University of Dundee School of Law
Encyclopedia
The School of Law at the University of Dundee
in Dundee
, Scotland
provides undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Scottish
and English
Law
. It is the only institution in the United Kingdom to permit students to qualify into all three UK legal jurisdictions. The School and the Law Library are based in the Scrymgeour Building on the university's main campus.
According to The Times
University Guide 2009, Dundee's School of Law was ranked ninth in the United Kingdom
and second in Scotland. In addition, the Complete University Guide 2009, backed by The Independent
, ranked the School of Law eighth in the UK and second in Scotland.
, around 1413. As with many of that University's "professional subjects", the teaching of Law was in later years focused upon its Queen's College site in Dundee, founded in 1881. In 1967, the independent University of Dundee was created by Royal Charter, incorporating the former Queen's College, including the School of Law. St Andrews became, and remains, the only ancient university not to offer the study of Law.
The School of Law was only created in its present form following the reorganisation of the University in August 2006, when the Faculty of Law and Accountancy was abolished and the Schools of Law and Accountancy were created in its place, within the College of Arts and Social Sciences.
The current Dean of the School of Law is Professor Alan Page.
to offer qualifying Bachelor of Laws
(LL.B.) degrees
in both Scottish and English/NI
Law. Both LL.B. degrees can also be taken as Law with Languages degrees in French, German and Spanish. In the 2009 Good University Guide's "universities by subject" tables, the School of Law was ranked eighth in the UK and second in Scotland.
At postgraduate level, the School of Law offers a wide range of Master of Laws
(LL.M.) courses and is also linked to the University's Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, and the UNESCO
Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science.
Undergraduate
Post-Graduate
Law School has recently established a student-run Law Clinic
. The Clinic offers free legal advice and help to residents of Dundee, including both the local and student populations, who cannot afford a solicitor and do not qualify for legal aid
.
The Law Clinic became operational on 31st January 2011, and runs from 5-7pm every Monday night in the Student's Union.
The Law Clinic offers free legal advice on issues such as landlord and tenant, small claims, benefit disputes and employment. It can also provide services as a "McKenzie friend
".
(*) = alumnus/a of Queen's College
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
provides undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Scottish
Scots law
Scots law is the legal system of Scotland. It is considered a hybrid or mixed legal system as it traces its roots to a number of different historical sources. With English law and Northern Irish law it forms the legal system of the United Kingdom; it shares with the two other systems some...
and English
English law
English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...
Law
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
. It is the only institution in the United Kingdom to permit students to qualify into all three UK legal jurisdictions. The School and the Law Library are based in the Scrymgeour Building on the university's main campus.
According to The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
University Guide 2009, Dundee's School of Law was ranked ninth in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and second in Scotland. In addition, the Complete University Guide 2009, backed by The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, ranked the School of Law eighth in the UK and second in Scotland.
History
The origins of the School of Law begin with the foundation of the University of St AndrewsUniversity of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
, around 1413. As with many of that University's "professional subjects", the teaching of Law was in later years focused upon its Queen's College site in Dundee, founded in 1881. In 1967, the independent University of Dundee was created by Royal Charter, incorporating the former Queen's College, including the School of Law. St Andrews became, and remains, the only ancient university not to offer the study of Law.
The School of Law was only created in its present form following the reorganisation of the University in August 2006, when the Faculty of Law and Accountancy was abolished and the Schools of Law and Accountancy were created in its place, within the College of Arts and Social Sciences.
The current Dean of the School of Law is Professor Alan Page.
Courses offered
The University of Dundee's School of Law has the distinction of being the only law school in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
to offer qualifying Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
(LL.B.) degrees
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in both Scottish and English/NI
English law
English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...
Law. Both LL.B. degrees can also be taken as Law with Languages degrees in French, German and Spanish. In the 2009 Good University Guide's "universities by subject" tables, the School of Law was ranked eighth in the UK and second in Scotland.
At postgraduate level, the School of Law offers a wide range of Master of Laws
Master of Laws
The Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, pursued by those holding a professional law degree, and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. from its Latin name, Legum Magister. The University of Oxford names its taught masters of laws B.C.L...
(LL.M.) courses and is also linked to the University's Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, and the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science.
Undergraduate
- LL.B. Scots Law (Honours and Pass)
- LL.B. English Law (Honours and Pass)
- LL.B. Scots Law with Languages
- LL.B. English Law with Languages
- Two Year LL.B. in Scots Law (Accelerated Course)
- Two year LL.B. in English Law (Accedlerated Course)
Post-Graduate
- Diploma in Legal Practice
- LLM/PgDip in Commercial Law: Programme Director: Mr Stuart Cross
- LLM/PgDip in Environmental Law:Programme Director: Ms Andrea Ross
- LLM/PgDip in International Commercial Law: Programme Director: Professor Peter McEleavy
- LLM/PgDip in International Law:Programme Director: Ms Elizabeth Kirk
- LLM/PgDip in International & European Law:Programme Director: Ms Carole Lyons
- LLM/PgDip in Law and Government:Programme Director: Professor Janet McLean
- LLM/PgDip/PgCert in Human Rights Law: Programme Director: Dr Patrick Ford
- LLM/PgDip/PgCert in Criminal Justice: Programme Director: Professor Fiona Raitt
- Distance Learning LL.M./Diploma/Certificate in Healthcare Law & Ethics
Mooting
The School of Law has an active mooting society, which organises an internal competition and competes in various Scottish and UK external competitions.Law Clinic
The University of DundeeUniversity of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
Law School has recently established a student-run Law Clinic
Legal clinic
The phrase legal clinic may refer to any private, nonprofit law practice serving the public interest. In the academic context, these law school clinics provide hands-on experience to law school students and services to various clients. Academic Clinics are usually directed by clinical professors...
. The Clinic offers free legal advice and help to residents of Dundee, including both the local and student populations, who cannot afford a solicitor and do not qualify for legal aid
Legal aid
Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring equality before the law, the right to counsel and the right to a fair trial.A number of...
.
The Law Clinic became operational on 31st January 2011, and runs from 5-7pm every Monday night in the Student's Union.
The Law Clinic offers free legal advice on issues such as landlord and tenant, small claims, benefit disputes and employment. It can also provide services as a "McKenzie friend
McKenzie Friend
A McKenzie friend assists a litigant in person in a common law court. This person does not need to be legally qualified. The crucial point is that litigants in person are entitled to have assistance, lay or professional, unless there are exceptional circumstances.Their role was set out most...
".
Notable alumni
- Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of CaltonLynda Clark, Baroness Clark of CaltonLynda Margaret Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton, QC is a Scottish judge. She was formerly the Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands...
, former Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and Advocate General for ScotlandAdvocate General for ScotlandHer Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, whose duty it is to advise the Crown and UK Government on Scots law...
, now Senator of the College of JusticeSenator of the College of JusticeThe Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of Senator: Lords of Session ; Lords Commissioner of Justiciary ; and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court...
* - Frank Doran, Member of Parliament for Aberdeen NorthAberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)Aberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
- Donald Findlay Q.C.Donald FindlayDonald Findlay QC, is a well-known senior advocate and Queen's Counsel in Scotland. He has also held positions as a vice chairman of Rangers Football Club and twice Rector of the University of St Andrews...
, Criminal Defence Advocate - Mr David Lessels, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of AberdeenUniversity of Aberdeen School of LawThe School of Law at the University of Aberdeen dates back to the University's foundation in 1495. Today, it is one of the largest law schools in Scotland, admitting some two hundred and fifty students each year, as well as over forty international exchange students...
- Professor Peter Robson, Professor of Social Welfare Law at the University of StrathclydeStrathclyde Law SchoolStrathclyde Law School was established in 1964 and operates within the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland....
* - Alan Turnbull, Lord TurnbullAlan Turnbull, Lord TurnbullAlan Turnbull, Lord Turnbull is a Scottish lawyer, and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts. He was one of the lead prosecutors in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial.-Early life:...
, Senator of the College of Justice
(*) = alumnus/a of Queen's College
See also
- University of DundeeUniversity of DundeeThe University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
- Legal education in the United KingdomLegal education in the United KingdomLegal education in the United Kingdom is divided between the common law system of England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and that of Scotland, which uses a hybrid of common law and civil law....
- Scots LawScots lawScots law is the legal system of Scotland. It is considered a hybrid or mixed legal system as it traces its roots to a number of different historical sources. With English law and Northern Irish law it forms the legal system of the United Kingdom; it shares with the two other systems some...
- English lawEnglish lawEnglish law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...