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School of Law hosts prestigious Merseyside Schools Public Speaking Final
LJMU’s School of Law recently hosted the Final of the prestigious Merseyside Schools Public Speaking Competition. Organised by the Liverpool Law Society along with one of its members Dr Tony Harvey, who is also a Principal Lecturer and Programme Leader for the postgraduate programmes run at the School of Law, the event was held at the Redmonds Building.
The teams came from a number of schools in the Merseyside area and the contestants had to address the question whether evidence obtained under torture should ever be admissible in court. After being welcomed by the Director of the School of Law David Selfe, the competitors delivered poignant and persuasive arguments for both sides of the debate.
Due to the high standard of debate, the judges, Alistair Fletcher (President of Liverpool Law Society), Andy Gill (Crime reporter for BBC North West) and Dr Tony Harvey had a difficult choice, but the winner on the night was The Christian Fellowship School with the three runners-up being Savio Salesian College, Tower College and West Kirby Grammar School.
Dr Harvey said:
"This has been an excellent opportunity for Liverpool John Moores University’s School of Law to work with the local community and the professional bodies from the region, as well as a great opportunity to showcase the fabulous facilities that exist in the Redmonds Building to the competitors, who could be potential students. This was exemplified by having the competition being held in the state-of-the-art Moot Room, which is a mock court room."
Photo – left to right – the three judges - Dr. Tony Harvey – Andy Gill – Alistair Fletcher (with all of the finalists)
Law expertise featured on the BBC
Dr David Lowe, Principal Lecturer in Law, was featured on BBC Radio Merseyside , discussing a recent case where a judge ruled that doctors have no duty to prolong human life at all costs. The story was originally covered by the Liverpool Echo in December 2012. 
The interview where Dr Lowe discusses the implications of this ruling is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p014rkpm (1 hour 27 minutes and 38 seconds in and available until 8 March 2013).
He was also interviewed on the BBC Breakfast Show on 2 March over the reported killing of the leader of the Jihadist group 'Signed in Blood Battalion' Mokhtar Belmokhtar and was interviewed on the same topic for BBC News 24.
Dr Lowe’s main research interests are terrorism, policing, transnational crime and human rights. Most of this emanates from his previous occupation as a police officer with Merseyside Police, where he worked for 25 years. He has also been carrying out work with Irish politicians on cross-border terrorism.
Due to his research in the area and his experience of working in counter-terrorism, Dr Lowe is regularly contacted by the media for his expert opinion on terrorist incidents.
Dr David Lowe can be contacted on:
Telephone: +44 (0) 151 231 3918 or 07528192637
Email: D.Lowe@ljmu.ac.uk
Dr David Lowe discusses the jury system on Radio Merseyside
Dr David Lowe, Principal Lecturer in Law, appeared on BBC Radio Merseyside to discuss the value of the UK jury system, in light of the recent Vicky Pryce trial.
The jury at the trial of the ex-wife of disgraced MP Chris Huhne, failed to reach a verdict, with the judge remarking that some of the questions showed a "fundamental deficit in understanding" of its role.
Dr Lowe explained that only 1% of trials by jury result in a mis-trial and discussed the advantages of the jury system.
To listen to the interview, go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p014k8mx Listen from 1:20:30
Law School Students’ Law Society Legal Professional Evening
The LiverpoolSULaw Society recently organised a Legal Professional Evening that was held at the Racquet Club in Liverpool. In addition to organising social events for its members, the Students’ Law Society also organise a number of professional events all aimed at assisting Law School students’ employability prospects. The Legal Professional Evening is the highlight of the professional events calendar organised by the Society in the academic year and this year was is biggest and most prestigious yet. The Society’s students arrange for a number of legal and criminal justice professionals to attend the evening, which this year was organised by LiverpoolSU Law Society member and vocational events organiser Emma Parkman. The professionals that attend give presentations to the Law School students about careers is a barrister, solicitor, circuit judge, coroner and the police.
Emma Parkman commented on the event:
"I am extremely pleased with how the LPE has run this year; it was a massive success and we have had many congratulations from the professionals on how much they enjoy the event. I tried to bring in some new professionals this year to give everyone a wide example of careers that can come from a law degree and I really feel we expanded the event this year."
In addition to talks presented by those working in their respective fields, the students were given presentations on how to apply for and what post graduate courses in the respective career paths entail by tutors from LJMU (on the Legal Practice Course for solicitors, various LLMs and research degrees) and Manchester Metropolitan University (for the BPTC course prospective barristers must take). After the talks the students mingle with the professionals and a number of work placements and mini-pupillages have been given to the students who attended that will help their employability prospects. What is special about this event is it is a Law School student initiative that is organised by Law School students for students.
Second year Law student Becky Howard, commented:
“I feel the LPE went extremely well and is a good way of networking with professionals. I myself came away with the contact details of two professionals who said they would give me work experience which will be invaluable to my future career.”
Lauren Blackman, LiverpoolSU Law Society President said:
“The Legal Professional Evening is a great opportunity for students to meet and speak with professionals in order to better understand what they want to do after university. Year on year out many students come away with work experience opportunities which in today’s market is key. It is a great evening for both guests and students and the new professionals that attended this year gave the evening an added spark.”
LJMU law team crowned international champions
A student skills team from LJMU’s School of Law arrived home from Dubai this week as champions of the world’s most prestigious law skills competition, the INADR Inaugural Invitational Law Schools Mediation Tournament.LJMU’s team, comprising Daniel Larrosa (LLM student), Aleksandra Stadnik and Sean Moran (both LPC students) competed against twelve highly skilful law school teams from various parts of the world, including New Orleans, Illinois and Georgia in the USA, India, Sri Lanka and Dubai.
Pictured (left to right): World Champions with their trophies Sean Moran, Aleksandra Stadnik and Daniel Larrosa
The team had to put their mediation skills to the test in individual heats over three days and did a phenomenal job securing top 10 places. In the individual mediator competition, the team scored very highly and in a field of 36 individual competitors - Daniel come second overall, Aleks came forth and Sean finished in seventh place. Daniel represented LJMU in the final round of the competition and duly brought the team home to first place overall. The team also achieved a credible third place overall in the advocate client competition.
"As expected, this tournament was a fantastic learning and cultural experience for all concerned," said Ian Johnson, Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and coach of the LJMU Mediation team.
“The LJMU team put in a great deal of hard work preparing for the tournament and were duly rewarded for their efforts with first place in the mediator team competition. Perhaps even more importantly, the team was able to make some lasting contacts and friendships with legal professionals and other fellow students from all over the globe, whilst at the same time flying the flag for LJMU.”
Liverpool JMU students competed in an International Law Schools Mediation Tournament in Dubai against teams from various parts of the world, New Orleans, Illinois and Georgia in the USA, India, Sri Lanka and Dubai. Liverpool JMU students were the overall winners, and are now proud holders of the tournament trophy for the best mediator team. The LJMU team comprised Daniel Larrosa (LL.M student) and Aleksandra Stadnik and Sean Moran (both LPC students). In the individual mediator competition, the team scored very highly with Daniel in 2nd place overall, Aleks in 4th and Sean in 7th place out of a total of 36 competitors. Daniel was the LJMU representative in the final round of the competition and duly brought the team home to first place overall. The team also achieved a very creditable 3rd place in the advocate – client competition.
Criminal Justice lecturer ready to walk to Lords
Stuart Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice at LJMU’s School of Law, and two friends are preparing for a 150 mile charity walk from their home cricket club in Derbyshire to the home of British cricket, Lords.
Stuart, Jonny Shaw and Jon Cooper are swapping their cricket pads for comfortable footwear in the bid to raise funds for Darley Dale Cricket Club (DDCC), Cancer Research UK and the Matlock Hospitals League of Friends.
The trio will be setting off on their grand tour at 9am on Saturday 16 February in celebration of the club’s 150th anniversary.
Walking over 20 miles a day for eight days, they will make nightly pit stops at Derbyshire County Cricket Club in Derby; Loughborough; Market Harborough; Northampton; Milton Keynes; Luton and Watford, before they arrive at Lords in London on Saturday 23 February.
They want to raise as much money as possible for the two charities as well as their beloved club which has played a central role in the Darley Dale community since 1863. The team hope that the money raised from the walk, and other fundraising activities planned throughout the year, will take them a step closer to their dreams of a new pavilion.
Stuart said: “Like many other members of the team I’ve been playing here since I was a kid and I want to help make sure that we can keep the club’s legacy alive for another 150 years so it can remain an integral part of the local community long into the future.
“Although it’s a massive mission I can’t wait to get cracking and make sure we reach our destination, no doubt with a few blisters along the way.”
To help Stuart and his friends achieve their funding goals you can visit their Just Giving page at http://www.justgiving.com/darleydalecricketclub. When you see Stuart in Redmonds Building, wish him good luck!
Should we be part of the EU?
Dr Bleddyn Davies, a Lecturer in European Union Law at LJMU’s Law School was interviewed by Juice FM on the benefits of being in the EU and what the arguments are for coming out of Europe.
This is following the announcement that people in Britain will be able to vote to leave the European Union by the end of 2017 if the Conservatives win the next general election.
You can read the interview here and it has also featured on the Juice FM news bulletins on 23 January.
Bleddyn teaches on Public Law and EU Law and the optional modules Crime and Security in the EU and Power and Justice in the Modern State. He also teaches Public and EU Law on the Graduate Diploma in Law.
His main research interest is European Public Law, with a particular focus on criminal law. His PhD dealt with the EU’s competence in criminal law, and whether the EU's constitutional system was set up with criminal law in mind. He is currently researching the impact of European criminal law on national law. He is also interested in domestic public law, criminal law and public international law.
If you would like to speak to an LJMU expert, please contact the Press Office, call: 0151 231 3369 or email: press@ljmu.ac.uk
EU Law Conference
The EU Faring Through Its Post-Lisbon Crisis: Past, Present and Future of European Integration
Liverpool John Moores University, School of Law, Friday 28 June 2013
The Conference features two outstanding keynote speakers:
Prof. Patrick J. Birkinshaw (Hull University) Title of Talk: Goodbye to All of That! Forty Years of Being in Europe
Prof. Martin Trybus (Birmingham University) Title of Talk: Between Internal Market and CFSP: EU Defence Integration in the Early 21st Century Only
For more information please click here
LJMU Academic talks to the BBC on terrorism situation in North Africa
He was interviewed on two occasions by the BBC on the Tony Snell Breakfast Show and the Roger Phillips Show. You can listen to the interviews again at (available for seven days from the time of interview):
Tony Snell in the Morning (2 hours 8 minutes in)
Roger Phillips Show (the topic starts 1 minute in)
David's main research interests are terrorism, policing, transnational crime and human rights. Most of this emanates from David's previous occupation as a police officer with Merseyside Police, where he worked for 25 years.
Due to his research in the area and his experience of working in counter-terrorism, David is regularly contacted by the media for his expert opinion on terrorist incidents.
Dr David Lowe can be contacted on:
Telephone: +44 (0) 151 231 3918 or 07528192637
Email: D.Lowe@ljmu.ac.uk
School of Law academics in the news at home and abroad
Alison Lui, Senior Lecturer and Employability Officer for the School of Law, was recently interviewed by BBC Radio Merseyside on the subject of the trademarking of the Liver Bird.
This was in specific reference to Liverpool Football Club, but Alison talked in general about how it can be registered as a trademark and the implications to businesses. She cleared up the issues surrounding this debate, talking through the fact that the trademark rights refer to specific variations and versions of the Liver Bird image.
Alison’s interview is at approximately 10.30 mins in and available until 21 December 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p011bb4y/Simon_Hoban_14_12_2012/
Further information about Alison's teaching and research is available at: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/LAW/117677.htm
Dr David Lowe, LLB Law programme leader and an expert in counter terrorism took part in an interview on BBC Radio Merseyside following the recent shootings in Conneticut, USA.
David discussed gun crime culture in America and the differences between US and UK law concerning the issue.
The interview is at 7.30 minutes and will be available until 24th December 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011g74w
Stuart Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice recently spoke at a series of high profile academic conferences in New Zealand.
Firstly, Stuart presented a paper titled: 'The path to enlightenment? Public education and the role of the public criminologist’ at the Australia & New Zealand Society of Criminology's annual conference in Auckland.
“The conference had been both eye opening and inspirational due to the differential approaches to justice that were discussed in line with indigenous, Maori based notions of social reparation,” said Stuart.
Following this Stuart travelled to Wellington where he delivered a guest lecture at Victoria University.
This session focused on the role of drugs in society and was titled 'The great unmentionable: just why do we continue to ignore the positives of illegal drug use?’ The event attracted a number of government agencies, journalists, academics and members of the public and was followed by a heated question and answer session. Read some of the media coverage generated by Stuart’s guest lectures here:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8030293/Benefits-of-drug-use-ignored-says-lecturer
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10851946
Stuart's lecture built on newly-established links between LJMU's School of Law and Victoria University which began in June when Professor Julian Buchanan from Victoria delivered a guest lecture on drugs policy in Liverpool.
Commenting on his time in Wellington, Stuart said: “it was a great experience and will hopefully aid the School of Law to develop global links which are crucial for the advancement of both our academics and students. The lecture was on a controversial topic and caused great debate and consideration amongst those that attended as well as in the national media. I regard this as a positive as it demonstrates the cutting edge work stemming from the Criminal Justice team at LJMU and with that comes an international reputation for being a leader within our field.”
Law lecturer launches new book
Eric Baskind, senior lecturer in the School of Law has co-written a new book with Greg Osbourne and Lee Roach called Commercial Law, aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students of law and business studying the area of commercial law.
Due to be published in May 2013 by Oxford University Press Commercial Law ‘offers a fresh, modern, and stimulating account of the subject, thereby helping students better understand this important area of law.’
The 848-page book is available on pre-order for a May 2013 delivery, and once purchased students can also gain access to a wealth of additional materials online such as twice-annual updates on developments, bonus chapters, a test bank of multiple choice questions and guidance on approaching the problem questions posed in the book.
Eric said: “Commercial Law provides thorough coverage of all key aspects of the syllabus, including the law of agency, the sale of goods, international trade, and methods of payment, finance, and security. A range of learning features are employed throughout the book to encourage understanding of the law and to demonstrate how the principles behind it play out in practical domestic and international commercial transactions.”
To pre-order Commercial Law, visit the Oxford University Press website
Student Law Revival journal
Law School students and alumni have produced the first LJMU Student Law Review journal which will have a focus on outstanding legal scholarship.
Available as an e-copy on the Social Science Research Network , the journal will support the overall developing research culture at the Law School by encouraging students to develop their research skills and go through a process of preparing articles to a standard that is peer reviewed and ready for publication. As of today the SLR has been downloaded 115 times and the Abstract viewed 377 times.
The student editorial team are also developing skills that can be evidenced for World of Work certification.
The editor-in-chief Richard Ridyard, graduated in July 2012 with a first class honours LLB and is now studying for an LLM at the University of Oxford. He is supported by a student editorial team, Simon Hale-Ross (PhD student), Daryl Evans (LLM student), Daniel Money (First Class graduate), Emmeli Sundqvist (Level 6 part time student), Thomas Cowan (Level 6 student), Robert Di Schiavi (Level 6 part time student) and Kerry Usher (Level 6 student). 
Richard commented:
"The Student Law Review is an annual, open-access journal which aims to provide a forum for LJMU law students to publish outstanding legal scholarship. By seeking involvement by both undergraduate and postgraduate students, it is hoped that the Review show-cases not only future talent, but presents abilities that can add to the research culture of the Law School.
"It's written by students, edited by students, supported by lecturers and made available for everyone. The Review will be published on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) and is free to download.
"A special mention goes to Dr David Lowe and the team of lecturers at the Law School - without their support and backing the Review would not have been possible. We believe that the Law Review provides students with a CV enhancing opportunity to get their work published. It could also serve to improve students' legal writing skills, add to their passion for law, develop their economy of thought and could prove to be a vital revision aid."
To support the journal, the team have produced three podcasts and are working on two more for this year. They are already posted on LJMU's i-Tunes. The aim of the podcasts is to give advice and tips on studying at LJMU and how to successfully prepare for assessments. The advice and insights found in each podcast could make them essential to law students across the country.
Podcasts are available here
The Student Law Review journal can be viewed here
Further information about the LJMU Law School can be found on the School of Law webpages
Employability Officers in the School of Law, Alison Lui and Sarah Stirk, have received a grant from the Higher Education Academy (HEA) for their research into employability.
The title of their research project is: 'A new employability model for the twenty-first century: the importance of social media and digital employability skills.'
Terry Dray, LJMU Director Graduate Advancement and Employ Engagement commented:
"Student job seekers need to be tactically savvy to secure their job of choice and manage their career development. Understanding how to optimise social media and use digital media as a shop window for skills and attributes and as a way of finding and applying for jobs is important, so being able to manage their digital profile is a must for many students including those studying law. The rules of the digital game are still evolving, so getting this right is challenging for many. In light of this, the research project and workshop is welcome."
LJMU Senior Lecturer and Employability Officer for the School of Law, Alison Lui said:
"This grant is most encouraging as it is a first stepping stone to more projects in employability. In this increasingly competitive job market, we aim to prepare LJMU students for the world of work in the digital era with the requisite digital employability skills. Improving employability for graduates aligns with the LJMU's aim of setting 'employability, entrepreneurship and citizenship at the heart of the student experience'."
LJMU Senior Lecturer and Employability Officer for the School of Law, Sarah Stirk added:
"This is an extremely exciting opportunity for the LJMU School of Law. Employability is of course one of the University's KPIs and I look forward to sharing best practice with fellow professionals as well as discussing the term 'employability' itself."
Dr David Lowe, the L.B Programme Leader remarked:
"The employability of our students is as crucial as obtaining that hard worked for degree. Law School academic staff working alongside student development co-ordinators and the World of Work Careers Centre will not potentially only attract further research grants into employability but will directly help the students’ employment prospects. There is no better place to start than with students enhancing their social media profiles that includes Linked-in as well as Facebook and Twitter.
A one-day workshop will be held on 15th March 2013 for staff and stakeholders to disseminate their research. Further information will be released soon or you can contact Alison Lui, telephone: 0151 231 3288, email: A.Lui@ljmu.ac.uk
For further information about the LJMU School of Law please visit: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/law/
Dr Gary Wilson from the School of Law was recently interviewed by BBC Radio Merseyside on the Gaza conflict.
He spoke about the cause behind the conflict, looking at both sides of the story, as well as possible outcomes and why we should care in the UK.
Gary is an expert on the role of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security, and this forms the major part of his research and publication agenda. More generally his research interests include international law in general, in particular the use of force, international organisations, the relationship between international law and international relations, and human rights. Gary has published several well received articles in leading academic journals and has delivered a series of conference papers on various subjects.
He jointly convened a conference held at LJMU last year on the Arab Spring, which has resulted in an edited collection of essays to be published by Brill in early 2012, and is currently writing a book entitled The United Nations and Collective Security, to be published by Routledge.
His interview may be heard on the BBC website (approx 2 hours 17 mins in - available for one week)
Employability advice at the School of Law
The first Induction Employability event for LLB programme students was held at the School of Law last Friday, providing first year students with the opportunity to meet and receive advice from potential employers.
Photo top(left to right): LJMU Law Lecturer Sarah Stirk, LJMU Law Lecturer Alison Lui, LJMU MPhil to PhD student Simon Hale-Ross, Barrister Joanna Mallon, LLB Programme Leader, Dr David Lowe and Simon Price, Associate and Professional Development Lawyer at business law firm DWF LLP.
Simon Price, Associate and Professional Development Lawyer at business law firm DWF LLP, was one of the key speakers at the event which also welcomed Barrister Joanna Mallon and LJMU MPhil to PhD student Simon Hale-Ross. The event was organised by Law Lecturers Sarah Stirk and Alison Lui with LLB Programme Leader, Dr David Lowe.
DWF has strong ties with the University through its partnership with the World of Work programme, and LJMU law Lecturer Alison Lui, recently completed a staff work placement with DWF's Employment team. Over 20 DWF lawyers are now trained World of Work programme verifiers.
Simon commented on this event:
"As an employer, events like this are essential to us in offering advice to future graduates, investing in their progress at this early stage and ensuring that they are prepared for the world of work. In fact the most important advice we give to students is to be prepared, set up a plan early and have a consistent focus starting from the first year and right through university. Employers can always see who has put in this extra work, who is self-aware and has a story to tell, so it is also key to show your interests and be individual. DWF is pleased to work with LJMU through the School of Law and the World of Work programme and we have a number of Alumni from the University in successful positions within the company."
Sarah Stirk said: "The event was very successful with all the students saying that they found it either extremely or very helpful. This opportunity for law students aimed to start preparing them for the world of work from day one at LJMU and increase their employability awareness from the start."
Alison Lui added: "We will be offering more opportunities like this throughout their time at LJMU and look forward to furthering fostering our relationships with the speakers so that the students can benefit even more."
LJMU MPhil to PhD student Simon Hale-Ross, who is studying ‘Current and Potential Terror Threats to UK security in the 21st Century’ also spoke at the event. He said: "I was so inspired by my time at LJMU as an undergraduate that I decided to study at postgraduate level with the aim of becoming a lecturer. The teachers here are really amazing and the lectures were always interesting and informative, especially Dr David Lowe who is now my supervisor. I wanted to come to the event today to offer my support to students and talk about the importance of social media and how students can use it to their advantages for finding jobs and linking in with employers."
For further information about the LJMU School of Law please visit: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/law/
LJMU represented at the House of Lords
Lawrence (Lol) Burke, senior Criminal Justice lecturer at LJMU’s School of Law was invited to represent the university at the House of Lords for a reception to mark the centenary of the National Association of Probation Officers (Napo) (url: http://www.napo.org.uk).
The event was hosted by Baroness Linklater, a Liberal Democrat peer who has interests in penal reform.
Lol was joined by delegates from every branch of Napo in England and Wales, as well as high-profile politicians, criminal justice professionals and campaigners, including the Minister for Prisons and Probation, Rt Hon Crispin Blunt MP. The delegates listened to key note speeches by Jonathan Ledger (General Secretary of Napo) and Baroness Linklater.
Lol is Editor of The Probation Journal and has recently co-authored (with Professor George Mair) a history of the Probation Service in England and Wales; 'Redemption, Rehabilitation and Risk Management' (Sage, 2011).
Commenting on the event, Lol said; “It was a very memorable day, very sunny and the views across the Thames were breathtaking.
“Whilst the speeches celebrated the contribution of Napo to penal reform over the past hundred years, there was also a note of caution for the future of the probation service given the government's recent consultation which is proposing that approximately 60% of probation work should be outsources to the private and voluntary sectors.”
Click here (url: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/LAW/91884.htm ) to read more about Lol’s academic activity, and the Probation Journal can be found here (url: http://prb.sagepub.com).
Students get a taste for Day of Crime
Over 150 young people with an interest in criminal justice, law and psychology attended the School of Law’s recent Day of Crime courses as part of the School’s Student Outreach programme.
Stuart Taylor , Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice
The events, which ran over three days, gave young people the opportunity to participate in a variety of interactive sessions focussing on crime, criminality and criminal justice, the criminal law and the criminal body, and criminal personality.
The events were organised by Stuart Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice in association with the LJMU Student Outreach team.
Day of Crime programme enabled Year 12 students from local colleges and schools to visit LJMU and to get a taste of what university life is like.
Zoe, a student who attended a day said; “It has been a brilliant day. I’ve learnt so much and this has changed the way that I think about crime and the law. It has also made me want to come to university and study these areas in more depth. Thank you for organsing this for us.”
Pauline, a teacher who accompanied a group to the event said; “I just wanted to say how much my students enjoyed the day of crime event at LJMU. The sessions were superbly delivered and the facilitators enthusiasm for the subject was infectious. Thanks for a wonderful day.”
Stuart delivered sessions alongside three of the School’s most talented students. Rebecca Crook, Janine Davis and Hayley Rhodes will all graduate in July with first class degrees and were invited to facilitate sessions on the course.
Commenting on her experience as a facilitator, Rebecca Crook said; “This has been an incredible opportunity to develop our skills and add to our CVs. I absolutely loved the event and I’m still buzzing about how rewarding I found teaching the students.”
The Day of Crime also combined empirical research alongside recruitment and graduate development.
Stuart explained that attendees completed questionnaires before, during and after the event to measure their attitudes about crime and justice and to assert whether the Day of Crime has any impact on these.
The collected data will go towards Stuart’s continued research in this area. He will present the results at the ANZSOC conference in New Zealand later this year having already delivered earlier findings at conferences in Belgium and Japan.
Commenting about the event, Stuart said; “The programme was a great success and ticked a number of boxes. Those who were attended were educated and in some cases enlightened about the subjects studied. The participants were introduced to LJMU and the courses we offer which will hopefully see some of them apply to study here. The programme also enabled us to further develop the skills and confidence of some our most talented students by allowing them the opportunity to facilitate the sessions. Finally, it has allowed me to continue and further my own research interests. Overall therefore it has been a worthwhile event and in my humble opinion, a standout achievement for the School of Law.”
If you would be interested in delivering any similar Outreach / Recruitment Activities to promote any courses, please contact outreachteam@ljmu.ac.uk or call 0151 904 6385.
For more information about the School of Law and its research activities, visit the web pages www.ljmu.ac.uk/law.
GDL open evening to learn about law
When: Thursday 14th June
Time: 17:30-19:30
Where: LJMU Art and Design Academy, Duckinfield St – next to Metropolitan Cathedral.
Ever thought about embarking on a career in law even though you didn't study for a law undergraduate degree?
If so, then Liverpool John Moores University School of Law would like to invite you to come and experience our Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) course at a special GDL experience open evening.
The GDL is an exciting full and part-time course which allows non-law graduates to gain an exempting legal qualification.
The course will equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary for a rewarding future in the legal profession. It is validated by the JASB (Joint Academic Standards Board for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
The course has been designed to meet the requirements and needs of the governing bodies as well as providing by way of the additional legal subject, a chance to broaden your legal interests. The GDL aims to produce a highly skilled and knowledgeable person who will be equipped to study on a LPC or BPTC to ultimately qualify as a solicitor or barrister.
In keeping with the university’s commitment to employability, students will be afforded opportunities to participate in extra-curricular activities, such as Mooting and Negotiation competitions, which are enjoyable ways of enhancing your future employability.
Students must have obtained the minimum of a lower second class honours degree from a UK university OR must obtain a Certificate of Academic Standing from the SRA or Bar Standards Board for any other type of qualifications.
On the day
This event will provide you with an insight into what study on the GDL at LJMU is like, you can meet the staff team, talk to current and previous GDL students and take a look at the facilities if you're new to LJMU.
Previous GDL students have gone on to work as solicitors after having studied on our Legal Practice Course (LPC), or have gone on to become Barristers after studying elsewhere for their Bar Vocational Training Course (BVTC).
The event is free and refreshments will be provided.
To book your place, visit the event page http://ljmulaw.eventbrite.co.uk
Law students show great skills in national competition
The LJMU Liverpool SU Law Society mooting team flew the university’s flag with pride on Tuesday 24 April at the prestigious UKLSA National Mooting competition finals day.
Image: Kerry Usher (left), Justine Allan (front), Danny Greenland (right).
The team was made up of LLB Law second year Danny Greenland (Lead Counsel), LLB Law first year, Justine Allan (Junior Counsel), assisted by LLB Law second year student, Kerry Usher who organised the event.
In the first round the LJMU team scored an impressive victory over a team from the College of Law (Moorgate) propelling them in to the semi-final, pitched against two postgraduate students from Oxford University. In a closely fought contest Oxford University were chosen as winners in a single point ‘tie-break’ decision by a two judge panel.
In both moots the judges, made up of senior QCs and barristers, noted the exceptional advocacy skills of the LJMU team members.
Andrew Baker, Academic Manager for LJMU’s School of Law said, “I am sure that you will want to join me in congratulating the team on putting in so much hard work and progressing so far in this national competition. The School continues to enjoy a strong presence in external competitions in both mooting and ADR/Negotiation/Mediation and it is the support of the entire school, students and staff that makes this possible.”
Danny takes over from Kerry next year and I am sure everyone will support him in continuing the students’ success story.
For more information about the School of Law, visit ljmu.ac.uk/law.
03 April 2012
LJMU Reader in Hominid Palaeoecology Dr Laura Bishop and LJMU Reader in Law and History Dr Lorie Charlesworth, have been appointed to the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Peer Review College.
Members of the College review applications for AHRC funding and election is based on the academic’s track record. This is the first time that LJMU academics have been appointed to the AHRC’s peer review college. Membership is effective from 1st April 2012 until 31st December 2015.
Dr Laura Bishop is a palaeoanthropologist whose current research explores the environmental contexts of the evolution of human behaviour in Africa. Her work focuses on the interpretation of the dynamic aspects of hominin evolution, particularly their behaviour and ecology, within accurate environmental settings. She has also worked extensively studying the ecology and evolution of the animals, particularly antelopes and pigs, which evolved alongside humans during the Neogene. Laura’s research into artiodactyl ecomorphology explores the ecological context of human evolution and the use and misuse of uniformitarian precepts to make palaeoecological reconstructions. At LJMU she is a Co-Director of the Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology. Her field work programme focusses on the archaeological sites of the Homa Peninsula, in Kenya and other fossil sites in eastern and southern Africa.
Laura is a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute and her research has been funded by the Royal Society and The Leverhulme Trust. She has published numerous articles and book chapters.
Dr Lorie Charlesworth is a legal historian working across the disciplines of law and history. Her monograph on the poor law, Welfare’s Forgotten Past. A Socio-legal History of the Poor Law, (London: Routledge Glasshouse Press, 2010), challenges a hundred years of established orthodoxy by social and economic historians and hence welfare lawyers through the first critical socio-legal historical analysis of poor law as law. Due to its success the publishers have issued it in paperback (July 2011), it has received many excellent reviews in prestigious journals and has been adopted as a set text for courses in both Law and History. Her current research interests include combining the research methodologies of law and history to reconstruct the investigation and prosecution of German war crimes by the British army after World War II. She is currently completing a monograph for Routledge: The ‘Minor’ War Crimes Trials. An Exploration of Victims’ Justice, (London: Routledge, 2013). This builds upon the work she undertook at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies for which she was awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship. It also develops her research into the role of individual British soldiers which has included the publication of: ‘2 SAS Regiment, War Crimes Investigations and British Intelligence: Intelligence Officials and the Natzweiler Trial’, Journal of Intelligence History in 2006.
Lorie is an Associate Research Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, and a founding Associate and Research Advisor of the Human Rights Consortium, both Schools of Advanced Studies, University of London. She is editor in chief of the Liverpool Law Review published by Springer in the Netherlands and a member of the editorial board of the journal, Law Crime and History.
Further information about the Peer Review College can be found on http://www.ahrc.ac.uk<http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/
The Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology - www.ljmu.ac.uk/rceap/
Dr Laura Bishop http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/NSP/98733.htm - http://publications.ljmu.ac.uk/departments/75/people/2179
Dr Lorie Charlesworth http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/LAW/91988.htm
April 2012
LJMU's LLB Programme Leader Dr David Lowe, was interviewed on the BBC's The One Show last night on the issue of surveillance and counter-terrorism. 
David, who is also a terrorism, policing, transnational crime and human rights expert, commented on the Draft Bill that has been put forward for the Queen's Speech. This will allow the Government to monitor emails, internet use and communication channels.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01glt6f/The_One_Show_16_04_2012/ (David's interview is at approx 6 minutes)
David's main research interests are terrorism, policing, transnational crime and human rights. Most of this emanates from David's previous occupation as a police officer with Merseyside Police, where he worked for 25 years.
Due to his research in the area and his experience of working in counter-terrorism, David is regularly contacted by the media for his expert opinion on terrorist incidents. David has provided expert commentary on aspects of policing and human rights to the online newspaper politics.co.uk and to The Guardian, on the policing tactics during the riots in the UK in August 2011. His services as a terrorism specialist were asked for by KGO Newstalk radio station in San Francisco, USA on the topic of intelligence usage by security services in counter-terrorism. KGO also interviewed him for a live phone-in on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. He was interviewed by BBC Radio Merseyside on the Caucasian terror threat to Russia following the bomb explosion in Moscow Airport in January 2011 and in March 2011 over the resurgence of Irish terrorism. He has also taken part in interviews in Bratislava with coverage on Assange and European arrest warrants. Following the death of Bin Laden in April 2011, he was interviewed by Radio Merseyside and Radio City in Liverpool.
Dr David Lowe can be contacted on:
Telephone: +44 (0) 151 231 3918 or 07528192637
Email: D.Lowe@ljmu.ac.uk
Research areas for media comment:
- security provisions with the Olympics
- negotiations with the Taliban over peace in Afghanistan
- increase in activity by Irish dissident groups, in particular the Real IRA and their potential to carry out terrorist attacks on the British mainland
- Jihadist groups and Al Qaeda
March 2012
After a run to the 3rd out of 5 rounds of the OUP Mooting Competition the team of Kate Leah, Gemma Bradley, Graham Meskell and Martin Shields were defeated in a very close moot at UEA. The team put on a valiant display and won the legal argument with Kate Leah receiving special praise from the Judge for a truly exceptional performance scoring 25/30. However, the UEA team managed 5 extra points to take the moot 142-137.
Sarah Stirk, Senior Lecturer, stated: “The team had an exceptional run beating the University of Southampton and Brunel University to finish in the top 16 out of 64 teams, which is an outstanding result.”
JMU Law students Daniel Larrosa (Masters in International Business Law), Gladuela Geci (Legal Practice Course) and Aleksandra Stadnik (Graduate Diploma in Law), recently competed in the International Academy for Dispute Resolution (INADR) Mediation Tournament held at Loyola University in Chicago in March, achieving significant and individual group success.
This is an important event in the international legal skills competition calendar and 46 teams competed from all around the globe, including the USA, Canada, Germany, India and the UK.
Daniel was placed 9th in the individual mediator's competition out of a total of 138 competitors, many from the top Higher Education institutions in their countries. Daniel and Aleksandra were placed in the advocate/client unit competition and came 10th out of 138 different units. The LJMU team, Daniel, Gladuela and Aleksandra were placed 7th out of 46 teams in the advocate/client unit competition.
Each team comprises three law students who have to mediate a dispute together with another student from another institution, and play the role of an advocate in a second mediation and the role of a client in a third mediation, in each case with a member of their own team. The event consists of training sessions and three rounds of competition over three days.
Ian Johnson, LJMU Senior Lecturer in Law commented:
"Tournaments such as these are vital for the development of legal skills in would-be lawyers. They help to teach our students high-order advocacy, client-handling and dispute resolution skills, all of which are greatly valued by legal professions across the globe. I am proud to say that the Law School at LJMU continues to be at the forefront of such development both in the UK and beyond."
Pictured: (left to right): Gladuela Geci, Daniel Larrosa and Aleksandra Stadnik in Chicago
February 2012
This year's LPC taster day proved to be a success for all students involved thanks to the LJMU Law Society.
The taster day, run by Fiona Fargher, provides students with a key opportunity to develop their understanding of what the Legal Practice Course entails and whether it is something that is truly suited to them. It allows students to view sample examinations, including the advocacy assessments of previous students, in addition to putting questions forward to Fiona about the course at LJMU.
Lauren Blackman, Law Society Events Organiser commented:
"The taster day is an event that has been run by the society for a number of years now. Every year it proves to be a success not only for students who know where they are going, but also for those who really don't have a clue. Fiona provides students with a great insight to the course, and I hope that the students who attended found it to be as beneficial as I did."
Student Thamema Rahman enjoyed the day:
"It was a real eye opener as to how demanding the course is and this course really trains you to do the sort of things you will be required to do as a solicitor."
Based on this year's success the Law Society, with Fiona, are hoping to expand the taster days and run a number of sessions throughout the next academic year looking at further aspects of the course in more detail.
February 2012
After a run to the 3rd out of 5 rounds of the OUP Mooting Competition the team of Kate Leah, Gemma Bradley, Graham Meskell and Martin Shields were defeated in a very close moot at UEA. The team put on a valiant display and won the legal argument with Kate Leah receiving special praise from the Judge for a truly exceptional performance scoring 25/30. However, the UEA team managed 5 extra points to take the moot 142-137.
Sarah Stirk, Senior Lecturer, stated: “The team had an exceptional run beating the University of Southampton and Brunel University to finish in the top 16 out of 64 teams, which is an outstanding result.”
February 2012
LJMU Law students learn from District Judge
On Tuesday 31 January, the School of Law was honoured and delighted to host a guest lecture by District Judge Tony Woodburn, Liverpool Civil and Family Courts.
Judge Woodburn said:
"I would like to thank Dr Anna Carline, her colleagues and Students of Liverpool John Moores University for allowing me to discuss with them some of the practical issues arising when the County Court deals with money and property claims following a marriage break up."
"The lecture was well received by very engaged students. I felt that the best way of communicating the practical application of the law, practice and procedure in this area of Family Law was in two parts; the first dealing with the principles, practice and procedure and in the second part seeking to apply what was discussed to a fictional case study prepared by me and distributed to the students. Intelligent and relevant questions were asked by the students in relation to the case study.
"The informal gathering of students and lecturers after the event was very enjoyable. It enabled more specific questions to be put by students as to the subject matter of the lecture and also as to career development in the current economic climate.
"As a Diversity and Community Relations Judge, this successful event enabled me to engage with a section of the Liverpool Community with a view to improving their knowledge of and links with Civil and Family judges in Liverpool."
The event was a great success, with very positive feedback from the LLB Level 6 Family Law students.
Bethan Sayle (student) commented:
"The lecture was insightful and engaging, particularly as it was delivered by a Judge who deals with the subject on a daily basis."
The use of the case study in particular was considered to be very helpful.
Simon Hale-Ross (student) added:
"The case study was an excellent addition to the lecture, putting to good use the information we had just heard."
Students were also inspired by Judge Woodburn.
Holly Skelton (student) said:
"District Judge Woodburn encouraged students by offering advice and answering questions regarding becoming a solicitor in this tough climate."
Vicky Horsfield (student) added:
"The lecture was extremely influential and has made me want to enter the family legal profession even more."
Pictured: Elizabeth McIlory, law student, Daniel Reilly, law student, District Judge Tony Woodburn, Simon Hale-Ross, law student, Professor Peter de Cruz, Dr Anna Carline, Senior Law Lecturer
November 2011
The Law Factor programme, a mentoring scheme run by LJMU and DWF solicitors designed to educate local school pupils about a career in the legal industry, continues to go from strength to strength.
The Law Factor programme initially started in 2009 after DWF approached Aimhigher Greater Merseyside but when Aimhigher funding ended in July 2011, LJMU began supporting the scheme with DWF.
There are now 12 Year 10 pupils taking part in the programme who come from six different schools across Merseyside. They were selected after a rigorous application and interview process which involved delivering short presentations.
For the next two years they will continue to receive support from DWF, benefiting from regular mentor sessions which will involve a range of activities that aim to inform the pupils about careers in the legal sector, as well as improve their employability skills, such as presentation skills, team work and communication.
20 DWF employees are involved in the programme and they are responsible for the content of each of the mentoring sessions, which run from 4.30pm to 7.00pm, once every two months. LJMU's Student Recruitment and Widening Access team is working with DWF, using their experience of school outreach activities to help the pupils produce exciting and engaging sessions.
The Student Recruitment and Widening Access team is also responsible for promoting the programme to schools to recruit more students and organises the transport for getting the students to and from each of the mentoring sessions.
Members of the original Law Factor group from 2009 were keen to remain part of the programme and so they will continue working with DWF and LJMU for the next two years until they reach the end of Year 13.
Paul Ireland, of LJMU's Student Recruitment and Widening Access team, said:
"The project with DWF is a key part of our new Access Agreement for 2012-13 which outlines that we will give students the opportunity to engage with employers from professional sectors and enable them to take part in a programme of targeted activity within that industry. This further supports LJMU's World of Work employability programme and builds on existing and strong relationships with both schools and employers."
November 2011
Dr Carlo Panara delivers a talk at the Institut Universitari d'Estudis Europeus at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain) 
On Monday 14 November Dr Carlo Panara from the School of Law was invited to deliver a talk at the Institut Universitari d'Estudis Europeus at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain) in the framework of the interdisciplinary research project Eureges (The Autonomous Communities in the European Union: An Evaluation).
The project investigates the participation of regional authorities in the EU decision-making process. Dr Panara is a recognised expert on this topic and is widely published in the field (in 2011 he published the book 'The Role of the Regions in EU Governance' http://www.springer.com/law/international/book/978-3-642-11902-6?changeHeader
The Eureges project has been running since 2008 and is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. During 2012, the project will lead to a publication in Spanish language in a special issue
October 2011
Legal Practice Course graduate Michael Davidson received a prestigious award from Hill Dickinson, National Law Firm of the Year, Legal Business Awards 2010.
The award was presented to Michael by David Chinn, head of Hill Dickinson's award-winning Business Services Group, who said:
"On behalf of Hill Dickinson, I would like to congratulate Michael on winning the Hill Dickinson prize for 'Most commercial lawyer' on this year's LPC. I understand that Michael also received a well-deserved Distinction on the course and I wish him every success in his legal career. The Hill Dickinson Prize, now in its third year, recognises that commercial awareness has become fundamental to success in the legal profession, sound technical legal skills, whilst still absolutely necessary, are no longer enough. Hill Dickinson is delighted to be working with LJMU in this way to promote commercial understanding and awareness among its LPC students. "
5th June 2010
Law degree named as best added value degree per year of study
A law degree gives the most added value to a prospective graduate per year of study, according to recent research.
The research claims that a law graduate can expect to earn up to £245,000 more in a lifetime than a person who does not attend University.
The full report can be viewed here.
28th February 2010
LJMU Law students make competition final
Third year Law Students Joe Carty and Kathryn King have successfully made it through to the finals of the 2010 Client Interviewing and Counselling Competition (CICC).
Read the full story here.
2nd March 2009
LJMU Law students runners-up in competition final
Aimee O'Toole and Johnny Gill - Students from the Law School - were runners up in the National Interviewing Competition held at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford on 28th February. Considering the strength of the competition, and the fact that Anglia Ruskin has won this competition four times in the last five years, this is an especially noteworthy achievement.
The LJMU Law School are now National Negotiation Competition champions, Inaugural Mediation Competition champions and runners up in the National Interviewing Competition - an impressive record we are sure you will agree and a fitting testament to our marvellously skilled students.
29th January 2009
LJMU Law students through to Competition Final
Students from LJMU have moved forward to the national finals of the Client Interviewing and Counselling Competition after winning the regional round, held at Manchester Metropolitan University, on 23rd January 2009.
Aimee O'Toole and Johnny Gill, both 3rd years, will represent Liverpool John Moores University Law School in the final in February, which takes place in Colchester.
They were coached by Sarah Hardy-Pickering and Ian Johnson.
December 2008
LJMU Law Students Win International Mediation Event
Students from Liverpool John Moores University Law School have won the International Westminster Mediation Event, held at the University of Westminster on 28th November 2008.
The team of Jennifer Calvert, Aisling Owens and Katherine Kearley beat off competition from several other Universities and law training colleges, together with a team from Drake University, USA, to win the inaugural ADR tournament. The team was coached by Sarah Hardy-Pickering and Ian Johnson, both lecturers from LJMU.
The event was sponsored by The ADR Group, with each of the winning team members being offered a month’s internment at the ADR Group in Bristol, together with a free place on the ADR Group’s prestigious Civil and Commercial Accredited Mediator training course.
Mike Lind, of the ADR Group said in praise of the tournament:
“Well done on organising a truly worthwhile and impressive event. The quality of the students was superb and both Richard and I enjoyed meeting them. Congratulations to Liverpool JMU on winning the overall competition.”
Sarah Hardy-Pickering said of the event:
“We were honoured to have been invited to participate in the inaugural Mediation Competition event held at Westminster and are obviously very delighted to have won the Team Competition. Our top team of Aisling, Jenny and Katherine were fantastically organised, highly competent and very skilled at both mediating and acting as advocate and clients and they thoroughly deserved their stupendous win.”
The event also featured individual competitions, in which the members of JMU’s team acquitted themselves well.
The results of the competition were:
Team Competition
Winner – Liverpool JMU
Runner-Up – Drake University
3rd Place – College of Law, Guildford
Individual Events
Mediators:
Winner – Sjana Whitby (Kingston University)
Runner-Up – Jennifer Calvert (Liverpool JMU)
3rd Place – Adrienne Sula (Drake University)
Advocate-Client teams:
Winner – Adrienne Sula and Meghann Sweeney (Drake University)
Runners-Up – Richard Gray and Susan Hart (University of Edinburgh)
3rd Place – Emily Reninger & Meghann Sweeney (Drake University)
14th July 2008
International Negotiation Competition
LJMU Law School is proud to announce that Law Students Jennifer Calvert and Aisling Owens were named runners-up in the prestigious International Negotiation Competition for Law Students 2008, held in London between the 7th and 11th July.
There were 16 teams from around the world competing for the title, with the team from South Korea named overall winners.
Special thanks also go to Sarah Hardy-Pickering and Ian Johnson for their roles in coaching Jennifer and Aisling.
For further details of the event, please click here.
1st June 2008
LJMU Law Graduate Becomes Supreme Court Judge
An LJMU Law graduate, who has recently been appointed a Supreme Court Judge, has thanked the University for helping him to achieve his success. The Honourable Justice Richard Williams graduated from LJMU in 1987. Please click here to read the full story.
11th April 2008
LJMU Students Win National Negotiation Competition
We are proud to announce that Law Students Jennifer Calvert and Aisling Owens were declared winners of the 2008 National Negotiation Competition on Saturday 15th March (pictured with LJMU Law Lecturer, Sarah Hardy-Pickering).
They beat 11 other teams in the Final and will now represent the UK in the International Competition to be held in London in July.
For full details of the event, please click here.
6th November 2007
The Liverpool Law Review Annual Lecture
The Liverpool Law Review Annual Lecture took place on Friday 2nd November in the Moot Room, John Foster Building.
The School was delighted to welcome Lord Mance as the main speaker at this event. Lord Mance sits in the House of Lords as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and is recognised as one of the UK’s top lawyers.
His lecture was entitled:
“Human Rights, Privacy and the Public Interest - Who draws the line and where?”
Lord Mance was joined by his wife, Lady Arden, who sits in the Court of Appeal. Professor Philip Love CBE DL, High Sheriff of Merseyside welcomed and introduced Lord Mance.
Special thanks go to Huw Thomas for organising and delivering such a high-calibre turn-out.
Further details of the event are avilable here.
Pictured: Lord Mance and Huw Thomas
19th October 2007
LJMU Law Students Win National Mooting Competition
Not many law students conclude their university career with a trip to Buckingham Palace, but that is exactly what Liverpool John Moores (LJMU) law graduates Satya Chotalia and Sara Anzani will do this month when they collect an award from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, after winning the 2007 English Speaking Union-Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition.
The pair triumphed in the prestigious competition, held in July at the President’s Court of the Royal Courts of Justice in London — a far cry from the more modern academic surroundings of LJMU’s campus.
Under the watchful eye of their coach, LJMU senior law lecturer Eric Baskind, they saw off competition from 64 teams from other universities and walked away with £1,000 each and a highly coveted mini-pupillage at Essex Court. They beat finalists Sarah Tandy and Eve Taylor from Southampton Solent University, who came a close second, having put up a hard fight in the final.
Anzani says: “This competition has been an amazing experience. Mooting has helped me develop my skills and has impacted positively on my studies.”
Chotalia says: “Mooting is fantastic for building confidence and for providing a forum for real analysis of legal problems. I would recommend it to anyone.”
There is no doubt that Anzani and Chotalia’s experiences of mooting will seriously boost their prospects of breaking into the Bar, a profession notoriously difficult to enter. “Somebody at a chambers in the northwest read about the victory in the legal press and went to invite me on a mini-pupillage with a view to then applying for pupillage,” says Chotalia. “That sort of thing would not have happened before.”
And due to the publicity surrounding the event, Baskind himself has been fielding calls from chambers interested in his students. “I have been contacted by three other sets who noticed them and said they wanted to see them,” he says.
Further details on this tremendous achievement can be found here.
