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The Faculty of Law is offering one studentship for a new PhD student commencing full-time doctoral research in any area of family law in 2020/21. The studentship is available to Home UK/EU and overseas students, and is renewable for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory academic progress. The value of a studentship will be £10,000 per annum and…

Please accept marketing cookies to show embedded content (open cookie preferences) View content (opens www.youtube.com in a new tab) The one-year course – aimed at an entirely new stream of applicants who have the ability to succeed at Cambridge, but have been prevented from reaching their full potential by their circumstances – will prepare stude…

On 7 January, Oxford University Press has published Children and the European Court of Human Rights by Claire Fenton-Glynn. This is Dr Fenton-Glynn’s second monograph, following on from her award winning Children’s Rights in Intercountry Adoption (Instersentia, 2014). The European Convention on Human Rights is one of the most influential human righ…

Although the David Williams building, including the Squire, is currently closed for visits due to the latest national lockdown, library services continue to be available to all our staff and students. Some of the important services are listed here: The library enquiry service is operating weekdays 09.00 to 17:00 via email: squire@law.cam.ac.uk Our…

Intersentia has published The Interaction between Family Law, Succession Law and Private International Law: Adapting to Change edited by Jens M Scherpe and Elena Bargelli of the University of Pisa. There can be no doubt that both substantive family and succession law engage in significant interaction with private international law, and, in particul…

Routledge has published the twelfth edition of Modern Land Law by Professor Martin Dixon. Modern Land Law is one of the most current and reliable textbooks available on land law today, offering a lively and thought-provoking account of a subject that remains at the heart of our legal system. Dispelling any apprehension about the subject’s formidabi…

The Ministry of Justice today announced the appointment of 116 new Queen's Counsel and 6 Honorary Queen's Counsel, which included Professor Christopher Forsyth. Christopher (Robinson College) is Emeritus Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law. He is a leading international scholar in the fields of Administrative Law and Private International La…

Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has published Challenging Private Law: Lord Sumption on the Supreme Court edited by William Day and Sarah Worthington. Lord Sumption has been one of the most influential judges of his generation. This book critically reflects on the important and controversial issues raised by his jurisprudence.…

Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has published Principle and Pragmatism in Roman Law edited by Benjamin Spagnolo and Joe Sampson. This edited collection presents an interesting and original series of essays on the roles of principle and pragmatism in Roman private law. The book traverses key areas of Roman law to examine the ex…

Taking on a tech giant like Google requires preparation and hard evidence, particularly when the target for legal challenge is the jewel in its crown – the Google search engine. A recent ruling made against Google shows European nations are taking preparation seriously and CIPIL Deputy Director Dr David Erdos has been assisting them through his res…

Oxford University Press has published Labour and the Wage: A Critical Perspective by Zoe Adams. Labour and the Wage: A Critical Perspective offers a new perspective on why labour law struggles to respond to problems such as low pay and under-inclusive employment. A Marxian-inspired ontological approach sheds new light on the role of labour law in a…

The Faculty is delighted to congratulate three of our students who were recognised as part of the University of Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning (CCTL) inaugural Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards. These awards exist as an opportunity for members of the collegiate University to show our appreciation for our students' eff…

Opening Times Michaelmas Term ends on Friday 4 December, but the Squire Law Library remains open throughout the MCL exam periods and for much of the vacation. The library opening times will be: Saturday 5 December - Tuesday 22 December and Monday 4 January - Monday 18 January inclusive: Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:50    (closing at 12:00 on Tuesday…

Cambridge Family Law is pleased to announce that two colleagues from Latin America have joined the Centre as corresponding members. Our new corresponding member for Chile is Fabiola Lathrop. She is a full professor of Private Law at the University of Chile, and currently also Deputy Director of the Private Law Department at University of Chile. Nic…

The Faculty's Professor Alison Young gave evidence yesterday before the House of Lords Constitution Committee on the constitutional implications of the Covid 19 pandemic. Professor Young gave evidence alongside Dr Joe Tomlinson (Research Director, Public Law Project, Senior Lecturer in Public Law, University of York) and Dr Joelle Grogan (Senior Le…