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The Squire Law Library and the Faculty of Law are pleased to announce that an entry for William Rodolph Cornish, Emeritus Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law, has been added to the Eminent Scholars Archive. Bill Cornish was born in Adelaide in 1937, where he attended school and studied for his LLB at the University of Adelaide. He …

Necessary re-carpeting work will be taking place at the Squire Law Library from 27 August - 13 September. The areas being re-carpeted are at the end of each floor where the computer work stations are located (levels 1-3) and the reference area around the Enquiry Desk (level 1). The library will remain open while the work is being carried out. There…

Cambridge University Press has published Equity and Law: Fusion and Fission edited by John C. P. Goldberg, Henry E. Smith and Peter Turner. The fusion of law and equity in common law systems was a crucial moment in the development of the modern law. Common law and equity were historically the two principal sources of rules and remedies in the judge…

Oxford University Press has published the fourth edition of Family Law: Text, Cases, and Materials by Joanna Miles, Rob George, and Sonia Harris-Short. Placing key judgments and expert commentary at your fingertips, Family Law: Text, Cases, and Materials presents everything the undergraduate student needs in one volume. Drawing on their extensive e…

The Squire Law Library will be closed for the August Bank Holiday on Monday 26 August. We will re-open on Tuesday 27 August at 9am.

The Squire Law Library and the Faculty of Law are pleased to announce an entry into the Eminent Scholars Archive for Professor Harold Hongju Koh. Professor Harold Hongju Koh was the Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science for the academic years 2018-19. He was interviewed in his rooms in Christ’s College on 28th May 2019. Professor Koh …

Bloomsbury Professional has published A Practitioner’s Guide to Ancillary Orders in Criminal Courts by Dr Elaine Freer. This is the only guide to the law, application and analysis relating to Ancillary Orders, available to criminal courts, helping practitioners to mitigate risk for their clients. A Practitioner's Guide to Ancillary Orders in Crimin…

If you're visiting Cambridge for the Law Faculty Open Day on Wednesday 3 July or the University Open Days on Thursday 4 July and Friday 5 July, we invite you to visit the Squire Law Library. Prospective students and their parents, guardians and teachers can take a self-guided tour and find out more about the library collections, which include over …

Erskine May's treatise on the law, privileges, proceedings and usage of Parliament (25th edition, 2019) is now freely available online. The full text is available to search and browse via the parliament.uk website. Erskine May details parliamentary procedure and is regularly referenced during debates. First produced in 1844 Erskine May continues to…

Cambridge University Press has published Children's Rights and Sustainable Development edited by Dr Claire Fenton-Glynn. This volume, edited by Claire Fenton-Glynn, considers how to implement children’s rights in the 21st century through a child rights-based approach to sustainable development. Bringing together authors from six countries, and acro…

Oxford University Press has published the third edition of Equity & Trusts: Text, Cases, and Materials by Professor Paul Davies and Professor Graham Virgo. Equity & Trusts: Text, Cases, and Materials provides a comprehensive guide to trusts and equity in a single volume. Drawing on a judiciously balanced selection of case extracts, journal articles…

Oxford University Press has published Oxford Handbook of Comparative Environmental Law edited by Dr Emma Lees and Professor Jorge E. Viñuales. The volume brings together over 50 authors from around the world, including some of the most prominent authorities on different countries and topics, to analyse environmental law as a key technology to tackl…

Oxford University Press has published the tenth edition of Evidence (Core Texts Series) edited by Dr Roderick Munday. Munday's Evidence is a concise yet stimulating introduction to the key areas of the law of evidence. Vibrant and engaging, the book demystifies a traditionally intimidating subject. Careful analysis of the issues, both historic and …

Cambridge University Press has published English Legal History and its Sources: Essays in Honour of Sir John Baker edited by Professor David Ibbetson, Dr Neil Jones, Dr Nigel Ramsay. This volume honours the work and writings of Professor Sir John Baker over the past fifty years, presenting a collection of essays by leading scholars on topics relati…

Intersentia has published Eastern and Western Perspectives on Surrogacy edited by Dr Jens Scherpe, Dr Claire Fenton-Glynn and Professor Terry Kaan. Over the past 10 years, a convergence of scientific, demographic, legal and social developments has led to a significant influx of cases of international surrogacy. What was previously a marginal form …