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During the snowy winter weather in early 2023 sixteen intrepid Scottish OU law students braved the elements to travel to their local Sheriff Court to witness justice happening in action in the criminal courts. Senior Lecturer in Law and Open Justice team member Liz Hardie writes about why they were there and the impact their visits had in this new blog.

Next in our summer series of blog posts, recent graduate Angharad Butler shares how participation in the Criminal Justice Clinic changed her understanding of the value of pro bono work.

In the first of a summer series of blog posts our recent graduates share how their understanding of the value of pro bono legal work has developed in light of their participation in the Open Justice activities of the past year. The first blog is by Swati Koetcha.

Open Justice Centre Intern Teah Zdanowicz writes about the Scottish Government's new project to use virtual reality technology in courts.

'Justice in action' student Diane Bespalyi investigates further into vicarious trauma after being involved in our criminal justice clinic project.

Current Law student Amy Klosek writes about the recent Street Law workshops delivered to secondary school pupils in Ireland. 

Open Justice Centre Intern Teah Zdanowicz writes about Bairns' Hoose in this blog written for Open Justice Week.

Current Law student Amy Klosek writes about her journey to studying Law at the OU and her experiences on two Open Justice projects this year, how they complimented each other and how Street Law can contribute to a better society for all.

This year marks the 53rd anniversary since Earth Day was first celebrated and in recognition of the day our intern Teah Zdanowicz composed a personal piece about what the day means to her and fellow Gen Z'ers.

The Law School’s ‘Open Justice Criminal Justice Clinic’ has been shortlisted in the LawWorks and Attorney General Student Awards 2023 for ‘Best new pro bono activity’.