10 December 2009
The Human Rights Implementation centre together with Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Prisons in England and Wales will host one day event 'The National Preventive Mechanism for the United Kingdom: what it is and what it can do' on 14th December 2009.
29 November 2009
On Wednesday 25 November the University of Bristol Law School, in association with the UCL Centre for Commercial Law, and Macfarlanes LLP, held a roundtable conference at Macfarlanes on the topic 'Executive Remuneration and Board Responsibilities: A New Paradigm?'
9 November 2009
Some of the ways in which conscientious objectors to compulsory military service were viewed and treated in England during WWI are the focus of a forthcoming book, Telling Tales About Men, by Lois Bibbings, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol.
28 October 2009
As part of its Centenary Campaign,the University of Bristol is seeking to raise £2.5 million to update and upgrade the facilities in the Wills Memorial Law Library.
27 October 2009
Professor Julian Rivers will be delivering his inaugural lecture entitled 'The place of religion in English law' at 5.30pm on Monday, 30 November 2009, in the Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building. All welcome.
27 October 2009
The ‘The State of the European Union’ workshop will address and debate the key events and dynamics that have made 2009 a momentous year for the European Union. Contributions by leading EU experts from the University of Bristol will also reflect on the future of the Union and on the UK’s European agenda. Friday 27th November, 15:00 – 17:30 Room 2D1, Social Sciences Complex (8 Woodland Road)
26 October 2009
The University of Bristol School of Law, in association with the UCL Centre for Commercial Law and Macfarlanes LLP, have organised a special roundtable conference titled "Executive Remuneration and Board Responsibilities: A New Paradigm?"
23 October 2009
Social networking seems a harmless way to communicate with friends and family online, but it could expose your personal information to employers and others beyond your control. A free talk by Andrew Charlesworth, Director of the Centre for IT & Law in the University of Bristol's School of Law and Dept. of Computer Science, will explore the darker side of social networking, from 6 pm to 7.30 pm on Wednesday 28 October at The Folk House, 40a Park Street.
21 October 2009
The Meriton Law Enrichment Project is being featured as a case study of public engagement work undertaken within the University. The Project, which has been running for six years, involves working with the local pupil referral unit for teenage parents - providing teaching sessions and support.
15 October 2009
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) announced yesterday that it has referred the case of Simon Hall to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) who was convicted of the murder of 79 year old Joan Albert in February 2003. Simon's case has been investigated by the University of Bristol Innocence Project (UoBIP) and five students from the UoBIP investigating Simon's case were the subject of the last BBC Rough Justice documentary in April 2007.