OU celebrates 20 years of teaching law
The Open University (OU) is this year marking the 20th anniversary of welcoming its first ever in-take of law students. On the 7th February 1998, 861…
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It’s time to modernise the UK’s road rules – but adding offences for cyclists is no place to start
The UK is set to review the criminal laws and safety issues relating to cycling. This announcement came shortly after 20-year-old Londoner Charlie Alliston was found…
The Detectives: Murder on the Streets
The chilling BBC/OU Co-production The Detectives: Murder on the Streets returns for a second series this autumn, following Manchester’s homicide detectives as they work to unravel complex murder…
If a brain can be caught lying, should we admit that evidence to court? Here’s what legal experts think
A man is charged with stealing a very distinctive blue diamond. The man claims never to have seen the diamond before. An expert is called to…
Still too many holes in Theresa May’s promise to EU citizens
A full year after the EU referendum, the British prime minister has finally issued a statement on the status of the 3m European citizens living in…
Fact Check: do the police spend over a million hours a year fighting cannabis?
According to the authoritative Crime Survey for England and Wales, 6.5% of 16 to 59-year-olds use cannabis. But fewer people are using cannabis than in 1996,…
England Rugby’s ‘ruckgate’: when playing by the rules is seen as unfair
The Six Nations match between England and Italy at Twickenham on February 26 created quite a stir. Not so much for the quality of the rugby,…
Tributes to Gary Slapper, the first Head of the Law School at The Open University
Professor Gary Slapper, the first Head of the Law School at The Open University, has died. Gary joined The Open University in 1997 and maintained his…
Meet the OU’s youngest ever law graduate
Completing her degree at the age of just 18, Zahra Alidina is The Open University’s youngest ever law graduate. Zahra left school at the age of…
Hope for UK nationals living abroad after Brexit
Some are retired, some are studying and some are working. Up until now, they have been entitled to the same rights as any other EU citizen.…
