No images? Click here LAW SCHOOL NEWSLETTER- 3RD July 2020Good luck to all our students for your assessment results release on Wednesday 8th July! Please do not panic if you receive your results later than any of your cohort. This does not reflect your performance, we are releasing these in stages, to distribute the usage on the exam release platform. Thank you to all those who attended the Q&A session on Wednesday. We hope to have answered your queries and encourage you to keep in touch if you have any more (no matter how small!). Notes from last Wednesday’s Q&A session have been uploaded to ELE. If you have deferred any of your coursework until August, we encourage you to read these notes since many of the questions concern the coursework. Behind the scenes, your Law & Business tutors are busy getting ready for next year. The work at the University of Exeter has been paving the way in supporting the blend of digital technologies with face-to-face learning. Particularly in your previous Criminal Law module! Your very own Dr Caroline Keenan, along with University of Exeter's professional service team, presented the redesigned module in the National Learning Design Bootcamp #LDBOOTCAMP, where it was described as brilliant and leading the way for Universities nationwide. We're so excited for all our plans for September and we look forward to sharing them with you soon! As the UK Government heads into it's next phase of easing lock-down this Saturday, we look forward to seeing a little more normality on the horizon. But as mentioned, please do stay vigilant, follow the Government guidelines and keep safe. Take care, The Law & Business Programmes Team WEEKLY RECOMMENDATIONSSKILL Negotiation Non-contentious negotiations will feature as a topic during second year Contract Law. Harvard Law School are currently offering a free report from their programme. To develop your skills in negations, it's worth looking to those who lead by example. You can find out more by downloading: Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Negotiation Report- Harvard Negotiations Programme. RESOURCE Free Online Course: The Modern Judiciary: Who They Are, What They Do and Why it Matters Take a glimpse through the often closed door of the judiciary. Explore the role of judges in the UK and learn about the daily business of judging, from common law to judicial diversity. This is a free, 5-week course, with approximately 3 hours of study time, per week. WATCH In light of yesterday's largest organised crime bust the UK has seen (700 arrests and £54 million in cash seized), this weeks' recommended watch dives into the underworld of the filthy rich. Back for a second season of even more scandal. From crippling payday loans to cars that cheat emissions tests, this investigative series exposes brazen acts of corporate greed and corruption. CASE CLUB- WED 8TH JULY, 1PMCase Club! (Book club, but for cases!) This weeks will be a comparison between the two judgements of: Foakes v Beer (1884) and Williams v Roffey Bros. (1989) Case Club Meeting Date: Wednesday 8th July, 1pm (BST) Meeting Link => Here New Meeting ID: 943 0347 1394 Password: 929982 ASPIRING SOLICITORS- VIRTUAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONThis series of Virtual Diversity Law Fairs are your opportunity to acquire the insights and information that enable you to write a compelling vacation scheme applications. Meet and build relationships with lawyers, graduate recruitment teams, in-house legal teams and trainees at your preferred firms. Complete the online form asap to give yourself the best chance of securing a place. If you’re successful, you can look forward to: * A coaching session ahead of the fair EMPLOYABILITY
COMMERCIAL AWARENESSLaw NewsThe Independent Police hail ‘unparalleled victory against the kingpin criminals’ after £54m and tonnes of drugs seized. Due to Law enforcement agencies cracking the encryption for EncroChat, a platform used in organised crime. ‘I had no assurances that being gay in law was okay’: LGBTQ+ students on life after coming out' Legal Cheek Exeter University law students and co-founders of ‘Queer Lawyers of Tomorrow’ Olivia Reily and Owen Hussey on the challenges they faced and why they set-up their new diversity platform MoJ favours 'Nightingale' crown courts to tackle huge backlog of cases The Guardian Plans for non-jury trials in England and Wales apparently ditched in favour of measures like extended hours Bar body condemns Hong Kong security law Law Gazette Legal bodies join the global wave of protest at the new national security law imposed by China on Hong Kong from Wednesday. In a statement, the International Bar Association described the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region National Security Law as:
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