University College London Law Faculty
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The UCL Faculty of Laws is one of the 10 constituent faculties of University College London
(UCL). It is one of the world’s premier law schools, renowned for the quality of its teaching and its cutting-edge legal research. The Faculty was established in 1826 and was the first law school in England to admit students regardless of their religion, and the first to admit women on equal terms with men.
The Faculty has a student body comprising over 450 undergraduates, 350 taught graduates and around 40 research (MPhil/PhD) students and offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees. It publishes a number of journals, including Current Legal Problems, Current Legal Issues, and the UCL Jurisprudence Review
.
Notable alumni of the Faculty include Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (leader of the Indian independence movement
and "Father of the Nation
"), Chaim Herzog
(President of Israel
1983–1993), Sir Ellis Clarke
(President of Trinidad and Tobago
1976-1986), Lord Woolf (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
2000-2005), Lord Goldsmith QC (Attorney General for England and Wales
2001-2007) and Terry Davis (Secretary General of the Council of Europe
2004–2009).
. It was the first law school in England to offer a systematic university education to men and women, irrespective of religious beliefs and social backgrounds. The Faculty’s first professor was the noted legal philosopher, John Austin
(Professor of Jurisprudence). Andrew Amos, a successful barrister, became the first Professor of English Law (and later Professor of Medical Jurisprudence).
In November 2010 the Faculty launched the UCL Judicial Institute, the first specialist academic centre for research and teaching about the judiciary to be established in the UK.
. The facilities at Bentham House include teaching rooms, lecture halls, a courtroom for moots, a student lounge, a coffee bar and two computer cluster rooms.
The Faculty was placed joint first in the UK for the proportion of its research activity in the top two star categories (75% 4*/3*) in the latest Research Assessment Exercise
. It is home to a number of associated research centres and institutes:
score. All candidates to whom an offer is contemplated being made who are identified as requiring particular consideration are interviewed. There are no places available through the UCAS clearing process
.
The minimum entry requirements for the MPhil and PhD
are a bachelor's degree with a first or high upper second honours together with an LLM with an average grade of 65% (ideally with evidence of first class ability).
.
. During a recent peer-review assessment conducted by The Sunday Times, the Faculty recorded perfect scores for teaching and research quality, confirming its reputation as one of UCL’s most outstanding departments.
In 2009, the Faculty enjoyed a 100% graduate employment rate, compared to 99.7% at the University of Oxford
, 98% at the University of Cambridge
and 97% at the London School of Economics
. Many graduates go on to pursue legal careers at 'Magic Circle'
law firms and leading barristers’ chambers.
upon matriculation. The Law Society is led by the President and 15 other officers who are (apart from the First Year Representative) elected in March towards the end of the academic year. The Law Society organises a wide range of events for members including competitions in mooting, debating, negotiation and client interviewing. There is also a strong focus on career development with regular events with leading barristers’ chambers and law firms.
The Faculty has 55 full-time academic staff, including 29 professors, many visiting professors and distinguished judicial and other visiting academic staff. The current list of professors include:
Visiting Professors
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University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
(UCL). It is one of the world’s premier law schools, renowned for the quality of its teaching and its cutting-edge legal research. The Faculty was established in 1826 and was the first law school in England to admit students regardless of their religion, and the first to admit women on equal terms with men.
The Faculty has a student body comprising over 450 undergraduates, 350 taught graduates and around 40 research (MPhil/PhD) students and offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees. It publishes a number of journals, including Current Legal Problems, Current Legal Issues, and the UCL Jurisprudence Review
UCL Jurisprudence Review
The UCL Jurisprudence Review is an annual collection of essays in jurisprudence published by an independent student group at University College London Faculty of Laws...
.
Notable alumni of the Faculty include Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (leader of the Indian independence movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
and "Father of the Nation
Father of the Nation
Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a man considered the driving force behind the establishment of their country, state or nation...
"), Chaim Herzog
Chaim Herzog
Chaim Herzog served as the sixth President of Israel , following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel Defense Forces .-Early life:...
(President of Israel
President of Israel
The President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
1983–1993), Sir Ellis Clarke
Ellis Clarke
Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke, TC, GCMG was the second and last Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago and the first President of Trinidad and Tobago. Clarke was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution.Clarke attended Saint Mary's College, winning...
(President of Trinidad and Tobago
President of Trinidad and Tobago
The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago, and the commander in chief of its armed forces. The office was established when the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was Queen Elizabeth II...
1976-1986), Lord Woolf (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales. Historically, he was the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor, but that changed as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,...
2000-2005), Lord Goldsmith QC (Attorney General for England and Wales
Attorney General for England and Wales
Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in...
2001-2007) and Terry Davis (Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe is appointed by the Parliamentary Assembly on the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers for a period of five years...
2004–2009).
History
The Faculty was established in 1826 and is one of the oldest law schools in EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was the first law school in England to offer a systematic university education to men and women, irrespective of religious beliefs and social backgrounds. The Faculty’s first professor was the noted legal philosopher, John Austin
John Austin (legal philosopher)
John Austin was a noted British jurist and published extensively concerning the philosophy of law and jurisprudence....
(Professor of Jurisprudence). Andrew Amos, a successful barrister, became the first Professor of English Law (and later Professor of Medical Jurisprudence).
In November 2010 the Faculty launched the UCL Judicial Institute, the first specialist academic centre for research and teaching about the judiciary to be established in the UK.
Building
The Faculty is based at Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, a few minutes’ walk from the main UCL campusUCL Main Building
The Main Building at University College London, includes the Octagon, Quad, Cloisters, Main Library, Flaxman Gallery and the Wilkins building. The North Wing, South Wing, Chadwick Building and Pearson Building are also considered part of the main UCL building .- History :In 1827, a year after the...
. The facilities at Bentham House include teaching rooms, lecture halls, a courtroom for moots, a student lounge, a coffee bar and two computer cluster rooms.
Research
Research Assessment Exercise
The Research Assessment Exercise is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions...
. It is home to a number of associated research centres and institutes:
- Centre for Commercial Law
- Centre for Criminal Law
- Centre for Empirical Legal Studies
- Centre for Ethics & Law
- Centre for International Courts & Tribunals
- Centre for Law & Economics
- Centre for Law and the Environment
- Centre for Law and Governance in Europe
- Institute of Brand and Innovation Law
- Institute of Global Law
- Institute for Human Rights
- Jevons Institute for Competition Law and Economics
- Judicial Institute
Undergraduate
The Faculty receives an average of around 2,500 applications for approximately 140 undergraduate places each year. The minimum entry requirements are three A grades at A-level and a high LNATLNAT
The LNAT or National Admissions Test for Law, is an admissions aptitude test that was adopted in 2004 by eight UK university law programs as an admissions requirement for home applicants...
score. All candidates to whom an offer is contemplated being made who are identified as requiring particular consideration are interviewed. There are no places available through the UCAS clearing process
UCAS
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is the British admission service for students applying to university and college. UCAS is primarily funded by students who pay a fee when they apply and a capitation fee from universities for each student they accept..-Location:UCAS is based near...
.
Graduate
The Faculty admits approximately 350 students to its graduate LLM course each year. The one-year (full-time) and two-year (part-time) LLM are extremely competitive with students applying from over 100 countries.The minimum entry requirements for the MPhil and PhD
PHD
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are a bachelor's degree with a first or high upper second honours together with an LLM with an average grade of 65% (ideally with evidence of first class ability).
Publications
The Faculty publishes a number of journals, including Current Legal Problems, Current Legal Issues, and the UCL Jurisprudence ReviewUCL Jurisprudence Review
The UCL Jurisprudence Review is an annual collection of essays in jurisprudence published by an independent student group at University College London Faculty of Laws...
.
Public lectures
The Faculty hosts a number of free public lectures each week (including the Current Legal Problems series) on a wide range of legal topics. These lectures are delivered by eminent academics from major universities around the world, senior members of the judiciary and leading legal practitioners.Rankings
The Faculty is regarded by many to be "the best law faculty in the UK". In 2009 the Independent University Guide ranked the quality of teaching at the Faculty joint first in the UK alongside the University of OxfordUniversity of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. During a recent peer-review assessment conducted by The Sunday Times, the Faculty recorded perfect scores for teaching and research quality, confirming its reputation as one of UCL’s most outstanding departments.
In 2009, the Faculty enjoyed a 100% graduate employment rate, compared to 99.7% at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, 98% at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and 97% at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. Many graduates go on to pursue legal careers at 'Magic Circle'
Magic Circle (law)
The "Magic Circle" is an informal term used to collectively describe what are generally regarded to be the five leading UK-headquartered law firms and the four or five leading London-based commercial barristers' chambers.-Law firms:...
law firms and leading barristers’ chambers.
UCL Law Society
The majority of students become members of the UCL Law SocietyUCL Law Society
The University College London Law Society, commonly referred to as the UCL Law Society, is a student society whose membership is of undergraduates drawn exclusively from the UCL Faculty of Laws.-Status and membership:...
upon matriculation. The Law Society is led by the President and 15 other officers who are (apart from the First Year Representative) elected in March towards the end of the academic year. The Law Society organises a wide range of events for members including competitions in mooting, debating, negotiation and client interviewing. There is also a strong focus on career development with regular events with leading barristers’ chambers and law firms.
Academic staff
- Eric BarendtEric BarendtEric M. Barendt is the Goodman Professor of Media Law at University College London. After graduating BCL and MA at Oxford, Barendt was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn. He began lecturing in law as a fellow at St Catherine's College, Oxford in 1971...
- Professor of Media Law - Robert Chambers - Professor of Property Law
- Professor Ian DennisProfessor Ian DennisIan Dennis is Professor of English Law at the University College London Law Faculty and Director of the Centre for Criminal Law. Dennis was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Queens' College, Cambridge...
- Professor of English Law - Alison Diduck - Professor of Law
- Ronald DworkinRonald DworkinRonald Myles Dworkin, QC, FBA is an American philosopher and scholar of constitutional law. He is Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University and Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, and has taught previously at Yale Law School and the...
- Bentham Professor of Jurisprudence - Joerg Fedtke - Professor of Comparative Law
- Ian Fletcher - Professor of International Commercial Law
- Michael Freeman - Professor of English Law
- Dame Hazel GennHazel GennDame Hazel Gillian Genn, DBE, QC , FBA is a leading authority on civil justice whose work has had a major influence on policy-makers around the world, and is currently Dean of the Faculty of Laws, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at University College London.- Public service :Professor Genn is a...
DBE QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- Professor of Empirical Legal Studies - Stephen GuestStephen GuestStephen Guest, Barrister and Barrister and Solicitor , is the Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University College London Faculty of Laws.-Education:...
- Professor of Legal Philosophy - Jeffrey Jowell QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- Research Professor of Public Law - Valentine Korah - Emeritus Professor of Competition Law
- Sir Hugh Laddie QCHugh LaddieSir Hugh Ian Lang Laddie was a British High Court judge, lawyer, professor, and a specialist in intellectual property law. He was considered one the leading English judges and academics in the field of intellectual property law...
- late Professor of Intellectual Property Law - Maria Lee - Professor of Law
- Andrew Lewis - Professor of Comparative Legal History
- John Lowry - Professor of Law
- Richard Macrory CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
- Professor of Environmental Law - Riz MokalRiz MokalRiz Mokal is Senior Counsel at the World Bank and heads the Bank's Global Initiative on Insolvency and Creditor/Debtor Regimes. The Initiative has responsibility for ensuring the relevance and responsive to current circumstances of the Bank's...
- Professor of Law and Legal Theory - Hiroshi Oda - Professor of Japanese Law
- Dawn Oliver - Professor of Constitutional Law
- James Penner - Professor of Property Law
- Pascoe Pleasence - Professor of Empirical Legal Studies
- Philip Rawlings - Professor of Law
- Rick Rawlings - Professor of Public Law
- Catherine Redgwell - Professor of International Law
- Philippe SandsPhilippe SandsPhilippe Sands, QC is a British lawyer at Matrix Chambers, and is Professor of International law at University College London. Sands is notable for writing a book, Lawless World, in which he accused US President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of conspiring to invade Iraq in violation...
QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- Professor of Law - Philip Schofield - Professor of History of Legal and Political Thought
- Joanne Scott - Professor of European Law
- Robert Stevens - Professor of Commercial Law
- Robert Sullivan - Professor of Law
- Tim Swanson - Professor of Law and Economics
- William Twining - Emeritus Quain Professor of Jurisprudence
- Lord Woolf - former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Visiting Professors
- Daniel Alexander QC
- Anthony Aust
- Antonio Bavasso - Antitrust Group, Allen & OveryAllen & OveryAllen & Overy is a global law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.A member of the UK's Magic Circle of leading law firms, Allen & Overy is widely considered to be one of the world's elite law firms, advising national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and...
- Tom Burke
- Richard Calnan - Partner, Norton RoseNorton RoseNorton Rose is an international legal practice offering a business law service from 39 offices across Europe, Asia Pacific, Canada, Africa and the Middle East...
- Winston ChuWinston Chu-Early years and education:Chu received his secondary school education in Hong Kong, after which he furthered his studies in the United Kingdom. He graduated from University College London with a Bachelor of Laws degree and became a solicitor. Chu was also an Honorary Law Lecturer in the Faculty of...
- Michael Crystall QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
- Frederique Dahan
- Eileen Denza
- Alejandro Escobar - Partner, Latham & WatkinsLatham & WatkinsLatham & Watkins LLP is a global law firm, one of the largest in the world. Latham currently employs approximately 2,000 attorneys in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was started in Los Angeles in 1934 and has extensive Californian roots, but its largest office is now...
- David S. Evans - Vice Chairman, LECGLECGLECG Corporation was a global expert services and consulting firm with more than 700 employees in 11 countries. It provided independent expert testimony on behalf of corporations, produced authoritative studies for industry, and conducted economic and financial analyses on disputes and issues,...
Europe - Håkan Friman
- Cyril Glasser - Consultant Sheridans
- Vera Gowlland-Debbas
- Ron Harmer
- Judge Frederic Jenny
- John Kallaugher - Head of Competition Law, Latham & WatkinsLatham & WatkinsLatham & Watkins LLP is a global law firm, one of the largest in the world. Latham currently employs approximately 2,000 attorneys in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was started in Los Angeles in 1934 and has extensive Californian roots, but its largest office is now...
- Antonio Parra
- Graham Penn - Partner, Sidley AustinSidley AustinSidley Austin LLP, formerly known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, is one of the oldest law firms in the world. It is the sixth-largest U.S.-based corporate law firm with more than 1,650 lawyers, annual revenues of more than one billion dollars, and offices in 17 cities worldwide, with the most...
- Ned Swan
- Robert Volterra - Partner, Latham & WatkinsLatham & WatkinsLatham & Watkins LLP is a global law firm, one of the largest in the world. Latham currently employs approximately 2,000 attorneys in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was started in Los Angeles in 1934 and has extensive Californian roots, but its largest office is now...
- Edward Walker-Arnott - former Senior Partner, now consultant, Herbert SmithHerbert SmithHerbert Smith LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm has offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was founded in the City of London in 1882 by Norman Herbert Smith and today has 240 partners and 1,300 fee-earners.-History:The firm was...
- Elizabeth WilmshurstElizabeth WilmshurstElizabeth Wilmshurst CMG, fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House and Professor of International Law at University College London, is best known for her role as Deputy Legal Adviser at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom on the eve of the...
Notable alumni
Judiciary
- A.S. Anand — Chief Justice of India (1998-2001)
- Dame Margaret BoothMargaret Booth (judge)Dame Margaret Myfanwy Wood Booth, DBE is a retired British judge.In January 1979, she became the third woman to be appointed as a High Court judge. Like her predecessors, Elizabeth Lane and Rose Heilbron, she was assigned to the Family Division.She retired from judicial office in 1994...
— High Court JudgeHigh Court judgeA High Court judge is a judge of the High Court of Justice, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne judges... - Herbert Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-HardyHerbert Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-HardyHerbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-Hardy was a British politician and Master of the Rolls from 1907 until 1918.-Early life:...
— Master of the RollsMaster of the RollsThe Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second most senior judge in England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal...
(1907-1918) - Samuel Azu CrabbeSamuel Azu CrabbeSamuel Azu Crabbe was a barrister, solicitor and jurist. He was the fifth Chief Justice of Ghana since it became an independent nation...
— Chief Justice of Ghana (1973-1977) - Sudhi Ranjan DasSudhi Ranjan DasSudhi Ranjan Das was the Chief Justice of India from 1955 to 1955 and then again 1 December 1955 to 31 January 1959. He retired from the Supreme Court 30 September 1959.-Background and education:...
— Chief Justice of India (1955-1959) - Taslim EliasTaslim Olawale EliasTaslim Olawale Elias was a Nigerian jurist. He was a former Chief Justice of Nigeria and a former President of the International Court of Justice. He also modernized and extensively revised the laws of Nigeria....
— Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NigeriaChief Justice of the Supreme Court of NigeriaThe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of the judicial branch of the government of Nigeria, and presides over the country's Supreme Court...
(1972-1975); Judge of the International Court of JusticeInternational Court of JusticeThe International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands...
(1976-1991); President of the International Court of JusticeInternational Court of JusticeThe International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands...
(1982-1985) - Lord Goldsmith QC — Attorney General for England and WalesAttorney General for England and WalesHer Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in...
(2001-2007) - Hassan Bubacar JallowHassan Bubacar JallowHassan Bubacar Jallow is a Gambian lawyer, politician, and jurist and has been the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda since 2003....
— current Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for RwandaInternational Criminal Tribunal for RwandaThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is an international court established in November 1994 by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955 in order to judge people responsible for the Rwandan Genocide and other serious violations of international law in Rwanda, or by Rwandan...
(2003-present);former Attorney-General, Minister of Justice and Judge of the Supreme Court of Gambia - Sir George JesselGeorge Jessel (jurist)Sir George Jessel , a British judge, was born in London. He was one of the most influential commercial law and equity judges of his time, and served as the Master of the Rolls.-Early life and education:...
— first Jewish Solicitor General for England and WalesSolicitor General for England and WalesHer Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law...
(1871-1873); first Jewish regular member of the Privy Council; first Jewish judge in UK; Master of the RollsMaster of the RollsThe Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second most senior judge in England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal...
( 1873-1883) - Dame Bernice LakeBernice LakeDame Bernice Lake, QC, was an Anguillan-born jurist and legal scholar whose career spanned more than forty years. In 1985, she became the first woman from the Eastern Caribbean to be appointed Queen's Counsel. Lake was also the first graduate of the University of the West Indies to receive the...
QC - first Eastern Caribbean woman to be appointed Queen's CounselQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law... - Simon Li — former Vice-President of Court of Appeals (Hong Kong) and first ethnic Chinese High Court Judge (Hong Kong)
- Sir Gavin Lightman QC — High Court JudgeHigh Court judgeA High Court judge is a judge of the High Court of Justice, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne judges...
(Chancery Division), England - Sir John SalmondJohn William SalmondSir John William Salmond, KC was a legal scholar, public servant and judge in New Zealand.-Biography:Salmond was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England, in 1862, the eldest son of William Salmond , a Presbyterian minister and professor...
KC — legal scholar; Judge of the High Court of New ZealandHigh Court of New ZealandThe High Court of New Zealand is a superior court of New Zealand. It was established in 1841 and known as the Supreme Court of New Zealand until 1980.... - Baroness Scotland PC QC — Attorney General for England and WalesAttorney General for England and WalesHer Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in...
(2007-present); first black woman to be appointed Queen's CounselQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law... - Sir Thomas ScruttonThomas Edward ScruttonSir Thomas Edward Scrutton was an English legal text-writer and judge.-Biography:Thomas Edward Scrutton was born in London, UK. He studied as a scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge, then at University College London...
— Lord Justice of AppealLord Justice of AppealA Lord Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, and represents the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales-Appointment:...
(1916–34) - Thirugnana Sampanthar SinnathurayThirugnana Sampanthar SinnathurayThirugnana Sampanthar Sinnathuray, affectionately known as 'Sam' or 'Judge' by his friends and peers, was born on 22 September 1930 and the son of a school principal. He received his early education at Pearl's Hill School and the Outram School but was cut short by the Fall Of Singapore in February...
— Judge of the High Court of Singapore - Chao Hick TinChao Hick TinChao Hick Tin is an appellate judge and former Attorney-General of Singapore. He was born in Singapore and studied at Catholic High School. He received his legal education at University College London, where he obtained his Bachelor and Masters of Law degrees in 1965 and 1966 respectively. He was...
— Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of Singapore; Attorney-General of SingaporeAttorney-General of SingaporeThe Attorney-General of Singapore is the legal adviser to the government of the Republic of Singapore and its public prosecutor.The office was founded in 1867 as the chief legal officer of the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements. The current requirements for appointment as...
(2006-2008) - Sir Alfred WillsAlfred WillsSir Alfred Wills PC was a British High Court judge and a well-known mountaineer. He was the third President of the Alpine Club from 1863 to 1865.-Early life:...
(1828-1912) — High Court JudgeHigh Court judgeA High Court judge is a judge of the High Court of Justice, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne judges...
); presided over the trial of Oscar WildeOscar WildeOscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s... - Lord Woolf — Lord Chief Justice of England and WalesLord Chief Justice of England and WalesThe Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales. Historically, he was the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor, but that changed as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,...
(2000-2005) - Sir Ti-Liang Yang GBM — Chief Justice of Hong KongChief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong KongChief Justice of Hong Kong or erroneously Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong was the most senior judge in the court system in Hong Kong until 1997....
(1988-1996)
Other
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(1984 to 1992); Saudi Arabian Ambassador to United Kingdom and Ireland (1992-2002) - Justice Gabriel Bach — Justice of the Supreme Court of IsraelSupreme Court of IsraelThe Supreme Court is at the head of the court system and highest judicial instance in Israel. The Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem.The area of its jurisdiction is all of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. A ruling of the Supreme Court is binding upon every court, other than the Supreme...
- Sir John BakerJohn Baker (legal historian)Sir John Hamilton Baker, QC, FBA, FRHistS, FBS is an English legal historian. He has been the Downing Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge since 1988.-Biography:...
QC FBA — legal historian; Downing Professor of the Laws of EnglandDowning Professor of the Laws of EnglandThe Downing Professorship of the Laws of England is one of the senior professorships in law at the University of Cambridge.The chair was founded in 1800 as a bequest of Sir George Downing, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge. The professorship was originally attached solely to Downing College...
, University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally... - Peter BirksPeter BirksPeter Birks QC was the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford from 1989 until his death. He was a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He earned an LLM at University College, London...
QC FBA — Regius Professor of Civil Law, University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096... - Andrew CayleyAndrew CayleyAndrew Cayley is the International Co-Prosecutor of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia having been nominated by the Secretary General of the United Nations on 18 August 2009 and appointed by the King of Cambodia, His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, to that position on 27 November 2009...
- International Co-Prosecutor, Khmer Rouge Tribunal, (Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia) - Sir Ellis ClarkeEllis ClarkeSir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke, TC, GCMG was the second and last Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago and the first President of Trinidad and Tobago. Clarke was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution.Clarke attended Saint Mary's College, winning...
— Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago (1973-1976); President of Trinidad and TobagoPresident of Trinidad and TobagoThe President of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago, and the commander in chief of its armed forces. The office was established when the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was Queen Elizabeth II...
(1976-1986) - Terry Davis — Secretary General of the Council of EuropeSecretary General of the Council of EuropeThe Secretary General of the Council of Europe is appointed by the Parliamentary Assembly on the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers for a period of five years...
- Lord DearGeoffrey Dear, Baron DearGeoffrey James Dear, Baron Dear, QPM, DL is a retired British police officer. He was described by the broadcaster Sir Robin Day as "the best known and most respected police officer of his generation"....
— Her Majesty's Inspector of ConstabularyHer Majesty's Inspectorate of ConstabularyHer Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland in the United Kingdom have statutory responsibility for the inspection of police forces.-England and Wales:...
(1990-1997) - Baroness FlatherShreela Flather, Baroness FlatherShreela Flather, Baroness Flather is a teacher and British politician.She became a life peer for the Conservative party in 11 June 1990 as Baroness Flather, of Windsor and Maidenhead in the Royal County of Berkshire. She was the first Asian woman to receive a peerage...
— first Asian woman to receive a peerage - Daniel Fung SC — Solicitor-General of Hong Kong
- Mahatma GandhiMahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
— Indian Nationalist and Spiritual Leader - Edwin Glasgow CBE QC — Counsel in the Bloody Sunday InquiryBloody Sunday InquiryThe Bloody Sunday Inquiry, also known as the Saville Inquiry or the Saville Report after its chairman, Lord Saville of Newdigate, was established in 1998 by British Prime Minister Tony Blair after campaigns for a second inquiry by families of those killed and injured in Derry on Bloody Sunday...
- Lord HartGarry Hart, Baron Hart of ChiltonGarry Hart, Baron Hart of Chilton , is a British Labour politician. From 1998 to 2007, he was Expert and then Special Adviser to the Lord Chancellor, first Lord Irvine of Lairg and then Lord Falconer of Thoroton....
— former Special Adviser to the Lord ChancellorLord ChancellorThe Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
(1998-2007) - Chaim HerzogChaim HerzogChaim Herzog served as the sixth President of Israel , following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel Defense Forces .-Early life:...
— President of IsraelPresident of IsraelThe President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
(1983-1993) - Joshua JeyaretnamJoshua Benjamin JeyaretnamJoshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam was a politician and lawyer from Singapore. He was the leader of the Workers' Party from 1971 to 2001...
— Singapore politician and former leader of the Workers' Party of SingaporeWorkers' Party of SingaporeThe Workers' Party of Singapore is a centre-left opposition political party in Singapore. The party currently has six elected seats in Parliament, with the party's Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, Chairman Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Pritam Singh serving as Members of... - Lord Jones — British politician and businessman; Minister of State for Trade
- Julie MaxtonJulie Maxton-Biography:Born in Scotland, she studied at University College London, Canterbury University, and the University of Auckland. At Auckland her career was both academic and administrative, with periods as the Dean of Graduate Studies and as an Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Most recently, she was...
- Registrar of the University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
(first woman in 550 years) - Leonard SainerLeonard SainerLeonard Sainer, British, enjoyed two very successful careers, as a solicitor and a retailer.He was born 12 October 1909 and died 30 September 1991. After education at University College London, he became a solicitor in 1933....
— Solicitor and retailer - L. J. K. SetrightL. J. K. SetrightLeonard John Kensell Setright was an English motoring journalist and author.Born of Australian parents in London, his father Henry Roy Setright, was an engineer who invented the Setright ticket machine used on buses and trams. Setright studied Law at the University of London and practised for a...
- Motoring author and journalist - Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
(did not graduate) — BengaliBengali peopleThe Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
poet; Nobel Prize in LiteratureNobel Prize in LiteratureSince 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...
(1913); first Asian Nobel Laureate - Tan Boon Teik — former Attorney-General of SingaporeAttorney-General of SingaporeThe Attorney-General of Singapore is the legal adviser to the government of the Republic of Singapore and its public prosecutor.The office was founded in 1867 as the chief legal officer of the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements. The current requirements for appointment as...
(1969-1992) - Lord Young — Secretary of State for Employment (1985-1987); Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1987-1989)
- Wu Ting Fang (1842 - 1923) — the first ethnic Chinese person to be called to the Bar in England
See also
- Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesInstitute of Advanced Legal StudiesThe Institute of Advanced Legal Studies is part of the School of Advanced Study of the University of London. It was founded in 1946 as a national academic institution to promote and advance legal research, implementing a proposal of 1934 report of the Legal Education Committee chaired by Lord Atkin...
- List of University College London people in the Law