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Criminal Justice Clinic students Gabriella Coe, Cliff Johnson, Ruth Mansell, Harriette Eden, Charlotte Grayson and Jennifer Whewell reflect on vicarious trauma training in this new blog.
'Justice in action' students Sara Meale, Hibo Ahmed, Jill Randles, Danielle Field, Lena Le, Suneeta Gupta discuss the effectiveness of prisons and current UK government policy in this new blog.
In our final Christmas blog, Bryony Gilbert muses on the gifts she would wish for her students.
In the fifth of our Christmas blog series Dr Neil Graffin writes about sanctuary and finding a home for the 'urban fox' at Christmas time.
In the fourth blog of our Christmas series, Open Justice Centre Manager Jon-Paul Knight writes about filmmaker John Waters, author Ivy Compton-Burnett and the Christmas family argument.
In our third Christmas Blog Dr Sam Woods-Peel ponders on Joseph, Mary and the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA).
In todays blog, Lecturer in Law Brett Crumley writes about historic conflict and laws enacted in the sixteenth century that had a surprising effect on the landscape in which Carols might be sung at Christmas.
The Open Justice Legally Christmas Series has established itself as a much-anticipated seasonal tradition at The OU and I’m very pleased to have been invited back to contribute a review of some Law School highlights from 2024.
In this blog, Francine Ryan, Senior Lecturer in Law, and Director of the Open Justice Centre discusses Pro Bono Week: Welcome to the 23rd Annual Pro Bono week which takes place between 4th to 8th November 2024.
This new blog post as a case comment by Open University LLB student William Brazier looks at discrimination law and what can be learned from Alison Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd and Others [2024] EAT 119

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