Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

Professor Jo Shaw, University of Edinburgh and Tampere University gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "The Populist Challenge to Constitutional Citizenship" on Wednesday 4 March 2020 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Chris Hale (Chair Emeritus of Travers Smith) gave a lecture entitled 'Private Equity: Its place in corporate finance and how it works' on 28 February 2020 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL. This lecture by Chris Hale, Chair Emeritus of Travers Smith, will explore the economic and legal aspects of private equity, reflecting on its global reach, its growth from its origins in venture capital, and its importance in the context of M&A. As well as an in-depth analysis of the legal structure, he will consider the reasons for its success, the current trends and tis prospects in the future. Chris Hale is a senior consultant in the Private Equity & Financial Sponsors Group of Travers Smith, which he founded in 1996. Chris was Senior Partner between 2013 and 2019, and Head of Corporate from 2003 to 2013. He is listed as among the world’s leading lawyers in private equity by the Legal List 500 and Chambers Global, and as an eminent practitioner for UK Corporate M&A and private equity by Chambers and Partners. For more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website at http://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/

On 28 February 2020 Dr Ewan Smith (University of Oxford) gave a seminar entitled "Is Foreign Policy Special?" hosted by the Centre for Public Law (CPL).For more information see the CPL website at: https://www.cpl.law.cam.ac.uk

Ryan Abbott (University of Surrey) gave a lecture entitled 'The Principle of AI Legal Neutrality' on 25 February 2020 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL. AI and people do not compete on a level-playing field. From a safety perspective, AI may be the best choice for driving a vehicle, but laws often prohibit driverless vehicles. At the same time, a person may be better at providing customer service, but a business may automate because it saves on taxes. AI may be better at helping companies to innovate, but using AI may keep these companies from obtaining intellectual property rights. In The Reasonable Robot, Ryan Abbott argues that the law should not discriminate between people and AI when they are performing the same tasks, a legal standard that will ultimately improve human wellbeing. For more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website at http://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/

Mr David Yale was interviewed by Mrs Lesley Dingle on 26 November 2019, in his home in Porthmadog, Snowdonia.For more information, see the Squire website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/

Mr David Yale was interviewed by Mrs Lesley Dingle on 26 November 2019, in his home in Porthmadog, Snowdonia.For more information, see the Squire website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/

The Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) hosts an annual public lecture in honour of Lord Mackenzie-Stuart, the first British Judge to be President of the Court of Justice. Among the eminent scholars of European legal studies invited to give the lecture are Professor Joseph Weiler, former Judge David Edwards of the European Court of Justice, and Advocate-General Francis Jacobs of the European Court of Justice. The texts of the Mackenzie-Stuart Lectures are published in the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies.The 2020 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture was delivered by Professor Paul Craig FBA, Emeritus Professor of English Law, Oxford University, under the title 'Membership of the EU: Formal and Substantive Dimensions' on 5 February 2020.More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for European Legal Studies website at:https://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/mackenzie-stuart-lectures

Jon Lukomnik (Sinclair Capital & IRRC Institute) gave a lecture entitled 'Blackrock's Environmental Activism: The Third Stage of Corporate Governance' on 4 February 2020 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL. For more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website at http://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/

Dr Suren Gomtsian (University of Leeds) gave a lecture entitled 'Shareholder Engagement by Large Institutional Investors' on 28 January 2020 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL. For more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website at http://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/

The problems arising from Europe's troubled history was the subject of the fourth seminar in the ‘Future of Europe’ series, which took place at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Law in 2004. The seminar was held on Wednesday 28 January 2004, and discussed the issues of nationalism and the bitterness of past conflicts and how the problems still exist despite the creation of pan-European institutions. The seminar was chaired by Tim Blanning, Professor of Modern European History at the University of Cambridge. Speakers included Norman Davies, Historian, Oxford University; Misha Glenny, author and specialist in the history and politics of the Balkans; and Harold James, Professor of History, Princeton University. Each talk is available at the following links: 1) Introduction - Tim Blanning (https://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/3137380); 2) Speaker 1 - Harold James (https://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/3137391); 3) Speaker 2 - Micha Glenny (https://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/3137402); 4) Speaker 3 - Norman Davies (https://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/3137413). The ‘Future of Europe Seminars’ addressed the uncertainties that now beset the project of European integration, with the proposal to adopt a written Constitution for Europe and the addition of ten new member states in May 2004. With panels of leading specialists from Europe, the United States and beyond, the seminars provided a unique opportunity to share a wide range of knowledge and experience in understanding European integration and in thinking about its possible futures. The focus of the seminars was not the familiar political debate about Europe. The seminars were designed to debate Europe in a new and different way, as a constitutional, historical and cultural challenge.