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On the evening of 21st May, the Faculty was delighted to host the launch of the new Cambridge Private Law research centre.  The launch featured a lively and engaging debate between Lord Millett and Richard Millett Q.C. entitled "A fiduciary who receives a bribe holds it on trust for his principal".  The debate was kindly sponsored by Allen & Overy.…

The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) has recently submitted a research memorandum in response to a request from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The Inter-American Court was established in 1969 through the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR). The Court has jurisdiction to decide contentious proceedings against the American States wh…

CUP has published the book Regulating Trade in Services in the EU and the WTO: Trust, Distrust and Economic Integration, by Dr Okeoghene Odudu. This volume assesses the viability of various theories of economic integration that take into account the legal, economic, political and social challenges of incorporating free trade with retaining the plur…

OUP has published the book The Principles of Equity and Trusts (1st ed), by Professor Graham Virgo. The Principle of Equity and Trusts offers students a new approach to this dynamic area of law. Professor Graham Virgo has created a rigorous yet accessible student companion which draws the field in its contemporary context, offering a critical and i…

CELS hosted a highly successful seminar on the European Commission's Monti II and Enforcement Directive proposals in Cambridge on 27th April 2012. Participants included those from academia, the European Commission, BIS, the TUC, and the CBI. A lively exchange of views ensued on these highly controversial proposals.

Juta has published the book Private International Law (5th ed), by Professor Christopher Forsyth. The growing sophistication of South African private international law has become more evident in the years since the last edition. The Supreme Court of Appeal has delivered several important judgments which have had significant impacts on the law. Pere…

Professor Lionel Bently is a co-author on the new edition of the renowned Breach of Confidence by Francis Gurry, the original authority in its field dealing with the British law of confidence This new edition is an extensive revision in light of the numerous legislative developments of the last two and a half decades, which have included the TR…

The first high level meeting to discuss the Commission’s new proposals on data protection took place in Cambridge on 20 April 2012. Attracting data protection experts from across Europe, including the European Data Protection Supervisor and representatives from the European Commission and the Council of Europe, a lively discussion took place consi…

Image courtesy of Wikimedia. The Faculty of Law is delighted to record the nomination of the Right Honourable Igor, Baron Judge of Draycote, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, President of the Selden Society, for the conferment of the honorary degree of Doctor of Law by the University of Cambridge, at a congregation to be held on 20 June 201…

Professor John Spencer is one of six individuals shortlisted for the title 'LawCareers.Net Law Lecturer of the Year'. The award will be made at the LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards (TARAs) held at the Swiss Re Building (AKA 'The Gherkin') in the City of London on Thursday 24 May 2012. This award is based on a survey of students. In all,…

Image courtesy of Robert Post. On 20-23 July 2011, the Centre for Public Law and the British Academy hosted in Cambridge and London respectively, a two and a half day meeting convened to identify and suggest solutions to various threats to the core mission of the modern research university and scientific and humanistic investigation. The distingui…

Hart has published the book Marital Agreements and Private Autonomy in Comparative Perspective, edited by Dr Jens Scherpe. This book deals with a subject that has recently been the focus of debate and law reform in many jurisdictions: how much scope should spouses have to conclude agreements concerning their financial affairs - and under what circu…

On 29th February Judge Dean Spielmann was the guest of CELS as part of the weekly CELS Seminar Programme to talk about "Allowing the Right Margin, The European Court of Human Rights and the National Margin of Appreciation Doctrine: Waiver or Subsidiarity of European Review?". This was a particularly relevant topic, as it took place in the same week…

The Squire Law Library and the Faculty of Law are pleased to announce that an interview with Professor Jane Stapleton has been added to the Eminent Scholars Archive. Professor Stapleton is currently the joint Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science (2011 – 2012) with her husband, Professor Peter Cane. She is currently Research Professo…

In conjunction with Emma Hitchings of Bristol University, Senior Lecturer Ms Jo Miles has won an award from the Nuffield Foundation to undertake research into final settlements in financial disputes following divorce. This project will address two important gaps in the research literature identified by the interim report of the Norgrove Family Just…