomba would act as liaison judge for the Law School.
Date Posted: January 2012
BBC Prize
The School of Law is pleased to announce that the BBC have kindly agreed to award a prize to a LLB (Hons) Law with Environment student.
Date Posted: January 2012
Father and son achieve honours degree in law
Two generations of one crime-fighting family have gained a law degree from Northumbria School of Law.
Date Posted: January 2012
School of Law appoints leading scholars and practitioners as Visiting Professors
Northumbria University is delighted to welcome Kevin Dunion, OBE and Professor Philip A Thomas as Visiting Professors in the School of Law.
Date Posted: January 2012
Dean's Awards
Northumbria Law School is pleased to announce that we have established a Dean’s Awards Fund of £30,000 for the 2012 BPTC and LPC intakes.
Date Posted: December 2011
Pro Vice-Chancellor shares 25-year legal career with Northumbria Law students
Northumbria Law School was delighted to welcome Lucy Winskell, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Region, Partnerships and Engagement) recently.
Date Posted: December 2011
Law students visit Ministry of Justice
Last week a group of Northumbria law students visited the Ministry of Justice to meet with Sir Leigh Lewis.
Date Posted: November 2011
New Dean for Northumbria School of Law
Northumbria University has appointed Kevin Kerrigan as Dean of the School of Law.
Date Posted: November 2011
Dickinson Dees Honour Roll
Northumbria Law students honoured for outstanding academic achievement.
Date Posted: November 2011
Law School launches Postgraduate Research Hub
The School of Law was delighted to launch its new Postgraduate Research Hub this week.
Date Posted: November 2011
Leading law firms work with Northumbria University law students to provide free legal advice
Leading National law firm Eversheds and Ben Hoare Bell, one of the largest legal aid firms in the North East, have teamed up with Northumbria School of Law to work with law students to provide free legal advice during National Pro Bono Week.
Date Posted: November 2011
Legal education down under
Professor to deliver keynote presentation at APLEC conference in Sydney.
Date Posted: November 2011
Northumbria academic in finals of law teacher awards
A Northumbria University lecturer has been shortlisted for a prestigious national teaching award.
Date Posted: November 2011
University of Zagreb visits Northumbria
Colleagues and students from the University of Zagreb, Croatia visited Northumbria School of Law last week.
Date Posted: October 2011
Northumbria University scoops top prize at Law Society Awards
Northumbria University School of Law beat off stiff competition from Magic Circle law firms to win a prestigious award at the Law Society Excellence Awards held in London on October 18.
Date Posted: October 2011
In the pink for charity
Staff at Northumbria Law School hosted a Pink Day recently in aid of Breast Cancer Care.
Date Posted: October 2011
Law students awarded generous scholarships
Four high-achieving Law students were awarded Woon Foundation Scholarships at a recent ceremony held at the School of Law.
Date Posted: October 2011
Contribution Roll Celebration
Law Students recognised for their outstanding contribution to Law School community
Date Posted: October 2011
Prize Giving Ceremony
Northumbria School of Law would like to congratulate all students who attended last night's prize giving ceremony.
Date Posted: October 2011
Northumbria shortlisted for Law Society Excellence Award
Northumbria School of Law has been shortlisted for the prestigious Law Society Excellence Awards 2011 in the category of Excellence in Community Investment.
Date Posted: September 2011
Official Chinese delegation explores criminal justice system at Northumbria
Twenty senior officials of the People’s Procuratorate of Shandong Province, PRC, have spent a week at Northumbria University School of Law as part of a wider exploration of the legal system of England and Wales.
Date Posted: August 2011
Privacy under the spotlight at Northumbria Legal Conference
Privacy and accountability have been topics of intense debate in the tabloid age of the injunction, "superinjunctions", social networking and celebrity kiss-and-tells.
Date Posted: June 2011
Visiting Professor of Advocacy
Northumbria Law School is delighted to welcome Robert Smith QC as a Visiting Professor.
Date Posted: March 2011
