Anglia Law School newsletter september 2016

Anglia Law School Newsletter September 2016 Deputy Head of Law School Vice Chancellor’s Award

Head of Law Department moving on After working at Anglia Ruskin for just over a decade (the last four as Head of the Law School), Dr Penny English will be leaving Anglia Law School at the end of September. Having originally studied archaeology and then worked as an archaeologist before she changed career direction and studied law, she is now turning back to her roots and embarking on postgraduate study in archaeology at the University of Oxford. Penny has been highly influential in the development of the department and will be leaving an indelible mark on the Law School.

Congratulations to Julia Ramsay who has been recognised for her work as the Law Employability Champion by the presentation of a Vice Chancellor's Award at the start of this year’s L&T conference.

Julia Ramsay receiving her award from the Vice Chancellor, Professor Iain Martin

(Please see page 5 for Penny’s farewell).

Sports Law Cambridge Conference

Julia Ramsay in this role has made a very significant contribution, working closely with colleagues in the Employability Service, to our students' experience by developing an outstanding and fully embedded employability provision.

Second line if necessary Julia, a Deputy Head of the Law School, worked as the Employability Champion for Anglia Law School and has led the introduction and development of a wide range of Employability initiatives which give students our law students an ‘edge’ in the job market. Students now benefit from a series of timetabled employability sessions tailored to their specific needs as law students. gained employment despite a national lack of placements.

Dr Andy Salmon, Acting Dean of the Faculty welcoming delegates at the Sports Law Conference held in Cambridge recently. See page 16 for full report.

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Guest at the Hungarian Academy of Science

event (subject to minor technical conditions). I understand the panel was ‘impressed by the currency and innovative nature of the course’.

In June 2016, Dr Aldo Zammit Borda, (far right of photograph) was invited to deliver a lecture at the Legal Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, on the subject of ‘An Interdisciplinary Approach to Genocide.’ Dr Zammit Borda noted how the concept of genocide had developed as a fragmented concept at the crossroads of law and social sciences.

Congratulations to Professor Rohan Kariyawasam for leading the planning, additional law colleagues for their support, and our Faculty Quality Assurance Officer Vicky McCormick for her technical nous’.

(See below for an outline of this new module)

Reviewer for the International Sports law Journal Tom Serby, Course leader LLM International Business Law and International Commercial Law has been invited to become a reviewer for the International Sports law Journal. A leading academic and researcher in sports law, Tom co-organised the international sports law conference this year.

In particular, three contemporary challenges stood out: the legal concept of genocide; the politics of genociderelated decision-making; the role of the media in genocide-related situations. He stated that legal academics and social scientists had much to learn from each other in addressing this societal challenge and such collaboration was essential, to ensure justice for the victims. The Guest Lecture was facilitated by Professor Tamás Hoffmann, Department for the Study of the Domestic Implementation of International and European Law, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

LLM Digital Economy - a new Module This innovative new course validated by Dr Rohan Kariyawasam, Professor of Law (left) will apply to both home and international students, lawyers and non-lawyers alike.

New LLM Digital Economy From Dr Apurba Kundu, Deputy Dean of Faculty ‘I am pleased to report the latest addition to our faculty’s growing portfolio of post-graduate taught courses. A new LLM Digital Economy Module was approved at a validation

This is very important for professionals (both legal and non-legal) who want to 'upskill' to the Digital Economy as well as students who want a legal background in the Digital Economy. This post graduate qualification is aimed at those who are

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interested in advancing their academic understanding in preparation for study at doctoral level.

workers' rights and economic fundamental freedoms. She argued that the seemingly wellestablished hierarchy between social rights and economic freedoms in EU law was constructed by the application of the market-based proportionality test.

It will also benefit students wishing to utilise the academic and experiential nature of the course to further their employment opportunities. Students graduating from this LLM are likely to follow careers as in-house lawyers or in private practice in the area of communications, intellectual property, IT and media.

Alternatively, it will also be of value in careers in the media, business or IT industry where there is a strong focus on the knowledge or digital economy.

Her paper was presented at the session titled 'Proportionality under Article 52(1) of the EU Charter: A Resilient Principle in a Fundamental Rights Era?� She coorganised the panel with Ermioni Xanthopoulou from University of Hertfordshire; other speakers included Dr Massimo Fichera, University of Helsinki, and Dr Martin Husovec, University of Tilburg.

Anglia Law School scholar coorganises a panel and talks on proportionality at international conference in the USA

Photo (left to right): Ermioni Xanthopoulou, Martin Husovec, Massimo Fichera and Egle Dagilyte.

Guardian League Table 2017 The Law School has done well yet again under the Guardian’s metrics: 43rd out of 100. See: http://www.theguardian.com/education/nginteractive/2016/may/23/university-league-tables2017#S300

Dr Egle Dagilyte, a Senior Lecturer in Law, attended the 23rd International Conference of Europeanists 'Resilient Europe', held in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The conference attracted more than 950 delegates.

Law Doctoral Students Seminar 2016By Dr Aldo Zammit Borda, Faculty Director of Research Students (ALSS) On 29 June 2016, Anglia Law School organized it first annual Doctoral Students Seminar. The seminar

The keynote panel speech was delivered by Paul Krugman, an American economist, distinguished professor of economics at the Graduate Centre of the City University of New York, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times.

Dr Dagilyte delivered a paper to reconsider the current market-based proportionality test which the Court of Justice of the European Union uses for balancing social

Dr Aldo Zammit Borda (sixth from left)

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provided a friendly academic environment in which researchers presented their research proposals, advancements, field results, findings and benefitted from peer constructive criticism. The seminar was an opportunity to improve presentation skills, to get feedback from colleagues, to strengthen the researchers’ community, and to share academic questions and concerns in a constructive forum.

6. A critical assessment of how the International Criminal Court treats victims within the context of theories of justice 7. Public procurement in the UK: How have the new rules improved the procurement process?

8. The Voices of Victim-Witnesses and Procedural Justice at the First Trial of the International Criminal Court 9. Domestication of international criminal law to increase accountability 10. Modern ICT and Investigatory powers

The Seminar was opened by the Head of Anglia Law School, Dr Penny English and chaired by the Law Research Student Coordinator, Dr Aldo Zammit Borda.

Other members of the Law School, including Professor Robert Home, Tom Serby, Dr Leonardo Valladares and Helga Hejny were present.

Participants found this to be an informative and stimulating day. They were able to hold informal conversations on their research over tea and lunch.

Participants were looking forward to the next edition of the Law Doctoral Student Seminar in 2017.

There were 10 researchers who presented on a wide variety of subject. The presenters were: Bilal Unver, Derar al-Daboubi, Emmanuel Ede Egba, Lemona Chanda, Martins Mba, Oriyola Oyewole, Robert Wren, Lesley Orero, Sajib Hosen and Sengnom Zubairu. The Seminar included presentations on the following subjects:

Law Society wins the award for the 'Best Society' at ARU Excellent news! Well done to all of those involved in running the society. We realise that this award is the result of a great deal of hard work, dedication and enthusiasm.

1. Frontiers of interoperability enabling strategies within the ICT ecosystem: Building up an appropriate policy framework 2. The Role of Marine Carrier and the Way of Protecting its Liability: Comparative Analysis between the CISG and Jordanian Law 3. Landownership, mineral and environmental control: conflicts of laws in Nigeria 4. Legal Interpretation of Amartya Sen’s Equality of Autonomy as “Autonomous Rights” in Preventing Financial Catastrophes: A Case Study of the Financial Services Industry in the UK Post-Financial Crisis 5. An investigation into the role of law(s) in tackling poor governance in football: To what extent can the law interfere in sports, particularly football?

Acting Dean of the Faculty Dr Andy Salmon in presenting the award to Vice President Sarah-Jane Hounsell said ‘the result is a well-deserved recognition of the efforts you and the committee have all made to ensure that the Law Society is such a success.

Well done’

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Support Services for the Law School

The IT & Media Technical have set up an ALSS technical call chain. By dialing the extension 2577 (ALSS), the line is programmed to automatically pass your call through the whole team’s phone lines. This is especially helpful if Will and Chris aren’t in office and you need assistance at short notice.

Aside from the Universitywide IT support services, our Chris Herbert Senior Will Smythe General Faculty has Technical Officer Technical Officer its own specialist technicians titled “Technical Officers”.

A Farewell from Dr Penny English (continued from page 1)

‘It has been a very good time to be Head of Anglia Law School. Our numbers of both staff and students have increased, as has the range of courses we offer.

Their role is to assist and advise students and staff members, at a faculty level. Our technicians aim to apply their specialist expertise throughout the Faculty so that our staff and students can excel at the work they undertake.

Our excellent teaching has been acknowledged by our number one ranking for satisfied law students in the Sunday Times Guide last year and the Complete University Guide 2016, and our research recognised as including 4* ‘world leading’ work in the REF.

Not only are they able to assist with IT & media systems, software packages and other IT related queries, but they manage various specialist IT suites around the University. As there is a vast array of expertise required to support our faculty, many of our technicians work on a departmental basis. Within the LABS, you can call upon the assistance of Will Smythe and Chris Herbert who are members of the ALSS ‘IT & Media Technical Team’. They can provide software support, help to resolve IT difficulties, provide loanable equipment (audio/camcorders) for assessments and provide staff or students with the technical assistance.

If you ever have any queries regarding IT & Media systems, support networks and software, Will and Chris are available during regular office hours to assist the department. If you’re unsure if your query falls under their remit, they will likely be able to point you into the direction of someone who has the answer to your questions.

Shortly after I took over the role, we marked 50 years of teaching Law on the Chelmsford campus, celebrating in style with a dinner at the House of Lords. Law is a relative newcomer on the Cambridge campus, but last year we completed our first quarter-century at Cambridge.

I am sure that Anglia Law School will continue to grow and prosper, and I wish you all well for the future’.

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UK Sports Law Competition.

Writing Workshop

By Professor Rohan Kariyawasam

Negotiation

By Nicola Pluck Third Year Law student Having successfully completed the extracurricular Negotiation Course that Jane Martin had organised, four students Molly Byrne, Azhar Siddiqi (2nd year LLB Students), Affira Irfan and Nicola Pluck (3rd year LLB Students), made their way up to The University of Law, Leeds to compete in the inaugural UK Sports Law Negotiation Competition. The competition was organised by Ryan Adams of Shulmans Solicitors and was attended by 16 teams from universities across the country.

We had Jonathan Este (shown in grey suit) from The Conversation speaking to colleagues on how to reach a wider audience for their academic writing. The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, built on news and stories from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. A team of professional editors work with universities and research institute experts to help them reach a wider public. See The Conversation here: https://theconversation.com/uk/who-we-are

I am pleased to report that competition day was thoroughly enjoyed by all. A lot of nerves before but both team prepared well, especially considering this would be our first competition negotiation and we didn’t know quite what to expect.

The event venue, hosts and fellow contestants were all very friendly and welcoming and they had also lined up a good selection of judges from various sports law and non-sports law backgrounds including FIFA, CAS and retired FA referee Mike Riley who was very popular for photos and autographs.

Jonathan Este spoke to colleagues on the art of improving the public appeal of their academic writing.

Este spent 20 years as a reporter, columnist and editor on The Independent as well as The Australian. He joined The Conversation from the Media Alliance in Australia where he specialised in media law and policy and the digital revolution in journalism. Jonathan spoke to colleagues on case studies as wide ranging from science and technology to politics and law, and heard some colleagues discuss their academic writing. Both Aldo and Egle have already contributed pieces to The Conversation.

A last minute meeting with Tom Serby, Leonardo Valladares and Jane Martin provided some valuable contract, employment law and specific sports contract insights including protected periods and FIFA/FA and CAS guidance to catch out our opposition which of course we

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used to our full advantage. I think a little more specific knowledge in sports law and rules etc. would have helped and the competition would definitely suit a Sports Law student.

CROSS BORDER EXCHANGE OF FORENSIC DNA AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION Presented by Dr Oriola Sallavaci An abstract of Oriola’s presentation follows below:

It would have been great to have been able to take Tom Serby along (he would definitely have been in his element), however, it certainly didn’t put us at a disadvantage, there were other teams with similar experience as us. But, there were also teams there who had lots and lots of competition experience and were definitely there to win.

Forensic DNA constitutes an important investigative and evidentiary resource in the contemporary criminal justice systems and, within the transnational cooperation framework, the exchange of DNA profiles and data acquire great relevance. A number of ethical and legal issues surround the forensic use of DNA. These issues relate to the protection of individual rights during DNA sample collection and retention, their subsequent use for investigative or evidentiary purposes and, in the context of cross-border cooperation, the transmission of data to another country.

Neither of our teams negotiated against the top three winning teams so it’s difficult to compare, but speaking to them afterwards they definitely had a specific strategy for competition negotiation. We will find out later this week where we placed but certainly from our team’s point of view, we felt we held our own, were not out of depth and gave the other teams a good run for their money. We certainly were not walked over and managed to control and negotiate on our terms for the most. I think we made a good team together.

Among the rights involved are the right to physical and moral integrity, not to be subjected to degrading treatment, the right not to incriminate oneself, the right to privacy and personal data protection.

Feedback was very positive and there were good points to take forward. Affira and I have already been looking for other competitions to get involved with. Thank you to all the support from lectures, student union and Anglia Law Society without whom we would not have attended.

Cross-border exchange of forensic DNA raises specific concerns as the protection of fundamental rights has to be assured by the domestic legislation of each country involved which in turn must be compliant to international legal provisions binding on those countries. This paper explores how such protection can be provided and how the transnational collaboration can be achieved with respect to fundamental rights in the context of the legal frameworks operating at domestic, EU and international levels.

Academic Staff Seminar Series The Academic Staff Seminars are organised regularly throughout the year by Professor Rohan Kariyawasam. All students, whether undergraduates or post graduates are invited to attend. Details of these seminars can be obtained from Sara Horsfield (Cambridge) and Melissa Arthur or Louise Gevaux (Chelmsford) our Law School Administrators.

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Anglia Law School Graduate

I really have no doubt that my role as a trainee solicitor is due to the experiences and education I received at the university.

By Binita D. Thobhani – Trainee Solicitor at the Michael Hill Partnership, Leicester

What I would say to law students and prospective solicitors is to never give up! You will face rejections when applying for training contracts but use that as an opportunity to improve on. Always ask the company why your application was rejected and never use this as a setback to put you off. Get as much experience as you can through summer schemes and placements.

Studying law at Anglia Ruskin has really given me a strong foundation for my career in the legal profession. My three years at the university has been an invaluable asset to me since graduating from the university in 2013.

It’s something that prospective employers will take into account when considering your application. Especially when applying, really consider if that company is suited for you, and what you think you can offer to the company.

I am due to qualify as a solicitor in September this year. I know the market out there, especially for prospective trainee solicitors, is very tough and demanding but what I would say is that my determination and will power has been strengthened during my time as a student at the university.

Take full advantage of what’s being offered at the university as it will definitely add to your experiences and always seek help from the lecturers when you need it!

I particularly liked how supportive and caring lecturers and support staff were. They would always ensure they go that extra mile for their students and that is – was something that always made me feel well supported.

Not only were the courses very interesting but what went on outside the “classroom” helped all the more.

The law society was good in that law students from all years would meet every so often (I still remember our champagne and chocolates event which went down a treat!) but it was just nice to network with similar, like minded individuals.

A Farewell to Dr Penny English

The careers centre, I found was also very helpful. I had my CV reviewed a number of times during the three years I was there and again, the staff had a wealth of knowledge in the area and they were such a great support mechanism.

Members of the Faculty and Law School at a presentation and celebration of Penny’s time with the University prior to her leaving.

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New Law School Lecturer

SLSA CONFERENCE Anglia Law School scholars deliver papers at the SLSA 2016 Annual Conference

Dr Asma Vranaki has recently been appointed as a Lecturer in Law at the Anglia Law School of ARU. She is a socio-legal scholar who investigates the links between law, society and computer-mediated communication technologies (e.g.

Internet, cloud computing and social media) from a multi-disciplinary approach.

During early 2016, the Annual Conference of the SocioLegal Studies Association took place in Lancaster University. Anglia Law School was represented in the fields of sports law, European Union law, criminal law, and property law.

On the Monday, John O'Leary, Senior Lecturer in Law and LLB Course Leader (Chelmsford), gave a paper in the sports law stream where he was joint-co-ordinator. The paper examined and questioned sports law as an identifiable academic discipline. The paper drew upon statistics generated and collated by two year 2 LLB students Hannah Kettle and Jessica Sage, who were funded through an Anglia Law School initiative.

She has authored several peer-reviewed academic publications on these topics. Asma read for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Law at the Centre for SocioLegal Studies of the University of Oxford. Her doctoral research project was a qualitative socio-legal research project which explored the complex and multiple power effects generated in two social networking sites – Facebook and YouTube – when data protection and copyright were at stake.

Prior to these roles, Asma practised as a commercial barrister. She specialised in technology, telecommunications, media, data protection and intellectual property laws. Asma has taught law at various leading UK universities including the London School of Economics & Political Science, the University of Oxford, Queen Mary and the City Law School.

From left: Dr Egle Dagilyte, Dr Penny English and Dr Oriola Sallavaci

She has been called to the Bar of England & Wales and the Bar of Mauritius. Asma is also a consultant to Preiskel & Co LLP, a leading City law firm in the fields of technology, media and telecommunications (“TMT”).

On Tuesday, Dr Egle Dagilyte, Senior Lecturer in Law, chaired a session and gave a paper on solidarity in the European Union, questioning whether, in situations such as arose in the Laval and Viking Line litigation, crossborder solidarity between local and posted workers could be built with the help from local trade unions.

Asma will be based at our Chelmsford Campus.

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On Wednesday, Dr Oriola Sallavaci, Senior Lecturer in Law, presented a paper on Expert Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Where now? What next? She explained how Forensic science and other expert evidence play a very significant role in criminal proceedings. Their impact in modern criminal litigation has been increasingly felt as the developments in science and technology have made possible that new forms of complex scientific evidence enter the courtrooms.

Roger Thomas – 25 Years Celebration Dr Apurba Kundu, Deputy Dean (Academic) of the Faculty, on behalf of the Law School presented a gift to Roger marking his long service in the Law School – he has been part of it from the start of Law teaching on the Cambridge Campus.

Dr Penny English gave a paper on how the law and legal practices construct space and places. If we look at boundaries in the landscape can we reconstruct the property rules and power relations that shaped the physical territory? Boundaries in the English landscape are remarkably persistent so can the survival of boundaries from Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England be used to explain the socio-political and ultimately legal structures of the period? The next day, Dr Penny English, Head of Anglia Law School, chaired a session in the Challenging Ownership stream, a stream which she established and co-convened for a number of years.

Dr Apurba Kunda, Deputy Dean of the Faculty (4th left )with Roger Thomas (5th left) and Law staff.

Law on the Cambridge campus 25th anniversary by Roger Thomas

A pictorial history

Roger outside the front of the old Helmore building in Cambridge in the early 1980’s before the entire frontage was rebuilt.

The old Chelmsford Law School

Roger Thomas joined the Law School on 1 September 1990, based on the Cambridge campus.

Roger was part of the team, led by Jillinda Tiley, the charismatic and inspirational Field Leader, together with Dorothy Heeneman, Helena McFarquhar and Peter Clayton, who set up the first Law degree on the

The new Chelmsford Law School

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Cambridge campus. The five lecturers were based in one room on the third floor of the Coslett building. Our first thirty combined honours law students started in September 1991 and this year we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary. During that time, the cars have departed and the campus has been transformed into a modern vibrant campus.

encouraged him in this endeavour over the last five years.

Chelmsford - Careers with a Law Degree

We will be welcoming 130 LLB students this year and they will be joined by students on our Legal Practice Course, an innovative LLM programme and a group of dedicated PhD students. There are now 15 academic members of the Law School based on our Cambridge campus.

Far left: Law students and guests at the Careers Event.

Current law students use state of the art lecture and tutorial rooms - not forgetting our own mock court room. As Roger sees it ‘none of this could have been achieved without our students; it has been a pleasure and a privilige to be involved over the last 26 years’.

Right: Valentina Botto, Faculty Employability Adviser (left with Deputy Head Julia Ramsay.

The Law School in Chelmsford had a most interesting and successful Careers presentation with the following speakers: Claire Read – Partner at Birkett Long David Feakins – Paralegal at Birkett Long Leanne Rimmer – Lead Employee Relations Specialist at IFDS Dave Cope – District Operations Manager at Dept for Work and Pensions Suzie Huggan – Graduate Recruiter at Cancer Research

Cambridge campus

Dr Andrew Gilbert – PhD Has passed his viva with very minor corrections. His thesis, entitled ‘British Conservatism and the Legal Regulation of Intimate Adult Relationships,

There was a big turnout of law students and everybody really enjoyed the event. A special thanks to Julia Ramsay, the Deputy Head of the Law School (and the School’s Employability Champion) and Valentina Botto, Faculty Employability Adviser (see above photograph) and all the team involved in running this event.

1983-2013’, was examined by Professor Gillian Douglas (Cardiff) and Dr Rob George (UCL). Both examiners commented how much they enjoyed the thesis and strongly recommended its publication as a monograph.

Andrew wishes to thanks to everyone who has

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New Course Leader for Cambridge HH Judge Charles Gratwicke

Dr Alex Murray will be taking over from Roger Thomas as the Course Leader for the LLB at Cambridge from 1st September 2016.

HHJ Charles Gratwicke shows a ‘before and after’ picture of himself (left) as a law student and now as the Honorary Recorder of Chelmsford.

"I am looking forward to taking on the role of Course Leader at Cambridge and playing a role in developing a strong course identity and ensuring students have an exceptional learning experience during their time at Anglia.

The Course Leader in the Chelmsford Law School John O’Leary, welcomed His Honour Judge Charles Gratwicke. Judge Gratwicke, is the Honorary Recorder of Chelmsford, and sits at the Crown Court in the city.

As Course Leader I will be taking an active role in communicating with students. I know that taking on the role from Roger Thomas sets the bar high and I would like to thank him for all the hard work he has put into making the LL.B. programme what it is today."

The visit was funded through the Course Leaders’ Fund, an initiative designed to enrich the student experience.

A large group and students and staff heard His Honour talk about his career in the law and the issues and challenges facing the courts. Students took the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the role of the judiciary and to seek advice on career opportunities.

Alex gained a BA in Politics and an LLM in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from Lancaster University. His PhD was 'The Fragmentation of International Law and its Effect on the Operation of Human Rights, the Law of Armed Conflict and International Criminal Law.’ Alex’s research interests are in public international law, international law in domestic courts, legal history and equity and trusts.

Alex has completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Vocational Course and is a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.

From left: Mr Duncan Brown, Dr Ryan Hill, Ms Michelle McCanna Ms Julia Ramsay( DHOD), Ms Kathy McMahon, HH Judge Charles Gratwicke, Mr John O’Leary, Dr Andy Salmon (Acting Dean of the Faculty )and Dr Penny English (HOD)

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Chelmsford Student Law Society

Extra-Curricular Course developments by Jane Martin

2015-16 Committee Publication Clara Sibanda, the

Law is a vocational course preparing students not only for a career in law but also for a career in any other graduate employment that values strong analytical skills and methodical and logical thinking.

Chelmsford Law Society president along with her committee members have created a publication for all their members.

It consists of what they found helpful to them particularly in the last year.

It is essential that the theory of law is complemented with the strong teaching of professional practice skills. For this reason the Law School provides students with an opportunity to undertake co-curricular courses to enhance their skills and to obtain certificates of attendance for inclusion their CV’s.

It covers a wide area of very useful articles written by the committee.

This academic year we continue to provide courses in negotiation skills, mediation and preparing for professional practice – developing inter-personal skills.

These courses are undertaken by Jane Martin, Kathy McMahon, Louise McKeon-Stuart and Graham Humby.

A number of law staff also support student undertaking moot competitions.

Clara Sibanda (centre) with Chelmsford Committee members

Members of law school staff and the Faculty listening to the Acting Dean, Dr Andy Salmon at Dr Penny English’s farewell reception

Articles were written by: Clara Sibanda [President] Hanna R Kattari [Events Coordinator] Lisa-Marie Dixon [Vice-President] Mahjabin Anwar [Secretary] Robert Connor [Mooting President] AngliaRuskinLawSociety@outlook.com

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Anglia Ruskin Law Review

The Employability Service – how law students can benefit

By Hugo Haub, Editor in Chief

By Nick Linsey Faculty Employability Adviser The Employability Service is available all year round for our students, and for up to 2 years post-graduation.

Therefore we would encourage our graduates Nick Linsey

Valentina Botto

to continuing using our services as and when they need additional support. They can utilise our service through any of the following;

The Editorial Committee

The Anglia Ruskin Law Review is a peer review law journal set up and managed by the students of ALS. The ARLR gives students and alumni the opportunity to publish outstanding research.

Employability Drop-In; Monday-Friday 12-2pm in HEL341 (Cambridge) and 2nd floor Tindall (Chelmsford) – pop in to see one of the advisers to discuss anything do to with employability (CV, cover letter, applications, advice etc.). Appointment not necessary.

CV Surgery; Tuesday 1.30-3.30pm and Thursday 11.30am-1.30pm LAB Open Access area (Cambridge) and 2nd floor Tindall (Chelmsford) – work on your CV/cover letter/application with an adviser on the PC. Appointment not necessary.

Workshops; various workshops ran every month, including a newly created session called ‘Job Searching an interactive session’; a practical, PC workshop predominantly for our third years to source vacancies.

Students must sign up via the events page (see below).

Careers Adviser – Kim Holbrook (Cambridge) and Sally Ridealgh (Chelmsford) can offer individual support for those unsure of their next steps after ARU. Students can contact Kim or Sally via employability@anglia.ac.uk.

Employability web page – http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/student_services/employa bility/index.phtml.

The first release (set for publication in early September) will be addressing several of the law's leading and, in some cases, controversial issues.

What sort of effect will Brexit have on environmental law? Has the legalisation of same sex marriage really created equality? And with the growing conflict abroad, what are the implications of humanitarian intervention on state sovereignty?

The Review will be available free online as a PDF at: http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/faculties/alss/law/law_revi ew/index.phtml " The academic staff consisting of Rohan, Penny and Helga have been very helpful setting this all up. The academic staff who will be assisting in the editing/publishing include Aldo, Helga Michelle and Alex.

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Employability events page – http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/anglia-ruskin-universityemployability-service-986834825.

ARU Employability & Careers Portal

New Senior Lecturer appointed Dr Ana Keglević joined Anglia Ruskin University in July 2016. Her academic interests lie in the areas of commercial and contract law (including international and transnational aspects), comparative law, European private law, consumer law, e-commerce and digital market, insurance law, arbitration and ADR.

The Portal is a brilliant resource for our students who wish to obtain advice, tips and platforms to develop CVs, cover letters, interview tips, elevators pitches, psychometric testing, job searching and much more.

There’s many interactive elements to the Portal, with industry experts advising of best practice.

Students can access the portal by clicking on the support tab, and the button directly underneath that says ‘Explore the Employability & Careers Portal’. Staff should also be able to access the Portal via this method, but on the log-in screen, click ‘Need help?’ and follow the staff log-in instructions.

She gained extensive teaching and academic experience from the University of Zagreb, Queen Mary College in London (CCLS), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Hamburg), Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (London), University of Cambridge, University of Oxford (IECL) and UNIDROIT (Rome). Before her academic career she worked as an attorney at law in the area of international commercial law, company law and contract law.

In the past years, her work was not only research but also impact oriented. She is a Council Member of the European Law Institute (ELI) in Vienna and is actively participating in the work of the International Academy of Comparative Law, as well as in many EU Commission funded scientific projects and World Bank projects.

Anglia Ruskin Employability Programme The Employability Programme has been developed in association with the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM). The aim of the award is to help our students identify and articulate their knowledge and understanding of the 10 employability skills that have been identified by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and are sought after by employers in addition to academic qualification.

She is a Founding Member of the Croatian Insurance Law Association and serves on its Council and Projects Committee.

Throughout the programme our students will discover any gaps in their skill set and identify how they can develop these whilst they are at ARU. They can complete the programme at any point during their time at ARU up until the day they graduate. In completion, they will receive a certificate from the ILM and, in addition, have 10 strong interview answers ready based on the 10 skills.

She also holds a BA Degree in theatre and movie production and enjoys theatre, cinema and contemporary art.

To register, students can email us at employability@anglia.ac.uk before completing an introduction session at their leisure.

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EU Sports law conference in Madrid

conference sessions: contractual, political and legal autonomy.

http://www.anglia.ac.uk/arts-law-and-social-sciences/anglia-lawschool/our-research/sports-law-2016

The word autonomy derives from the Greek words auto and nomos, and means ‘those who make their own law’.

This raises obvious questions regarding legitimacy, more so in the light of 2015/16 being global sport’s annus horribilis, when sport was on the front pages for the wrong reasons, involving the continuing aftermath of corruption scandals relating to match-fixing and doping, a situation directly related it would seem to inadequate governance of several major international sports. At the same time disquiet has been voiced about whether the sports world’s system of private arbitration affords athletes fair recourse to their legal rights.

Pictured is Tom Serby (far left) who presented a paper at the annual conference of EU Sports Law held this summer in Madrid.

The keynote speakers are leading academics and practioners who have experience in engaging directly with stakeholders in resolving disputes, sporting or otherwise.

Tom’s paper was an introduction to the themes which will be discussed at the one day sports law conference on September 16th (see below for further information).

The speakers all articulated the legal context in which the issues currently confronting sport’s stakeholders should be considered.

Sports Law Conference Cambridge The theme of the conference arranged by Tom Serby* and Leonardo Valladares Pacheco de Oliveira* was ‘the legal autonomy of sport’, a concept long treasured by sports governing bodies, but which is perceived by some now to be a cloak for lack of democracy and fair process. Within this overall theme there were three strands reflecting the three

The morning session panel

Issues discussed covered:

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The Impact of Scientific Evidence on the Criminal Trial: The Case of DNA Evidence

What is the legal context in which reforms leading to better, more equitably, regulated sport must be considered? European Union law, lex sportiva, regulatory law, competition law, employment law, criminal law, commercial law and international law.

by Oriola Sallavaci - new paperback edition now available The English criminal trial is of central importance in the structure of the criminal justice system. It is traditionally perceived as a public, oral and continuous event in which the prosecution case is presented and tested by professional lawyers in front of an impartial adjudicator and the verdict of guilty beyond reasonable doubt reached by the jury is based solely on the evidence presented to the court. Today the contested criminal trial faces many challenges which affect its traditional principles and values, features and procedures as well as its very existence.

The conference was organised by the Sports Law unit at Anglia Ruskin University, which over time has developed a reputation as one of the leading centres for research and teaching in sports law.

Conference speaker John O’Leary

Conference delegates

This book considers how the increasing use of and reliance upon scientific evidence in the fact finding process is a significant factor in challenging the traditional principles and procedures of criminal trial.

Tom and Leo

The book draws on interviews with key personnel including forensic scientists, lawyers and police to examine some of the limitations of existing theories of the criminal trial process in the face of the increased use of scientific evidence in the court room. The book contends that tensions arise when scientific evidence is relied upon at trial in part because of its complexity but also because of the scientific illiteracy of many trial actors, unfounded expectations as to what scientific evidence can and cannot do, and inadequate pre-trial communication between lawyers and experts.

Dr Aysem Diker Vanberg

*Tom lectures in sports and employment law at ARU. He is a prolific writer on sports law, in particular in relation to match-fixing, and the financial regulation of sport. A recent articles is : ‘The Council of Europe Convention on Manipulation of Sports Competitions: the best bet for the global fight against match-fixing?’ ISLJ 2015 vol 15; *Leo lectures in Contract Law for UG’s and Commercial Contracts, International Trade law and International Commercial Arbitration for PG’s., He has practiced law in Brazil where he is a qualified lawyer.

His research focuses on the area of International trade Law.

The book concludes by advocating measures to help question undue deference to scientific reasoning

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currently frequently mirrored in trial narratives which can mislead the jury.

Greenfields, from Buckinghamshire New University, which have been published online in the Conversation article ‘Brexit and benefits: why leaving the EU won’t solve Britain’s migration issues’ and in the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law.

BBC Evening News Look East.

Dr Leonardo Valladares Pacheco de Oliveira, Senior lecturer at the Anglia Law School, appeared on BBC Evening News Look East.

He was part of the segment reporting breaking news regarding the arrest of Marcus Evans, owner of Ipswich Town F.C., for ticket touting during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Leonardo explained that ‘selling or providing tickets for sports events with a price higher than the one printed on the ticket is considered a crime in Brazil, punished with two to four years in prison.

This type of arrest is not a new phenomenon in Brazil as the law making touting a crime was enacted in 2010’.

The Anglia Law School scholar discussed the UK welfare benefits reform during 2013-14 and looked at what effect it had on Roma migrants who were European Union citizens living in London and Derby. These questions are especially important after the EU Referendum result, as the UK continues to face challenging questions around migration and community cohesion, as well as guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens in the transitional Brexit period.

The research found that the reform introduced a dramatic reduction of welfare rights for European Union (EU) citizens, including Roma from Poland and Slovakia.

It showed that there was no clarity as to the advance list of documents which EU/EEA Roma migrants needed to produce for the assessment of their right to reside, upon which entitlements to welfare benefits depend. This lack of transparency discouraged claimants from applying for welfare support or from pursuing their existing benefits claims.

Anglia Law School research on the 2013– 2014 UK welfare benefits reform and European Union Roma citizens contributes to the EU Referendum debate

The research also discovered that the absence of the statement of reasons in the letters rejecting welfare benefit claims meant that claimants were unable to challenge these decisions before courts or social security tribunals, which prevented access to justice. This was seen very problematic by the conference attendees, especially given the increasing large financial burden placed on welfare benefits advice organisations and charities that help migrants to challenge such decisions.

On 5 July 2016, Dr Egle Dagilyte, Senior Lecturer in Law, talked at the cross-disciplinary Social Policy Association Annual (SPA) Conference ‘Social Policy: Radical, Resistant, Resolute’. The event took place in the historic Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Dr Dagilyte shared the preliminary findings of the research undertaken in 2015 with Prof Margaret

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This research was conducted as part of the SLSA funded project ‘Access to welfare benefits for EU/EEA Roma migrants in the UK after the 2014 benefit reforms’, with additional transcription costs covered by the Pro Vice Chancellor’s Fund, Faculty of Society and Health, Buckinghamshire New University.

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Dr Dagilyte’s conference attendance was sponsored by the QR Fund, Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University.

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Contract Conference

Fighting Cybercrime- between Legal Challenges and Practical Difficulties

Tom Serby has accepted an invitation to sit on the panel at the World Sports Law Reports Players Contracts two day conference at Wembley, London in October discussing the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations. The 45 minute session is part of the premier global conference on sports law as it pertains to football contracts. Delegates at the conference include many international and national football governing bodies including FIFA, UEFA and the FA; most of the top European football clubs including Manchester United FC, Manchester City FC, Arsenal FC and Real Madrid FC.

Dr Oriola Sallavaci participating at the Academy of European Law conference: The terms "cybercrime", "computer crime", "computer-related crime" or "high-tech crime" are often used interchangeably to describe the phenomenon of the wide variety of criminal acts which may be committed remotely from the target area as a result of internet technologies. Due to the global nature of information networks, there is ever-growing vulnerability to cybercrime. To tackle this threat, traditional mutual assistance and operational law enforcement cooperation prove often ineffective and inadequate.

The FFP panel will be chaired by Owen Gibson, Chief Sports Correspondent of the guardian; and Tom’s fellow panel members are Andrew Mercer, Legal Counsel UEFA and Tom Cannon, Professor Emeritus, University of Liverpool Management School. Details of the panel discussion will be reported in the next Newsletter.

The aim of this event was to bring together legal practitioners, policy-makers and national experts to share their experiences and intensify international cooperation in tackling cybercrime. Key topics included: 

most relevant offences and how they are committed; Legal challenges and solutions in fighting cybercrime: challenges in applying traditional criminal law instruments, procedural law, jurisdictional issues and international cooperation; Public/Private cooperation in fighting cybercrime.

Law School Away Day

By Jane Martin The Law School’s annual Away Day, organised and chaired by Jane Martin took place on the 12th September 2016.

Introduction to cybercrime: definitions, development of computer crime, overview of the

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Dr Andrew Gilbert, Deputy Head of the Anglia Law School, presented an in-depth analysis of the MES and NSS results from the last academic year.

staff during breaks and indeed in group discussions could sit outside or walk in the lovely gardens surrounding the Hall.

This meant that time could be taken for colleagues to discuss issues relevant to the work of the School.

Action points for the coming year included student focus groups looking at grademark feedback and assessments.

Dr Andrew Gilbert addressing the group session

Law School at the Fresher’s Fair The Cambridge Students Law Society set up a stand and engaged with new law school entrants during Freshers week at the Campus Fair.

Above are two committee members of the Society appropriately dressed for the occasion!

Dr Leonardo Valladares Pacheco de Oliveira and Dr Ryan Hill discussing Dissertations

Our away day also allowed time to discuss a number of issues including lecture capture, the role of the module leader and dissertations. The afternoon began with a discussion led by Professor Rohan Kariyawasam on the REF and the Law Schools wide and increasing output of research.

Left is Helga Hejny (far left) a lecturer with the Law School, and the Law Society committee members at the Cambridge Freshers Fair.

Jane Martin another lecturer who visited the stand was very impressed with the engagement and support that was being given to the new law students.

Dr Penny English then chaired a discussion on developing an innovative assessment Strategy and ways to further the students learning outcomes and knowledge.

We are very fortunate to conduct our Away Days at Madingley Hall, Cambridge. The wonderful weather on the day meant that

The Anglia Law School Newsletter has been compiled by Graham Humby with contributions from law students, law staff and members of the Faculty. Special thanks to Will Smythe for technical support and Jane Martin for proof reading. All publications are at the discretion of the Faculty. Any queries should be directed to graham.humby@anglia.ac.uk This Newsletter is for internal publication.

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