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University of Leeds alumni dominate honorary Queens Council appointments
Professor Emeritus Clive Walker, School of Law alumnus and long standing professor at the University of Leeds has recently been appointed as a Queen’s Counsel Honoris Causa (honorary QC).
“A tax on gender” - Leeds Research Student comments on controversial ‘tampon tax’
Wide spread debate has opened on this topic as a result of the recent rejection by MPs to scrap the 5% VAT rate on sanitary products.
Prof Michael Freeman delivers first Hamlyn Lecture of 2015
On 11 November 2015 the School of Law and Centre for Social Justice was pleased to host the first of the 2015 Hamlyn lectures to be delivered by Professor Michael Freeman.
Martha Fineman delivers inaugural lecture for Centre for Law and Social Justice
Over one hundred scholars came to Leeds to hear Professor Fineman discuss her recent work concerning the use of vulnerability as a means to understand societal inequalities.
“Outstanding Presentation” award for blind Human Rights Law student
Thomas Mtonga was awarded the “Outstanding Presentation” honour at the biennial conference which was attended by delegates from over 50 countries.