Celebrating our February 2024 prize winners
This week the Law School celebrated student award winners who have achieved excellence in their studies, in a prize-giving ceremony held on Wednesday 14 February.
This week the Law School celebrated student award winners who have achieved excellence in their studies, in a prize-giving ceremony held on Wednesday 14 February.
The University of Bristol Law School marked its 90th anniversary with a Gala Dinner held at the Wills Memorial Building on 18 November 2023. Following recent receptions in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, this formal event in the Great Hall was a fitting way to close these special celebrations with our alumni community.
The University of Bristol has awarded Law School alumnus Sir Nicholas Mostyn (LLB 1979) an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws. Retiring from his position as a British High Court Judge in the Family Division last year, his career, spanning decades, saw him preside over some contentious and groundbreaking cases.
Each year, the University of Bristol recognises alumni who have made remarkable contributions to society through the Alumni Awards. Among the 2023 winners are Law School alumni politician The Rt Hon. the Lord Paul Boateng; international human rights lawyer Ben Emmerson CBE KC; and recent graduate and barrister Raeesa Rajmohamed.
This International Women’s Day we caught up with feminist activist and Law School alumna Sydney-Anne McAllister (LLB 2020), in a Q&A about her work in the charity sector, founding not-for-profit lobby-protest organisations, and her advice to students just starting their journey into Law at Bristol.
The Law School has risen two places in the latest university league table rankings, securing the School’s reputation as one of the leading law schools in the UK.
The LawTech Industry Board brings together leading industry experts, practitioners and alumni to join the Law School’s academics in advancing legal tech research and education—two key components of our research-led LLM in Law, Innovation and Technology programme.
The Law School’s Professor of Labour Law Alan Bogg appeared in the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday 17 April, as part of UNISON's legal team acting on behalf of a care worker in an important right to strike case.
Professor Catherine Kelly, Head of the University of Bristol Law School, recently visited New York to celebrate the launch of our partnership with Cardozo School of Law.
The University of Bristol has risen to 68th place in The Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2025, with the Law School leaping to 60th place in the THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025.