This final blog of the 'Legally Christmas' series is written by Senior Lecturer in Law, Emma Curryer. Emma is using an interdisciplinary approach to research, considering the association between criminal justice, Egyptology, archaeology, and literature.

Today's blog post written by Dr Paul Troop for the 'Legally Christmas' series reflects on the recent government plans to abolish juries.

Its AI day today on the 'Legally Christmas' blog. This second AI blog was written by the Gemini generative AI tool with prompting from the Open Justice Centre's Liz Hardie.

Senior lecturer-in-law Kate Ritchie reflects on what an AI-influenced Christmas might entail in this new 'Legally Christmas' blog.

Director of SCiLAB and Senior Lecturer in Law (Open Justice) Liz Hardie writes about lawyers preparing for their busiest time of the year in our second 'Legally Christmas' blog.

Hugh McFaul, Head of Law School, at The Open University writes the first blog of this year's 'Legally Christmas' series. 

In this blog written for Pro Bono Week 2025, award winner Delia Chin shares her thanks and experiences of working on the Legal Technology Project.

In this blog written for Pro Bono Week 2025, award winner Joanne Roberts shares her thanks and experiences of working on the Legal Technology Project.

Welcome to the 24th Annual Pro Bono week which takes place between 3rd to 7th November 2025. In this blog written for Pro Bono Week, Kate Ritchie, Senior lecturer-in-law in the Open University Law School writes about the untapped power of pro bono.

As part of Pro Bono week, Dr Francine Ryan, Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Open Justice Centre at The Open University, discusses the importance of Policy Clinics in supporting access to justice.