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University of Exeter v University of Oxford Moots
Two moots were held on 7 and 8 of November 2012 in Exeter between Oxford and the University of Exeter.
Oxford Mooting Workshop 2012
The Law Faculty’s Moot Court Programme and the Oxford Bar Society jointly organised a two-hour mooting workshop on the 9th of November 2012.
Oxford Pro Bono Publico appoints new committee
The new Oxford Pro Bono Publico (OPBP) student committee for 2012/13 has been inducted.
Law Faculty's success at the 2012 Teaching Awards
The Law Faculty was well-represented at this year's Oxford Learning Institute's Teaching Awards ceremony on 7 November in Rhodes House.
New DPhil Scholarship in Law and Finance
The Faculty of Law has been selected as one of the first research hubs of the newly created Global Research Network on Law and Finance (GRNLF) sponsored by the Max Planck Society and the Institute for New Economic Thinking.
Centre for Business Taxation Reports on Tax Avoidance
The Centre for Business Taxation has published three reports on tax avoidance, these reports were commissioned by the National Audit Office (NAO) and they form part of the evidence base behind the NAO’s report: “Tax avoidance: tackling marketed avoidance schemes” (November 2012).
British Academy and All Souls Forum on Imprisonment
On Thursday 29 November 2012 a Forum on Imprisonment took place at the British Academy in London.
The Clarendon Law Lectures 2012
In November Lord Collins of Mapesbury delivered three lectures on “Justiciability in National and International Law” as part of the Clarendon Law Lectures.
Faculty of Law Scholarships 2012-13
By the generosity of our donors, 20 graduate students were awarded scholarships in 2012.
Professor Catherine Redgwell elected to the Chichele Professorship of Public International Law
Catherine Redgwell has been appointed as the new Chichele Professor of Public International Law, following the retirement of Professor Vaughan Lowe QC in September 2012.
Festschrift for Professor Andrew Ashworth
Over a hundred colleagues and students came together in November in a celebration for Professor Andrew Ashworth CBE QC FBA, Vinerian Professor of English Law at All Souls College and the Faculty of Law.Justice Keane to join the High Court of Australia
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The Honourable Justice Patrick A Keane, presently Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, has been appointed to the High Court of Australia.
Lord Hoffmann addresses Oxford Alumni in Toronto
Attorney General's Award for Ben Ogden
Ben Ogden, newly qualified Associate at Allen & Overy and a Hertford alumnus who was killed in the Nepal air accident in October, has been honoured with the Attorney General's Special Award for Pro Bono Contribution.
Registration for the 2013 Oxford French Moot is now open
The sixth edition of the Oxford French Law Moot will take place on Monday 11 March 2013 at the Law Faculty of the University of Oxford, followed by a dinner for all participants at Trinity College.
OPBP Celebrates National Pro Bono Week
In celebration of National Pro Bono Week, Oxford Pro Bono Publico (OPBP) hosted a sandwich lunch on Thursday, 8 November in the Law Faculty Senior Common Room.Professor Jane Stapleton wins the William L. Prosser Award
Professor Jane Stapleton has been awarded the prestigious William L. Prosser Award by the Association of American Law Schools.
High Sheriff's Law Lecture
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The High Sheriff’s Law Lecture took place on 9th of October 2012.
The Dean visits Beijing
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Dean of the Faculty of Law, Timothy Endicott, and Ellen Moilanen, Courses and Exchanges Administrator, have returned from a successful visit to China.
Oxford Hong Kong Mooting Competition 2012
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Can a spiteful husband be allowed to keep secrets, in particular information about the size and location of his wealth, from his wife? Can his wife resort to self-help remedies when dealing with him so as to protect her anticipated share of his property upon divorce? Must a journalist of a tabloid newspaper take steps to locate the subject of a potentially incriminating article so that they can offer their side of the story?
All of these issues were vigorously argued in the Oxford Hong Kong Mooting Competition, which was held on 15th September 2012.
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