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Hill Dickinson gifts text books to first generation students at Durham Law School

Durham Law School second year first generation students were gifted textbooks by international Law Firm, Hill Dickinson. Each student received a textbook bundle to help support their studies as they move into their second year of studies at Durham Law School.
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Durham Law School is delighted to announce the launch of its first ever Alumni Association

Durham Law School is delighted to announce the launch of its first ever Alumni Association, with the signing of the Association's constitution by its first Joint Presidents, Lady Black of Derwent and Lord Hughes of Ombersley, the Vice-Chancellor and Warden of the University, Professor Karen O'Brien, and the Dean of the Law School, Professor Volker Roeben.
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Thom Brooks in The Economist on the Life in the UK test

The Economist magazine has run a feature about the Life in the UK test centred around an interview with Durham Law School’s Professor Thom Brooks, Professor of Law and Government.
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New Book On How The New Government Might Undertake Important Legal Reforms

An important new collection entitled British Legal Reform: An Agenda for Change has been published by Policy Press.
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Sexual strangulation has become popular – but that doesn’t mean it’s wanted

The act of strangulation has become increasingly normalised and sexualised. Dr Hannah Bows, from our Law School, explains that despite its increased popularity, research shows it isn't necessarily wanted, especially by women.
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Durham Law Professor delivers research seminar at Ministry of Justice

Durham Law School’s Thom Brooks was invited to speak to a research group within the Ministry of Justice.
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Thom Brooks interviewed on ITV about Life in the UK test

ITV News broadcast a report into the “Life in the UK” test for British citizenship. Professor Thom Brooks was interviewed and the piece was entitled “Like a Bad Pub Quiz?” highlighting the title of his report into the need to reform the test. Brooks’s work on the test has been debated in Parliament, he has given oral and written evidence to Parliamentary committees and cited in multiple reports.
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Durham Law School alumni return to share expertise at Summer School

Durham Law School recently hosted its third annual International Arbitration Summer School.
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Thom Brooks joins editorial board of Hegel Society of America’s flagship journal

The Hegel Society of America’s flagship journal, The Owl of Minerva, has invited Durham Law School’s Professor Thom Brooks to joins its editorial board as one of a team of new primary editors under longstanding editor-in-chief Professor Ardis Collins.
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Going Federal: A Longitudinal Study of 196 Judicial Career Trajectories to the German Federal Court of Justice from 2000 to 2020

Professor Michael Bohlander has published a new empirical study tracking the careers of individual judges from their initial entry posts until their appointment to the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) in detail. 
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Disney wrongful death legal case exposes potential pitfalls of automatically clicking ‘I agree’

Disney has made international headlines after it performed a U-turn on using terms of service to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit. Dr Stergios Aidinlis, from our Law School, explores the potential consequences of completing a user agreement without reading the fine print.
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