School news
An outstanding moot competition result
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or the second consecutive year, King’s reached the finals of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Moot Competition, held in Boston, USA. The team, consisting of LLB students Marcel Behringer and Laurence Hanesworth, reached the finals after progressing through rounds against teams representing several universities, including Harvard. The paired faced Ottawa University before a final tribunal. In a very close final match, the King’s team finished as runners-up in the overall competition. The team was coached by Nima Tabari, Metka Potocnik and Emily Schäfer under the supervision of Dr Federico Ortino. Tabari said the team deserved this impressive result, which reflected their sheer dedication and hard work, despite facing
many challenges. ‘The competition this year was of exceptionally high quality with a record number of �� teams worldwide,’ he said. ‘The FDI Moot is inherently
Laurence Hanesworth, left, and Marcel Behringer
Alumna receives Fulbright
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ariya Dimitrova, an LLB graduate from The Dickson Poon School of Law, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the US in September ����. After successfully completing the comprehensive application process, Dimitrova also attended an interview with the Fulbright Commission in her home country of Bulgaria. Elated to have received the award, Dimitrova said: ‘I feel very honoured to have been awarded the Fulbright Scholarship, which is undoubtedly a great opportunity for further academic and professional development. I would like to thank all my tutors who so kindly provided their assistance, and in particular my personal tutor Professor Penney Lewis, whose support and reassurance were key to 14 | Law Report | March 2013
designed for LLM and JD students with knowledge of investment law and investment treaty arbitration and this year’s moot problem was of a highly technical nature.’
being awarded this prestigious scholarship.’ Professor Lewis termed the award ‘wonderful news for Mariya and for The Dickson Poon School of Law. Mariya is a dynamic, hard-working and ambitious young woman who will undoubtedly make the most of this fantastic opportunity.’
Mariya Dimitrova
Legitimation of war questioned
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ore than ��� students and staff members attended the November screening of John Pilger’s compelling film The War You Don’t See. Organised by the International State Crime Initiative (ISCI), the screening was followed by a questionand-answer session with Pilger, as well as a photographic exhibition. ‘John Pilger’s investigative journalism provides a powerful counter narrative to conventional and mainstream media accounts of war and conflict,’ said Professor Penny Green, ISCI Director. ‘The legitimation of war by the media is one of the most serious and urgent issues of our time and John Pilger has devoted a celebrated career to challenging that legitimation.’
Staff and students learn about Sergei Magnitsky
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n December, several students and staff members from The Dickson Poon School of Law attended the play One Hour Eighteen Minutes, a verbatim theatrical production chronicling the death of Sergei Magnitsky, followed by a postperformance discussion at the New Diorama Theatre. Magnitsky, a ��-year-old Russian lawyer representing London-based Hermitage Capital Management, uncovered what he described as a web of corruption involving Russian tax officials, including the alleged theft of more than ���� million. After exposing the corruption, Magnitsky was arrested and detained by authorities. He died while in detention in November ����. One Russian report concluded that he had been tortured in jail. The play’s four actors (Alan Francis, Wendy Nottingham, Rebecca Peyton, and Danny Scheinmann) each switched between a number of roles. Following the play’s conclusion, three of the actors participated in the question-and-answer session chaired by Senior Lecturer Jane Henderson. ‘They explained that playwright Elina Gremina’s original Russian version of the play had been staged in Moscow in ����, but the translated version we watched had been updated as a result of added testimony volunteered by those who knew key characters,’ says Henderson. ‘A number of the people associated with Magnitsky – his wife, his mother and lawyers who had advised him and them – are now in England. They came to see the play, and gave very positive feedback.’ Legislation is pending in the United States and in the European Union that would forbid entry to those identified as having been involved in the mistreatment of Magnitsky, and their near relations.
King’s honours Robin Morse and Katherine Grainger
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he College hosted the sixth annual King’s Awards ceremony in November to recognise staff members for a range of achievements, including contributions to the student experience, public engagement and lifetime achievement. From The Dickson Poon School of Law, Professor Robin Morse FKC was presented with
a Lifetime Achievement Award and Olympic gold medalist Katherine Grainger CBE received the Principal’s Award. Professor Morse has been a member of staff in The Dickson Poon School of Law since ���� and professor of law since ����. A former Head of the School, he is an editor of Dicey and Morris on the Conflict of Laws, Benjamin’s Sale of Goods and
Chitty on Contracts as well as the author of numerous articles and contributions to books on private international law. He is a member of the European Group for Private International Law. Grainger brought home gold in the double sculls at Eton Dorney after winning silver at the three previous Olympics. Please see pages ���� to read more about Grainger.
Professor Robin Morse FKC, left, with the Principal, Professor Sir Richard Trainor, at the King’s Awards ceremony
Staff list
Head of School
Professor Timothy Macklem Academic and teaching staff
For more information about The Dickson Poon School of Law and its staff, visit the School’s website at kcl.ac.uk/schools/law
Professor Tanya Aplin Dr Dennis Baker Professor Andrea Biondi Professor Robert Blackburn Professor Benjamin Bowling Professor Roger Brownsword Professor Phillip Capper Professor Keith Ewing Mr Stephen Gilmore Professor Jonathan Glover Professor Penelope Green Professor Jonathan Harris Mrs Jane Henderson Dr Ori Herstein Professor Richard Hooley Professor Jeremy Horder Professor Sir Francis Jacobs Professor Alison Jones
Professor Satvinder Juss Mr Perry Keller Dr Christoph Kletzer Dr Prabha Kotiswaran Ms Barbara Lauriat Professor Penney Lewis Professor Gordon Llewelyn Professor Eva Lomnicka Professor Timothy Macklem Professor Maleiha Malik Mr Paul Matthews Professor Aileen McColgan Professor Christopher Morse Dr Cian Murphy Dr Aruna Nair Dr Tunde Ogowewo Dr Federico Ortino Dr Nicola Palmer Professor John Phillips Professor Lord Raymond Plant Professor Elaine Player Professor Joseph Raz
Professor Plant at Gresham College Professor Lord Raymond Plant has been appointed Gresham Professor of Divinity by Gresham College and the Corporation of London. The appointment will see him deliver �� lectures over three years on a general theme of ‘Religion and Values in a Liberal State: The Morals of Markets’. Gresham College has offered free public lectures in the City of London for more than ��� years, and currently runs more than ��� public events each year. The College has eight professors from academia and industry who give regular lectures across a range of subject areas. The divinity chair dates back to the College’s founding in ����. Professor Plant is a Labour peer and sits in the House of Lords with the title of Lord Plant of Highfield. His hourlong free public lectures will take place at the Museum of London. They will focus on some of the central ideas and principles that make up a liberal democratic society and its associated market economy, looking in detail at what a theological understanding can add to these questions. More information is available at gresham.ac.uk Professor Genevra Richardson Dr Irit Samet-Porat Dr Michael Schillig Dr Eloise Scotford Professor Rosamund Scott Professor Cindy Skach Dr John Stanton-Ife Mr Alexander Steel Dr Eva Steiner Professor Ravindra Tennekoon Dr Christopher Townley Dr Leslie Turano Taylor Professor Alexander Turk Ms Patricia Walsh Dr Philippa Webb Professor Leif Wenar Professor Richard Whish Professor Robert Wintemute Professor Karen Yeung Dr Lorenzo Zucca
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