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Oxford University Press has published the third edition of Borkowski's Law of Succession by Dr Brian Sloan. Presented and written in a friendly and engaging style, Dr Brian Sloan's revised edition is perfectly pitched for today's undergraduate students. Considerable attention is given to the area's rich and evolving case-law, illustrating the relev…

The Squire Library is pleased to announce the recent purchase of the Hart ebook Collection which is now available on the Bloomsbury Collections site. Coverage includes an archive and monograph ebook Collections from 2014-2017. As part of a co-publishing deal, some titles are also available from Beck Publishing and NOMOS Publishing in Germany. All o…

Dr Christina Angelopoulos has authored a study titled ‘On Online Platforms and the Commission’s New Proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market’. The study, commissioned by MEP Julia Reda, evaluates the provisions of the European Commission’s Proposal of 14 September 2016 for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Mar…

The Faculty has published Volume 8 Number 3 of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series on SSRN. This issue includes the following articles: Astron Douglas: Equitable Priorities under Registered Land (5/2017) In the recent decision of Wishart v Credit and Mercantile plc [2015] EWCA Civ 655, the Court of Appeal …

On 16 February a public event on 'Gender in the law: need for legal reform of recognition and protection of gender diversity' took place at the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in Berlin/Germany. The Ministry presented two reports it had commissioned to the public (available for download in German). The f…

Hughes Hall is delighted to announce a major new programme of support for BA Affiliate Law students: the Taylor Harris Affiliate Law Scholarships. The £100,000 programme, which is open to non-home fee paying students, will run for five years and be worth £10,000 a year to recipients, with awards made on the basis of outstanding academic merit. The …

Image Credit: Flickr user fdecomite Professor Lionel Bently, co-director of CIPIL, has co-authored a paper titled 'The Legal Consequences of Brexit Through the Lens of IP Law'. The paper, to be published in a forthcoming edition of the Duke Law journal Judicature, was co-authored with Richard Arnold (High Court - Chancery Division), Graeme Dinwoo…

The third edition of the Cambridge Doctoral Workshop in Legal Theory will be held on 6 June 2017 at the University of Cambridge. We welcome abstracts that address legal questions from philosophical and theoretical perspectives. Our keynote speaker is Professor Stanley L. Paulson, the William Gardiner Hammond Professor of Law Emeritus and Professor …

The Faculty has published Volume 8 Number 2 of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series on SSRN. This issue includes the following articles: Brian Sloan: Adoption Decisions in England: Re B (A Child) (Care Proceedings: Appeal) and Beyond (1/2017) In Re B (A Child) (Care Proceedings: Appeal) [2013] UKSC 33 the S…

It is with great sorrow that those of us at the Squire Law Library who knew him, learnt of the death of Sir Elihu Lauterpacht on Wednesday. Sir Eli was a good friend of the Squire, who over the years played an important role in its development, particularly in the field of International Law. Eli was generous and warm-hearted, attracting many friend…

It is with deep sadness that we report the death on 8 February 2017 of Sir Elihu Lauterpacht CBE QC LLD, Honorary Professor Emeritus of International Law at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of Trinity College, and founder of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. Sir Eli established the Research Centre for International Law in 1983 to pro…

The Squire Library has recently taken a subscription to Manupatra. This is a leading service for Indian Law. Content includes Cases Supreme Court cases from 1950 onwards; High Court judgments of all States (dates vary); Judgments from Tribunals and Commissions (dates vary); Selected judgments from the High Courts, Federal Court and Privy Council f…

The Faculty warmly congratulates the many Cambridge alumni also appointed as Queen's Counsel in 2017, in addition to the Honorary award to Professor Graham Virgo. The Lord Chancellor will preside over the appointment ceremony, where the rank will formally be bestowed upon successful applicants, at Westminster Hall on 13 February 2017. Further detai…

The Faculty has published Volume 8 Number 1 of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series on SSRN. This issue includes the following articles: Michael Waibel & Trina Malone: Constitutional Protections Afforded to Individuals Subject to an Extradition Request (61/2016) Extradition concerns the official surrender b…

We are pleased to announce that the Squire Library now subscribes to the Brill International Law ebooks package. This service provides access to 207 books published between 2014 and 2017. Further 2017 titles will become available when published. The Brill International Law Collections are now accessible by searching for individual titles through iD…