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Brian Cheffins, the SJ Berwin Professor of Corporate Law, has just had his new book 'Corporate Ownership and Control: British Business Transformed' published by Oxford University Press and reviewed in the Financial Times. To read the review click here.

The LL.M. Subject Forum is an event held at the beginning of each academic year to help current LL.M. students decide which courses to take. Course convenors for each course discuss for approximately 10 minutes the goals and objectives of their course. The presentations from the 2008-09 Subject Forum are available to view in video and audio with tr…

The LL.M. Student Handbook is now available to download from this website. This is the first year in which the LL.M. Student Handbook will not be produced in hard copy, to reflect the Faculty's committment to reducing waste and environmental impact. The handbook can be downloaded in PDF (406k) format. Other important Faculty documents can be found …

The Faculty Handbook is now available to download from this website. This is the first year in which the handbook will not be produced in hard copy, to reflect the Faculty's committment to reducing waste and environmental impact. The handbook can be downloaded in either Word (653k) or PDF (819k) formats. Other important Faculty documents can be fo…

In the midst of a tumultuous time in the global economy and accusations of corporate greed, Brian Cheffins the SJ Berwin Professor of Corporate Law was interviewed on the PRI (Public Radio International) programme 'The World' to discuss CEO pay levels around the world. You can stream the programme online, or download an MP3 file, from the PRI we…

In 2004, the University of Cambridge, along with a number of other universities, introduced the Law National Admissions Test (LNAT) as part of its admissions process. It was hoped that it would help with admissions decisions by providing additional information about applicants‟ aptitude for legal study. The intention was that LNAT performance would…

The Faculty is pleased to announce the publication of the latest edition of Lawlink, the annual newsletter from the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Law. For environmental reasons, we are circulating Lawlink in electronic format this year. As in previous years, this issue and all back issues are available for access in the Lawlink section of …

In the week beginning 14th July, the Law Faculty hosted the annual Sutton Trust Summer School in Law for twenty three sixth formers from around the country. The aim of the Trust is to provide educational opportunities to young people from non-privileged backgrounds, to encourage them to consider applying to University, and to Cambridge. The week cu…

The Eminent Scholars Archive is an expanding archive in which we document the careers and achievements of eminent scholars associated with the Squire Law Library and Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The archive contains extensive bibliographies, biographies, photographs and interviews with some of the world's most renowned academic a…

The Law Faculty has the finalised the list of courses to be offered on the Tripos degree and LL.M. courses in the academic year 2008-09. They are available in the Document Repository: Tripos courses LL.M. courses More detailed information about applying for or studying these courses is available in the LL.M. Course Section and the Tripos Course…

The final versions of the 2008 exmaination timetables for Law Tripos Parts IA, IB and II, the Examination in Law for European Students and the LL.M. as published in the University Reporter are now available from this site: Faculty of Law Tripos and ELES (Examination in Law for European Students) Examination Timetables: 2008 Faculty of Law Tripos…

The Faculty is delighted to announce that the Chairman of the Faculty Professor David Feldman was appointed as one of this year's Queen's Counsel honoris causa. Professor Feldman was recommended for the honorary rank for his work in public law fields, particularly civil liberties and human rights.  The Faculty boasts a number of honorary QCs, incl…

Prospective PhD students who intend to apply for one of the University’s Domestic Research Studentships are advised that completed applications should reach Mrs Alison Hirst, Faculty of Law, 10 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DZ, by 7 April 2008. Further details of the scheme are available at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/funding/aid/home.…

Prospective LL.M. students for the academical year 2008-09 from the UK and the EU who wish to apply for funding from the Arts and Humanities Reseach Council (AHRC) should complete the application form available to download from the AHRC website and arrange for two referees to write references in support of their application. The entire applicat…

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that it is in a position to offer at least two full-cost PhD studentships (one of which will be for eligible candidates who propose to undertake doctoral research in the area of English Legal History) and one fees-only PhD studentship (for eligible candidates who propose to undertake doctoral research in In…