TERM CARD Michaelmas
President's WELCOME
Dearmembers,
I hope you all have had a restful long vacation and are keeping safe and well during these unprecedented times
This is one of strangest and hardest periods the university has gone through. However, as a society, we are approaching the year ahead with optimism.
As lectures go online, fostering a sense of community has become more important than ever With this in mind, our committee has been working hard to create a packed term card of events. We have plenty of opportunities ahead to mingle with fellow law students, hear from world-class speakers and further your legal career A massive thanks goes to one our creative officers, Eve Simpson, for designing this beautiful card!
There are many CULS events I am excited about this year but I will go ahead and name a few that are, for me, particular highlights.
Firstly, we have an amazing line up of visiting speakers. In November, we will be hosting Gina Miller. She brought two of the most constitutionally important cases in the last decade: Miller [2017] and Miller [2019]. Now she will be speaking to us about the importance of judicial review as a check on government power.
CULS is known for having one of the best social calendars in Cambridge and this term is no exception. Law firm dinners are continuing virtually using Deliveroo vouchers Socials will also continue to take place in Cambridge's best (and most spacious) bars, with measures in place to abide by government guidelines. In December, we also plan to host a gala dinner for our alumni from the Class of 2020 who missed out on their last term
Our stash collection is also ready to launch on our website very soon! We are getting CULS puffer jackets, q-zips, joggers and more.
Furthermore, our magazine, Per Incuriam, is collaborating with Colombia University; our Pro Bono department is arranging student work with the NGO Amicus; our Foreign Affairs team has been busy organising exchanges with Milan and Malta And finally, our Non-Law, Careers and Mooting teams have packed the term with insight events, moots and opportunities.
Keep track of all of these ventures on our brilliantly managed Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn pages. Also keep an eye out for our new digital venture which will be announced next week!
Bestwishes,
Rebecca CULSPresident2020-21
2020-2021 committee
President Vice - President
Treasurer Secretary
Rebecca McNeill Yasmin Dugdale Simrhan Khetani Chantelle Fard
Alumni Relations Officers
Joshua Dranesas
Marina Sultonova
Makeda Brown
Rasmus Bay Larsen
Foreign Affairs Secretaries
Charlotte Faulkner
Daniel Tian
Robbie Rawlings
Seal Llego
Non-Law Representatives
Adrian Ramirez-Valdez
Alexia Meade
Francesca Smith
Flagship Events Co-Presidents
Alex Martin
Cie-Jen Wong
Stash Officers
Georgia Wray
Honor Abery
Kat Wade
Masha Novikova
Careers Secretaries
Quinn Liang
Yi Wen Lee
Zhou Yang
Per Incuriam Editorial Team
Aaron Brooks
Fred Halbhuber
Tom Williamson
Membership Secretaries
Alex Hughes
Paddy Bird
Pro Bono Coordinators
Abigail Pope
Jack Bailey
Natasha Godsiff
Sonia Sitea
Publicity Secretaries
Daniel Webb
Millie Chisholm
Vanessa Lui
Yasmine Chbary
Mistress and Masters of Moots
Adam Brown
Oscar Swann
Trisha Shah
Speakers Secretaries
Biao Huan Foo
Joel Rosen
Ren Ioka
Socials Secretaries
Hannah Obie
Katie Adamson
Creative Officers
Eve Simpson
Sahej Grewal
Wong Suet Ling Sherene
Socials
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Tuesday 13th October | 6-8pm
Freshers' Social
Calling all freshers! Come down to Revs on the 14th October for a Calling all freshers! Come down to Revs on the 14th October for a guaranteed fun night. Meet the CULS executive team and social guaranteed fun night. Meet the CULS executive team and social secretaries and have a drink while you get to know the other freshers. secretaries and have a drink while you get to know the other freshers.
Lots of fun, lots of drinks but only 40-50 places...
Lots of fun, lots of drinks but only 40-50 places...
Keep an eye out for the sign up link so you don’t miss out! Keep an eye out for the sign up link so you don’t miss out!
Wednesday 14th October | 7-10pm
Revolution Bar
NETWORKING DINNER
Milbank is a premier international law firm handling high-profile, complex cases
Milbank is a premier international law firm handling high-profile, complex cases and business transactions through 12 offices worldwide. The firm works in and business transactions through 12 offices worldwide. The firm works in industries such as: infrastructure, technology, healthcare and renewable energy. industries such as: infrastructure, technology, healthcare and renewable energy.
The firm dinner is the perfect opportunity to have your questions about Milbank
The firm dinner is the perfect opportunity to have your questions about Milbank aanswered. nswered.
Note: this event is subject to change as with government/ university guidelines
Note: this event is subject to change as with government/ university guidelines
Thursday 22nd October
University Arms Hotel
Careers Events
Michaelmas Career Events
SPEEDNETWORKING
Herbert
Aspiring Solicitors; Clifford Chance Bridging the Bar Online - 4-6pm 13th October
Diversity and Inclusion Panel Event
ChrisWhite FounderofBridgingtheBar
SavannahAdeniyan Trainee,CliffordChance
ChrisWhite CEOofAspiringSolicitors
This panel event aims to inform students from underrepresented backgrounds about the opportunities available to them. Panelists include the CEO of Aspiring Solicitors, a representative from Rare recruitment and the Founder of Bridging the Bar - all organisations that aim to improve access to a legal career.
This event will cover an array of topics regarding access to a legal career. This will include discussing the structural barriers to access that face students due to their gender, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or disability. This event is envisioned to be a place where you can hear your experiences voiced. The panel will also discuss advice for you and outline the different opportunities available to you, finishing with a Q&A.
Saturday12thOctober|4-6pm
Speakers Series
Michaelmas Speaker Series
20th October 5pm
Law Faculty
LORD CHARLIE FALCONER:
THE EXECUTIVE REWRITES THE UNWRITTEN CONSTITUTION IN ITS OWN IMAGE
27th October 4pm Online
3rd November 7pm
Law Faculty
10th November
Law Faculty
11th November 6pm
Law Faculty
27th November
Law Faculty
KELLY HOEY (AUTHOR OF ‘BUILD YOUR DREAM NETWORK:)
FORGING POWERFUL RELATIONSHIPS IN A HYPER –CONNECTED WORLD
A CONVERSATION WITH GINA MILLER:
JUDICIAL REVIEW AND HOLDING POWER TO ACCOUNT
GINA MILLER IS A GUYANESE-BRITISH BUSINESS OWNER AND ACTIVIST WHO INITIATED THE 2017 R (MILLER) V SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION COURT CASE AGAINST THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OVER ITS AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT BREXIT WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM PARLIAMENT
WILLIAM CLEGG QC
“WILLIAM CLEGG QC IS A CRIMINAL BARRISTER WHO HAS DEFENDED OVER 100 MURDER CASES AND IS THE AUTHOR OF ‘ UNDER THE WIG A LAWYER’S STORIES OF MURDER, GUILT AND INNOCENCE’
JENNIFER ROBINSON
JENNIFER ROBINSON IS AN AUSTRALIAN BARRISTER WHO HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED BY JULIAN ASSANGE FOR OVER A DECADE SHE HAS ALSO ACTED FOR ACTIVISTS FROM WEST PAPUA
JUDGE THEODOR MERON
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JUDGE MERON SERVED FOUR TERMS AS PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY) FOLLOWING HIS APPOINTMENT BY THE U N SECRETARY-GENERAL, HE IS IN HIS SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS (MICT)
LORDCHARLIEFALCONER:
THE EXECUTIVE REWRITES THE UNWRITTEN CONSTITUTION IN ITS OWN IMAGE
Lord Falconer PC QC became Lord Chancellor and the first Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs in 2003 in the Government of his former flatmate, Tony Blair. He currently serves as Labour’s Shadow Attorney General in Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet. He read law at Queen’s College and became a QC in 1991.
Tuesday 20th October | 5pm Law Faculty
POWERTOACCOUNT
Gina Miller is a Guyanese-British business owner and activist who initiated the 2017 R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union court case against the British government over its authority to implement Brexit without approval from Parliament.
Tuesday 3rd November| 7pm Law Faculty/Online tbc
JENNIFER ROBINSON
Jennifer Robinson is an Australian human rights barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. She specialises in cases that relate to free speech and civil liberties. She has served on the legal team of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for more than a decade. She also serves as adjunct lecturer in Law at the University of Sydney Law School. Jen has given expert evidence at the UN and in Parliament.
Wednesday 11th November| 6pm
Law Faculty/Online tbc
Host:ProfessorAlisonYoung
Tuesday 17th November|5-7pm
Law Faculty/Online tbc
Non -Law
MichaelmasNon-Law Events
Non-LawTrainee PanelEvent
Hearfromtraineesabouttheirexperiencesasnonlawgraduatesenteringthelegalsectoratthisonline, non-lawpanelevent.
Friday 16th October| 6pm Online
Pro Bono
Michaelmas ProBono
Launch of Pro Bono
Certificates Social
28th October tbc
Pro Bono Presentation
Debevoise & Plimpton
4th November tbc
BookDrive-CollectionDeadline
International Law Book Facility
30th November
“FreeMen”MovieNightandQ&A withDeathRowInmate Amicus
2nd December tbc
GoTheExtraMileforJustice FundraiserDeadline
Access for Justice 31st December
Stash
MichaelmasStash
Alumni Relations
Alumni Social: London
30th October
London | 7pm
Class
5th December
London | tbc
Mooting
OUR MOOTS
DeSmithMoot
The De Smith Moot is Sponsored by Blackstone Chambers. It is an individual moot. Participants must have had some prior mooting experience, and moot problems can be on any core area of law.
BrickCourtMoot
The Brick Court Moot is sponsored by Brick Court Chambers It is a team moot (in pairs) There is no need for participants to have prior mooting experience, and no restrictions on how the team is formed. Moot problems can be on any core area of law.
Cuppers
The Cuppers Moot is sponsored by Atkin Chambers. It is a team moot. There is no need for participants to have prior mooting experience, but teams must come from the same College. Moot problems can be on any core area of law.
Fledglings
The Fledglings Moot is sponsored by Quadrant Chambers. It is an individual moot for beginners. Participants should not have had any prior mooting experience (for those with only College moot experience, we placed them on the waitlist). Moot problems should only be on first-year areas of law.
SpeedMoots
There are currently four speed moots. Speed moots usually span the course of a day, unlike other moots which span across a few weeks or months. The problem will be released only on the day of the moot and as such, require less time commitment.
