School of Law at the University of Reading

23/10/2015

CCLFR and University of Reading School of Law are holding their PGT Careers Workshop on Tuesday 3 November from 3:30pm - 7pm.
Guest speakers include Toby Hornett Legal Director at Canon-Europe, Adrian Bradley Patent Attorney at Cleveland and Christopher Reeves from the Financial Ombudsman.

Students can email Gemma Cryer at the School of Law to register their attendance or to ask for more details.

11/09/2014

Just over a week before the Scottish independence referendum, Ruvi Ziegler has published a paper (co-edited with Jo Shaw and Rainer Bauböck) entitled: Independence Referendums: Who Should Vote and Who Should be Offered Citizenship?
http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/law/2014/09/11/independence-referendums-who-should-vote-and-who-should-be-offered-citizenship/

Independence Referendums: Who Should Vote and Who Should be Offered Citizenship? Posted on September 11, 2014 by law Just over a week before the Scottish independence referendum, Ruvi Ziegler has published a paper (co-edited with Jo Shaw and Rainer Bauböck) entitled: Independence Referendums: Who Sh…

05/08/2014

Global Law at Reading (GLAR)
The law school has just launched Global Law at Reading (GLAR), a major new teaching and research hub for law staff and students working in public international law, EU law and human rights. The GLAR website has recently been developed and is now live: www.reading.ac.uk/globallaw This provides up-to-date information on GLAR, including news and events, relevant staff profiles, publications and research, and much more. As such, it is an invaluable resource especially for those interested in studying public international law, EU law or human rights at Reading, whether for one of our dedicated GLAR LLM programmes or the PhD. The GLAR website will be continually updated with news and events concerning the work done in global law areas at the University, and will soon feature a regular free podcast featuring debates and papers on GLAR topics.

GLAR: the home of public international law, EU law and human rights law at Reading All the recent news and detailed information about upcoming events Profiles of our world-leading staff in GLAR Find out more about our various LLM programmes in global law Current global law projects at Reading and ou…

15/07/2014

Friday 11th July saw graduation for our final year undergraduate students, with many family members and friends in attendance to join in the celebrations. There were two ceremonies at the historic London Road campus and Great Hall, followed by a year photo back at Foxhill and a reception in the Palmer Building. Sir Keir Starmer QC, human rights champion and the former DPP, was also awarded an honorary doctorate on the day
http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/law/2014/07/14/congratulations-to-our-2014-summer-graduates/

Congratulations to our 2014 summer graduatesPosted on July 14, 2014 by lawFriday 11th July saw graduation for our final year undergraduate students, with many family members and friends in attendance to join in the celebrations. There were two ceremonies at the historic London Road campus and Great…

11/07/2014

Congratulations to our 2014 summer graduands

This week, nearly 3,500 students will graduate from the University of Reading. Eighteen ceremonies will be held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the University's magnificent Great Hall on the London Road campus.

http://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/PR588605.aspx

The University of Reading is ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world. We are a global university that enjoys a world-class reputation for teaching, research and enterprise.

11/04/2014

First Annual Sino-UK International Conference on Corporate Law is happening in Beijing next week.

The Law School and The CCLFR have organised a research conference with Renmin University and Tsinghua University addressing issues in corporate law.

This conference will be held at Tsinghua University Law School, Beijing on 19 April 2014

20/03/2014

Advising the Vice-Chancellor: Research & Writing Skills Competition Winner 2014
http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/law/2014/03/20/advising-the-vice-chancellor-research-writing-skills-competition-winner-2014/

Advising the Vice-Chancellor: Research & Writing Skills Competition Winner 2014Posted on March 20, 2014 by lawFirst year student Aleksandra Ganeva is this year’s winner of the Research & Writing Skills (RWS) competition. Students on the RWS module are presented with a problem scenario revolving arou...

13/03/2014

The School of Law is a sponsor of the Magistrates’ Court Mock Trial Competition for schools – a national endeavour and a marvellous opportunity for teenagers to engage with the legal system.
http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/law/2014/03/13/school-of-law-is-a-sponsor-of-the-magistrates-court-mock-trial-competition-for-schools/

School of Law is a sponsor of the Magistrates’ Court Mock Trial Competition for schoolsPosted on March 13, 2014 by lawThe School of Law is a sponsor of the Magistrates’ Court Mock Trial Competition for schools – a national endeavour and a marvellous opportunity for teenagers to engage with the legal...

19/02/2014

Dr Katja Samuel has been awarded the 2014 Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences RETF Best Research Output Prize for her monograph entitled ‘The OIC, the UN, and Counter-Terrorism Law-making – Conflicting or Cooperative Legal Orders?’

http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/law/2014/02/19/dr-katja-samuel-has-been-awarded-the-2014-faculty-of-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences-retf-best-research-output-prize/

Dr Katja Samuel has been awarded the 2014 Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences RETF Best Research Output PrizePosted on February 19, 2014 by lawDr Katja Samuel, of the School of Law, has been awarded the 2014 Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences RETF Best Research Output Priz...

12/02/2014

Lauren Rabaiotti, current Final Year Student, says the Howard League Society opened her eyes to flaws in the legal and prison systems.

www.theguardian.com/law/2014/feb/07/prison-reform-law-students

Lauren Rabaiotti says the Howard League Society opened her eyes to flaws in the legal and prison systems

10/01/2014

Annual Law Lecture: Viral Spiral – tales of a Legal Entrepreneur

The School of Law is delighted to present this year’s Annual Law Lecture, to be given by Damian Collier, Founder and CEO of Viral Spiral, who manage and monetise the world’s largest network of viral videos (including YouTube hit: ‘Charlie bit my finger’).
http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/law/2014/01/10/annual-law-lecture-viral-spiral-tales-of-a-legal-entrepreneur/

Annual Law Lecture: Viral Spiral – tales of a Legal EntrepreneurPosted on January 10, 2014 by lawThe School of Law is delighted to present this year’s Annual Law Lecture, to be given by Damian Collier, Founder and CEO of Viral Spiral, who manage and monetise the world’s largest network of viral vide...

16/12/2013

Academics in the School of Law were delighted to receive a copy of Career Planning for Solicitors presented by Visiting Fellow in Family Law, Tony Roe
http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/law/2013/12/16/careers-advice-for-students/

Careers advice for studentsPosted on December 16, 2013 by lawAcademics in the School of Law were delighted to receive a copy of Career Planning for Solicitors presented by Visiting Fellow in Family Law, Tony Roe. The book includes some very practical and helpful information for students considering…