One of the greatest challenges for any distance learning university is getting its students – from all corners of the globe – together in one place. Naturally, this is a challenge that the OULS would like to tackle. Please help us plan our events in locations that suit our...
It is with great excitement and relief that we today announce the launch of our new and very-much-improved website. It has been a long time in the making! We hope you love the new site and we would welcome your feedback. There are many sections to browse through, including...
By Matt Noble In the first of a series of interviews with practitioners in what might be called niche areas, I was fortunate enough to speak with Andy Korman, partner at Couchmans LLP. Couchmans is the UK’s premier specialist sports law firm, based near Gray’s Inn in central London....
By Matt Noble The London workshop took place on a sunny Saturday at the University of Law’s Bloomsbury centre this July, attended by a number of OULS members and organised as ever by custodians and doyens of OULS mooting Gwyn Hopkins and Abi Scott. Feedback for the day from...
Open University LL.B student, Chris Nixon, became the winner of the first Open University Law Society novice mooting competition last weekend (26th October). Held at the University of Law (Bloomsbury), Chris fought off tough competition to reach the final in front of a formidable panel of judges, which included...
The OULS mooting workshops, held at the beginning of August, proved to be a great success. Covering key topics such as oral case citation, legal research and constructing skeleton arguments, the workshops aimed to develop practical legal skills, and provide a head-start for those students who may wish to...
