Faculty hosts second conference for sixth form teachers and advisers

On 16 July 2015, The Faculty of Law hosted the second 'Conference for Sixth Form Teachers and Advisers'. The aim of the event was to raise teachers' awareness on what studying Law at University is like, the benefits of undertaking a Law degree, and how to apply for Law at Cambridge.

15 teachers and advisers attended the event, from around the country. After talks by Professor Richard Fentiman and Dr Pippa Rogerson highlighting the nature of the Law degree and its benefits, delegates were given a 'Taste of Studying Law', via six interactive talks on different legal topics from Law Faculty members. These included a talk on Criminal Law by Dr Findlay Stark (discussing a recent and controversial murder case) a talk on EU Law by Professor Catherine Barnard (exploring the way in which changes to EU Law have been shaped by the lives of five key women), and a talk on Roman Law and Legal History by Dr Neil Jones (which delved into some historic cases, to illustrate the ways in which parties in the past might manipulate the relevant facts, in order to get their case into court). Other topics included the controversies surrounding squatters’ rights (with Ms Amy Goymour), the economics of tort law (with Dr Richard Williams) and issues surrounding constitutional freedoms (with Dr David Erdos).

The day concluded with a question-and-answer session with the Director of Admissions to the Cambridge Colleges (Dr Mike Sewell) and the Faculty's Access Officers (Amy Goymour and Richard Williams).

A gallery of photographs of the event are available on the Faculty's Flickr photostream:

Further information about the event (which it is hoped will be held annually) is available on the Law Faculty's website.