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Prof Paul Johnson and two of the winning team

School of Law students champion community justice at Stephen Lawrence Day Showcase

First-year law students present innovative legal ideas to tackle inequality, with winning team recognised for hate crime reporting app.

A view from a walkway on a Brutalist block of flats. Smiling photo of Dr Bainbridge in a circle frame to the left.

Dr Laura Bainbridge’s campaigning results in major new cuckooing breakthrough

Cuckooing has become a standalone criminal offence in England and Wales, as the Crime and Policing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April.

Cover of the Open Access International Human Rights Law Textbook

School of Law celebrates success at 2026 Leeds Partnership Awards

The School of Law proudly celebrates its staff, postgraduate researchers and students who won the Student-Staff Partnership of the Year Award.

First Flexible Funding Awards

Following the first round of applications to the TYP-ACE flexible fund call, we are pleased to announce that we have awarded two Collaborative Research Awards.

TYP-ACE Newsletter April 2026

First TYP-ACE Newsletter