Edinburgh Law School

Burkhard Schafer, professor of computational legal theory at the University of Edinburgh, was recently interviewed about his approach to legal theory and technology, challenges in AI legislation, and the focus of his current research at REWI University of Graz. Professor Schafer was awarded a senior

Lindsay Jack, director of student experience at the Edinburgh Law School, has received the principal’s medal. The medals are one of the ways in which the university recognises professional services, academic staff, or students who have made outstanding contributions to the University and wider

Date/timeThu 5 October 202317:00 - 18:00 Since our foundation in 1707, Edinburgh Law School has been at the heart of legal education and research. We are a world-leading law school shaped over many centuries by our values and beliefs, commitment to excellence, and the passion and achievements of our

Almira Delibegović-Broome KC, advocate and chair of JUSTICE Scotland, will deliver the Opening of the Academic Year Alumni Lecture 2023 at Edinburgh Law School next month. She will speak about migration, the rule of law and the roles of lawyers. This event will be held in the Usha Kasera Lectu

Norma Dawson, professor of law emeritus at Queen’s University Belfast, was awarded the honorary degree of LLD by the University of Edinburgh during the Law School graduation ceremony yesterday. A distinguished scholar, she is best known for her work on property law, trademarks, and legal histo

The Edinburgh Law School mooting team has won the Royal Celtic Society’s 200-year anniversary moot.

Professor Jo Shaw, head of Edinburgh Law School, will receive an honorary doctorate in law from the University of Helsinki on 16 June 2023. The University of Helsinki’s Conferment Jubilee celebrations commence on 20 March 2023 with the announcement of the university’s new honorary doctor

Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre, Old College Thu 30 March 202317:30 - 19:30 (GMT)

Edinburgh Law School’s Professor Nehal Bhuta is to present a lecture entitled Recovering Social Rights. In the aftermath of a 40-year dismantling of post-war welfare and developmental states, the argument goes, economic and social rights are merely straws in the wind, legalistic arguments whic

Scottish diversity and inclusion consultancy, Diversity+, has partnered with the University of Edinburgh Law School to create an event that is possibly the first of its kind in Scotland. The Festival of Legal Possibilities, opening on February 21, will recognise and prioritise law students who do no

Edinburgh Law School's Professor Laura Macgregor is to present a lecture entitled Scottish Partnership Law: the Contribution of George Joseph Bell later this month. The lecture will focus on Scottish partnership law, specifically the contribution of the institutional writer, George Joseph Bell, to t

Dr Anna Souhami, a senior lecturer in criminology at Edinburgh Law School, has been participating in the proceedings of a high-profile Canadian inquiry into a 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The Mass Casualty Commission is an independent, public inquiry established to examine the causes, context

Straight-A students are being rejected by Edinburgh Law School in favour of less qualified pupils from deprived areas, The Times reports. One candidate who was on track to receive 10 highers, having already obtained six As in fifth year, was rejected for the LLB course because there was no space lef

Edinburgh University students Rebecca Millar and Matthew McPherson have won the Elaine Tyre Client Consultation Competition, the Scottish final of the International Client Consultation Competition, which is hosted by Edinburgh Law School. The pair beat teams from four other diploma in professional l

Edinburgh Law School bade a fond farewell this week to head of school, Professor Martin Hogg as he left for pastures new at NUI Galway. He joined the law school first as lecturer in 1995 before working his way to chair in the law of obligations in 2013.