GDL Mooting Society Final 2016

Paula Moffatt, GDL Mooting Tutor
“The final of the tenth annual Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) Mooting Society Competition took place on Thursday 14 April 2016 in Nottingham Law School’s Court Room 2.

My Work Placement in America: The Public Defender’s Office

Natasha Ward, LLB (Hons) Law (Full-time)
The amazing opportunity to intern at the Public Defender’s Office was offered by Nottingham Law School as part of the Law in Practice Module, available for final year students to study.

My Year Abroad: Studying in the Netherlands

Vidhya Panchal, LLB (Hons) International Law
“During my course I had the opportunity to study abroad with Erasmus+ for the duration of my third year .

LEX visit Supreme Court and Old Bailey

On Wednesday 24 February 2016, 19 other students and I visited the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the famous Old Bailey Criminal Court in London.

Should you really get a lesser sentence for an early guilty plea?

The Sentencing Council recently announced draft proposals to more tightly define the rules concerning the sentence reductions available to defendants who plead guilty early.

Explainer: what is the EU emergency brake?

Negotiations about the UK’s place in the European Union now seem to hinge on one thing: applying an “emergency brake” to stop certain EU migrants claiming in-work benefits when they move to the UK.

Q&A: what migrant benefits negotiations between EU and the UK really mean

Behind closed doors in Downing Street, an important meeting is taking place. David Cameron, the British prime minister, is trying to reach a deal to renegotiate the UK’s position in the European Union.

Why plans to remove African migrants are legally and morally flawed.

Dr Helen O’Nions, Nottingham Law School
The International right to seek and enjoy asylum found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is now under considerable threat.

Nottingham Creative IP Project – New Outcome

The creative arts play a key role in generating economic growth and prosperity in the UK. Great ideas and concepts can lead to reputational and financial success and inevitably be coveted by others in the industry.

Update on Joint Enterprise

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by Felicity Gerry QC and Catarina Sjölin
The two and half days of hearing in R v Jogee; R v Ruddock in the Supreme Court is now available online.