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Law School Bulletin December 2025
Welcome from the Acting Head of Law
🎄Welcome to the December edition of our newsletter.🎁
We hope you have had a rewarding and stimulating first term of the academic year. The Christmas break is an opportunity to take some time out, slow down, and find some peace and relaxation – wherever in the world you may be. We look forward to welcoming you back in January with new energy and determination. I look forward to seeing you then, and if I can be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Best wishes,
Richard,
Dr Richard Bowyer, Acting Head of Exeter Law School
Education Matters with David Yuratich
🎅Ho, Ho Ho! to all of you ahead of your winter break.🎄
It has been a very busy term for all of us! This term the Law School has worked hard to introduce several initiatives which are designed to provide you with support in your assessments. These should be of use over the break as you prepare. They were introduced following student feedback requesting more guidance on assessment criteria and assessment writing.
Please check the Law ELE Gateway for details, particularly the following sections:
- Assessment and Feedback Advice and Policies (including information on assessment word count policies for exams and coursework)
- Understanding the Assessment Criteria (including videos explaining each criteria – you may need to use Chrome to access these)
- Academic Tutoring (in particular, the reflective worksheet which helps you to break down the feedback you received on summative assessments)
- Ask David: Assessment Q&A (a recording of the Teams Live session I did which provides guidance on assessment, including some discussion of ‘critical analysis’ - again you may need to use Chrome).
Please do take a break as well. Here are some suggestions of festive watching for all law students: The Santa Clause (one for contract law fans), Miracle on 34th Street (Santa Claus on trial! Surprise evidence!), the Muppet Christmas Carol (critically discuss Scrooge’s behaviour in relation to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, land lawyers!) and Klaus (because it is the best Christmas film, and I will be taking no further questions at this time).
Finally, if you have ever wondered to yourself, ‘If I appeared in court dressed as Santa Claus, would that end well for me?’, fire up Westlaw and see paragraph 26 of Notting Hill Genesis v Sabouh Aziz [2024] EWCC 15.
Best wishes,
David
Dr David Yuratich, Director of Education and Student Experience
Client Interviewing Competition - The Final
It was great to see so many students keen to develop their legal and personal skills by entering the all-school Client Interviewing Competition. Eight finalists came through the rounds to take part in the final held at Foot Anstey in November. The winners were Andy Takhar and Arielle De Leon. If you fancy taking part in the competition next time, read about their experiences on the webpage below.
Malaysia Visit
This November, Dr Ben Hudson was in Malaysia to meet with potential future Exeter Law School students and valued partners, including Brickfields Asia College (BAC). At BAC, he attended the Education Fair with Professor Greta Bosch, along with Malaysia-based colleagues Cal Choong and PohWan Cheang.
Ben has visited Kuala Lumpur several times, but on this trip he had the opportunity to travel to east Malaysia. In Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, he led research-informed teaching sessions on 'Climate Change and the Courts' and 'Who Owns My DNA?'.
Ben says, "I love visiting Malaysia. It was a great experience to travel not only to KL but also KK and Kuching. As always, I received a really warm welcome from everyone I met. I was honestly blown away by the enthusiasm, quality and promise of the students with whom I had the pleasure of teaching and speaking. I really hope many of them will choose to study with us at Exeter Law School (and therefore join the excellent students who are already studying here with us 😊)"
This trip, Ben had his first delicious Milo Dinosaur and some excellent vegetarian food. For any students craving Milo - you are very welcome to visit him in his office to collect a free sachet! He also has some other Malaysian snacks to share if anyone is missing some home treats.
This term we also held a social gathering for current Malaysian students in the Court Room. We were joined by our excellent former student Shriya Shan who works in Cornwall as a Young People’s Project Worker with the RJ Project. As well as really interesting conversation there was a chance to savour flavours from home with some Malaysian treats and snacks.
Your Voice Matters
Your feedback helps us to better understand and improve your student experience. If you have any feedback to share with us, good or areas for improvement, please reach out to a member of academic staff, your academic tutor or a Law Student Rep. You can also contact David Yuratich, Matthew Channon, Amy Man. Student Reps work with the Students' Guild and University staff to address specific issues and implement positive changes. You can find your Reps on the Students' Guild webpages.
Celebrate Christmas Day on Campus
If you’re staying in the city over the break, join our warm and welcoming students’ Christmas Day Lunch at Holland Hall on Thursday 25 December 2025.
Enjoy a delicious traditional two-course festive meal and share the holiday spirit with friends old and new - perfect for anyone spending the season away from home.
- Arrive from 12:30, lunch will be served at 13:00.
- Tickets are £17 for adults, £10 for children aged 8 and under
Spaces are limited, so don’t forget to book your spot by midday on Wednesday 17 December 2025.
Campus services over the winter break
Over the winter break most facilities and services will operate as normal up to the end of Tuesday 23 December. All University facilities will be closed from Wednesday 24 December. Normal business will resume on Monday 5 January. Between these dates, a limited number of essential services may operate on reduced hours. You can see further information on this page.
Opportunities and Events
Don't forget to regularly visit the Opportunities page where you will find a variety of employability and career development events.
Book publishing deal for LLB student
Second year LLB student Lucy Halley's writing took off during the quiet of lockdown. Her continued passion for writing has now led to a publishing deal for her debut novel, Hyacinthus. Together her love of antiquity and study of Classical Civilisations has provided her with a deep understanding she can bring to her characters and story settings. Recently Lucy took time out of her studies to share more about her novel and how she balances her law studies with her writing.
Keeping you up to date Uni-wide
Uni Updates
Don’t forget to read your Uni Updates e-newsletter every Monday in term time (next is Mon 5 January). It’s packed with important information and updates, such as where to brush up on your study skills, spaces to study around campus, wellbeing support, keeping healthy whilst at Uni, events and more.
My Exeter app
You’ll also find info and events on the My Exeter app
Instagram and Facebook
Find out more by following our student Instagram @uniofexeterstudents and Facebook @exeterunistudents
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