Read the latest issue of Northumbria University News: Spring 2025 edition
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Topics: Law
The book that almost never was – a story of Victorian independent women
A book written by two women, born 60 years apart, who never met, has finally been published, more than 30 years after work on it first began. Deserted Wives and Economic Divorce in 19th Century England and Wales: For Wives Alone highlights a little-known Victorian legislative clause which restored the financial and legal independence of married women whose husbands had left them.
Advisory public appointment for Law academic
Northumbria Law School academic Professor Marion Oswald MBE has been appointed by the Home Office to the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG), an advisory non-departmental public body.
EXPERT COMMENT: The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook
In this article originally written for The Conversation*, Dr Thomas Cheney, Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at Northumbria Law School in Northumbria University, discusses the implications of Space Junk.
Northumbria welcomes High Commissioner for the Bahamas.
The High Commissioner for the Bahamas, Paul Andrew Gomez, has visited Northumbria University to discuss unlocking opportunities for Bahamian students to come and study at the University.
EXPERT COMMENT: Lucy Letby investigation: UK corporate manslaughter cases tend to be complex and can take years to reach a finding
Victoria Elizabeth Roper, Associate Professor in Law at Northumbria University, discusses the difficult nature of corporate manslaughter cases, in relation to the Lucy Letby investigation.
Northumbria Professors named Academy of Social Sciences Fellows
Two environmental experts from Northumbria University are among 47 leading social scientists to be elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Funding offers opportunities to talented students from under-represented backgrounds
Northumbria University law student Ami Leake has been awarded a bursary worth up to £7,500 over three years to help with accommodation and living costs during her studies.
EXPERT COMMENT: What happens when someone dies in space? Space tourism brings new legal and moral issues
In an article for The Conversation, Christopher Newman, Professor of Space Law and Policy, and Nick Caplan, Professor of Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northumbria University, discuss the legal, cultural and environmental issues we will have to consider as space tourism come closer to reality.
Northumbria judged ideal venue to announce new law court
Northumbria University, Newcastle, has hosted a prestigious launch event announcing the opening of a Business and Property Court (B&PC) in Newcastle.
Northumbria Law lecturer appointed to the Law Society’s Education and Training Committee
Northumbria law lecturer, Victoria Roper, has been appointed to the Law Society’s influential Education and Training Committee.
Northumbria law academic advises Norwegian Government on international maritime safety laws
Research by a Northumbria University academic is helping an influential Norwegian Parliamentary Commission investigate and improve international maritime safety laws.
Environment on the agenda as Supreme Court Justice visits Northumbria
A Supreme Court Justice is to speak in Newcastle for the first time during a public lecture at Northumbria University exploring the role of environmental law in society.
National Teaching Excellence award for Northumbria’s Student Law Office
Northumbria University’s Student Law Office has won a national award in recognition of its work providing students with an excellent professional education through a project which offers free legal services to the public.
EXPERT COMMENT: How legal aid cuts are putting extra strain on family courts
Kayliegh Richardson, Senior Lecturer in Family Law and Child Care Law at Northumbria, writes about legal aid cuts for The Conversation.
New Pro Vice-Chancellor for Business and Law at Northumbria
Professor John Wilson has been appointed to the role of Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Business and Law at Northumbria University, Newcastle.
Eminent legal figure to lecture at Northumbria
The Rt Hon Lord Mackay of Clashfern, one of the UK’s most respected and influential legal figures in recent times, is to give a public lecture at Northumbria University, Newcastle.
