Editorial Committee of the Cambridge Law Journal

Cambridge University Law SocietyAuthor(s): Jonathan BlakeSource: The Cambridge Law Journal, Vol. 34, No. 2 (Nov., 1975), pp. 351-352Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of Editorial Committee of the Cambridge LawJournalStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4505880 .

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LAW SOCIETY

OFFICERS

President: JONATHAN BLAKE) Queens Vice-President: NICHOLAS BOVRNE, Trinity

Secretary: CLAUDIA ACKNER, Girton Senior Treasurer: PROFESSOR P. G. STEINX Queens' Junior Treasurer: MARGARET AUSTEN, Girton

It has been the aim of the Committee this year to extend the ambit of the Law Society. The Society comprises the majority of Law Students at Cambridge and, since the Law Faculty is growing fast, we have felt that the Society must take on a more social role than it has in previous years by providing an opportuntty for members to meet each other and the Law Dons as well as the weekly speakers.

We introduced a Garden Party last Summers which was attended by over 300 students and Dons and proved most successful. This was followed by a Christmas Cocktail Party. The Annual Dinner in King's College in April was surely the highlig}t of the year when tord Denning, the Master of the Rolls, gave a most interesting and entertaining talk after an excellent dinner. We were very pleased that Lord Saimon of Sandwich, the Honorary President of the Society, was also able to be present.

We have also tried during the year to place a more social emphasis on the weekly speaker meetings by providing an oppor- tunity for all members to have port with each other and the speaker after every meeting. The Michaelmas Term's meetlngs were started off on a light note by Mr. Justice Megarry who spoke Ox1 his life in the Law. He was followed the next week in a different vein by Dr. Megan Bull, Governess of Holloway Prison, who spoke on the problems of women in prison. One of the most interesting and rewarding meetings in the year was the Forum on Civil Libenies in whSich Professor Harry Street, Mr. Bill Nash from tlle National Council for Ci1J11 Liberties, and Detective Superintendent B. E. Hotson of the Cambridgeshire Constabulary took part.

The Lent Term began with a talk by Sir Alan Marre on his work as Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration followed by Mr. Justice Donaldson who described the work and experiences of the former National Industrial Relations Court of which he

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was Chairman. Later in the term the Society was addressed by Lord Wilberforce who spoke on the future of the courts, and the

Lord Chief Justice, Lord Widgery, who led a discussion on some

practical problems in the Criminal Law. Another forum was also

held, this time on Consumer Law with Sir Geoffrey Howe, Q.C,

formerly a Minister of Consumer Affairs and Professor Aubrey Diamond and Derek Hodgson, Q.C, from the Law Commission.

We also held three informal careers evenings throughout the

year, one for barristers, another for solicitors and one for those

interested in careers outside the legal profession. The Society

magazine Obiter was pubiished in the Michaelmas Term and

contributions of any kind for future issues are encouraged.

Mooting has continued to flourish. Apart from a moot against

Aberystwyth University Law Society in November, judged by Mr.

Justice Caulfield, which we won, we had our own internal Mooting

Competition, the final of which was held in the Guildhall, set by Professor Brian Coote and judged by Lord Cross of Chelsea. Mrs.

de Smith was kind enough to present to the Society a beautiful

silver trophy in memory of her husband, the late Professor de Smith.

We are most grateful to her for her generous presentation and

feel sure it will encourage mooting in future years. The trophy was

won this year by Philip Dann (Trinity Hall) and Geoffrey Vos

(Caius).

Finally, the Committee would like to thank all those who have

helped and advised us throughout the year and especially the Senior

Treasurer, Professor Stein.

In the election of Officers for 1975-76, for the first time in the

history of any major Cambridge Society, an entire Committee of women was elected. A prospect which will strain my friendly curiosity and a fitting achievement in International Women's Year. I wish

them every success for their term of office.

Jonathan Blake

The officers elected for 1975-76 are:

President : Heather Maizels, Girton

Vice-President : Brenda Kings, Newnham

Secretary : Patricia Phelan, New Hall

Junior Treasurer : Moira Frazer, Girton

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