For the first time in its history, the Durham Vis Moot Team achieved two honourable mention awards in the Willem C. Vis and Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moots, with Oralists being LLM students Cariana Jones, Haya Farid, and Jack Pham, and LLB students Harry Pearcy and Taiga Matsushima.

The UK’s extradition, mutual legal assistance, and criminal jurisdiction systems need urgent reform, according to a new report.

In an increasingly digital age, criminal law has struggled to keep pace with online abuse, particularly for women and girls. Professor Clare McGlynn, from our Law School, is changing this.

On 15 May 2025, we hosted a workshop titled “Human Rights, Algorithmic Justice, and Global AI Policy,” bringing together a distinguished group of judicial experts and scholars to examine the impact of emerging technologies on civil society, human rights, access to justice, and public services.

International academics and professionals urge House Of Lords to recommend support for academically rigorous research into extraterrestrial intelligence and unidentified anomalous phenomena

On 19-20 May 2025, Durham Law School hosted the International Conference on AI and IP, organised by Associate Professor Dr Angelia Jia Wang. The event brought together leading experts to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property law.

On 14 March 2025, Durham Law School welcomed alumnus Sam Turton, a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney at Secerna LLP, to deliver a guest lecture, arranged by Associate Professor Dr Angelia Jia Wang, titled “Careers in Intellectual Property Law” to LLB and LLM students.

On Friday, 7 March 2025, the Centre for Chinese Law and Policy at Durham Law School hosted an event titled "From Local to Global: Careers in Transnational Chinese Law". The session featured guest speakers Mr Mo Xu, Partner at Zhonglun Law Firm, Shanghai, and Mr Nelson Wang, Counsel and Head of the China Desk at DAC Beachcroft (DACB).

Durham Law School held an International Conference on the theme of 'IP and AI in the Age of Technology Race' on 19th-20th May 2025, and a related book launch.

Durham Law School's Professor Thom Brooks delivered the closing keynote speech on the similarities between the SQE and Brexit

Durham University’s Careers & Enterprise Service is organising Law Careers Week 2025 from Monday, 13th -Friday, 17th October. The Law Careers Fair will be held in person on Wednesday, 15th October, 2025.

Durham Law School’s Pro Bono team has earned the Silver Award in the 2024/25 Law School Challenge after a standout debut year in which they raised £1,268 in support of access to justice.