In 2017/18 we made grants to assist with undergraduate and postgraduate course fees and living expenses, attending international events, legal publications and research, dramatic reconstructions, and for a series of public seminars.
Awards made in 2017/18 include the following:
Telders International Moot Court Competition
The Foundation helped fund the attendance of a team of students from The University of Dundee to represent Scotland in the finals of the Telders International Moot Court Competition in The Hague. More
Sir Gerald Gordon Seminar in Criminal Law
The Foundation contributed towards the cost of hosting the 10th annual Sir Gerald Gordon Seminar in Criminal Law at The University of Glasgow. The award allowed the event to be hosted free of charge to delegates. More
International Law Week
The Foundation made an award to Abertay University to enable students to participate in International Law Week 2018, organised by the University College UC Leuven-Limberg in Belgium. More
Amateur Actors
The Foundation made an award to Dundee Law School to fund the involvement of amateur actors in a level 3 and 4 optional module, Law in Practice. More
Brexit and Human Rights in Scots Law Seminar Series
The Foundation supported JustRight Scotland in running a series of four public seminars, free of charge, on the topic of Brexit and its significance on four key areas of law – employment law, migration, gender and children’s rights. More
European Private Law Summer School, Salzburg
The Foundation helped fund the attendance of a number of University of Edinburgh students at the European Private Law Summer School in Salzburg. The Summer School lasted for 2 weeks during which the students attended classes and workshops. More
Jus Feudale
The Foundation helped Dr Leslie Dodd with the production of an English translation of Book 2 of Thomas Craig’s Jus Feudale. More
Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture
The Foundation supported the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow in holding the Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture. More
Shelter Scotland Housing Law Service
The Foundation made an award to Shelter Scotland to assist with expanding the knowledge of housing law of solicitors and lay representatives within the Shelter Housing Law Service (SHLS). More
Supporting Under Graduate and Post Graduate Students
In addition to other awards, the Foundation supported a number of students both at undergraduate level (LLB, DIPLP) and at postgraduate level (LLM, PhD) to enable them to study and research Scots law. More