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Another angle to COP26 - the role of the activist lawyer

Gillian Mawdsley is an OU Associate Lecturer and Scottish lawyer and has been involved in tutoring ‘Justice in action’ since it started in 2017. Gillian is based in Glasgow and is attending COP26 as one of the chosen representatives of the Open University. In her third COP26 related post Gillian looks at Another angle to COP26 - the role of the activist lawyer.

11th November 2021
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Climate Change Policy at the OU

Gillian Mawdsley is an OU Associate Lecturer and wrote this blog earlier in the summer after working with open justice students on a research project in collaboration with the Environmental Law Foundation. Gillian is based in Glasgow and is attending COP26 as one of the chosen representatives of the Open University

29th October 2021
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Legal Language interacts with COP26

Gillian Mawdsley is an OU Associate Lecturer and Scottish lawyer and has been involved in tutoring ‘Justice in action’ since it started in 2017. Most recently Gillian supported a group of students with an award winning research project that focused on climate emergency declarations (CEDs) made by public authorities since 2019. Gillian is based in Glasgow and is attending COP26 as one of the chosen representatives of the Open University.

26th October 2021
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The Mangrove Nine – Fifty Years On

Dr Andrew Gilbert, Senior Lecturer in Law, writes about the trial of the Mangrove Nine, which began fifty years ago today.

5th October 2021
Elizabeth Hill

‘Rodger the Repairs Bot’ - The Digital Justice Project

Elizabeth Hill writes the next blog in our summer series where recent graduates share how their understanding of the value of pro bono legal work has developed in light of their participation in the Open Justice activities of the past year. Elizabeth was the winner of the 2021 Digital Justice Award for her innovative 'chatbot'.

17th September 2021
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Everyone loves a freebie… but just how important is free legal work?

Rachel Donovan writes the next blog in our summer series where recent graduates share how their understanding of the value of pro bono legal work has developed in light of their participation in the Open Justice activities of the past year. 

9th September 2021
Laurie-Elizabeth Ketley

Pro Bono Publico – 'For the public good'

Laurie-Elizabeth Ketley writes the next blog in our summer series where recent graduates share how their understanding of the value of pro bono legal work has developed in light of their participation in the Open Justice activities of the past year. Laurie-Elizabeth writes about working in the Law Clinic.

17th August 2021
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Pro bono, a student’s greatest lesson

Liam Chin writes the next blog in our summer series where recent graduates share how their understanding of the value of pro bono legal work has developed in light of their participation in the Open Justice activities of the past year. Liam participated in the Freedom Law Clinic project.

6th August 2021
Rachel Innes

The best things in life are free?

In the first of a summer series of blog posts our recent graduates share how their understanding of the value of pro bono legal work has developed in light of their participation in the Open Justice activities of the past year. The first blog is by Rachel Innes.

29th July 2021
Kate Wells

Working on the Digital Justice Project

Kate Wells writes about her experiences of working on the Digital Justice Project.

21st July 2021

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